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EXCLUSIVE: Off Campus author Elle Kennedy has signed with Circle Management + Production for management and representation. Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and she holds a BA in English from York University. Her books are bestsellers across the New York Times, USA Today, Wall…

UTA on Thursday said it has signed the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the organization’s signature event the Rose Parade for representation. The annual New Year’s Day parade marked its 137th year this past New Year’s Day with its legion of floral floats, marching bands, musical artists and…

EXCLUSIVE: Untamed Artists LA has signed writer-director Alex Hanno for management. Hanno is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose work includes the upcoming psychological thriller Bravado, which he co-wrote and directed; the apocalyptic thriller A Social Contract, starring Sean Astin, which he…

EXCLUSIVE: Swiss filmmaker Barthélémy Grossmann has signed with Artist International Group (AIG) for management. Grossmann’s latest feature, Father Joe, written and produced by Luc Besson, will make its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The action thriller stars…

EXCLUSIVE: Artists First has signed James Ortiz, an actor, designer, performer, playwright and director, for management. Ortiz has made waves recently with his co-lead role of Rocky, the rock alien pal of Ryan Gosling’s Ryland Grace, in Amazon MGM Studios’ hit sci-fi film Project Hail Mary — an…

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Webb’s Slash Management (aka Slash MGMT) is moving beyond talent representation by launching a multi-division production studio. This comes six months after Webb acquired full control of the L.A. business, and will see Slash operating across film and television development…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has inked with Cinetic Media. Williams is an Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award-winning director, producer, writer, and the first African-American director to win an Academy Award with his short film Music By Prudence. He was awarded the…

EXCLUSIVE: Winston Duke has inked with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas, we have learned. The Tobago-born, Brooklyn, NY-raised Duke rose to fame as M’Baku in Marvel/Disney’s Black Panther, which grossed over $1.3 billion at the global box office in 2018. M’Baku is the leader…

EXCLUSIVE: Óscar Casas, one of the stars of Netflix’s international chart-topper Desire (Deseo), has signed with Impression Entertainment for management. Directed by Teresa Simone, Desire is a Mexican erotic thriller centered on a married lawyer’s affair with her daughter’s swim coach. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Alycia Debnam-Carey has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas. Debnam-Carey is best known for her role as Alicia Clark across seven seasons of the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead, a spinoff of the network’s hit series The Walking Dead, and The CW’s The 100, playing…

EXCLUSIVE: Next-generation talent management firm Select Management Group has upped talent manager Paul Luckenbaugh to Head of Theatrical Talent, Deadline has learned. Whereas traditional agencies have had film & TV as a pillar, getting increasingly into the creator economy as time has gone on…

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has signed Leanna Billings, founder and CEO of Billings Productions, for representation. Billings is an executive producer on Off Campus, Prime Video’s hit romantic drama based on the bestselling book series by Elle Kennedy. Premiering in May, the show drew in 36 million viewers…