‘Talk To Me’ And ‘Babadook’ Company Causeway Opens London Office – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off the breakout field workplace efficiency of horror hit Talk To Me, Australian manufacturing firm Causeway Films has expanded internationally opening a London workplace and appointing Daniel Negret as its Chief Executive Officer.

Negret will take up the function on October thirtieth and be based mostly in London, with frequent visits to Australia and LA.

Negret joins from prolific UK movie financier Head Gear Films, the place he served as the corporate’s Chief Operating Officer overseeing operations together with manufacturing finance, technique, enterprise growth, authorized and enterprise affairs and advertising and marketing.

During his time at Head Gear, the Colombian-born exec oversaw the financier’s involvement in additional than 60 productions, together with Talk To Me, How To Have Sex and Bandit. Negret additionally helped create the corporate’s monetary packaging and executive-producing arm. He beforehand labored at Ingenious, Olsberg SPI and Merrill Lynch, and just lately wrote and produced horror function Shaman in Ecuador.

Causeway was established by producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings in 2014, launching with Sundance hit The Babadook. Sundance, Berlin and SXSW title Talk To Me was acquired by A24, changing into the distributors’s high style launch in North America this yr thus far with home field workplace of $48M and world field workplace of $88M.

The firm can also be recognized for films together with The Nightingale, Cargo and up to date Venice 2023 film Housekeeping For Beginners.

Causeway stated: “We’re delighted to bring on board Daniel to help expand our collaborations and partnerships internationally across film and television. Having worked with Daniel for years in his role at Head Gear, we know he has the business and financial acumen, the understanding of our creative process and the integrity to help grow Causeway while staying true to what we’ve built with great passion: producing entertaining, socially relevant and ground-breaking stories that allow original voices to achieve international success.”

Negret added: “It’s an honour to be joining Sam, Kristina and the Causeway team. I’ve long admired them, their films and the company they’ve built. I look forward to adding to their tremendous success and helping the company navigate through this exciting new chapter.”