Exclusive: Kyle Chalmers has joined Fox Entertainment as VP Drama Programming and Development. Chalmers, who comes from Blumhouse Television, is the first hire for Brooke Bowman, Fox Entertainment’s EVP Drama Programming and Development, since she took the reins of the network’s drama department in December.
Based on the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles and reporting to Bowman, Chalmers, who starts April 18, will be responsible for supervising the development and production of new and returning scripted drama series for Fox Network.
“On both the network and studio levels, Kyle has been involved with some of television’s most memorable and acclaimed series over the past decade,” said Bowman. “He has deeply creative instincts and an innate ability to shape series that strike a chord among viewers and critics, alike; and we’re lucky to have him join our team and hit the ground running.”
Chalmers spent the last...
Based on the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles and reporting to Bowman, Chalmers, who starts April 18, will be responsible for supervising the development and production of new and returning scripted drama series for Fox Network.
“On both the network and studio levels, Kyle has been involved with some of television’s most memorable and acclaimed series over the past decade,” said Bowman. “He has deeply creative instincts and an innate ability to shape series that strike a chord among viewers and critics, alike; and we’re lucky to have him join our team and hit the ground running.”
Chalmers spent the last...
- 4/13/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Academy’s Science and Technology Council Adds New Members
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have appointed David Pierce, Andy Serkis and Jeffrey White to it’s Science and Technology Council 2021-2022 membership, bringing its roster to 25 individuals.
Pierce’s previous roles include working as an assistant chief and chief operations officer at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress — where he was responsible for the acquisition, conservation, documentation and digitization of the public archives of motion pictures, TV and radio sound. Pierce has been an Academy Member-at-Large since 2019.
Serkis is an award-winning actor with performances including “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “King Kong,” “The Planet of the Apes” trilogy, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and will next appear in “The Batman.” He has been a member of the Academy’s Actors Branch since 2012.
White, who is currently an executive producer consulting with Drafthouse Films,...
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have appointed David Pierce, Andy Serkis and Jeffrey White to it’s Science and Technology Council 2021-2022 membership, bringing its roster to 25 individuals.
Pierce’s previous roles include working as an assistant chief and chief operations officer at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center at the Library of Congress — where he was responsible for the acquisition, conservation, documentation and digitization of the public archives of motion pictures, TV and radio sound. Pierce has been an Academy Member-at-Large since 2019.
Serkis is an award-winning actor with performances including “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “King Kong,” “The Planet of the Apes” trilogy, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and will next appear in “The Batman.” He has been a member of the Academy’s Actors Branch since 2012.
White, who is currently an executive producer consulting with Drafthouse Films,...
- 12/7/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
"Head Above Water" is the upcoming 'Amazon Original' four-part docuseries following Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe, Bronte Campbell and Kyle Chalmers, as well as former-junior-champion Cody Simpson, streaming June 4, 2021 on Amazon Prime Video:
"...the new series explores how athletes deal with pressure in and out of the pool and what drives their determination to succeed through personal sacrifice and grueling training, as they vie for a place on the 'Australian Swimming Team', ahead of the 'Games'. Ian Thorpe shares his before, during and after journey as an Olympian, Bronte Campbell and Kyle Chalmers hone their skills in a bid to once more represent their country; and Cody Simpson puts his successful music career on hold to return to his first love of competitive swimming..."
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"...the new series explores how athletes deal with pressure in and out of the pool and what drives their determination to succeed through personal sacrifice and grueling training, as they vie for a place on the 'Australian Swimming Team', ahead of the 'Games'. Ian Thorpe shares his before, during and after journey as an Olympian, Bronte Campbell and Kyle Chalmers hone their skills in a bid to once more represent their country; and Cody Simpson puts his successful music career on hold to return to his first love of competitive swimming..."
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- 6/2/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Head Above Water, an Amazon Original four-part docuseries that follows elite Australian swimmers Ian Thorpe, Bronte Campbell and Kyle Chalmers, as well as former-junior-champion-turned-international-musician, Cody Simpson in the lead up to the games in July.
The series is produced by McAvoy Media, Swimming Australia and in collaboration with Amazon Studios. The executive producer is John McAvoy and director by Gil Marsden.
Head Above Water will launch on June 4 on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and select countries with its global release later in 2021.
The post ‘Head Above Water’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
The series is produced by McAvoy Media, Swimming Australia and in collaboration with Amazon Studios. The executive producer is John McAvoy and director by Gil Marsden.
Head Above Water will launch on June 4 on Amazon Prime Video in Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and select countries with its global release later in 2021.
The post ‘Head Above Water’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 5/25/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of seven new local originals at a showcase event in Sydney today, including projects from Made Up Stories, Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films, Matchbox Pictures and Guesswork Television.
Among the commissions are documentaries Burning and Warriors On The Field, four-part docuseries Head Above Water, drama series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, and comedy series The Moth Effect, Deadloch, and Class of ‘07.
Amazon Studios Asia Pacific head of originals Erika North; Prime Video Australia head of content Tyler Bern, and Prime Video Australia head Hushidar Kharas were on hand to introduce the upcoming projects, as well as offer the first glimpses of previously announced originals Back to the Rafters, Luxe Listings Sydney and Kick Like Tayla, as well as season two of The Wilds, currently shooting in Queensland.
At the same event, the streamer announced the global acquisition of Nine Perfect Strangers, ex. US and China.
Among the commissions are documentaries Burning and Warriors On The Field, four-part docuseries Head Above Water, drama series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, and comedy series The Moth Effect, Deadloch, and Class of ‘07.
Amazon Studios Asia Pacific head of originals Erika North; Prime Video Australia head of content Tyler Bern, and Prime Video Australia head Hushidar Kharas were on hand to introduce the upcoming projects, as well as offer the first glimpses of previously announced originals Back to the Rafters, Luxe Listings Sydney and Kick Like Tayla, as well as season two of The Wilds, currently shooting in Queensland.
At the same event, the streamer announced the global acquisition of Nine Perfect Strangers, ex. US and China.
- 5/18/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Amazon has ordered seven new originals from down under as part of its latest Australian originals slate.
Deadline revealed earlier this evening that Sigourney Weaver is starring in and exec producing a series based on The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. This will be joined by a slew of new shows including a bushfire feature doc from director Eva Orner and exec producer Cate Blanchett.
It comes as the streamer revealed that it has invested $150M in local productions in Australia since 2019.
Burning, which is Amazon’s first Australian Original feature-length documentary, looks at the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists. Produced by Propagate Content, Dirty Films and Amazon Studios, Burning will launch in 2021. Orner, who helmed Netflix’s Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator, directs and exec produces alongside Blanchett.
Deadline revealed earlier this evening that Sigourney Weaver is starring in and exec producing a series based on The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. This will be joined by a slew of new shows including a bushfire feature doc from director Eva Orner and exec producer Cate Blanchett.
It comes as the streamer revealed that it has invested $150M in local productions in Australia since 2019.
Burning, which is Amazon’s first Australian Original feature-length documentary, looks at the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists and scientists. Produced by Propagate Content, Dirty Films and Amazon Studios, Burning will launch in 2021. Orner, who helmed Netflix’s Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator, directs and exec produces alongside Blanchett.
- 5/18/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Blumhouse Television has expanded its production, development and business affairs teams, adding five new positions to accommodate its growing slate. With 15 projects in various stages of production, the company has hired Lisa Niedenthal as Executive Vice President of Production, Tevin Adelman as VP of Production, and Alexandra Perez as Manager of Production. Niedenthal will oversee productions across all scripted and non-scripted programming. In addition, Anne Pedersen joins as Senior Vice President of Business Affairs. The development team also added Kyle Chalmers as VP of Development and Original Programming and promoted Sahar Vahedi to Director of Development.
“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX, Sundance and Oxygen, so staffing up has been a priority,” said Marci Wiseman co-president Blumhouse Television. “We have been...
“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX, Sundance and Oxygen, so staffing up has been a priority,” said Marci Wiseman co-president Blumhouse Television. “We have been...
- 10/23/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Blumhouse Television has added five new positions to its production, development and business affairs teams, including bringing on Entertainment One vet Lisa Niedenthal as executive vice president.
Niedenthal will lead the company’s physical production team, which has also added Tevin Adelman as vice president and Alexandra Perez as manager. She will oversee productions across all scripted and non-scripted programming, including “The Purge” series at USA and the Hulu anthology “Into the Dark.”
The company has also added Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs, Kyle Chalmers as vice president of development and original programming, and promoted Sahar Vahedi to director of development.
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“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX,...
Niedenthal will lead the company’s physical production team, which has also added Tevin Adelman as vice president and Alexandra Perez as manager. She will oversee productions across all scripted and non-scripted programming, including “The Purge” series at USA and the Hulu anthology “Into the Dark.”
The company has also added Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs, Kyle Chalmers as vice president of development and original programming, and promoted Sahar Vahedi to director of development.
Also Read: 'Halloween' Nears October Box Office Record With $77 Million Opening
“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Blumhouse Television has added five new positions, to expand its production, development and business affairs teams, Variety has learned exclusively.
The new hires are: Lisa Niedenthal as executive vice president of production; Tevin Adelman as vice president of production; Alexandra Reed as manager of production ;Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs; and Kyle Chalmers as vice president of development and original programming. In addition, Sahar Vahedi has been promoted to director of development.
“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX, Sundance and Oxygen, so staffing up has been a priority,” said Marci Wiseman, co-president Blumhouse Television.
“We have been very fortunate to bring on such outstanding executives to fill critically important roles in production, development and business affairs,” added Jeremy Gold,...
The new hires are: Lisa Niedenthal as executive vice president of production; Tevin Adelman as vice president of production; Alexandra Reed as manager of production ;Anne Pedersen as senior vice president of business affairs; and Kyle Chalmers as vice president of development and original programming. In addition, Sahar Vahedi has been promoted to director of development.
“2018 has been an incredible year for us, with series launches on HBO, Facebook Watch, USA Network, Hulu and Netflix and award-winning documentaries at the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, plus docuseries in production at FX, Sundance and Oxygen, so staffing up has been a priority,” said Marci Wiseman, co-president Blumhouse Television.
“We have been very fortunate to bring on such outstanding executives to fill critically important roles in production, development and business affairs,” added Jeremy Gold,...
- 10/23/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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