Loving Vincent Distribution Good Deed Entertainment forms a production division headed by Phil Garrett

EXCLUSIVE: Indie film distributor Good Deed Entertainment today announced the launch of its new production division, led by head of production and development, Phil Garrett.

Garrett will report to Andy Myers, Good Deed’s executive vice president of production and distribution, who told Deadline that the company’s newcomer “has an incredible passion for the type of indie cinema that drives GDE: the offbeat, the breathtaking , the movies that last. ” with you. His skills, experience and vision are a perfect fit to lead our new production squadron.

Good Deed’s production arm will strengthen film production in Ohio, where the company has been based since leaving Los Angeles in 2019, and allow filmmakers to take advantage of state infrastructure, including film tax credits, production services, financing and distribution of tax credits.

Be first on the company board Fresh Hella three-movie horror anthology series from writer-director Quinn Armstrong (survival skills), produced by Myers and Garrett, with Aaron Mack’s Genre Labs as co-producer. The trilogy will be released under GDE’s genre label, Cranked Up Films, which has previously distributed titles including the Independent Spirit Award-nominated Genre Bender by Gillian Wallace Horvat I blame society and and that of Colin West twin.

“The Fresh Hell Series is an essential first step in our slate of original productions, co-productions and production services offerings made possible by Ohio’s ever-growing community of creators, crew, talent and suppliers,” said Garrett. “We look forward to working with talented filmmakers to create sublime genre films that engage and entertain audiences.”

A veteran indie filmmaker, Garrett has produced projects with Genre Labs, Elevate Pictures, Arbor Avenue Films, Mosquito Entertainment and ZapruderFlix, among others, with titles such as Escape from death Block 13 And The street we live on. His background spans live action and animation, studio and independent feature films, documentaries, transmedia projects and live theatre, as well as award-winning short films and experimental projects of various lengths.

Perhaps best known for releasing the Oscar-nominated animated film dear vincentGood Deed Entertainment tells the story of painter Vincent van Gogh in his characteristic style and has also recently released titles such as Karma link, carmen And Alaskan Netsalong with the Annie Award nominee Charlotte and nominated for the Independent Spirit Award Dust off.