Toronto-based, woman-owned production company Steam Films has signed director Charles Frank for exclusive Canadian representation. Frank, co-founder of Brooklyn, NY-based production house Voyager, has a body of work which spans commercial and documentary projects for Jack Danielโs, McDonaldโs and DICKโs Sporting Goods, among many others. His credits also include the acclaimed short films Lost In My Mind released by The New Yorker, and the viral documentary Junk Mail featured on The Atlantic. Frank began his production career in high school as a behind-the-scenes documentarian for an indie narrative feature film directed and produced by Voyager co-founder Andrew Hutcheson. Their friendship and collaboration on various commercial projects grew over time, leading to the launch of Voyager in 2015. Frankโs work has garnered millions of views online and has been featured in prominent outlets such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Huffington Post and Short of the Week, earning numerous Vimeo Staff Picks…
Josh C. Kline joins Scripto as CEO
Josh C. Kline has been named the new CEO of Scripto, the innovative real-time, cloud-native platform designed for remote collaborative scriptwriting and production. Kline will steer Scripto into its next phase of growth. Plans call for Scripto to further transform collaboration throughout the writing and production stages, enabling creative teams to accelerate their workflow and enhance teamwork.
Emmyยฎ-winning programs such as โLate Night with Stephen Colbert,โ โLast Week Tonight with John Oliver,โ โThe Daily Show,โ and the Weekend Update on โSaturday Night Liveโ rely on Scriptoโs advanced workflow tools to allow show writers and production teams to work together seamlessly from any location.
โLate Nightโ host Colbert, co-founder of Scripto, said of Kline, โHis deep background in entertainment technology will help take our groundbreaking platform to new heights, and also ensure we are on the winning side when the AIs finally make their move, which we all know is coming. I canโt wait to see what weโll achieve together.
Kline brings a wealth of experience in technology and media. He previously served as head of media & entertainment at Box. Kline co-founded Sample Digital, where he developed Digital Dailiesโข, revolutionizing the review and approval process for film and TV production and earning him a Primetime Engineering Emmy Award. His entrepreneurial spirit continued with the launch of Secure Path Technology, a cloud-based content ID and metadata services company. Kline was chief strategy officer at Final Draft before joining Box as head of media & entertainment, and has consulted for major global clients including Microsoft, Avid, and Motion Picture Domain Registry.
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