Terry Schnuck (Executive Producer LA & NYC) a partner in MMSlam LLC, is formerly general counsel of Schnuck Markets, Inc. Terry left the family business in 2002 after 22 years in the legal profession to pursue his passion in the theater. He has produced a number of Broadway shows: Enchanted April, ’night, Mother, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Martin Short:Fame Becomes Me and the critically acclaimed Spring Awakening for which he received the 2007 Tony Award for Best Musical. Terry also produced the off-Broadway musical Ministry of Progress in addition to being associated with Thoroughly Modern Millie, All Shook Up! & Summer of ’42 (Off-Broadway). He is a Director of The MUNY (St. Louis), America's largest and oldest outdoor theatre, as well as serving as Chairman of the Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis. Terry is also on the board of The Professional Theatre Awards Council which each year recognizes outstanding achievement in locally produced St. Louis theatre through the Kevin Kline Awards.
Philip Galinsky (Co-Producer, Co-Creator, Co-Director LA & NYC) has a diverse producing background. He has worked with NFL producing for the Quarterback Club. Philip had produced integrated content campaigns for Levi’s. Snapple and Arizona Jeans Company. Philip created the Stargiving News, a radio news bulletin dedicated to covering the good works of celebrities. As an Executive Producer at Psuedo.com Philip developed live and serialized Internet programming. He also was the Executive producer of *Star Trek The Novel Experience - Live interactive talk/chat show, where authors' from various Star Trek book series discuss their ideas, characters and future projects, with live chat questions, live phone calls and Star Trek trivia contests. Along with his brother Robert, Philip produces a live Music, Theatre, Comedy show with all proceeds benefiting The Special Olympics (13 years running).
Robert Galinsky (Co-Producer, Co-Creator, Co-Director LA & NYC) Current projects include: NYC Producer of "MY Space Video Rants" Project, Special Events Coordinator New York Film Academy and recently finished directing the one woman show "Wild Thing" written by Sapphire based on the book "American Dreams" featuring Allison Findlater; and production work with clients: The National Geographic Channel, American Express, The Special Olympics, Time Out Magazine, and many more. Galinsky was co-founder and executive producer of the legendary internet TV studio “Psuedo.com” where he produced hundreds & hundres of hours of internet TV and had the good fortune of producing projects with Quentin Crisp, Willem DaFoe, Wu Tang Clan, Sandra Bernhard, Fred Schneider of the B52’s, Dick Cavett and many more. He has sat on panels for the Annual NY Underground Film Festival at Anthology Film Archives, Sony Music Spoken Word Symposium, Yale University, School of Visual Arts, Mohegan Sun Casino and at the International Performance Studies Conference in Wales UK. Member SAG and Dramatist Guild.
Braxton Pope,
The Hollywood Reporter- "Annual Next Generation, Special Issue ", currently is a partner in Ithaka, a film and television production company that he founded with Andrew Weiner. Ithaka maintains a production deal with Lionsgate and operates out of their offices. His most recent film, The Take, was written by Josh and Jonas Pate and directed by Brad Furman and completed principal photography in August 2006. It stars John Leguizamo, Tyrese, Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale. His feature film Bondage starred Michael Angarano, Illeana Douglas, Griffin Dunne and Andy Dick and premiered in competition at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in 2006. He also recently produced a horror film, Penny Dreadful which is scheduled for a spring release. Projects set up at Lionsgate include: Party Boys by Josh Lieb and to be directed by the Pate Brothers, Man and Wife by Andrew Klavan with James Foley directing, The Truth Machine, a novel adapted by Ron Shusett and The Rabbit Factory by novelist Larry Brown and adapted by Thom Jones. He is also producing the feature adaptation of Amarillo Slim starring Nicolas Cage, to be directed by Milos Forman as well as an urban thriller written by Eric Eason, to be directed by Pete Berg and set up at Radar Pictures. His next feature, “Life is Hot in Cracktown” shoots this October. He executive produced the Showtime pilot What’s Not To Love? as well as the Showtime reality pilot, Hedonism.
Prior to Ithaka he was a partner at Rockfish Films with fellow principals Josh and Jonas Pate. Rockfish Films maintained a first-look film deal with USA Films and a television deal with Imagine Television.
Pope began his career at Artisan Entertainment (formerly LIVE Entertainment), starting as an assistant before being promoted to Director of Acquisitions, tracking films and working on co-productions. While there he worked on a range of films, including theatrical features such as Suicide Kings, starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. Pope also worked at Initial Entertainment Group, where he was the Director of Acquisitions. IEG is a foreign distribution and production company whose films include Gangs of New York, Ali, and The Aviator. His duties included overseeing all acquisitions activities for the company, attending festivals such as Sundance and AFM, hiring readers, managing the story department, and developing feature film product.
Ithaka is represented by entertainment attorney Mark Vega and Pope is represented by the Endeavor Talent Agency. He received his B.A. from Cornell University, where he majored in Theatre Arts and History. He was a Telluride Scholar, a national scholarship, and was also the recipient of the Cornell Book Award. This past year he was selected by the Hollywood Reporter for their Next Generation issue’s “35 under 35”.
Ithaka Entertainment
Ithaka is a feature film and television production company that specializes in generating innovative, compelling, financially lucrative entertainment properties. Their goal is to be the cultural leader in supplying studios with artful, commercially viable motion picture and television productions. They currently maintain a production deal with Lions Gate Films--operating out of their offices and serving as one of Lions Gate's primary sources for film properties. Ithaka is nimble, smart, and progressive--maintaining a competitive edge by virtue of their relationships with acclaimed writers, directors, award winning novelists and literary agents; their aggressive tactics in scouting potential projects, and their discerning taste in material. |
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