Anthony Kimble Joins 5X Media, Bringing 20-Plus Projects, Including ‘Becoming Eve’ From ‘Nurse Jackie’ Co-Creator
5X Media, an international production studio, talent management and TV/film sales company launched in January 2023, has signed a deal with longtime industry executive Anthony Kimble to develop its international production and talent representation business.
Kimble, a former National Geographic and Cineflix executive, moves to 5X as a producer and manager. He will continue to work under his 5-year-old Arrested Industries banner, bringing more than 20 feature films, TV projects and documentaries into the 5X fold.
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They include the dark comedy “Becoming Eve,” with “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Evan Dunsky attached as showrunner; “Bitter Eden,” based on the novel; “JoJo: Finally Home,” the Sunday Times’ best-selling memoir of Johannes Radebe; and 10 additional film and TV projects resulting from a joint venture partnership between Arrested and Helena Spring Films.
At 5X, Kimble will split his time between Cape Town, London and Los Angeles, continuing to focus on the international marketplace and spearhead his development slate. Additionally, he will develop and produce new scripted TV and feature film projects, as well as scout and manage talent in front of and behind the camera in Africa and Europe. His initial roster of clients will be announced soon.
5X co-CEOs Alon Shtruzman and Gil Goldschein commented: “The addition of Anthony and his Arrested Industries’ portfolio instantly supercharges our already impressive slate of projects, reinforcing our intention to be a global player in the content production and management business. Anthony is a consummate team player who brings to us a sophisticated strategic thinker and communicator with a successful track record in business management, development and complex deal execution. He maintains extensive relationships with producers, agents, broadcasters and platforms spanning every major territory and will be a major asset to us.”
Kimble said, “5X is the perfect home for Arrested. I am excited to be able to work alongside Alon, Gil, [founder/executive chairman] Scott [Einbinder] and their team, who all share in our ambition to work with like-minded creatives to produce entertaining content with compelling, authentic and diverse narratives – storytelling capable of challenging conventional thinking.”
Kimble established Arrested in December 2018 with a focus on finding, developing and helping finance international drama, documentary and film projects. The company has specialized in bringing together international IP, writers, directors and producers with financial, studio and broadcast/streaming partners to back individual projects, including Paramount and Viacom Intl. Studios.
Over the course of his two decade-plus career in TV and film, the U.K. native has served as senior VP, acquisitions and co-productions for Cineflix Media, where he worked across Emmy Award-winning series “Hit Record,” produced by Joseph Gordon Levitt, and drama series “Marcella” for ITV and Netflix; and as VP of sales, acquisitions and co-productions for National Geographic, where he was responsible for securing the international co-production partners on the Alec Baldwin-narrated edition of the “Great Migrations” documentary series on the National Geographic Channel.
Kimble is a member of the RTS, as well as a board member and juror of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He studied script development at the National Film and Television School in London.
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