Amazon Studios’ Matt Newman Named Head Of Original Content For Sports, Julie Rapaport Remains Head Of Movies
deadline.comA slight executive shift here at Amazon Studios as Movies Co-Head Matt Newman goes to Prime Video’s global Sports group to develop sports docuseries, movies and scripted fare.
Julie Rapaport will remain Amazon’s Head of Movies.Both sectors remain vibrant areas for Amazon; the former seeing the launch of Thursday Night Football in the autumn.Newman and Rapaport remained the co-Heads of Movies at the studio following Ted Hope’s departure in May 2020, he also being a Co-head.
During the duo’s run leading the feature division they saw a number of feature acquisitions from rival studios during the pandemic which turned into huge events for Prime Video, i.e.
the pick-up of Paramount’s Coming 2 America which remains the streamer’s most watched title. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm notched two Oscar nominations for Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actress Maria Bakalova.After playing Sundance and SXSW, the Regina Hall horror movie Master hits select theaters and the service this Friday.Below is the email from Amazon Studios Head Jen Salke:Hi team – I wanted to share some very exciting news with you all.Julie Rapaport and Matt Newman have been leading Movies together for the past several years, and they have accomplished so much as co-heads.
Read more on deadline.com