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Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 continues to grow as the management firm has hired Sukee Chew, Anna Weinstein and Alex Creasia. Chew comes to Sugar23 a seasoned industry veteran with 20 years of experience as a producer and an arsenal of talented screenwriters and filmmakers on her roster. She had previously set up three…

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Avital has signed with Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 for representation. Avital is a New York-born and raised writer/director whose work is visually arresting and conceptually bold.  She recently directed the viral music video for Olivia Rodrigo's Deja Vu, amassing over 80 million views on its official…

The iconic white-lettered Hollywood Sign is going the way of the Non Fungible Token. Sugar23 and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce have partnered to auction the digital art NFT with all proceeds to benefit the charitable initiatives undertaken by the Chamber, such as homelessness, education, diversity, and inclusion…

Sugar23 continues their expansion with the hiring of managers Katrina Escudero, Jake Fleischman and David Jimenez-Katsman. They join Meredith Wechter, who recently joined as a partner to spearhead the management division. Meredith's roster of clients includes Melissa Barrera, Gabe Basso, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Josh Gad…

EXCLUSIVE: Events are being completely redefined during COVID-19, with the word “virtual” becoming the driving concept at a time when physical gatherings are not possible. Navigating this 2020 landscape, Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 has teamed up with experiential agency Blue Revolver to bring to market new virtual event…

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 and Short of The Week have teamed up to launch the online charitable film series “Shelter Shorts” which will support World Central Kitchen's COVID-19 relief efforts. The initiative, which starts today, features short films by filmmakers shot inside their homes. Because of this, they tested their…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 is expanding into unscripted programming, launching a new Alternative & Unscripted division, headed by veteran Lifetime reality executive David Hillman. "Not only are we thrilled to announce the creation of our Alternative & Unscripted division here at Sugar23, but are honored to…

Michael Sugar's Sugar23 and advertising and representation agency DMA United are partnering with Nelson Mandela's family to launch Mandela Media to develop long and short-form content under the Mandela Media banner. The partnership also will be responsible for production, branding and initiatives pertaining to…

EXCLUSIVE: In competitive bidding, Netflix and Sugar23 landed feature rights to Erica Katz's upcoming book The Boys' Club. Sugar23’s Michael Sugar and Ashley Zalta will develop a film based on a book that will be published by the HarperCollins imprint Harper in summer 2020. The Boys' Club follows first-year female…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has made a multi-year first-look feature film deal with Sugar23, the company founded by Oscar-winning Spotlight producer and manager Michael Sugar. He and Sugar23's Head of Production Ashley Zalta will make Netflix their creative home, with the streamer getting first crack at any feature film the…

EXCLUSIVE: Bachelorette and Sleeping With Other People writer-director Leslye Headland will adapt and direct the movie thriller Tell Me Everything for Netflix, Sugar23 and Anonymous Content. Netflix preemptively swooped on screen rights to the project earlier this year. It’s based on Cambria Brockman’s debut novel…

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23, the production venture founded by Oscar-winning Spotlight producer Michael Sugar, has launched a brand incubator and investment division. Kristin Patrick, the former chief marketing officer of PepsiCo, has been hired to run Sugar23 Global. Patrick will spearhead plans to incubate and launch new…