EXCLUSIVE: UK co-production outfit Big Safari Productions and financier Creativity Capital have appointed former Odin’s Eye Entertainment exec Tianna Roberts as Acquisitions and Co-Productions Manager at Big Safari and Acquisitions Manager at Creativity Capital.
Roberts labored for nearly 5 years at Odin’s Eye, latterly as Head Of Development and Co-Director of Acquisitions. In her new function she’s going to leverage her background in worldwide growth, distribution, and acquisitions to spice up world co-production and financing alternatives, notably Big Safari’s progress into Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She will even assist determine tasks for funding and financing at Creativity Capital.
“I am thrilled to join both Big Safari and Creativity Capital at a time of unprecedented opportunity for international co-productions and financing,” stated Tianna. “Working with two companies that champion diversity, creativity, authenticity, and collaboration aligns perfectly with my commitment to supporting diverse and globally resonant storytelling.”
Founded by trade veterans Richard Kondal and Patrick Fischer, Big Safari Productions is presently in manufacturing on All Night Wrong, a UK-Canadian co-production that includes Maria Bakalova, Zach Cherry, and Emily Hampshire, and Feed, a supernatural thriller UK-Irish co-production director by Marco van Belle.
Recent co-production highlights embody Finnish/UK thriller Get Away starring Nick Frost and Lena Headey that premiered this yr at Fantastic Fest; UK/Philippines alligator survival thriller The Bayou; and UK/Luxembourg/Belgium thriller Stargazer, starring Rosalind Halstead and Poppy Delevingne.
Creativity Capital, established in 2014, has offered financing for tasks with Netflix, Sky, BBC Films, Amazon and Universal Pictures. Recent investments embody Tina Romero’s drag queen zombie slasher Queens Of The Dead, BBC Film’s coming-of-age drama Never Seen The Sea in addition to Get Away and The Bayou.
