3 weeks ago
EXCLUSIVE: The Day of nan Jackal producer Carnival Films has promoted Nigel Marchant to Co-Executive Chair.
Marchant will now service alongside laminitis Gareth Neame moving nan Universal International Studios-backed play indie. He will activity pinch Neame shaping Carnival’s strategical guidance and overseeing its portfolio of scripted projects.
Marchant, who joined Carnival arsenic an EP successful 2011 having worked connected Downton Abbey and became MD successful 2017, is presently exec producing nan 2nd play of Sky and Peacock’s The Day of nan Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch. Other caller credits see Peacock’s All Her Fault starring Sarah Snook and Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, for which Colin Firth is nominated for a BAFTA astatine this Sunday’s TV Awards.
Neame said: “Nigel is simply a trusted partner and an outstanding leader astatine Carnival, and this promotion recognises nan pivotal domiciled he plays successful our company’s success. On a individual level, Nigel and I began our travel together during nan first play of Downton Abbey much than 15 years ago, and I’ve watched him thief build nan institution that is truthful important to me. I cannot deliberation of a much worthy personification to stock nan Chair title with.”
Marchant added: “I americium truthful thrilled that Gareth has asked maine to subordinate him arsenic Co-Executive Chair of Carnival. We’ve worked intimately together connected galore awesome projects complete nan past 15 years, and this caller title celebrates that sustained collaboration arsenic we look guardant to continuing to steer nan institution arsenic producing partners.”
