Exclusive: Gersh has made a number of promotions across the company, including upping Eric Garfinkel, who is co-head of Gersh’s Motion Picture Lit Department, to partner.
“Eric is a very effective leader in our Motion Picture Lit Department,” David Gersh said Thursday. “I have been very impressed with his positive energy and laser focus on what is practical and how we can work together as a team to accomplish our goals. He is incredibly efficient in working with our clients and putting their films together while building a great business and helping to mentor our newer agents.”
Gersh also promoted Emily Herrmann, Josh Brandis, Catherine Barnes, Rachel Mangione, Casey Larkin and Jessica Sabanos to agent. In addition, six assistants have been upped to coordinators: Jimmy Cheng (Feature Lit), Alana Duthie (Feature Lit), Walker Harris (Production), Nathan Howard (Talent), Sam Putzer (Comedy) and Danielle Szyperek (TV).
“The promotions we are...
“Eric is a very effective leader in our Motion Picture Lit Department,” David Gersh said Thursday. “I have been very impressed with his positive energy and laser focus on what is practical and how we can work together as a team to accomplish our goals. He is incredibly efficient in working with our clients and putting their films together while building a great business and helping to mentor our newer agents.”
Gersh also promoted Emily Herrmann, Josh Brandis, Catherine Barnes, Rachel Mangione, Casey Larkin and Jessica Sabanos to agent. In addition, six assistants have been upped to coordinators: Jimmy Cheng (Feature Lit), Alana Duthie (Feature Lit), Walker Harris (Production), Nathan Howard (Talent), Sam Putzer (Comedy) and Danielle Szyperek (TV).
“The promotions we are...
- 2/17/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Producers secure life rights to pioneering multi-hyphenate.
Mucho Mas Media and Donald De Line’s De Line Pictures are partnering on a biopic of the renowned Mexican-American singer-songwriter, actor and activist Jenni Rivera.
Javier Chapa and Simon Wise of Mucho Mas Media and De Line have secured life rights from Jenni Rivera Enterprises to the late celebrity, whose flair for regional Mexican music, in particular the male-dominated music genre Banda Ranchera style and pop music, earned her a widespread following among Spanish-speaking and Us fans.
The California-born Latin Grammy nominee was 43 and according to Billboard the most successful woman on...
Mucho Mas Media and Donald De Line’s De Line Pictures are partnering on a biopic of the renowned Mexican-American singer-songwriter, actor and activist Jenni Rivera.
Javier Chapa and Simon Wise of Mucho Mas Media and De Line have secured life rights from Jenni Rivera Enterprises to the late celebrity, whose flair for regional Mexican music, in particular the male-dominated music genre Banda Ranchera style and pop music, earned her a widespread following among Spanish-speaking and Us fans.
The California-born Latin Grammy nominee was 43 and according to Billboard the most successful woman on...
- 6/18/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Update: The Gersh Agency has just confirmed Deadline's report that it has acquired Hohman, Maybank, Lieb and issued a press release that follows the original story break. Exclusive: The Gersh Agency is putting the finishing touches on a major deal that will give a real shot in the arm to its literary department. Gersh is acquiring Hohman, Maybank, Lieb, the well-respected boutique literary agency. Founders Bob Hohman, Bayard Maybank and Devra Lieb will become partners and will bolster a Gersh lit department that recently lost deal makers Sara Self and David Kopple. I'm told Hohman Maybank Lieb will bring such writers as Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat, Valentine's Day scribe Katherine Fugate, Finding Nemo scribe Dave Reynolds, Welcome to the Rileys scribe Ken Hixon, Cheaper By the Dozen scribe Sam Harper, The Great and Powerful Oz scribe Mitchell Kapner, Source Code's Ben Ripley, Londongrad's David Scarpa, Daddy Day Care's Geoff Rodkey,...
- 12/1/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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