Actor Matt Barber is launching a new production company, New Empire Pictures, a joint venture with Barber as ceo and Downton Abbey producer Liz Trubridge as executive producer.
The indie will be supported by Edoardo Bussi of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment as Strategic Sales Consultant.
New Empire will work across diverse genres, formats and media. “By fostering sustainable investment partnerships and collaborating with exceptional associates to develop and support projects through the entire production process, we aim to accelerate green lights for the very best content available,” says Matt Barber.
He continues: “Bringing first-class investors, outstanding producers and incredible creative talent to projects assessed through a robust commercial lens provides a great opportunity to build a scalable platform that enables the highest quality output and generates value across the production cycle. Moving forward, we hope to play a significant role in promoting and protecting the wealth of world-class talent we have here in the UK and bringing it to the global stage.”
Executive Producer and Consultant Strategic Advisor, Liz Trubridge says, “I am truly excited about what New Empire can achieve, and I look forward to building a creative and progressive relationship with the company for unique and long-lasting partnerships with collaborators old and new. New Empire Pictures aims to be a nurturing and creative hub for the best and most exciting ambitious stories and as part of that creative process they are committed to championing creative opportunities for those entering the industry.”
Edoardo Bussi, founder of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment; Executive Producer and Strategic Sales Consultant says: “New Empire Pictures is an exciting new venture that revolves around a fundamental aspect of Film & TV entertainment – development. These early stages of a creative’s vision life are at times overlooked. Matt’s ambition to invest extra focus on this aligns perfectly with what the industry currently needs. I am thrilled to support Matt and his team on this goal and eagerly anticipate exploring potential synergies with industry colleagues and friends.”
Pippa Considine
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