Pam Silverstein has joined the MGM Motion Picture Group as Director of Development. Silverstein joins the growing film development and production team at the studio. She will play a role in the development and production of the studio’s theatrical slate and will also assist in identifying new material to be developed into feature films. She will be based in Los Angeles.
“Pam has triple A taste and her experience in the book world, as well as film and television, makes her a very well rounded executive with a lot to draw from,” said Mary Parent, Chairman, MGM Worldwide Motion Picture Group. “She will be an integral part of the new MGM theatrical team and we all look forward to her insights and contributions.”
Silverstein joins MGM after serving as an executive in the film and TV department at Scholastic Media in New York for the last two years. In this post, she was responsible for the company’s development and production initiatives.
From January 2004 to July 2006, Silverstein served as a Manager and Producer at Key Creatives, LLC in Los Angeles, working closely with founding partner Ken Kamins. In this post, she represented filmmakers, writers and properties for motion pictures and television. Clients she worked with included Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens; Chris McQuarrie; Paul Anderson; Renny Harlin; John Boorman; Jonathan Frakes; and Chad Creasey & Dara Resnik. She also worked closely with clients to develop their pitches, treatments and/or screenplays.
A graduate of University Of Western Ontario, Canada, Silverstein first joined Great North Artists Management Inc. in Toronto as an assistant in the talent department and then moved to London, England, where she landed at International Creative Management as an assistant.
Following her stint in London, Silverstein relocated to Los Angeles to work as an agent trainee at ICM on Ken Kamins’ desk, the then Head of International Operations, MP Literary. Silverstein later served as a Book Coordinator at ICM and represented and negotiated sales for book authors’ and journalists’ subsidiary rights in television and film.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world’s largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
Contact:Jeff Pryor Executive Vice President/Corporate Communications Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. jpryor@mgm.com 310-449-3446
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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