Focus Features Promotes Kiska Higgs to President of Production, Acquisitions
Also Read: Noomi Rapace Horror Film 'You Won't Be Alone' From 'The Babadook' Producer Acquired by Focus FeaturesDuring her time at Focus, Higgs was behind the acquisition of films like Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” and Robin Wright’s “Land.” She also worked on key productions like “Downton Abbey,” Morgan Neville’s “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and Dawn Porter’s “The Way I See It.”“I’ve had the good fortune of working with Kiska for 10 years, during which time her great taste, strong relationships and insights into the marketplace and the culture have been a not-so-secret weapon for Universal and then Focus,” Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski said.