Sarah Dodge Joins Redefine Entertainment As Manager
She joins the company with over 12 years of experience at Industry Entertainment. Before her career in management, she served as a development executive at Dimension Films. A graduate of Emerson College, Dodge began her career at The William Morris Agency and HBO.
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Her clients joining her at Redefine include Charlott Ahlin, writer on AMC's upcoming untitled Jonathan Glatzer Silicon Valley series, Karni Arieli & Saul Freed, who directed and produced the film short Wild Summon, Sarah Carbiener, EP on Prime Video's Criminal, FOX's Krapopolis, Owen Dennis, creator of the series Infinity Train and Among Us, Meg Favreau, screenwriter of the The Twits, Ryan Finnerty (Smosh, Ghostmates), Jesse Gordon (DC League of Super-Pets, Space Jam: A New Legacy), Kari Granlund (Godmothered, Lady & the Tramp), Jenny Lynn, co-EP on FX's Mayans, M.C., ABC's The Rookie, Gustin Nash (Youth In Revolt, Charlie Bartlett), Angela Petrella (Neo Yokio, Stone Quackers), Laura Pollak, co-producer on the Paramount+ series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Fairfax), Erica Rosbe, co-EP on King of the Hill reboot, and EP of Prime Video's Gen V, and Eva Sørhaug, director Showtime's Yellowjackets, Max's Tokyo Vice, and the film 90 Minutes.
'We are thrilled to welcome Sarah to the Redefine Entertainment team. Her client list exemplifies the kind of highly curated artists that Redefine was founded to support. She operates with a level of empathy that we find to be rare in our business. Her curiosity and her commitment to excellence are unmatched. We look forward to supporting her growth in the coming years,' shared partners Jairo Alvarado, Max Goldfarb, Tony Gil an Michael Botti in a joint statement.
'The moment I met with Redefine, I knew I had found my people,' Dodge shared. 'They are a company with a clear vision. Their commitment to their clients and values of empathy, excellence, curation, and transparency is well-known and well-respected in the industry. I am incredibly excited and proud to join the team,' she added.
Redefine Entertainment, founded in 2021, focuses on representing cultural thought leaders in the literary space. The firm represents creators such as Lulu Wang, Malcolm Spellman, Angel Soto, Vivienne Medrano, Dalan Musson, John Swetnam, Erika Lippoldt & Bo Yeon Kim, Jingyi Shao, Juel Taylor & Tony Rettenmaier, Abi Demaris Corbin, Ken Kobayashi, & Kwame Kwei-Armah
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