Picturestart
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Motion Pictures & Film |
| Founded 📆 | 2017 |
| Founder 👔 | Erik Feig |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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Picturestart is an independent American media company that makes content for worldwide engagement, telling a wide array of stories with diverse creatives in film, television and digital productions.[1][2]
History
Picturestart was founded in 2017 by Erik Feig and headquartered in West Hollywood, California.[3][4] Erik Feig is an American media executive and producer whose films have collectively grossed over $13 billion at the box office worldwide.[5]
Picturestart is backed by Warner Bros., Nordic Entertainment Group, Scholastic Corporation and Endeavor Content.[6][7]
Vision
Discovery of Voice
“Discovery of Voice” is a central theme in the company’s content and storytelling endeavors. The phrase is meant to speak not just to youth culture but to a broader sense with the purpose of establishing identity and telling stories about people finding themselves, defining themselves, finding their purpose, their truth and coming of age - at any age.[8]
Discovery of Voice is telling diverse stories with diverse creatives in film, television and digital productions for wide and broad audiences and passionate, deep fandom communities.[9]
Partnerships
In 2020, Picturestart joined forces with Scholastic Entertainment, the media division of Scholastic and producer of the upcoming Clifford The Big Red Dog feature film, Goosebumps live-action series and more to transform Animorphs, the mega-popular book series from the 1990s, into a feature film.[10]
Picturestart also partnered with HBO Max and Warner Records to release the official soundtrack for the new HBO Max original feature-length film, Unpregnant in 2020.[11]
Services
Picturestart focuses on creating, co-financing, and producing “Discovery of Voice” content for film, television, audio, publishing and digital platforms.[12][13][14][15][16][17]
References
- ↑ Matt Donnelly,"Erik Feig's Picturestart Options YA Novel 'Along for the Ride' From Digital Publisher Wattpad". variety.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Borys Kit,"Picturestart Picks Up Veronica Roth's Upcoming Fantasy 'Chosen Ones' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Justin Kroll,"Veteran Producer and Exec Erik Feig Launches Media Company Picturestart". variety.com. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Mike Fleming,"Picturestart Sets 'Monster' Film With 'Search Party' Creators Sarah-Violet Bliss And Charles Rogers". deadline.com. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Former Lionsgate Co-President Erik Feig Launches Media Company PictureStart". thewrap.com. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Mike Fleming,"Ex-Lionsgate Chief Erik Feig Launches Funded Production Shingle Picturestart; Warner Bros, Endeavor Content, BRON Key Backers". deadline.com. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Picturestart adapts Wattpad title". c21media.net. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "About Picturestart Motion Pictures & Film West Hollywood, California". linkedin.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "About Picturestart". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Scholastic Entertainment Teams Up with PICTURESTART on First-Ever Animorphs Feature Film". anbmedia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "Warner Records Releases UNPREGNANT Official Soundtrack". broadwayworld.com. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Mike Fleming Jr,"Picturestart & Endeavor Content Tap 'Fresh Off The Boat' Creator Nahnatchka Khan To Board Cruise Ship Performer Comedy 'Showboat'". deadline.com. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Justin Kroll,"Picturestart and Lionsgate TV Team On TV Series Set In The World Of Fencing". deadline.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Amanda N'Duka,"Picturestart Acquires Rights To '4 Kids Walk Into a Bank' Comic; 'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' Scribe Matthew Robinson Adapting". deadline.com. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ EJ Moreno,"Animorphs movie in the works at Picturestart and Scholastic Entertainment". flickeringmyth.com. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Rich Johnston,"4 Kids Walk Into A Bank Jump Up To $200 on eBay After Movie News". flickeringmyth.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Maggie Dela Paz,"Chosen Ones: Picturestart Developing Film Adaptation of New Book From Divergent Author". comingsoon.net. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
