Thomas Pettinelli
Vice President of Development @Branded Pictures Entertainment
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President of Development @Branded Pictures Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA, US
Relationships• Cultivate connections with agencies and management companies. • Continuous search for new writing and directing talent• Utilize various avenues to find new writers - tracking boards, Nicholl Fellowship, Black List• Assist in identifying and hiring Writers, Directors, ActorsResearch• Appraise, pursue and acquire valuable IP for development (toys, novels, video games, musicals, comic books)• Request scripts from agencies and management companies to read and evaluate for future projects• Maintain IP database with titlesDevelopment Process• Facilitate acquisition/adaptation of IP into film, theater and television• Participate in pitch process; including creating, listening to, and refining• Attend development meetings with studio execs, producers, writers and directors• Balance ongoing development and production of 30-40 projects at any given time• Oversee physical productions Marketing Materials• Collaborate with Directors on look books to convey their vision• Create pitch decks (visual and audio)• Coordinate social media presence on multiple platforms to promote projects and releases
EDUCATION
Emerson College
Double Major: Marketing/Writing Literature and Publishing
SKILLS
ABOUT THOMAS PETTINELLI
Thomas Pettinelli is a creative executive and producer with over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. He is currently at Branded Pictures Entertainment with responsibilities including IP acquisition, story development and production oversight. BPE specializes in IP adaptations for film, TV, and theatre, as well as IP creation in new media. Prior to joining BPE, he developed projects such as George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards at Syfy Films NBCUniversal. On Broadway, he worked on the development and opening runs of Doctor Zhivago: The Musical and American Psycho: The Musical and the successful off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical.He has worked as part of the producing team on 19 films and 5 musicals on and off Broadway. Thomas graduated from Emerson College in 2013 with a double major in Writing, Literature, And Publishing and Marketing.Recent films worked on include – • On Fire, starring Oscar-nominated actress William H. Macy, John Corbett and Joel Courtney• The Trial of the Chicago 7, Best Picture Oscar-nominated 2021• 12 Mighty Orphans, a sports film starring Martin Sheen and Luke Wilson• Followed, which premiered at drive-ins as the #1 grossing film in the U.S.A. during the pandemic and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime• Wheelman on Netflix, starring Frank Grillo• So B. It, starring Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard and Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman• Stage Mother, starring Lucy Liu and Oscar-nominated Jacki WeaverHighlights of current film, TV and theatre projects publicly known include - • Rift, critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ Icelandic film• Dance Dance Revolution, pop culture video game phenomenon • Danny And The Dinosaur, beloved children’s book with Legendary Entertainment• Soul Train, a musical adaptation• Stage show based on the life of the iconic Maya Angelou
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