Coming off of its Netflix family holiday movie Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius’ Get Lifted Film Co.
is partnering with Erik Feig’s youth-focused production company Picturestart on a new joint venture. Aptly dubbed Picture Lift, the venture will see the two banners develop and produce features together from underrepresented filmmakers and featuring diverse casts.
Picturestart will have the option to finance and Get Lifted to co-finance the projects, which will be budgeted in the $10 million range. “The desire to create platforms for people who have historically been marginalized to tell their stories is what excited us,” Get Lifted's trio of co-founders said in a joint statement. “We look.
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