New Regency, Black Bear Pictures Form JV Double Agent for Documentaries, Cinetic’s Dana O’Keefe to Serve as President
Manori Ravindran International EditorNew Regency Pictures and “I Care a Lot” producers Black Bear Pictures have formed a new joint venture, Double Agent, to produce and finance premium non-fiction content.The planned slate will span all genres and formats, and will leverage the companies’ combined strategic experience and resources to tap into the booming documentary market. The JV is spearheaded by New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer and Black Bear Pictures’ Teddy Schwarzman.Dana O’Keefe has been appointed president of the company, stepping down from Cinetic Media where he served as a partner.