Nexus hires Shona Collins as Senior Development Producer and adds Talent & # 39; The House & # 39;

Nexus Studios Say hello Shona Collins to the original content team, as Senior development producer. Working alongside Christopher O & # 39; Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso, co-founders of Nexus Studios and executive producer Diego Rosner, will help Collins find and develop the list of original animation ideas, existing PIs and talent.

Collins joins Pathé UK's Nexus Studios, where he has developed titles including Judy with Renee Zellweger; Lenny Abrahamson The little stranger; is bad behavior, with Keira Knightly, Gugu Mbatha Raw and Jessie Buckley. Previously, she was a story editor at the British Film Institute. Before that, Collins was a writer and journalist, developing a sitcom and comedy with Eleven Films (Sex education), and was the presenter and reporter for two seasons of Channel 4's first TV show How to look good naked.

Since his arrival, Collins has helped further realize Nexus Studios' ambition to be the home of unique voices in animation, shaping a diverse slate with a range of adult and family development projects. Among them, it is Wish Tales, a magical series of special realists with Oscar-winning talent that will soon be announced.

Nexus Studios is also in production on Netflix's first original stop-frame commission outside the UK, Home. Top stop-frame directors Paloma Baeza, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef now join the Tony Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Enda Walsh (Steve McQueen Hungry disco pigs), two-time Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (Secret in the mountains, Babel) and Oscar and BAFTA nominated editor Pilling Barney (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Annihilation)

"This is a hugely exciting time to step into such a dynamic studio: jumping straight into a Netflix series, getting to know the superb director director, and perfecting the existing roster of film, television and interactive projects. The range of talent and genres Nexus stands for. going through is terrific, "Collins said of his new publication." The perspective and appetite for animation are so vast and expansive, it's a unique opportunity to allow writers and directors the time and space to find their projects. ideal, and for some filmmakers to bridge the gap between live action and animation. "

“We are delighted that Shona has joined us at this particular time. His flawless eye for history and writing talent and story development skills are key additions to our team, "said co-founders O'Reilly and Bavasso." Our focus at Nexus Studios has always been the home of a unique managerial talent, where they can create their best work with the highest quality, in a wide range of tones and styles. It's very exciting to see that this ethos now strongly supports our original content list as well. "

Nexus Studios is an independent production company with animation studios and offices in London, Los Angeles and Sydney. His work includes advertising, entertainment and new forms of narrative technology, such as local reality. Nexus has received recognition for his work at the Oscars, BAFTAs, Emmy Awards and Cannes Grand Prix.

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