Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine media company hosted its inaugural Shine Away event Saturday, featuring a number of conversations with Witherspoon’s A-list friends and collaborators.
The event, held in downtown Los Angeles, welcomed hundreds of ticketed guests to hear from participants including Jennifer Garner, Mindy Kaling, Tracee Ellis Ross, Allyson Felix, The Home Edit’s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, Eve Rodsky, Hannah Bronfman, Cheryl Strayed and an afternoon performance by Dove Cameron.
Fortune Feimster kicked off the day with a short stand-up set, followed by Witherspoon taking the stage to discuss her journey to launching Hello Sunshine in 2016. She recalled how few women-centered stories she was seeing at the time, despite women consuming two to three times more media than men.
“After I did a whole lot of soul searching and a lot of complaining to anyone who would listen, namely my mother, I realized what so...
The event, held in downtown Los Angeles, welcomed hundreds of ticketed guests to hear from participants including Jennifer Garner, Mindy Kaling, Tracee Ellis Ross, Allyson Felix, The Home Edit’s Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, Eve Rodsky, Hannah Bronfman, Cheryl Strayed and an afternoon performance by Dove Cameron.
Fortune Feimster kicked off the day with a short stand-up set, followed by Witherspoon taking the stage to discuss her journey to launching Hello Sunshine in 2016. She recalled how few women-centered stories she was seeing at the time, despite women consuming two to three times more media than men.
“After I did a whole lot of soul searching and a lot of complaining to anyone who would listen, namely my mother, I realized what so...
- 10/22/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Imagine Entertainment on Monday announced an expansion of its Brand division with the promotion of Marc Gilbar to President and the appointment of Amanda Farrand as EVP, Business & Brand Development.
Farrand will report to Gilbar and work with executives across all Imagine disciplines to scale the business through new partnerships and increased creative capabilities, also further building out Imagine’s direct-to-consumer brand and footprint on social media.
Gilbar most recently served as EVP, Branded Entertainment and in the five years since the formation of Imagine’s Brand division, has led the team to create award-winning features and short films in collaboration with some of the world’s biggest brands including Coca-Cola (Christmas Always Finds Its Way anthology series on Prime Video), Ford (John Bronco on Hulu), Nike (The Day Sports Stood Still on HBO), Apple (Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound), P&g (the Oscar-shortlisted short film Coded: The Hidden Love of J.
Farrand will report to Gilbar and work with executives across all Imagine disciplines to scale the business through new partnerships and increased creative capabilities, also further building out Imagine’s direct-to-consumer brand and footprint on social media.
Gilbar most recently served as EVP, Branded Entertainment and in the five years since the formation of Imagine’s Brand division, has led the team to create award-winning features and short films in collaboration with some of the world’s biggest brands including Coca-Cola (Christmas Always Finds Its Way anthology series on Prime Video), Ford (John Bronco on Hulu), Nike (The Day Sports Stood Still on HBO), Apple (Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound), P&g (the Oscar-shortlisted short film Coded: The Hidden Love of J.
- 5/1/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Hello Sunshine’s documentary Fair Play, based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name by Eve Rodsky, slating it for release in select theaters and on demand on July 8th.
The film from director Jennifer Siebel Newsom looks at the unequal division of labor in the home—a hot topic, which has taken on even more urgency in recent years, with the Covid pandemic exacerbating an already tension-filled dynamic in millions of households. It takes viewers into the homes of real families that are on a journey to balance their home life, while presenting interviews with Melinda Gates, author C. Nicole Mason and Congresswoman Katie Porter. Fair Play was produced by Hello Sunshine, in association with The Representation Project and P&g Studios.
“The home presents so small but it speaks to a much larger issue which is about reframing the value of time,...
The film from director Jennifer Siebel Newsom looks at the unequal division of labor in the home—a hot topic, which has taken on even more urgency in recent years, with the Covid pandemic exacerbating an already tension-filled dynamic in millions of households. It takes viewers into the homes of real families that are on a journey to balance their home life, while presenting interviews with Melinda Gates, author C. Nicole Mason and Congresswoman Katie Porter. Fair Play was produced by Hello Sunshine, in association with The Representation Project and P&g Studios.
“The home presents so small but it speaks to a much larger issue which is about reframing the value of time,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is doubling down on podcasting.
The Morning Show star’s company, which was recently sold to Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed business, has teamed with iHeartMedia to launch a new talk show.
Time Out: A Fair Play Podcast with Eve Rodsky and Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is hosted by Fair Play author Rodsky and Dr. Nerurkar, an expert on stress burnout and mental health who is on faculty at Harvard Medical School.
The show will teach listeners how to take back their time. It will combine science-backed solutions, humor, personal insights and practical tips and each episode features a special guest.
The first episode, which launches on January 12, will include Matthew Fray, a relationship coach who went viral from writing a New York Times article about getting divorced over dishes and author of This Is How Your Marriage Ends.
It is the latest...
The Morning Show star’s company, which was recently sold to Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed business, has teamed with iHeartMedia to launch a new talk show.
Time Out: A Fair Play Podcast with Eve Rodsky and Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is hosted by Fair Play author Rodsky and Dr. Nerurkar, an expert on stress burnout and mental health who is on faculty at Harvard Medical School.
The show will teach listeners how to take back their time. It will combine science-backed solutions, humor, personal insights and practical tips and each episode features a special guest.
The first episode, which launches on January 12, will include Matthew Fray, a relationship coach who went viral from writing a New York Times article about getting divorced over dishes and author of This Is How Your Marriage Ends.
It is the latest...
- 1/5/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hello Sunshine and Jennifer Siebel Newsom have partnered on a feature documentary, Fair Play, inspired by the New York Times bestselling author Eve Rodsky’s book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (And More Life to Live).
“It is ironic that the last frontier of equality is in the place closest to us — our homes. In the journey to fairness in my own relationship, I met countless couples throughout the country and the world facing the same issues,” said Rodsky. “In a time of so much pain in the world, it has been truly inspiring to see stories of growth, love and fairness captured so beautifully.”
Siebel Newsom will direct with Hello Sunshine. Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Head of Unscripted Sara Rea are executive producing the project. Siebel Newsom is also writing and producing the documentary, which is being produced...
“It is ironic that the last frontier of equality is in the place closest to us — our homes. In the journey to fairness in my own relationship, I met countless couples throughout the country and the world facing the same issues,” said Rodsky. “In a time of so much pain in the world, it has been truly inspiring to see stories of growth, love and fairness captured so beautifully.”
Siebel Newsom will direct with Hello Sunshine. Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Head of Unscripted Sara Rea are executive producing the project. Siebel Newsom is also writing and producing the documentary, which is being produced...
- 11/5/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Hello Sunshine has elevated six industry executives to new roles at the company. Ashley Strumwasser and Emily Ferenbach have been upped to SVP of Film and TV, Bree Frank to SVP Production, Cynthia Rupeka to SVP of Reese’s Book Club and Direct-to-Consumer Development, Amanda Farrand to SVP of Fair Play, and Nick Williamson to SVP Business Affairs.
“There is no better group of executives that fully exemplify Hello Sunshine’s values, mission and passion for diverse, impactful storytelling centered on women characters,” Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden said. “Their contributions over the years have been invaluable. Each of these individuals brings their own unique insight and expertise to their work and to the company overall. I could not be prouder of them, personally and professionally, for these well-deserved promotions.”
In just a few short years, Hello Sunshine has become one of the most prominent and successful media companies in entertainment,...
“There is no better group of executives that fully exemplify Hello Sunshine’s values, mission and passion for diverse, impactful storytelling centered on women characters,” Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden said. “Their contributions over the years have been invaluable. Each of these individuals brings their own unique insight and expertise to their work and to the company overall. I could not be prouder of them, personally and professionally, for these well-deserved promotions.”
In just a few short years, Hello Sunshine has become one of the most prominent and successful media companies in entertainment,...
- 11/2/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Foundry Literary + Media co-founder Yfat Reiss Gendell has left the New York book agency to form Yrg Partners. She leaves with agents Tanusri Prasanna, Peter Steinberg and Adriann Ranta Zurhellen to launch an agency that will focus on representing publishing rights for writers and consumer brands.
Gendell said the agency will partner with a series of existing and new private equity firm relationships, each active in intellectual property and consumer brand development, to match-make between clients and the investment community, and to create unconventional opportunities that work alongside or independent of existing publishing models. Gendell has represented clients’ publishing rights, typically along with managers, and often as the agency of record for writers who are also represented at other agencies for screenwriting. Gendell will bring that formula to the new agency.
Gendell, Prasanna, Steinberg and Zurhellen will take all of their publishing clients with them. Those include the joint...
Gendell said the agency will partner with a series of existing and new private equity firm relationships, each active in intellectual property and consumer brand development, to match-make between clients and the investment community, and to create unconventional opportunities that work alongside or independent of existing publishing models. Gendell has represented clients’ publishing rights, typically along with managers, and often as the agency of record for writers who are also represented at other agencies for screenwriting. Gendell will bring that formula to the new agency.
Gendell, Prasanna, Steinberg and Zurhellen will take all of their publishing clients with them. Those include the joint...
- 9/17/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In the midst of the growing number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and the extended social distancing guidelines to April 30, Reese Witherspoon is offering up some expert tips that have been helpful to her during the current world health crisis.
The Little Fires Everywhere star took to social today to announced Shine On At Home, an offshoot of her Netflix series, Shine On With Reese, in which she will share advice from experts ranging from personal finances to parenting.
More from DeadlineComcast CEO Donates Full Salary To Charity, Company Sets Up $500M Employee FundDisney Rehires & Furloughs 'Little Mermaid' UK Crew After Coronavirus Production ShutdownJ.K. Rowling Launches 'Harry Potter At Home' Online Hub For Kids, Teachers & Fans
“I’ve been thinking about ways I can give back at this time,” Witherspoon said in the video to her followers. “A couple of years ago I did this...
The Little Fires Everywhere star took to social today to announced Shine On At Home, an offshoot of her Netflix series, Shine On With Reese, in which she will share advice from experts ranging from personal finances to parenting.
More from DeadlineComcast CEO Donates Full Salary To Charity, Company Sets Up $500M Employee FundDisney Rehires & Furloughs 'Little Mermaid' UK Crew After Coronavirus Production ShutdownJ.K. Rowling Launches 'Harry Potter At Home' Online Hub For Kids, Teachers & Fans
“I’ve been thinking about ways I can give back at this time,” Witherspoon said in the video to her followers. “A couple of years ago I did this...
- 4/1/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Reese Witherspoon is the latest celebrity to join YouTube’s ongoing #WithMe campaign -- a sitewide push that aims to highlight ways to keep busy and practicing social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress is also the founder of media outfit Hello Sunshine, which is dedicated to female authorship across all storytelling platforms. Witherspoon's latest YouTube endeavor has been dubbed #ShineOnAtHome, in which she will be joined by some of her favorite lifestyle experts in coming weeks. On the show, Witherspoon and guests -- including experts in health, wellness, finance, food, and more -- will share advice about how to persist through the pandemic and beyond.
In episode one (below), Witherspoon is joined by author Eve Rodsky to discuss her book, Fair Play, which explores how to divide domestic tasks based on a household’s needs..
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The Academy and Emmy Award-winning actress is also the founder of media outfit Hello Sunshine, which is dedicated to female authorship across all storytelling platforms. Witherspoon's latest YouTube endeavor has been dubbed #ShineOnAtHome, in which she will be joined by some of her favorite lifestyle experts in coming weeks. On the show, Witherspoon and guests -- including experts in health, wellness, finance, food, and more -- will share advice about how to persist through the pandemic and beyond.
In episode one (below), Witherspoon is joined by author Eve Rodsky to discuss her book, Fair Play, which explores how to divide domestic tasks based on a household’s needs..
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- 3/31/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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