Karga Seven Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has promoted Brett Boydstun into the new role of executive VP, production. The promotion was announced by Karga Seven’s founding partners, Emre Sahin, Kelly McPherson and Sarah Wetherbee.
In his new position, Boydstun will oversee the daily operations of the company, in addition to all aspects of production on Karga Seven’s diverse slate of over a dozen factual, scripted and branded television series, feature films and commercials, including “Hard To Kill” with Tim Kennedy (Discovery), “Shot In the Dark” (Netflix), and “Mysteries & Myths with Megan Fox” (Travel Channel).
Boydstun joined Karga Seven Pictures in 2016 as SVP of production, working on hit series like “JFK: Declassified,” “Hunting Hitler” (History), and “The Hunt for the Zodiak Killer.” Prior to Karga Seven, he spent 13 years at Pilgrim Studios, working in many capacities, including SVP of production finance and operations. His previous experience was in the film world, working on over 40 productions, including “The Prophecy,” “Jack Frost,” “No Way Back,” “10 Things I Hate About You,” “Fast Sofa,” “Jurassic Park 3,” “Dinosaur,” “X Men” and “6 Days/7 Nights.”
“Brett has played an integral role in the company’s growth since joining our team in 2016,” said co-founder Wetherbee. “His ability to deftly navigate the various hurdles and obstacles inherent in any large production and deliver projects on time and on-budget, with first-rate staff, make him uniquely qualified to help lead us as we continue to grow our production slate.”
Headquartered in Los Angeles and Istanbul, Karga Seven Pictures is an award-winning production company specializing in factual, scripted and branded productions, across film, television and digital platforms. Since its launch by partners, Wetherbee, McPherson and Sahin in 2008, Karga Seven has produced more than 500 hours of programming, including the Daytime Emmy-nominated documentary special “Got Your 6” (MTV) and hit series “Booze Traveler” (Travel Channel), “Hunting Hitler,” “Cry Wolfe” (Investigation Discovery), “Hard To Kill” with Tim Kennedy, “Shot In the Dark,” and “Mysteries & Myths with Megan Fox.”
