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Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Hires Former Netflix Exec Sarah Bremner
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY has employed Sarah Bremner, a former Netflix govt of unique movie, as president of ARRAY Filmworks, the corporate introduced Wednesday.
Bremner will likely be chargeable for overseeing all artistic for ARRAY’s narrative movie and TV portfolio centered on folks of colour and ladies. She will start her new position on June 1 and can report on to DuVernay.
“In Sarah we have found a leader with exceptional ability who is deeply committed to our inclusive storytelling mission,” DuVernay mentioned in a press release. “With experience in both film and television, a strong command of the substance of our work, and a style that focuses on collaboration, she will be a wonderful addition to ARRAY Filmworks and the overall ARRAY leadership team. ARRAY’s President Tilane Jones and I are delighted to welcome her.”
At Netflix, Bremner managed improvement and manufacturing on unique movies, together with the upcoming “Black Bottom” and “The White Tiger,” in addition to “The Two Popes” and the Will Smith movie “Bright,” amongst others.
Bremner is initially from the U.Ok. and graduated from Brown University with a level in comparative literature. Earlier in her profession, Bremner held artistic roles at A&E Studios, Exclusive Media and Paramount Pictures. Her first leisure place was at Nina Jacobson’s Color Force.
DuVernay and ARRAY have been internet hosting common tweet-a-thon’s with filmmakers, and her Netflix collection “When They See Us” earned a nomination for a Peabody award earlier on Wednesday.
Deadline first reported the information of the rent.
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