Exclusive: Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez are leaving Echo Lake Entertainment after a decade as partners to join Tfc Management where they also will be partners.
The high-profile arrival of Ward and Sanchez — who launched and built Echo Lake’s talent management division, with Sanchez also serving as the Co-President — marks an expansion into on-camera talent representation for Tfc, founded in 2020 by UTA and WME partners Ben Jacobson and David Stone with initial focus on literary clients, including creators, showrunners, novelists, producers, and filmmakers.
Ward and Sanchez’s formidable roster of clients include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Liz Hannah, Jd Pardo, Shira Haas, Ivana Milicevic, Marguerite Moreau, Phoebe Tonkin, Greg Smith, Alisha Wainwright, Momona Tamada, Golden Brooks, Colton Ryan, Marlo Kelly, Jordan Gavaris, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Jamila Gray, Maria Dragus, Lina El-Arabi, Tarryn Wyngaard and Floria Sigismondi. The majority of them are expected to follow them to Tfc.
During their stint at Echo Lake,...
The high-profile arrival of Ward and Sanchez — who launched and built Echo Lake’s talent management division, with Sanchez also serving as the Co-President — marks an expansion into on-camera talent representation for Tfc, founded in 2020 by UTA and WME partners Ben Jacobson and David Stone with initial focus on literary clients, including creators, showrunners, novelists, producers, and filmmakers.
Ward and Sanchez’s formidable roster of clients include Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Liz Hannah, Jd Pardo, Shira Haas, Ivana Milicevic, Marguerite Moreau, Phoebe Tonkin, Greg Smith, Alisha Wainwright, Momona Tamada, Golden Brooks, Colton Ryan, Marlo Kelly, Jordan Gavaris, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Jamila Gray, Maria Dragus, Lina El-Arabi, Tarryn Wyngaard and Floria Sigismondi. The majority of them are expected to follow them to Tfc.
During their stint at Echo Lake,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Longtime talent managers Iris Grossman and Peter McGrath have been promoted to Partner within the management division of Echo Lake Entertainment, Deadline has learned. The pair joins a list of Partners that also includes Zadoc Angell, Dave Brown, Brittany Kahan Ward, Graciella Sanchez, and Amotz Zakai.
A well-known industry veteran who reps a roster of award-winning actors and actresses, Grossman joined Echo Lake in 2016 after holding posts at ICM, TNT and Paradigm. She also serves as President of GreenLight Women, an organization dedicated to championing women over 40 in media, and was a two-term President of Women in Film.
McGrath came to Echo Lake in October 2015 after launching his career at Industry Entertainment. Having lived in several countries as a child, he naturally gravitated towards working with international artists and has developed a global roster of acclaimed actors in film, television, and theater.
“Iris and Peter have made invaluable contributions...
A well-known industry veteran who reps a roster of award-winning actors and actresses, Grossman joined Echo Lake in 2016 after holding posts at ICM, TNT and Paradigm. She also serves as President of GreenLight Women, an organization dedicated to championing women over 40 in media, and was a two-term President of Women in Film.
McGrath came to Echo Lake in October 2015 after launching his career at Industry Entertainment. Having lived in several countries as a child, he naturally gravitated towards working with international artists and has developed a global roster of acclaimed actors in film, television, and theater.
“Iris and Peter have made invaluable contributions...
- 5/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Talent manager Graciella Sanchez and literary manager Zadoc Angell have been named Co-Presidents of Echo Lake Entertainment’s management division.
Their promotion to these new leadership positions comes on the heels of the division’s growth to over 20 managers.
Mike Marcus will continue to serve as Chairman of Echo Lake Management, with Partner and Founder Doug Mankoff and twenty-year vet Andy Spaulding continuing to oversee parent company, Echo Lake Entertainment.
The Beverly Hill-based management company became the first to reopen its offices on June 15. Amidst the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has kept all of its assistants employed and even managed to grow, welcoming five new talent and lit managers.
“I am so proud of our team. Every single employee chose to get vaccinated, which made reopening all the more easy,” said Mike Marcus in a statement. “During the beginning of the pandemic, our managers stepped up, organized themselves,...
Their promotion to these new leadership positions comes on the heels of the division’s growth to over 20 managers.
Mike Marcus will continue to serve as Chairman of Echo Lake Management, with Partner and Founder Doug Mankoff and twenty-year vet Andy Spaulding continuing to oversee parent company, Echo Lake Entertainment.
The Beverly Hill-based management company became the first to reopen its offices on June 15. Amidst the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has kept all of its assistants employed and even managed to grow, welcoming five new talent and lit managers.
“I am so proud of our team. Every single employee chose to get vaccinated, which made reopening all the more easy,” said Mike Marcus in a statement. “During the beginning of the pandemic, our managers stepped up, organized themselves,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ucp is developing Bad Girls, an anthology series based on Ann Shen’s book Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World, with writer Liz Hannah (The Post) and Echo Lake Entertainment. Ry Russo-Young (The Sun Is Also A Star) is set to direct the pilot and executive produce. Ucp is currently shopping the project to networks and streamers.
Written by Hannah, Bad Girls is eyed as an anthology series with each episode featuring a different influential woman throughout history. From Ada Lovelace to Rosa Parks; Mata Hari to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, each episode will be written, directed, and starring a different female team.
“Ann Shen’s book is all that needs to be said about the ambitions of this show,” said Hannah. “To depict women throughout history as they are: complex, funny, dark and everywhere in between. As a longtime admirer of Ry’s work, I’m...
Written by Hannah, Bad Girls is eyed as an anthology series with each episode featuring a different influential woman throughout history. From Ada Lovelace to Rosa Parks; Mata Hari to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, each episode will be written, directed, and starring a different female team.
“Ann Shen’s book is all that needs to be said about the ambitions of this show,” said Hannah. “To depict women throughout history as they are: complex, funny, dark and everywhere in between. As a longtime admirer of Ry’s work, I’m...
- 8/21/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Universal Content Productions (Ucp) is developing an anthology series based on Ann Shen’s book “Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World.”
The project will be titled “Bad Girls,” with each episode featuring a different influential woman throughout history, including famous figures like Ada Lovelace, Rosa Parks, Mata Hari, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Each episode will feature a different female team onscreen as well as those writing and directing. Ucp is shopping the project to networks and streaming services.
Liz Hannah will write the pilot with Ry Russo-Young directing. Both will also executive produce the series along with Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez for Echo Lake.
Hannah previously co-wrote and co-produced the critically-acclaimed Steven Spielberg film “The Post,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 2018. She also recently worked as a writer and producer on the Netflix series “Mindhunter” and co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film “Long Shot.
The project will be titled “Bad Girls,” with each episode featuring a different influential woman throughout history, including famous figures like Ada Lovelace, Rosa Parks, Mata Hari, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Each episode will feature a different female team onscreen as well as those writing and directing. Ucp is shopping the project to networks and streaming services.
Liz Hannah will write the pilot with Ry Russo-Young directing. Both will also executive produce the series along with Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez for Echo Lake.
Hannah previously co-wrote and co-produced the critically-acclaimed Steven Spielberg film “The Post,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 2018. She also recently worked as a writer and producer on the Netflix series “Mindhunter” and co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film “Long Shot.
- 8/21/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Universal Content Productions is developing “Bad Girls,” an anthology series based on Ann Shen’s book “Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World.”
Each episode will feature a different influential woman, including Ada Lovelace, Rosa Parks, Mata Hari and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Each episode will be written, directed, and starring a different female team.
Liz Hannah, who co-wrote the screenplay for “The Post,” is writing the series, with Ry Russo-Young (“The Sun is Also a Star”) directing the pilot. Hannah and Russo-Young will executive produce the series along with Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez for Echo Lake.
Also Read: Alec Baldwin, Jamie Dornan and Christian Slater to Star in Ucp's 'Dr Death' Adaptation
“Ann Shen’s book is all that needs to be said about the ambitions of this show. To depict women throughout history as they are: complex, funny, dark and everywhere in between.
Each episode will feature a different influential woman, including Ada Lovelace, Rosa Parks, Mata Hari and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Each episode will be written, directed, and starring a different female team.
Liz Hannah, who co-wrote the screenplay for “The Post,” is writing the series, with Ry Russo-Young (“The Sun is Also a Star”) directing the pilot. Hannah and Russo-Young will executive produce the series along with Brittany Kahan Ward and Graciella Sanchez for Echo Lake.
Also Read: Alec Baldwin, Jamie Dornan and Christian Slater to Star in Ucp's 'Dr Death' Adaptation
“Ann Shen’s book is all that needs to be said about the ambitions of this show. To depict women throughout history as they are: complex, funny, dark and everywhere in between.
- 8/21/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Representatives aren't always easy people to be around," jokes Echo Lake Entertainment CEO Doug Mankoff. "Our idea was, let's do this business in a different way." After launching Echo Lake's production arm in 1997, Mankoff brought in Mike Marcus, a veteran talent agent and former president and COO of MGM Pictures, to create a management shingle in 2006. "Our philosophies aligned," recalls Marcus of choosing to accept Mankoff's offer.
The company expanded again six years ago, when Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan came to Echo Lake together from boutique talent management ...
The company expanded again six years ago, when Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan came to Echo Lake together from boutique talent management ...
Representatives aren't always easy people to be around," jokes Echo Lake Entertainment CEO Doug Mankoff. "Our idea was, let's do this business in a different way." After launching Echo Lake's production arm in 1997, Mankoff brought in Mike Marcus, a veteran talent agent and former president and COO of MGM Pictures, to create a management shingle in 2006. "Our philosophies aligned," recalls Marcus of choosing to accept Mankoff's offer.
The company expanded again six years ago, when Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan came to Echo Lake together from boutique talent management ...
The company expanded again six years ago, when Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan came to Echo Lake together from boutique talent management ...
Dave Brown and Zadoc Angell have joined Echo Lake Management, the management division of Echo Lake Entertainment, it was announced today by Echo Lake Founder Doug Mankoff. Brown and Angell were formerly at Artist International where Brown served as the President of Motion Picture and Television and Angell served as Head of Television respectively. Former Artist International managers Matt Horwitz and James Engle have also chosen to join Echo Lake. Echo Lake’s management division has continued to grow during the first half of the year, having also added talent managers Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan in January. Under company founder Doug Mankoff, head of management Mike Marcus and President Andrew Spaulding, Echo Lake Entertainment encompasses management, production and financing. Mankoff praised the duo saying, “Dave and Zadoc have built an impressive group of clients. We’re very pleased to be in business with them, Matt and James.”“I have always respected Doug,...
- 6/12/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Dave Brown and Zadoc Angell have joined Echo Lake Management, the management division of Echo Lake Entertainment, it was announced today by Echo Lake Founder Doug Mankoff. Brown and Angell were formerly at Artist International where Brown served as the President of Motion Picture and Television and Angell served as Head of Television respectively. Former Artist International managers Matt Horwitz and James Engle have also chosen to join Echo Lake. Echo Lake’s management division has continued to grow during the first half of the year, having also added talent managers Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan in January. Under company founder Doug Mankoff, head of management Mike Marcus and President Andrew Spaulding, Echo Lake Entertainment encompasses management, production and financing. Mankoff praised the duo saying, “Dave and Zadoc have built an impressive group of clients. We’re very pleased to be in business with them, Matt and James.”“I have always respected Doug,...
- 6/12/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline TV
Dave Brown and Zadoc Angell have joined Echo Lake Entertainment division Echo Lake Management.
Brown and Angell formerly served at Artist International where the former was president of motion picture and television and Angell served as head of television.
Former Artist International managers Matt Horwitz and James Engle have also joined Echo Lake.
Echo Lake’s management division has continued to grow during the first half of the year. Talent managers Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan joined in January.
“Dave and Zadoc have built an impressive group of clients,” said Echo Lake founder Doug Mankoff [pictured]. “We’re very pleased to be in business with them, Matt and James.”
“I have always respected Doug, Andy [Spaulding, president] and Mike [Marcus, head of management], and admired the company they are growing,” said Brown. “Joining such a well established and multi-faceted operation positions us perfectly to capitalise on a quickly changing entertainment landscape.”...
Brown and Angell formerly served at Artist International where the former was president of motion picture and television and Angell served as head of television.
Former Artist International managers Matt Horwitz and James Engle have also joined Echo Lake.
Echo Lake’s management division has continued to grow during the first half of the year. Talent managers Graciella Sanchez and Brittany Kahan joined in January.
“Dave and Zadoc have built an impressive group of clients,” said Echo Lake founder Doug Mankoff [pictured]. “We’re very pleased to be in business with them, Matt and James.”
“I have always respected Doug, Andy [Spaulding, president] and Mike [Marcus, head of management], and admired the company they are growing,” said Brown. “Joining such a well established and multi-faceted operation positions us perfectly to capitalise on a quickly changing entertainment landscape.”...
- 6/11/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
While other celebrities might be spending their New Year's Eve with all night long party, Britney Spears attended her brother Bryan Spears' private wedding bash. Along with the whole Spears clan, she watched him tying the knot with girlfriend Graciella Sanchez.
A source commented to People about the wedding, "It was beautiful. It was only close family, very small and intimate." A friend to the family also told the publication, "The family was totally excited. Graciella's wonderful. Everybody was happy about it."
For the ceremony which takes place at New Orleans landmark Latrobe's on Royal, Bryan, 31, wore a Marc Jacobs suit, and Graciella, 36, donned a Carolina Herrera dress. Also watching them walking down the aisle are Jamie Lynn Spears' fiancee Casey Aldridge and Graciella's mother and brother.
Bryan Spears is behind "Zoey 101", the comedy TV series that has led Jamie Lynn Spears to fame. Meanwhile, Graciella Sanchez is a Yale graduate,...
A source commented to People about the wedding, "It was beautiful. It was only close family, very small and intimate." A friend to the family also told the publication, "The family was totally excited. Graciella's wonderful. Everybody was happy about it."
For the ceremony which takes place at New Orleans landmark Latrobe's on Royal, Bryan, 31, wore a Marc Jacobs suit, and Graciella, 36, donned a Carolina Herrera dress. Also watching them walking down the aisle are Jamie Lynn Spears' fiancee Casey Aldridge and Graciella's mother and brother.
Bryan Spears is behind "Zoey 101", the comedy TV series that has led Jamie Lynn Spears to fame. Meanwhile, Graciella Sanchez is a Yale graduate,...
- 1/2/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
It looks like a wedding is in the works for the famous Spears family. This time it won't be pop star Britney getting married, or even younger sister Jamie Lynn, but big brother Bryan Spears instead.
The wedding, which may take place over the New Year's holiday, is expected to include all of the family. Britney flew to Louisiana on Sunday with her two sons, Jayden James, 3, and Preston, 2.
Big brother Bryan, 31, is expected to marry Graciella Sanchez, 36. Although the two have known each other for years they only recently started dating and are now engaged.
Bryan is a producer with credits that include Jamie Lynn's show "Zoey 101." Sanchez, a Yale graduate, helped found One Talent Management, where she still works.
The wedding, which may take place over the New Year's holiday, is expected to include all of the family. Britney flew to Louisiana on Sunday with her two sons, Jayden James, 3, and Preston, 2.
Big brother Bryan, 31, is expected to marry Graciella Sanchez, 36. Although the two have known each other for years they only recently started dating and are now engaged.
Bryan is a producer with credits that include Jamie Lynn's show "Zoey 101." Sanchez, a Yale graduate, helped found One Talent Management, where she still works.
- 1/1/2009
- icelebz.com
Capping off a year of setbacks, comebacks, and a new bundle of joy, the Spears family has another surprise in store – a wedding! Britney Spears's big brother, Bryan Spears, 31, is newly engaged to Graciella Sanchez, 36, and the pair plan to wed soon – possibly over the New Year's holiday, sources tell People. The couple have been acquaintances for years, but only recently started dating seriously. Sanchez is the manager for Bryan's little sister Jamie Lynn. A Yale graduate, Sanchez helped found One Talent Management, where she still works. Bryan Spears is a producer with credits including Jamie Lynn's star-making vehicle Zoey 101.
- 12/31/2008
- by Mary Margaret
- PEOPLE.com
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