Elisabeth Rohm and Kara Feifer launch Rohm Feifer Entertainment and unveil Development Slate

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment veterans Elisabeth Rohm and Kara teamed up to create Rohm Feifer Entertainment, a film and television production company dedicated to telling inspiring, female-driven, true crime, true stories that will resonate with every audience.

The company, which has offices in LA and New York, has already signed a deal with Village Roadshow Television to develop the series I will be fineinspired by Bryan Smith’s article for Chicago Magazine. Written by Karen Croner, it tells the story of a $53 million enterprise: how Rita Crundwell, the trusted controller of the small town of Dixon, Illinois, ran the largest municipal embezzlement in American history without anyone noticing.

Rohm and Feifer are also launching an IP-based process this year led by Ed Bernero (Criminal thoughts), based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Lantigua’s Willie Cuesta book series about a private investigator in Miami. Rohm and Feifer will executive produce with Sam Sokolow (Nat Geo’s). genius), Carlos V. Gutierrez and Abdel Tornes.

Rohm Feifer also currently has two projects in development at A+E Studios and A+E Factual Studios.

In a joint statement to Deadline, the company’s founders explained that “after years of starting independent projects but always ending up working together,” they decided to formalize their partnership. “We realized we are stronger together,” the duo said. “We agree on taste, but above all we share a value system. We support each other… you know, the girl code. We are excited to create a brand that inspires conversation and empowers women.”

She is best known for her role as ADA Serena Southerlyn Law and authorityRohm also works regularly with David O. Russell and has been nominated for Oscars for both American bustle and nominated for a Golden Globe Joy. Among other things, he worked as a project manager behind the camera Girl in the basement, Change before birth And Girls in room 13She is also known for her thought forum The RESPECT Project and as a founding member of the entertainment network platform Creatricity. In addition to the one from 2013 Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not in the Way I Expected)Rohm previously wrote the novel NerissaThe film is being developed as a feature film at Village Roadshow, with Rohm directing and Greg Jordan writing the screenplay.

Feifer previously produced several films for Lifetime, including Tempting fate with Alyssa Milano, To have and to keepAnd Family photos, after which she and Rohm rekindled their friendship and business relationship. Feifer is also an executive producer of the podcast She wants more at iHeart Podcasts about women and their stories of infidelity. She is currently developing a number of scripted and unscripted projects, including the Christmas film Find Atticus, which she will produce alongside Brad Krevoy, Lorenzo Nardini is producing. Boris Kodjoe will star from a screenplay by Jennifer Maisel and Nicole Ari Parker will star.

Rohm Feifer Vermaak is represented by Buchwald. Rohm is with Buchwald, Luber Roklin and Felker Toczek Suddleson; Feifer with attorneys Nicole Page and Daniel Ain at Reavis Page Jump LLC.