PARK CITY -- Emerging Pictures, a
Gotham-based digital production, management and exhibition company, has
formed an alliance with Parseghian Planco, the shingle of former William
Morris agents Johnnie Planco and Gene Parseghian.
Emerging prexy-CEO Ira Deutchman also has added Ann Hu,
director of Sony Pictures Classics' "Shadow Magic," and Ed Radtke,
director of last year's "The Dream Catcher" to the company's client list.
Company will manage both helmers.
Parseghian Planco reps such talent as Paul Schrader,
Peter Bogdanovich, Daniel Day-Lewis, Joseph Fiennes and Mary-Louise
Parker. Linking with Emerging gives shingle full digital-production
capability, allowing its clients to pursue projects in the that arena.
"Digital filmmaking has opened up enormous opportunities
for filmmakers to work outside the studio system," said Deutchman, "so
it's time for a company to harness the new technology on behalf of the
filmmakers' visions and create an environment where they can do their best
work … sort of a United Artists for the 21st century."
Emerging's management activities are focused on signing
directors who have made at least one feature. Company plans to work with
these helmers to develop their careers as well as provide development and
finance support for their film and TV projects.
Directors also will be provided opportunities to work in
Emerging's burgeoning corporate communications division, whose recent
clients are Ford Motor Co., Winstar, New Line Cinema, Coca-Cola and Alloy.
Writer-producer-director Hu's "Shadow Magic" won the
Chinese equivalent of the Academy Award and China's Presidential Award for
best film. The pic premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival and was
released by Sony Pictures Classics last year.
Hu, who is developing her next film projects as
international co-productions, is working on a TV talkshow, expected to air
in China and America.
Radtke's movie bow, "Bottom Land," won the first feature
kudo at the Houston Intl. Film Festival.
Date in print: Thurs., Jan. 17, 2002
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