by Erik Beltz | Sep 25, 2024 | Audience, Blog post, Entertainment Business, The Expert Network
We’re excited to share some highlights with you and continue fostering an environment where great stories come to life.Thank you for being part of our journey! Voyage Media Congratulations to Voyage Clients Becoming Originals! RISE AND SHINEWe’re proud to share that the theatrical motion picture RISE AND SHINE has completed post production and has been submitted to Sundance!The film stars Rachel Bay Jones (the triple threat Emmy/Tony/Grammy-winning actor of DEAR EVAN HANDSON and YOUNG SHELDON), Danny Burstein (TOKYO VICE, JULIA) and introduces Ana Sharp, a young actor with cerebral palsy playing the lead role of Terri.Voyage produced the film alongside the non-profit Just Like You Films and Low Road Films. The film is directed by Laura Somers (RICH KIDS). The movie is based on a book, the screenplay written through Voyage, and a Voyage podcast episode. DARBY THE HORSEHats off to a Voyage client, Margaret Combs, whose project ‘Darby the Horse’ is now a Voyage Original. Margaret first approached Voyage with her original book and was paired with producer Chris Leitch and writer Jonathan Rosenthal.Together, the team crafted a poignant Family Drama Series, inspired by Margaret’s book, about a father and son, both veterans dealing with PTSD and addiction, as they seek recovery and healing through horse training on a Texas ranch. Their powerful story comes to life in a teleplay script and a series bible that Chris Leitch is now set to shop. FI THE WINNING FORMULAA shout-out is in order for Maxine Kakouris, a Voyage client whose pitch, F1 THE WINNING FORMULA, is currently being shopped by the producer Jason Cheyney.A competition reality show set in the world...
by Voyage | Apr 24, 2023 | Audience, Blog post, Entertainment Business, The Expert Network
Voyage is excited to share that we have been featured in Disrupt Magazine! Disrupt Magazine features the most innovative and exclusive success stories. The article explains the story behind Voyage CEO, Nat Mundel’s passion and thirst for adventure that drove him to the creation of Voyage Media, a platform designed to break through the traditional Hollywood barriers. See the full article here: From Passion to Disruptive Platform: The Story of Nat Mundel and Voyage – Disrupt – The Voyage Crew Congratulations to Voyage Clients Becoming Originals! PETRA – YA Action/AdventureCongratulations to Dr. Louise Liggins on her action-packed adventure feature screenplay PETRA becoming an Original. Louise worked with our Head of Originals Robert Mitas and imaginative writer Jeff Knight and turned Louise’s story into a script and treatment that is now being shopped.Logline: A young American teen, unhappy when his father’s job is transferred to Jordan, finds a mysterious artifact that may lead to miraculous power in the ancient ruins of Petra. The boy believes this to be a path back home to America, but along the way, he finds new friends, new adventures and a new home. SOUL OF A SHOEMAKER – True, Biopic/DramaShout out to Susan Cork who came to Voyage with her gripping novel and worked with producer Denise Carlson and writer Ellie Jepperson to adapt it into a feature screenplay and treatment through our B2S program. SOUL OF A SHOEMAKER is now a Voyage Original and has been taken to market.Logline: Fleeing oppression and danger in 1940s Yugoslavia, master cobble Frank Katana leaves behind his family, his true love, and everything he’s known to create a new life in Canada Featured...
by Voyage | Oct 24, 2022 | Blog post, Entertainment Business
Voyage is heading to the Austin Film Festival to present our award for Best Fiction Podcast. We’ll be there from October 27-Nov 3 so if you’re in town, come see us at the award luncheon on Saturday. “We’re delighted that Voyage is now partnered with AFF. We share the same core values of openness and accessibility, and we’re excited to discover great projects and new screenwriting talent through this new and innovative podcast category award!” Nat Mundel, Voyage’s Founder and CEO stated. The winner of the Fiction Podcast Award will have a podcast produced by Voyage Media, and two finalists will get development assistance and mentorship by Voyage Media. These are great opportunities for writers to further their storytelling. The winner will be announced at the 29th Annual Austin Film Festival & Conference happening October 27 – November 3. Congratulations to Voyage Clients Becoming Originals! ONE: DROWNING IN THE BLOOD – Feature FilmBig shout out to Ashanti Chimurenga who signed up for a Pitch a Producer session and later worked with Producer Kathleen McLaughlin who guided her to create a pitch document for a feature film. Ashanti’s project is now a Voyage Original being shopped by Kathleen.Logline: The true story of a woman’s fight for justice and her deep transformative friendship with Shaka Sankofa, a man sentenced to die at age 17 for a crime he did not commit. Their fight would lead to an international outpouring of support before his death by lethal injection on June 22, 2000. Shaka Sankofa was the 244th prisoner to be killed by the State of Texas after the US Supreme Court imposed a...
by Voyage | Apr 8, 2020 | Audience, Entertainment Business
Voyage Media’s community is stacked with talented producers and writers. They’ve been hard at work producing content and developing incredible projects. We are pleased to share our producers’ and writers’ impressive successes! Voyage Producer Dan Bemamor recently joined the writer’s room on the Netflix Original Series, ROMAN EMPIRE: CALIGULA: THE MAD EMPEROR. Dan Bemamor also wrote the indie feature film Spare Room, which stars Martin Sensmeier (The Magnificent Seven) and Skyler Sameuls (Scream Queens). Spare Room has just completed post-production. Additionally, Dan adapted Voyage client Jan Hurst’s novel into the film SUNRISE IN HEAVEN, starring Corbin Bernsen. The film came out this year and has since secured a deal with Hallmark. Bonnie Solomon became the first Story Analyst to oversee all projects in development at DreamWorks Animation. While at DreamWorks, she was responsible for writing and reading detailed coverage on all screenplay and manuscript submissions. She is currently shopping an animation feature that she wrote herself. Voyage Producer Daniel Schnider has experience in projects of all genres and has been a producer and executive within the film and television industry for the last 20 years. Although he has spent a great chunk of time on the producing side, he also has experience creating short form content for digital platforms and theaters. He recently sold a limited series for television with Academy Award nominated writer Alan Wenkus to Alcon Entertainment. Additionally, as the Head of Originals at Pongalo, Daniel recently sold to Discovery-backed company, Vix. Diana Wright, a Voyage producer that specializes in smart and wacky writing, produced a feature film in development with Jennifer Todd Productions. With a knack...
by Voyage | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog post, Entertainment Business
Our Success is Your Success! We are proud to announce that the number of your projects becoming Originals and signing deals continues to grow and has reached an all time high! Take a look at some recent wins, all of which originated from you, the storytellers in our community: UPON A FIELD OF GOLD A Romantic-Comedy feature based on the novel by Voyage client Richard Strack in collaboration with Producer and Voyage’s Head of Originals, Robert Mitas. Noah (22), a man in the modern day, experiences flashbacks to a previous life of Joshua (22), a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. Driven by a search for meaning, Noah embarks on a journey to retrace the tragic life of the unknown soldier while jeopardizing his present-day relationships. COOL JELLYBEANS A Children’s Animated Edu-tainment Series by Voyage client JenJen Francis in collaboration with producer Annie Girard. A team of five knowledge-hungry kids protect the town of Jellybean from the machinations of Sir Ignoramus with the power of STEAMIE (science, technology, engineering, art, math, innovation and entrepreneurship) in this POWER RANGERS meets THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS edu-tainment show. SUNRISE IN HEAVEN Feature based on the book by Voyage client Jan Hurst and written by Voyage’s own Dan Benamor. After its initial theatrical and VOD release, the project secured a TV deal with Hallmark! The story: After the death of her husband, a woman finds solace in her faith and a widow’s group. PET SEMATARY Based on the book by Stephen King, and starring actors Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow, this film was released in theaters April 5th of 2019. Within three weeks, the movie grossed $98,322,944...
by Voyage | Oct 25, 2019 | Audience, Entertainment Business, The Expert Network
Voyage Media, with the help of our talented producers, writers, and storytellers, has built out incredible projects into films and television shows. Our projects have been written about by well-known media outlets, such as Variety and more. Check out our projects in the news below! In addition to the Voyage story in Variety, our platform has been featured quite a bit in the news, including on Broadcasting Cable News and Student Filmmakers! We’re also proud to announce our new joint venture with Impossible Dream Entertainment & Fortress films to develop and finance prestige independent films from the Voyage community. The partnership pairs Voyage’s extraordinary development track record with the production prowess of IDE’s Shaun Redick (GET OUT, THE BLACK KLANSMAN[i2] , BAND AID) and Fortress Films’ Patrick Rizotti (MALICIOUS, THE SUPER). Both IDE and Fortress have private equity backed financing. Finally, we had an incredible time at our IGNITE! 4.0 workshop, hosting thirty special storytellers and producers to collaborate and create market-ready projects. At our charity gala dinner, we raised money for our non-profit partners, Young Storytellers, which uses the timeless techniques of mentoring, collaboration, and performance to provide public school students with an opportunity to write stories and see them brought to life. A big and wonderful surprise came out of our IGNITE! weekend: an anonymous donor established the first ever Voyage scholarship, that provides deserving storytellers with financial assistance to gain access to high level mentor-ship and develop their stories for market. We’re always astounded with what comes out of those special weekends and what’s possible when you connect like-minded people all working toward a common goal! All...
