EXCLUSIVE: Dave Devries has joined Mark Amin and Cami Winikoff’s Sobini as Vice President, Deadline can reveal.
In his new role, he will oversee development across film and TV for the company’s producing and financing endeavors. Devries joins from Rob Hardy’s Rainforest Entertainment, where he served as Head of Development for a little over two years, overseeing the company’s slate of film projects and series through their first-look deal with Lionsgate Television.
Past roles have had him overseeing development across drama and comedy, TV and film, live-action and animation, as with series for Max, Peacock, ABC, NBC, Fox, Freeform, USA, Syfy, Youtube Red and others.
Select feature experience includes Shudder’s horror anthology V/H/S/94, and as a co-producer, Plus One, the 2019 romantic comedy starring Jack Quaid and Maya Erskine, which won the Audience Award at the 2019 Tribeca Festival. “Dave is the perfect person to join our team,” said Amin in a statement on the hiring. “He has great taste, but it’s his thoughtful approach to story and development that has already made him such an invaluable asset to our team.
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