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EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter, character and shaper Will Jeffs and shaper John Hauber person launched movie and TV accumulation banner Red Imp Films.
Operating retired of Toronto and London, nan institution intends to develop, package, finance and nutrient movie and TV projects for nan world market.
The company’s debut task will beryllium nan UK-shot characteristic Get A Grip, written by Jeffs. The psychological thriller follows a traumatized WWII seasoned who tries to outrun a acheronian concealed during nan infamous 1976 British summertime drought. The duo will beryllium astatine Cannes adjacent period to talk nan movie pinch imaginable partners.
Hauber and Jeffs began ideating connected their movie and TV accumulation institution 2023 while Hauber was producing nan philharmonic Rock of Ages astatine nan Elgin Theatre successful Toronto.
As an actor, Jeffs played Logan successful MGM+’s The Westies pinch J.K. Simmons, nan latest bid from nan creator of Narcos. Additional credits see Netflix’s FUBAR with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Zazu successful Disney’s The Lion King shape musical.
Canadian-Argentine-British shaper Hauber was a shaper connected 2024 movie The Cut starring Orlando Bloom and directed by Sean Ellis, and doc characteristic Broken Country.
Said Jeffs: “John and I are thrilled to return connected this endeavor together and activity creatively and collaboratively to build thing very special. While nan movie and tv landscapes proceed to evolve, this seems to america for illustration nan perfect clip to stake connected ourselves and champion beardown worldly that brings our imaginative visions to life. We are creators astatine bosom and person projects we’ll create and nurture carefully, but stay elastic successful collaborating pinch various partners astir nan globe. The building of our institution reflects really nan manufacture is moving today: nimble, hyper-creative and highly collaborative – yet we’ll support uncompromising boldness successful our storytelling, which we expect will group america isolated successful galore ways. We’re leaning into rich, untold stories, and will perpetually research innovative caller material.”
Commented Hauber: “It’s a awesome clip to build a imaginative led business, and I couldn’t person recovered a stronger partner than Will. He has an intrepid, imaginative sound that is rooted successful passion and intelligibly defined. Our accuracy is to build thing complimentary to really nan movie manufacture is evolving vs being reactionary to really nan manufacture is changing. There’s clear opportunity successful nan marketplace for nan projects we’re championing and nan audiences we’re serving. Through thoughtful introspection of nan evolving intermezo ecosystem, what stands retired is an astonishing opportunity to present stories that audiences are really responding to. If we present astatine nan level we group our standards to successful position of productivity and execution, we judge that betting connected ourselves will salary disconnected and our worldly will find and link pinch audiences.”
