Brick Lane Entertainment/Convoke Media
Exclusive: Todd Slater of Convoke Media and Brandon Evans of Brick Lane Pictures have launched Brick Lane Entertainment. The production, sales and financing partnership is based in LA and Dublin. when there is a collisionAFM starring Laura Marano and directed by her sister Venessa.
Brick Lane will be co-produced by Laura, Venessa and Ellen Marano’s Calabrian Road Productions (Royal treatment, save Zoe). Christina Mengelt (peace, love and misunderstanding, The Last Keepers, Hating Game) wrote the screenplay based on the 2016 novel by Emery Lord. Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell also appear.
The film is scheduled to begin production in Ireland next spring.
Laura Marano ((Choose Royal Treatment, Live) is an actor and successful singer-songwriter who was launched on the hugely popular Disney Channel series austin & allie.Venessa Marano’s acting credits include: Born Switch, How to Stop a Robbery and gilmore girls.
Brick Lane Entertainment will also serve as AFM’s sales representative for action films. walking supply From director Derek Barnes and producers James Mark and Bruno Marin.
The partners say that through its dual headquarters, the new company will specialize in film financing, incentive sourcing, sales and distribution representation, as well as the production of commercial film, television and multimedia content for audiences around the world. He said it would become a reality. There will be a particular focus on financing and production in Ireland.
“I am excited to partner with my long-time colleague and friend Todd. We believe we have found the perfect fit and look forward to rapidly building and scaling our business venture together.” ” Evans said.
Mr Slater called Ireland “one of the most beautiful and iconic destinations on earth”. The ability to drive your project here with the support of our partners allows us to have a huge impact on the independent content space. We look forward to working with the creative community to accelerate projects from inception to distribution. ”
Slater’s recent projects include: king of killers (From Sony creator and writer) underworld franchise) for Lionsgate, sacrificial game AMC’s Shudder and code red For Amazon.
Calabrian Road Productions said, “We are thrilled to partner with Brick Lane Entertainment and Todd & Brandon on ‘When We Collided.’ This is a fascinating and important story about love and self-discovery. I really can’t wait to bring it to audiences around the world,” said Ellen Marano.
