Richie Kern & Alysia Thomas Join Paradigm As Agents
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Richie Kern and Alysia Cotter Thomas have joined Paradigm Talent Agency as agents. Kern comes to Paradigm as a media rights agent after seven years in New York as Head of Filmed Entertainment for Foundry Literary + Media.
A veteran studio executive and producer most recently based in London, Thomas joins as a motion picture lit agent. Both new additions to Paradigm will be based out of its Los Angeles office. “Alysia and Richie are both invaluable additions to our expanding roster of smart, entrepreneurial representatives,” said Paradigm Managing Partner Andrew Ruf. “As we launch our partnership with Paradigm Media Entertainment’s broadcast news, sportscaster, and culinary talent businesses, Richie’s wealth of experience in the world of book-to-screen adaptations enables him to identify unique, lucrative opportunities for our clients’ intellectual properties across all media.
Alysia has served in key roles on award-winning and blockbuster feature films, with long-standing relationships in the business and a comprehensive grasp of the production process few agents possess.” “I am thrilled to be part of the growing team at Paradigm,” stated Kern. “The ability to leverage the impressive roster of clients at Paradigm offers multiple opportunities for the underlying rights properties I am bringing to the agency.” Added Thomas: “Having worked for two decades as a producer and studio executive, I am excited to use the eye for storytelling and the understanding of the studio system from the inside out in the service of our dynamic clients.” Kern’s multifaceted career has centered on working with underlying content for adaptation.
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