Anonymous Content Brazil–Anonymous Content’s joint venture, with an investment from Creative Artists Agency (CAA)–has appointed Renata Dumont as managing director and executive producer to lead the company’s advertising operations of the commercial division. In her role, she will be overseeing the development of new projects with agency and brand partners.
Dumont’s appointment signifies an important move for the Brazilian operation to strengthen its commercial film business in the country. The advertising operation, in partnership with Rebolucion, is preparing to cast directors for productions in this segment, with announcements expected soon.
“Advertising has become a significant part of Anonymous Content’s global operation, and now we are replicating this model here in Brazil,” said Dumont.
On the advertising side, Anonymous Content has worked with brands such as Apple, Nike, Amazon, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and HP. Most recently, at the 2024 Cannes Lions, Anonymous Content was awarded the Grand Prix in Entertainment for their documentary “We Are Ayenda,” created in partnership with WhatsApp and agency Modern Arts, which tells the extraordinary story of the Afghan Youth Women’s National Football Team and their remarkable escape from Afghanistan after the Taliban took power in 2021. In addition, the Anonymous Content advertising slate has garnered numerous awards over the years at festivals including AICP, D&AD, Ciclope, Cannes Lions and the Clio Awards.
Dumont is an executive producer with 20 years of experience working in commercial production companies. She started in São Paulo as head of sales for Latin America at Hungry Man and then worked her way to become a managing director/executive producer at Delicatessen and Stink. Her leadership on the production of campaigns such as “COMA” for Getty Images, “Print for Help” for HP and “Sprite Shower” for The Coca-Cola Company led her to receive global awards at Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio, Ciclope and El Ojo.
Since Anonymous Content Brazil’s inception, the production company has been working to build its content slate on the film and television side and recently struck a deal with About Entertainment, the content arm of the Argentine production company led by director and writer Armando Bo, to develop and co-produce television series and advertising content for the Latin American market.
Current Anonymous Content Brazil film and television projects include a documentary series about Brazilian football player Sócrates, directed by Walter Salles, which is in postproduction, and Perfect Days (Dias Perfeitos), an eight-episode adaptation of Raphael Montes’ novel, directed by Joana Jabace, both for Globoplay. Anonymous Content Brazil is producing these projects while also developing fiction and non-fiction projects for various partners in the region.
Current Anonymous Content film and television projects include the recently released features Foe, starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre, and The Marsh King’s Daughter starring Daisy Ridley; the highly anticipated upcoming film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Nickel Boys; the recently released fourth season of True Detective starring Jodie Foster; the upcoming series Time Bandits from Taika Waititi; Disclaimer from Alfonso Cuarón starring Cate Blanchett; limited series East of Eden starring Florence Pugh with Zoe Kazan set to adapt; and Savant starring Jessica Chastain.
As a part of the continued global expansion, Anonymous Content has set up multiple joint ventures with best-in-class international partners including Anonymous Content España, France based Anonymous Federation, Anonymous Content Nordic, and UK based AC Chapter One.
Josh C. Kline joins Scripto as CEO
Josh C. Kline has been named the new CEO of Scripto, the innovative real-time, cloud-native platform designed for remote collaborative scriptwriting and production. Kline will steer Scripto into its next phase of growth. Plans call for Scripto to further transform collaboration throughout the writing and production stages, enabling creative teams to accelerate their workflow and enhance teamwork.
Emmy®-winning programs such as “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Daily Show,” and the Weekend Update on “Saturday Night Live” rely on Scripto’s advanced workflow tools to allow show writers and production teams to work together seamlessly from any location.
“Late Night” host Colbert, co-founder of Scripto, said of Kline, “His deep background in entertainment technology will help take our groundbreaking platform to new heights, and also ensure we are on the winning side when the AIs finally make their move, which we all know is coming. I can’t wait to see what we’ll achieve together.
Kline brings a wealth of experience in technology and media. He previously served as head of media & entertainment at Box. Kline co-founded Sample Digital, where he developed Digital Dailies™, revolutionizing the review and approval process for film and TV production and earning him a Primetime Engineering Emmy Award. His entrepreneurial spirit continued with the launch of Secure Path Technology, a cloud-based content ID and metadata services company. Kline was chief strategy officer at Final Draft before joining Box as head of media & entertainment, and has consulted for major global clients including Microsoft, Avid, and Motion Picture Domain Registry.
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