EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producer Andrew Schneider was used to direct Candle Entertainment, a division of Candle studiosLike EVP.
Schneider joins Perfect Storm Entertainment, the production company of Fast and Furious Justin Franchise Lin, where he was president. In his new role, Schneider will result in the expansion of the cinema and television activity scripted under Candle Entertainment, with a specific accent on the action, theater and genres of Thriller, and by pressing a world market increasing co -production. Companies operating under the umbrella of the division include Faraway road productions (Fauda,, Hit and run) and the Latin exile content studio (Vgly,, Liberación).
Based in Los Angeles, Schneider will show up at the CEO of Candle Studios, Sarah Harden. The Executive President of Exile Isaac Lee and the CO-PDG Faraway Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff will present themselves to Schneider.
“Take advantage of the forces and history of Faraway Road and Exile, with strong creative slates and local market production capacities in the Middle East and Latin America, candle entertainment focuses on the telling of distinctive world stories. Andrew Schneider is an extraordinary producer and executive and having him direct this team changes the game, “said Harden in a statement on the deadline. “We see clear opportunities on the global market for bending emissions from men and believe that Andrew’s proven expertise will allow us to deliver a wider range of films and series that connect with a large audience through the world.”
During his six years and more in Perfect Storm, Schneider supervised and was an integral part of a diverse fan of projects, superproductions such as F9: the quick saga And Fast xEveryone has brought back more than $ 700 million worldwide, in intimate Indies as flax Last daywhich comes out of his first at the Sundance Film Festival. Schneider also supervised the Perfect Storm agreements with Universal Television and Apple TV + while focusing on international markets, having led co -productions through Indonesia, Thailand and Korea.
“After admiring so much daring creative work of candle companies, I am delighted to have the opportunity to extend his accent to my favorite genres,” said Schneider. “I can’t wait to collaborate with the talented teams of Faraway Road, Exile and other candle divisions to create large convincing stories that resonate with the public around the world.”
Before his visit to Perfect Storm, Schneider was vice-president of television and film production to Free Association, where he brought high-level projects, especially Detective comrade For Amazon and Gorilla and bird For HBO. A graduate of the University of South California, he began his career at DreamWorks Animation and Fox21 Television Studios. Member of the Academy of Arts and Television Sciences, he also sits on the advice supporting Als Research and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
A new generation media company founded by former Disney leaders, Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, who are co-president and CO-PDG, Candles is the parent company behind the candlesticks, which is organized with three divisions: Hello Sunshine by Reese Witherspoon, entertainment of candles and true stories of candles. The company is supported by investment capital of funds managed by the flagship capital of Blackstone.