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APA, Gotham Group Sign Animation Director Timothy Reckart

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday April 9, 2013 @ 11:32am PDTTags: APA, The Gotham Group, Timothy Reckart
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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated director and animator Timothy Reckart has signed with APA and The Gotham Group. Reckart specializes in stop-motion animation and gained acclaim earlier this year for Head Over Heels. The only Oscar-nominated animated short that was a student film, it examines a marriage from a unique perspective where the wife lives on the ceiling and the husband on the floor. It was his student thesis at the National Film & Television School in the UK. Reckart has a BA in history and literature from Harvard University and an MA in directing animation from the National Film & Television School.

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Big Management Move: The Gotham Group And Principal Entertainment LA Join Forces

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday February 20, 2013 @ 1:13pm PSTTags: Big Deals Film, Big Deals TV, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Principal Entertainment, The Gotham Group
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: In a major move that links two highly compatible management companies, The Gotham Group and Principal Entertainment Los Angeles are joining forces. The managers at Principal will move from Westwood into the Gotham headquarters on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles on April 1. I’m told this is not exactly a merger, as the entities will continue to operate under their established names. But they will cross-collateralize their assets to make things happen. The fact that Principal is moving into The Gotham Group’s space indicates there could be a more permanent partnership down the line.

The linkup was set by Gotham Group founder/CEO Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Principal partners Marsha McManus, Larry Taube and Liz Robinson. Gotham vets Lindsay Williams and Lee Stollman will help in facilitating the teaming up of the companies. Gotham is repped by CAA. Read More »

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