New York, New York, United States
Seasoned film producer and executive able to work as part of a team or individually. Direct experience and proven success in strategy, initiating, closing, and implementing strategic relationships specifically in the filmed entertainment industry. Highly effective intermediating between the creative and business-minded. In this capacity, overseeing day-to-day business operations as well as production, including negotiation of primary acquisitions, development, distribution, and finance transactions, including multi-national co-productions, equity investments, collateralized and gap production loans, state and foreign tax credits and subsidies. From a creative standpoint, story driven seeking material that is impactful yet entertaining and commercially viable.
As a frequent attendee of major film and entertainment markets, festivals, finance summits and marketing conferences Mr. Erdreich has developed excellent relationships with established and emerging filmmakers, writers and directors, distributors, sales agents, financial entities, top tier agenncies, managers, branding and advertising sources. Living in NYC also puts him at the epicenter of content creators, allowing for early access to source material from publishers, journalist, authors, script and play writers for potential TV, film and other projects ripe for production. River Bend Pictures works as a consultant liasing with and representing blue chip entertainment properties seeking financing, packaging and development; including motion pictures, television, Broadway, film slates, film funds, branding and advertising opportunities, and other emerging media platforms. Recent projects include: feature films Skeletons in The Closet, Son of the South, Sometime Other Than Now, Coming Through The Rye, Filth, Little Rootie Tootie, Robert Rodriguez’ Machete Kills, adaptations of both feature films Ray and Ghost into Broadway musicals, an adaptation of the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffanys as a Broadway play. Previous clients include Maven Pictures, Relativity Media, Indominable Entertainment, Virgin Produced, Universal Music Group, Cineflix Studios, 77 Ventures, RecordSetter.com and Blue Ribbon Restaurants among others. Mr. Erdreich maintains high level relationships with top tier agencies, management companies, studios, producers, writers, directors, branding and advertising sources.
Consulting and Producing alongside principals Stanley Tucci and Steve Buscemi on a slate of films these two award winning actors are directing.
Partner of Full Glass Films, a New York based independent production company. Duties: Acquiring, overseeing development and packaging material for feature film production, structuring film financing for in house productions as well as co-productions, negotiating domestic and foreign distribution deals, agency and management networking. Representing company by attending most major festivals and markets. Productions include: GOSPEL HILL (Sam Jackson, Danny Glover, Julia Stiles, Angela Bassett), THE INSURGENTS (Mary Stuart Masterson, John Shea, Henry Simmons), A PERFECT FIT (Adrian Grenier, Leila Arcieri).
Acquisitions, Development and Production Executive