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LA post-production house The Orphanage has appointed independent producer Amy Israel as head of production. Israel, the former senior vice president of acquisitions and co-productions at Miramax, will oversee a broad range of film-maker-driven projects as the company seeks to develop its production slate. While budgets will vary, all productions will have access to The Orphanage s high-end visual effects and animation resources. Among the first projects for development is the adaptation of Blackwater, a Southern Gothic horror book seri
stanley cup es written by the late Michael McDowell, whose screenwriting credits included Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Israel will serve as producer on the project. Amy has devoted her career to bringing intelligent, high-quality, commercially viable projects to the screen, The Orphanage CEO Carsten Sore
stanley cup nsen said in a statement released today Jan 16 . Her years of experience matched with her strong creative vision will be a tremendous asset to the company as we strive to make The Orphanage a major producer of exciting and successful motion pictures. As an independent operator, Israel produced HBO s Hysterical Blindness, which has been nominated for two Golden Globes. She founded Blum Israel Productions with her former business partner, Jason Blum, which secured a first-look deal at Miramax. Prior to that she spent eight years at Miramax, where her acquisition and co-production credits included Alejandro Amena
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Mark Damon sForesight Unlimited has teamed up with Russia s Ramco Films and Mosfi
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