Day: October 6, 2022

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Une enquête commandée par IHG Hotels & Resorts révèle ce que les consommateurs apprécient lorsqu’ils voyagent

DUBAÏ, Émirats arabes unis, 6 octobre 2022/PRNewswire/ — IHG Hotels & Resorts a dévoilé aujourd’hui les résultats d’une enquête commandée pour mieux comprendre comment les clients aiment passer leur temps lorsqu’ils sont à l’hôtel et les encourager à être eux-mêmes.

IHG Hotels & Resorts launches Guest How You Guest

La nouvelle campagne mondiale de la société, Guest How You Guest, est une célébration des hôtels et de ces parenthèses que l’on s’accorde hors de notre quotidien. Les résultats de l’enquête ont révélé ce que les invités de la région recherchent dans une expérience hôtelière, les trois caractéristiques les plus populaires d’un séjour à l’hôtel étant le service d’étage à 54 %, les installations (piscine, sauna, etc.) (52 %) et l’éventail des aliments disponibles (49 %). Par ailleurs, environ 40 % des répondants appréciaient de ne pas avoir à faire de ménage ou à préparer leurs propres repas.

Les résultats de la recherche ont mis en évidence que 22% des répondants aimaient se changer pour le dîner pour avoir belle allure, tandis que 20 % se sentaient heureux en pyjama, les pantoufles de l’hôtel aux pieds.

Il apparaît également que 92% des répondants ont estimé pouvoir être totalement eux-mêmes en séjournant dans un hôtel, 54 % se sentant en outre toujours détendus pendant leur séjour. Toutefois, 14 % des répondants craignaient que leurs enfants se comportent mal et perturbent les autres invités.

Haitham Mattar, directeur général Inde, Moyen-Orient & Afrique, IHG Hotels & Resorts, a commenté :  « L’industrie du tourisme et de l’hôtellerie de la région offre d’énormes possibilités, et elle est reconnue pour accueillir des invités de divers horizons qui voyagent pour affaires et pour leurs loisirs. Les besoins, les désirs et les préférences de nos invités évoluent constamment. Il est donc fondamental pour nous de leur offrir ce qu’ils recherchent le plus : une expérience personnalisée et individualisée. »

Plus tôt cette année, IHG a présenté IHG One Rewards, le nouveau programme de fidélité de la marque, donnant aux membres plus de choix et de valeur, et des récompenses plus généreuses que jamais. Le programme de fidélisation réinventé relie les membres d’IHG One Rewards au portefeuille croissant de 6 000 hôtels et 17 marques d’IHG Hotels & Resorts, qui inclut l’un des plus grands regroupements d’hôtels de luxe au monde.

Pour en savoir plus sur le programme IHG One Rewards et découvrir comment postuler, rendez-vous sur  ihg.com/one .

Note de la rédaction :

L’enquête a été menée en ligne entre le 14/09/22 et le 23/09/22. Elle a porté sur un panel de 7 060 adultes dans 9 marchés. Toutes les recherches respectent le Code de conduite et les lignes directrices MRS.

À propos d’IHG®

IHG Hotels & Resorts  [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] est une société hôtelière mondiale, dont la vocation est d’offrir une véritable hospitalité à ses invités.

Avec une famille de 17 marques hôtelières et  IHG One Rewards , l’un des plus grands programmes de fidélité hôtelière au monde, IHG compte plus de 6 000 hôtels en activité dans plus de 100 pays et plus de 1 800 établissements dans le pipeline de développement.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC est la société holding du Groupe. Elle a été constituée et enregistrée en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles. Environ 325 000 personnes travaillent dans les hôtels et les bureaux d’IHG dans le monde.

Consultez notre site Web pour en savoir plus sur nos  hôtels et réservations  et sur  IHG One Rewards . Pour télécharger la nouvelle application IHG One Rewards, utilisez les suites  Apple App  ou  Google Play .

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Luachimo Dam tests in final stage

 

Dundo – The equipment load tests for the entry into operation of the first two turbines of the Luachimo hydroelectric dam, in eastern Lunda Norte province, are in their final stages.

This was announce by the director of the works for rehabilitation and expansion of the infrastructure by GAMEK, Joaquim Garcia.

The announcement was made at the end of a visit by the governor of Lunda Norte, Deolinda Satula, to the dam to see the level of physical and financial execution of the project.

Director Garcia, said that the first two turbines, with capacity to produce 17 megawatts of electricity, were already fully installed and would start providing electricity at the end of November or early December.

He said that in the first phase the first two turbines would produce electricity for the municipality of Chitato, explaining that the other municipalities were waiting for a transmission grid to be built to allow for interconnection.

He also said that the transmission grid for the other municipalities was not part of the contract.

The project, he said, included two electricity sub-stations already concluded with a 60 kilovolt transmission grid.

The other two turbines, with capacity to also produce 17 megawatts, together, had already been acquired and would arrive in Angola in the next few months.

Estimated at over US$212 million, via a credit line from China, the work will increase the power capacity provided by the infrastructure from 8.4 to 34 megawatts (MW), which will exceed local needs, or around 50 percent of the power produced will remain as a reserve.

The start of this energy project, which will have a power station made up of four generator groups of 8.5 megawatts each, totalling 34 megawatts, will make it possible to expand power supply to the benefit of 186,000 residents in the city of Dundo and the municipalities of Cambulo and Lucapa, including the localities of Fucauma, Cassanguidi, Luxilo and Calonda.

As well as household connections, which in the first phase will benefit over 9,000 families, the project also includes around 30 industrial connections.

Currently, over 20,000 customers benefit from electricity from the public grid in Chitato municipality, via a 30 megawatt thermal power station, whilst the nine municipalities in the interior are supplied by generator sets.

 

 

Source: Angola Press News Agency

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Court of Auditors stresses commitment to technological modernisation

 

Luanda – The Court of Auditors (TC) announced Thursday its commitment to modernisation of digital system, with focus on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of its work.

 

The presiding judge of the TC, Exalgina Gambôa, said the technological modernisation, which is now starting, is of great importance.

She stressed the role of technical modernisation in facilitating the pursuit of the tasks assigned to the court.

The judge highlighted the technical services of the TC, which have the responsibility of looking more closely at all elements related to the supervision of the State’s financial resources.

These are financial resources under the responsibility of public managers that, by legal requirement, are under the jurisdiction of the Court, as guardian of the legality of public finances and patrimony, she added.

Addressing a swearing in ceremony of the newly appointed staff of the sector, Exalgina Gambôa called for unity in actions, sharing knowledge, and open up, in order to contribute to the accomplishment of the competences attributed to each organic unit.

In her speech, Gamboa explained that the Court of Auditors participates in working groups that integrate auditors from several countries of the “OISC-CPLP” and “AFROSAI-E”, for coordinated audits at regional and international level.

“This is an unprecedented fact that honours us and will allow our auditors to gain international experience by sharing with high level and experienced counterparts”, she said.

The Court of Auditors´ missions include supervising the legality of the financial and administrative management acts of the State and other public and private institutions determined by law.

 

 

Source: Angola Press News Agency

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OPEC+ cuts oil production by two million barrels

Luanda – OPEC+ (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies) announced plans to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day by November.

The decision was announced on Wednesday and taken “in light of the uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook and the oil market (…)”, OPEC has said.

OPEC, the group of the largest producers in the world, led by Saudi Arabia, said that this is the most intense cut since the beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, made by the group.

Until November 2021, Angolan oil production stood at 374.8 million barrels, an average of 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd).

 

 

Source: Angola Press News Agency

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Adopted Sport: Angola beat Brazil, qualify for semi-finals

Istanbul – National Amputee Football Team defeat Brazil (2-1) Thursday and qualified for the semi-finals of the Amputee Football World Cup, taking place in Istanbul (Turkey).

The two goals of the national team were scored by Hilário Cufula, at 4 and 7 minutes.

In the semi-finals on Friday, Angola will face Haiti, who eliminated Tanzania, with a 4-1 victory.

 

 

Source: Angola Press News Agency

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President João Lourenço grants audience to UNITA leader

Luanda – The head of State João Lourenço received on Thursday the president of Angola’s main opposition UNITA party, Adalberto Costa Júnior, with whom he addressed national policy issues.

At the end of the audience, Adalberto Costa described the meeting as “an indicator” of condition for dialogue between the Government and his party.

“We held a first meeting in the sense that we could also understand the position, vision and perspective of doing the will of Angolan people and their greatest concerns”, he expressed.

While praising the occasion, UNITA leader said that it appears to be common for the institutions to know how to dialogue, regardless of the party they belong, when it comes to the national interest.

According to Adalberto Costa Júnior, the third president in the party’s history, it is always possible, on the basis of national interest, to work together.

In his view, Angola needs more democracy in its institutions. “It is these challenges that, if they are met, we will have a more democratic country”, he expressed.

Thursday’s meeting was the first, in private, between President João Lourenço and the leader of UNITA, after the August 24 general elections.

 

 

Source: Angola Press News Agency

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Fears of Quarantines, Lockdowns Mar Golden Week Festivities in China

 

China’s annual Golden Week festivities wind down Friday under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic with sharply reduced travel, frequent COVID testing and tight security in the capital ahead of this month’s 20th Communist Party Congress.

As in the past two years, authorities have sought to discourage the popular practice of traveling to one’s hometown or village during the period surrounding the country’s national day in early October. At least 24 provinces and cities issued announcements urging people to “spend the holidays locally,” including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

The advice has been followed by many Chinese, who prefer to stay close to home in order to avoid frequent COVID tests, ID checks and mandatory quarantines. Citizens were warned before the holiday to especially avoid 1,619 areas marked as “medium- or high-risk areas.”

“If you leave Beijing, even if just to the nearby Tianjin or Hebei Province, your health app on the phone could send you a message when you return, reminding you there were positive cases in the places you’ve been,” said Allen, a 51-year-old information technology worker who lives in Beijing. “Then you’d have to be quarantined at home. Traveling means trouble.”

Only 9.7 million people took to the nation’s railroads Oct. 1, the first day of the holiday, according to Shanghai’s Dragon TV. That compares to as many a 15 million rail passengers on the first day of pre-pandemic Golden Weeks. The Ministry of Transport had predicted that road traffic this week would drop by about 30% compared to the same period in 2021.

Many universities shortened the seven-day holiday season to three to five days, citing the risk of COVID.

The nation’s zero-COVID policy led to even more restrictions in a few locations. The government in northwestern Xinjiang stopped all passenger traffic out of the region on Tuesday. And in Xishuangbanna, a popular tourist destination in southern Yunnan province, residents and tourists were banned from leaving the city after a few positive cases were found.

Security measures further dampened the festive mood in Beijing, where 2,296 delegates will soon begin arriving for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which starts Oct. 16.

Authorities are determined to avoid any disruption of the event, where President Xi Jinping is expected to be re-elected to a historic third term as general secretary of the party. Police patrols have increased, and IDs are being checked more frequently.

Anti-COVID measures have been stepped up at airports at the request of the Beijing municipal government. Travelers from areas with confirmed COVID cases within the past seven days have not been allowed to enter the capital at all.

Visitors already in Beijing have been advised not to attend social events or enter crowded public places within seven days after arrival. They are also required to be tested twice within three days of their arrival.

Allen, the information technology worker, told VOA Mandarin the atmosphere in Beijing’s neighborhoods always becomes tense ahead of major political events like the Communist Party Congress.

At such times, “community volunteers” with red armbands patrol residential neighborhoods looking for “suspicious people,” he said, and plainclothes public security officers are evident in large numbers in politically significant locations such as Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People.

Ms. Huang, a 42-year-old Beijing resident who works in the cultural innovation industry, said many people have grown numb to the incessant COVID testing they must undergo.

“In Beijing we have to do a test almost every 72 hours. Sometimes I forget when I’m busy with work, but when I take a subway or bus, or go shopping, my health app reminds me it’s time to do it again. It is quite inconvenient,” she said in an interview.

“People are becoming used to it, but it doesn’t mean people support it. There’s just nothing they can do about it,” she said.

Wu Se-Chih, deputy secretary-general of Strategy and Public Institute in Taiwan, said in an interview he believes the Chinese authorities have found the anti-COVID measures provide them with convenient methods of social control that will outlive the pandemic.

“The so-called stability maintaining measure will only become more frequent before the 20th Party Congress,” he said. “I even think after the congress, especially in early next year before the National People’s Congress in March, we won’t see any of these measures loosened at all.”

 

Source: Voice of America

 

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China’s Vast Xinjiang Hit With COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Sprawling Xinjiang is the latest Chinese region to be hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions, as China further ratchets up control measures ahead of a key Communist Party congress later this month.

Trains and buses in and out of the region of 22 million people have been suspended, and passenger numbers on flights have been reduced to 75% capacity, reports said Thursday.

As is often the case with China’s draconian “zero-COVID” policy, the measures seemed out of proportion to the number of cases detected.

The National Health Commission announced just 93 cases in Xinjiang on Wednesday and 97 on Thursday, all of them asymptomatic. Xinjiang leaders on Tuesday conceded problems with detection and control measures but offered no word on when they planned to lift the restrictions.

Officials are desperate not to be called out for new outbreaks in their regions and Xinjiang has been under special scrutiny over the government’s establishment of a series of prison-like re-education centers in which Muslim minorities have been taught to renounce their religion and allegedly subjected to a range of human rights abuses.

Tech makes survelliance simple

Xinjiang’s vast surveillance system, relying on ubiquitous checkpoints, facial and even voice recognition software, and universal cell phone monitoring has made controlling travel among the population especially easy.

“Zero-COVID” has been closely identified with Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, who is expected to receive a third five-year term in office at the congress beginning Oct. 16. That’s despite criticisms from the World Health Organization and massive disruptions to the economy, education and normal life in China.

Last month, a nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people who were being forcefully moved to a mass quarantine location in southwestern China set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the policy. Survivors said they had been compelled to leave their apartments even when not a single case had been discovered.

Leaders proclaim “zero-covid” a success

“Zero-COVID” has been celebrated by the country’s leaders as evidence of the superiority of their system over the U.S., which has had more than a million COVID-19 deaths.

Xi has cited China’s approach as a “major strategic success” and evidence of the “significant advantages” of its political system over liberal Western democracies.

Yet even as other countries open up, the humanitarian costs to China’s pandemic approach have grown.

Earlier this year in Shanghai, desperate residents complained of being unable to get medicines or even groceries during the city’s two-month lockdown, while some died in hospitals from lack of medical care as the city restricted movement. Last week, residents in the western region of Xinjiang said they went hungry during a more than 40-day lockdown.

 

 

Source: Voice of America

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Ryan Kavanaugh et Proxima Media lancent la nouvelle société de production « The Quad », en partenariat avec Amy Kim et Jaime Burke de Lifeboat Productions

The Quad produira entre 3 et 5 films par an avec un budget autofinancé de 3 à 12 millions de dollars chacun, et mettra en vedette un influenceur de premier plan associé à un réalisateur et acteur de renommée mondiale

LOS ANGELES, 05 oct. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ryan Kavanaugh, en partenariat avec Amy Kim et Jaime Burke de Proxima Media et Lifeboat Productions, est fier d’annoncer le lancement de sa nouvelle société de production appelée The Quad. Matt Weaver et Jason Barhydt seront également producteurs au sein de la société, qui se spécialise dans les longs métrages axés sur l’horreur, le thriller, les comédies américaines et les histoires d’amour. Leur programmation annuelle se composera d’entre 3 et 5 films avec un budget autofinancé de 3 à 12 millions de dollars par film. The Quad utilisera les solides relations de M. Kavanaugh avec les plus grands influenceurs et les entourera d’acteurs et de réalisateurs de renommée mondiale. The Quad a déjà conclu des contrats avec les meilleurs talents, parmi lesquels Charlie d’Amelio, Bryce Hall et King Bach.

Pour les 12 prochains mois, The Quad a programmé ses quatre prochains films consécutifs juste après la fin du tournage de SKILL HOUSE.

« The Quad a l’intention de briser la frontière entre la culture des réseaux sociaux et ce que nous connaissons aujourd’hui sous le nom d’Hollywood », a déclaré le partenaire Ryan Kavanaugh. « Nous sommes ravis de présenter les aptitudes d’acteurs de Charlie d’Amelio, Bryce Hall et désormais de King Bach sur le grand écran. Leur talent n’a pas de frontières, et leur empreinte numérique aidera à ramener le public dans les salles de cinéma. Je ne pourrais pas être plus enthousiaste à l’idée de donner vie à cette nouvelle entreprise avec les producteurs et chefs d’entreprise primés Amy Kim et Jaime Burke, aux côtés du producteur et cadre du divertissement chevronné Matt Weaver. »

« Nous sommes ravis de faire partie de cette aventure avec un producteur expérimenté comme Ryan. Son amour pour la réalisation de films est contagieux, tout comme son désir constant de créer un nouvel espace dans l’industrie du divertissement. Les personnes réunies pour réaliser ces films apportent une expérience considérable, qui garantira des projets de qualité axés sur les points forts des talents en vue d’offrir un divertissement de haute qualité à tous les fans de cinéma », ont ajouté Amy Kim et Jaime Burke.

Par le passé, Matt Weaver et Ryan Kavanaugh ont produit ensemble le documentaire nommé aux Grammy Awards JE DORMIRAI QUAND JE SERAI MORT portant sur Steve Aoki pour Netflix, le documentaire THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY portant sur le Met Ball et produit conjointement avec Anna Wintour pour Magnolia Pictures, la comédie musicale de Broadway nommée au Tony Awards ROCK FOREVER, pour laquelle M. Weaver était le principal producteur et partenaire général et M. Kavanaugh un producteur, ainsi que de nombreux contenus et émissions pour la télévision.

En outre, Jason Barhydt de Triller coproduira avec The Quad. M. Barhydt a déjà travaillé avec M. Kavanaugh sur certains de ses plus grands succès, notamment LES IMMORTELS, LIMITLESS, CHER JOHN, ACT OF VALOR, UN HAVRE DE PAIX et FIGHTER.

Le troisième projet de The Quad, MILES RYDER, dont la production est prévue dans le courant de l’année et qui met en vedette le comédien et acteur King Bach, est un thriller dont le style rappellera les films JOHN WICK et DOCTOR STRANGE.

King Bach a fait ses débuts en tant qu’utilisateur le plus suivi du réseau social Vine, avec plus de 11 millions de followers. M. Bachelor s’est appuyé sur son succès sur Vine pour se faire connaître sur d’autres plateformes telles que YouTube, TikTok et Instagram, sur laquelle il compte près de 23 millions de followers. Il est récemment apparu dans le drame sportif CHAMPIONS NATIONAUX de Ric Roman Waugh, ainsi que dans la comédie à succès NOS PIRES AMIS de 20th Century Studio et Broken Road Productions pour Hulu. M. Bachelor a également fait des apparitions dans des séries comme THE MINDY PROJECT, HOUSE OF LIES, BLACK JESUS et KEY & PEELE, ainsi que dans des films tels que CINQUANTE NUANCES DE BLACK, THE BABYSITTER et À TOUS LES GARÇONS QUE J’AI AIMÉS. Il s’est lancé en tant qu’acteur avec plus d’une douzaine de rôles dans CHAMPIONS NATIONAUX, NOS PIRES AMIS, CINQUANTE NUANCES DE NOIR, À TOUS LES GARÇONS QUE J’AI AIMÉS et à la série « Black Jesus » sur la chaîne Adult Swim.

The Quad est actuellement en phase de post-production sur SKILL HOUSE, le premier épisode de la franchise de films d’horreurs classés R, qui met en vedette le phénomène des réseaux sociaux et star de TikTok Bryce Hall, en co-production avec G-Unit Film & Television de l’icône mondiale du hip hop Curtis « 50 Cent » Jackson. Le film met en vedette Hall aux côtés des acteurs chevronnés Neal McDonough (Yellowstone, Arrow, Flash) et Leah Pipes (The Originals, SŒURS DE SANG).

The Quad est en phase de pré-production sur le très attendu thriller fantastique HOME SCHOOL de Charli D’Amelio, écrit par Casey Giltner. Daniel Herther, vice-président directeur de la production chez Proxima, qui a supervisé le développement de Home School, agira en tant que producteur aux côtés de Ryan Kavanaugh, Jason Barhydt, Jaime Burke et Amy Kim avec Bobby Sarnevesht, le partenaire de M. Kavanaugh. Marc, Heidi et Dixie D’Amelio seront producteurs exécutifs.

« J’avais oublié combien j’aime l’art de faire des films. En retournant à mes racines, lorsque je participais activement au processus créatif de projets tels que BROTHERS, BRAQUAGE À L’ANGLAISE, LIMITLESS, LES IMMORTELS, CHER JOHN, FIGHTER et bien d’autres encore, je me suis souvenu de ce que j’aimais dans la réalisation de films. Pour la première fois, j’ai le fin du fin en matière de partenaires avec Amy, Jaime et Matt pour m’assurer que nous réalisons et fournissons un standard et une qualité exceptionnels. Cette fois-ci, nous le faisons à notre façon ! », a poursuivi M. Kavanaugh.

À propos de Proxima Media et Ryan Kavanaugh
Fondateur de Proxima Media, l’actionnaire majoritaire de Triller, Ryan Kavanaugh est l’un des cadres les plus accomplis, prolifiques et honorés de l’histoire du secteur du divertissement. À l’aide d’un modèle intelligent de la finance cinématographique, il a été qualifié de créateur du « Moneyball pour les films ». Il a produit, distribué et/ou structuré le financement de plus de 200 films, générant plus de 20 milliards de dollars de revenus au box-office mondial et remportant 60 nominations aux Oscars. Il est le 25e producteur de films le plus riche de tous les temps. Ses productions comprennent Fast and Furious 2-6, 300, Social Network, Limitless, Fighter, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers et Mamma Mia! M. Kavanaugh et Proxima ont été les pionniers d’un accord de financement innovant pour Marvel après la faillite, créant le studio et la structure financière qui ont conduit à Marvel Cinematic Universe. Il a élaboré la catégorie SVOD (streaming) avec Netflix, ce qui a fait passer la capitalisation boursière de cette société de 2 à 10 milliards de dollars. M. Kavanaugh est le cofondateur de Triller, l’une des trois applications de réseaux sociaux à la croissance la plus rapide. Il a récemment dirigé l’acquisition, la fusion et la relance de l’application de réseaux sociaux et de musique.

Il a également créé la puissante société de télévision, désormais connue sous le nom de Critical Content, produisant des émissions à succès telles que Catfish sur MTV et Limitless sur CBS, qu’il a vendues pour 200 millions de dollars. La société possédait 40 séries télévisées sur 19 réseaux avant sa vente. M. Kavanaugh a remporté de nombreux succès et récompenses, du Variety’s Producer of the Year Award au Hollywood Reporter’s Leadership Award, en passant par les 40 personnes les plus influentes du classement Fortune au classement Fortune 400, le producteur de milliards de dollars par le Daily Variety et les 100 personnes les plus influentes au monde par Vanity Fair. Proxima et M. Kavanaugh sont représentés par Neil Sacker.

Compte tenu de sa passion pour les animaux, M. Kavanaugh est également actif dans la marque d’aliments pour animaux domestiques Dog for Dog, qui fait don de nourriture pour chiens à des refuges locaux et nationaux pour chaque produit acheté afin de sauver des chiens de l’euthanasie. Il a également siégé au sein des conseils d’administration de plusieurs fondations caritatives, dont la Sheriff’s Youth Foundation et le Conseil des gouverneurs de Cedars-Sinai, et a occupé le poste de président d’Art of Elysian pendant
près de huit ans, entre autres.

À propos de Lifeboat Productions
Amy Kim et Jaime Burke sont des productrices primées possédant plus de 20 ans d’expérience diversifiée. Elles ont produit du contenu original pour tous les principaux streamers et studios avec leurs crédits les plus récents, y compris les séries Surfside Girls d’Apple+ et Undone d’Amazon. Amy Kim a fait ses début dans la production avec le court-métrage primé aux Academy Awards WEST BANK STORY, tandis que Jaime Burke a travaillé pour 20th Century Fox et produit des films indépendants avant de constituer Lifeboat Productions. Lifeboat continuera à produire sa programmation de projets et à collaborer avec ses partenaires actuels et futurs en plus de The Quad.

À propos de Matt Weaver
Matthew Weaver produira des projets pour la société. Par le passé, M. Weaver et M. Kavanaugh ont produit le documentaire nommé aux Grammy Awards JE DORMIRAI QUAND JE SERAI MORT portant sur Steve Aoki pour Netflix. Ils ont également produit le documentaire THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY portant sur le Met Ball, qui a été produit conjointement avec Anna Wintour pour Magnolia Pictures. M. Kavanaugh était également co-producteur de la comédie musicale ROCK FOREVER de Broadway nommée aux Tony Awards, pour laquelle M. Weaver était le principal producteur et associé général. 

Contact auprès des médias
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Ryan Kavanaugh e Proxima Media lançam nova empresa de produção de filmes ‘The Quad’ em parceria com Amy Kim e Jaime Burke, da Lifeboat Productions

A The Quad produzirá de três a cinco filmes por ano com um orçamento autofinanciado de 3 a 12 milhões de dólares cada e estrelará um importante influenciador junto com um diretor e ator de renome mundial

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ryan Kavanaugh, em conjunto com a Proxima Media e Amy Kim e Jaime Burke, da Lifeboat Productions, anuncia orgulhosamente sua nova empresa de produção de filmes chamada The Quad. Matt Weaver e Jason Barhydt também atuarão como produtores da empresa, especializada em longas-metragens focados em terror, suspense, comédias americanas e histórias de amor. A programação anual contará com três a cinco filmes e terá um orçamento autofinanciado de 3 a 12 milhões de dólares por filme. A The Quad se valerá das sólidas relações de Kavanaugh com os principais influenciadores, cercando-as de atores e diretores de renome mundial. A nova empresa já fechou acordo com grandes talentos, entre eles Charlie D’Amelio, Bryce Hall e King Bach.

Para os próximos 12 meses, a The Quad já tem quatro filmes previstos após a finalização de SKILL HOUSE.

“A The Quad pretende romper a fronteira entre a cultura da mídia social e o que conhecemos hoje como Hollywood”, disse o sócio Ryan Kavanaugh. “Estamos entusiasmados em poder trazer Charlie D’Amelio, Bryce Hall e, agora, o talento de King Bach para o cinema”. O talento desses atores não tem limites, e a presença digital deles ajudará a trazer o público de volta às salas de cinema. Eu não poderia estar mais entusiasmado em dar vida a esta nova empresa com Amy Kim e Jaime Burke, que são produtores premiados, ao lado do veterano produtor e executivo de entretenimento Matt Weaver”.

“Estamos empolgados por fazer parte desta jornada com um produtor veterano como Ryan. Seu amor pela produção cinematográfica é contagiante, juntamente com o constante desejo de criar um novo espaço na indústria do entretenimento. As pessoas que participam da produção desses filmes contribuem com suas profundas experiências que garantirão projetos de qualidade, visando os pontos fortes dos talentos, para levar entretenimento de alta qualidade a todos os fãs de cinema”, acrescentam Amy Kim e Jaime Burke.

Anteriormente, Weaver e Kavanaugh produziram juntos para a Netflix o documentário indicado ao Grammy “I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD”, sobre Steve Aoki, o documentário “THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY”, sobre o Met Ball, que foi produzido em conjunto com Anna Wintour para a Magnolia Pictures, e o musical da Broadway “ROCK OF AGES”, indicado ao Tony, no qual Weaver foi o produtor principal e sócio geral e Kavanaugh, um produtor, além de muitos outros programas e conteúdo para a televisão.

Além disso, Jason Barhydt, do Triller, participará da produção com a The Quad. Barhydt trabalhou anteriormente com Kavanaugh em alguns de seus maiores sucessos, tais como IMORTAIS, SEM LIMITES, QUERIDO JOHN, ATO DE CORAGEM, UM PORTO SEGURO e O VENCEDOR.

O terceiro projeto da The Quad, MILES RYDER, cuja produção está prevista para começar no final deste ano, estrelado por King Bach, comediante e ator, é um suspense estilo JOHN WICK misturado com DOUTOR ESTRANHO com a The Quad.

King Bach entrou em cena pela primeira vez como o usuário de mídias sociais mais seguido na plataforma Vine, com mais de 11 milhões de seguidores. O sucesso de Bachelor no Vine se transformou em um grande número de seguidores em plataformas como YouTube, TikTok e Instagram, com quase 23 milhões de seguidores somente neste último. Ele apareceu mais recentemente no drama esportivo CAMPEÕES NACIONAIS, de Ric Roman Waugh, assim como na comédia de sucesso AMIZADE DE FÉRIAS, da 20th Century Studio e Broken Road Productions, para a Hulu. Bachelor também apareceu em séries tais como O PROJETO MINDY, HOUSE OF LIES, BLACK JESUS e KEY & PEELE e em filmes como CINQUENTA TONS DE PRETO, A BABÁ e PARA TODOS OS GAROTOS QUE JÁ AMEI. Além disso, aventurou-se na atuação com mais de uma dúzia de papéis como em CAMPEÕES NACIONAIS, AMIZADE DE FÉRIAS, CINQUENTA TONS DE PRETO, PARA TODOS OS GAROTOS QUE JÁ AMEI e a série “Black Jesus”, da Adult Swim.

A The Quad está atualmente na fase de pós-produção de SKILL HOUSE, a primeira parte da franquia de filmes de terror para adultos, estrelando o fenômeno das mídias sociais e estrela do TikTok Bryce Hall, em coprodução com a G-Unit Film & Television, do ícone global do hip hop Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. O filme é estrelado por Hall ao lado dos atores veteranos Neal McDonough (Yellowstone, Arqueiro, The Flash) e Leah Pipes (Os Originais, PACTO SECRETO).

A pré-produção está em andamento pela The Quad para o muito aguardado suspense sobrenatural “HOME SCHOOL”, escrito por Casey Giltner e com participação de Charli D’Amelio. Daniel Herther, vice-presidente sênior de produção da Proxima, que esteve à frente do desenvolvimento de Home School, participará da produção ao lado de Kavanaugh, Barhydt, Burke e Kim, com Bobby Sarnevesht, parceiro de Kavanaugh. Os produtores executivos serão Marc, Heidi e Dixie D’Amelio.

“Esqueci o quanto adorava a arte de fazer filmes. Voltando às minhas raízes, quando participei ativamente do processo criativo de projetos como ENTRE IRMÃOS, EFEITO DOMINÓ, SEM LIMITES, IMORTAIS, QUERIDO JOHN, O VENCEDOR e muitos outros, percebi o que eu tanto gostava na produção de filmes. Pela primeira vez, tenho os melhores dos melhores parceiros com Amy, Jaime e Matt, para que possamos executar e oferecer o mais alto padrão e qualidade. Desta vez, estamos fazendo do nosso jeito!” acrescentou Kavanaugh.

Sobre a Proxima Media e Ryan Kavanaugh
Fundador da Proxima Media, o acionista controlador do Triller, Ryan Kavanaugh, é um dos executivos mais realizados, prolíficos e honrados da história da indústria do entretenimento. Usando um modelo inteligente de financiamento cinematográfico, ele foi apelidado de “o homem que mudou o jogo no mundo do cinema”. Tendo produzido, distribuído e/ou estruturado o financiamento de mais de 200 filmes, gerou mais de US$ 20 bilhões em receitas de bilheteria em todo o mundo e ganhou 60 indicações ao Oscar. É o 25º produtor de filmes mais rentável de todos os tempos. Suas produções incluem Velozes e Furiosos 2-6, 300, A Rede Social, Sem Limites, O Vencedor, A Toda Velocidade, Quase Irmãos e Mama Mia! Kavanaugh e a Proxima Media foram pioneiros em um acordo financeiro inovador para a Marvel pós-falência, criando o estúdio e a estrutura financeira que levaram ao universo cinematográfico Marvel. Ele construiu a categoria SVOD (streaming) com a Netflix, o que impulsionou a capitalização de mercado da empresa de US$ 2 para US$ 10 bilhões. Kavanaugh é cofundador do Triller, um dos três aplicativos de mídia social que mais crescem. Recentemente, liderou a aquisição, fusão e relançamento do aplicativo de mídia social e música.

Além disso, criou a sólida empresa de televisão, hoje conhecida como Critical Content, produzindo programas de sucesso como Catfish na MTV e Limitless na CBS, que ele vendeu por 200 milhões de dólares. Antes da venda, a empresa tinha 40 séries de televisão em 19 emissoras. Kavanaugh obteve várias conquistas e prêmios, desde o Prêmio de Produtor do Ano da Variety até o Prêmio de Liderança do The Hollywood Reporter, desde a lista da Fortune com as 40 pessoas mais influentes nos negócios abaixo dos 40 anos de idade até a lista das 400 pessoas mais ricas da Forbes, o Produtor de Bilhão de Dólares da Daily Variety e a lista das 100 pessoas mais influentes do mundo da Vanity Fair. A Proxima Media e Kavanaugh são representados por Neil Sacker.

Dada sua paixão por animais, Kavanaugh é também ativo na marca Dog for Dog, que, para cada produto comprado, doa comida para cães para abrigos locais e nacionais com o objetivo de impedir o sacrifício de cães. Além disso, atuou nos conselhos de várias fundações beneficentes, tais como a Sheriff’s Youth Foundation e o Conselho de Governadores do Cedars-Sinai, e como presidente da Art of Elysian por
quase oito anos, entre outros.

Sobre a Lifeboat Productions
Amy Kim e Jaime Burke são produtores premiados com mais de 20 anos de experiência diversificada. Já produziram conteúdo original para todas os principais streamers e estúdios com seus créditos mais recentes, entre elas a série As Meninas de Surfside da Apple+ e Undone da Amazon. Kim começou a produzir com o curta-metragem vencedor do Oscar WEST BANK STORY, enquanto Burke trabalhou para a 20th Century Fox e produziu longas-metragens independentes antes de formar a Lifeboat Productions. A Lifeboat continuará a produzir sua lista de projetos, bem como a colaborar com parceiros atuais e futuros, além da The Quad.

Sobre Matt Weaver
Matthew Weaver produzirá projetos para a empresa. Anteriormente, Weaver e Kavanaugh produziram para a Netflix o documentário indicado ao Grammy “I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD”, sobre Steve Aoki. Produziram também o documentário “THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY”, sobre o Met Ball, que foi produzido em conjunto com Anna Wintour para a Magnolia Pictures. Kavanaugh também foi produtor do musical da Broadway “ROCK OF AGES”, indicado ao Tony, no qual Weaver foi o produtor principal e sócio geral.

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