Black Bear Pictures & New Regency Form Joint Venture Double Agent for the production of non-fiction content; Dana O’Keefe as president

Black Bear Pictures and New Regency today announced the launch of Double Agent, a new joint venture designed to produce and finance non-fiction content in all genres and formats for a global audience. New Regency Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer and Ted Schwartzman of Black Bear Pictures have joined forces to use their combined strategic experience, financial capabilities and resources to leverage the tremendous growth in non-fiction audience and unprecedented opportunities for documentaries that exist now. .

Double Agent will strive to provide filmmakers with solid funding opportunities and high-end creative services for the development and production of emerging feature-free films, series and formats. Dana O’Keefe was named president of the company and left Cinetic Media, where she worked as a partner. During her tenure at Cinetic, she starred in hundreds of films, including Oscar-winning documentaries. summer of the soul, free only Y AmyAnd Oscar-nominated films like Collective, RGB, land of cartels, Square Y Exit through the gift shop. As a double agent, he brings deep and talented relationships and an understanding of the documentary market that has earned him a reputation as a specialist in the field and as one of the best performers in independent film.

“The Knife is an experienced force in the documentary space, with extraordinary relationships, talent and a deep understanding of content that can reach a global audience,” said Black Bear Schwartzman. “With our friends from New Regency, Black Bear is happy to support Double Agent and Dana with all of our resources and couldn’t be more excited to dive into premium movies and television not written in the first place.”

“We are continuing this partnership because we know the Teddy, Knife and Black Bear team can live up to our standards of excellence,” said Milchan, president and CEO of New Regency. “It’s a partnership between the best and brightest people in business, with all the tools to become a leader in the world of nonfiction.”

“We live in an era that can rightly be described as a documentary film renaissance. “It’s a dynamic and energetic landscape, fueled by innovation and a rapidly growing audience,” added O’Keefe. “We are collaborating with the greatest contemporary storytellers to create ambitious and daring works that reflect the culture and reality of the 21st century unfolding around us, in all its complexity and diversity. The possibilities are endless. “

Black Bear is a management, production and financing company founded by Schwartzman in 2011. The company’s film library includes commercial and critical successes such as imitation game, I’m very curious, Muddy Y ᲧAll is lost. His current roster includes Neil Burger Daughter of the king of the swamps, with Daisy Riddle and Ben Mendelssohn, for STX Films; Martin Campbell Memory, with Liam Neeson and Guy Pierce, for Open Road and Briarcliff; davide franco someone I met For Amazon; Y ნიადStarring Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, celebrating the Netflix directorial debut of Oscar-winning directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelia. Black Bear also owns Elevation Pictures, one of Canada’s leading independent distributors.

Founded in 1991 by famed producer Arnon Milchan, New Regency is led by President and CEO Yariv Milchan and has produced these Oscar winners. the reborn, 12 years a slave Y chitmanBox office success 2018 Bohemian RhapsodyThis led to Rami Malek winning his first Oscar.

The joint venture was negotiated by Black Bear partner Michael Heimler and corporate executives Adam Richilson, David Friedman and Eric Roth on behalf of New Regency and Jerry Dusty on behalf of Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo on behalf of O’Kefe. .