Annapurna Names Valparaiso Pictures’ Adam Paulsen as Head of Film, Hires Two Others
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAnnapurna Pictures has made several key additions to its film team, including a new executive vice president and head of film in Adam Paulsen.Paulsen and two of his colleagues — Jack Parker and Jess Biddle — are joining the indie prestige shop from Valparaiso Pictures. Parker has been hired as a creative executive and Biddle as director development. All will report to Annapurna chief creative officer Sue Naegle and chief operating officer Chris Corabi.Valparaiso is the studio behind Jerrod Carmichael’s “On The Count of Three,” the Sundance player that Megan Ellison’s multimedia company acquired this year.