Paramount World veteran Syrinthia Studer has joined the corporate’s Content material Licensing division as Govt Vice President, Worldwide Productions.
Paramount’s new enterprise unit will develop and produce a slate of movies to incorporate worldwide native language productions in addition to micro-budget movies, sourced domestically or internationally, for launch by way of restricted theatrical or direct-to-consumer platforms globally. Its focus will likely be originals and culturally-specific, local-language remakes sourced from Paramount Footage’ huge movie library. In her new function, Studer will oversee content material technique, improvement and manufacturing of native language and micro-budget movies, reporting to Paramount World’s Chief Content material Licensing Officer, Dan Cohen. She is going to handle a group of creatives in each home and worldwide markets and be primarily based in Los Angeles.
“Syrinthia has unbelievable artistic instincts to search out tales during which audiences across the globe will relate,” says Cohen. “We’re thrilled to have her be a part of our division and sit up for the world-class content material that she and the group develop.”
“Nice tales know no boundaries,” added Studer. “I’m excited to hitch Dan’s group to launch this enterprise and sit up for working with filmmakers world wide to assist carry native language, culturally wealthy movies to a world viewers.”
A 20+ yr business veteran, Studer most not too long ago served as Govt Vice President, Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Movies, overseeing all live-action, feature-length content material for Awesomeness and Nickelodeon’s Children & Household Studio. Productions launched underneath her management included sports activities household comedy, Fantasy Soccer, starring Marsai Martin, Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland and Rome Flynn, which is at the moment in manufacturing in Atlanta; The J Group, starring and government produced by JoJo Siwa; and the upcoming Honor Society, starring Angourie Rice and Gaten Matarazzo.
Studer beforehand served as Paramount Footage’ Govt Vice President, Worldwide Acquisitions, the place she oversaw the worldwide content material acquisitions enterprise, buying movies for home and worldwide theatrical launch and distribution throughout a number of platforms together with streaming and digital VOD. Amongst her notable acquisitions are the breakout comedy E book Membership, starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen, which grossed $100M on the worldwide field workplace; Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, to which she acquired dwelling media rights by way of a multi-picture relationship with IFC Movies; in addition to quite a few internationally distributed movie competition favorites.
Beforehand, Studer held senior strategic advertising and acquisitions roles at Paramount, along with new enterprise improvement with theatre chain Loews Cineplex Leisure.
Paramount World Content material Distribution is a number one distributor of premium content material throughout a number of media platforms all through the worldwide market. The division’s portfolio is comprised of a few of the world’s most acknowledged manufacturers, together with characteristic movies and tv packages from Paramount Footage, Paramount Tv Studios, CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures, CBS Information, Showtime Networks, Nickelodeon, MTV Leisure Studios, Miramax and third-party companions.
