EXCLUSIVE: After nearly 12 years as Manager/Producer at the NYC-based Washington Square Films,Jennifer Konawal Bradyhas joined the recently launchedAmplifiedin the same role.
During her time at Washington Square Films, Brady produced titles including Ari Issler and Ben Snyders11:55;Burn Countrystarring Rachel Brosnahan and Dominic Rains;Sweets, starring Pedro Pascal, Kevin Corrigan and Sarita Choudhury, for client Catherine Kellner;Colewellstarring Karen Allen; the Sundance sci-fi comedySave Yourselves!, starring Sunita Mani and John Reynolds, alongside Keshet and Heck of a Hill; Janicza BravosZola, alongside Killer Films and A24; and her client Maya Coziers directorial debutShe Paradisefor Samuel Goldwyn Films.
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Most recently, Brady was an EP on Canadian-Italian director Luis DeFillippisSomething You Said Last Night, a film that has won multiple awards globally as well as being a charter project for a Trans Mentorship Program which provides BTL opportunities for the queer community.
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Brady began her career as an executive assistant at WME before following colleague Bill Butler to Gersh, where she worked for 14 years representing talent and literary clients.
Were told that she was instrumental in expanding Gershs packaging department through her experience and knowledge of the independent finance world, and her representation of multi-hyphenate talent contributed to the agencys success at festivals, as well as with studio acquisitions and awards recognition.
With the expansion of nonprofit components to her features as well as new approaches to film financing, Brady has recently expanded into consulting for Film Finance/Media companies.
Currently, shes producing projects for clients Jimmy Giannopoulos (The Birthday Cake), Andrew Neel (Goat,A Teacher), Cozier, DeFillippis and Nick Borenstein, whos making his feature directorial debut.
In their first year in business, Amplified had 14 clients with lead roles in studio features including Austin Abrams inWolfsandWeapons, Cameron Monaghan inTron: Ares, and Robert John Burke in Alejandro G. Inarritus next film for Warner Bros and Legendary.
The company also had 28 series regulars on television including the recently announced Dominic Fumusa inDexter: Resurrectionand Ward Horton onThe Night Agentalongside fan favorite roles/series like Christopher Meloni inLaw & Order: Organized Crime, Scott Grimes inTedandAmerican Dad, Aryan Simhadri in DisneysPercy Jackson and the Olympians, Sara Waisglass and Chelsea Clark inGinny & Georgia, and Sarah Bock inSeverance.
Amplified is also coming off of several Broadway/West End runs including Shoshana Bean in the Tony and Grammy Award-winningHells Kitchenand Billy Porters opening as the Emcee inCabaret.
On the literary side, clients Hilary Galanoy & Elizabeth Hackett recently saw their filmLa Dolce Villaopen at #1 on Netflix, with 19.8 million views in its first weekend.
Amplified helped their client Emily Fox sell the projectRoyal Spinin a highly competitive situation, and have also closed an overall deal for Jane Maggs at CBS Studios.
