Kyle Fong Joins Footprint Features As Director Of Development

deadline.com:

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Saunders and his Footprint Features have brought on Kyle Fong as the company’s Director of Development.

Fong joins from Blue Marble Pictures, where he served as Director, Content Development & Strategy, working on the Peabody Award-winning Apple TV+ drama series Pachinko, based on the international bestselling novel from Min Jin Lee.

His hiring is part of Footprint’s new Studio Development Fund, which will expand the company’s ability to acquire and develop top-tier content for studios and streamers.

Though Footprint will continue to produce and develop dynamic projects in the indie space, the new initiative will provide the company greater resources to expand beyond that sphere and prioritize developing studio content. “Kyle is someone who deeply understands story, and has impeccable taste and relationships,” Saunders told Deadline. “He will play an integral part in our efforts to reach wide audiences even as we stay true to the character-driven mandate that has always been at our core.” Stated Fong: “I am excited to be joining Footprint Features, a company whose mission aligns so deeply with my passion for storytelling.