Nocturnal Entertainment, a film and television financier and production company, has officially launched following the sale of its first feature, “Play Dead,” to Netflix.
Nocturnal Entertainment was built to support filmmakers, providing them with a technology-enabled creative suite, engaging with them early on in the creative process and staying closely involved throughout. Led by producers Keaton Heinrichs and Akiva Nemetsky, the company focuses on producing and backing studio-quality concepts while embracing the speed, control, flexibility and price point of the independent model.
Fully financed by Nocturnal, “Play Dead,” a World War II thriller, was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Noah Jupe (“Hamnet”) and Matthias Schweighöfer (“Oppenheimer”) both star in the film.
“‘Play Dead’ reflects how we’re built to operate,” said Heinrichs and Nemetsky. “We back bold swings, period. Our job is to give filmmakers both the runway and the safety net to workshop ambitious ideas early, then execute them with modern production tools in a way that is both cinematic and disciplined.”
The company will also focus on actively developing material for partners across the entertainment marketplace, including studios, filmmakers and streamers. Nocturnal Entertainment will maintain a strategic relationship with the Los Angeles Times and have access to its intellectual property; more updates on the partnership will be shared soon.
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