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Passionflix
Passionflix is an OTT entertainment streaming platform and production company. The platform was created and co-founded in 2017 by director and producer Tosca Musk, producer Jina Panebianco, and writer Joany Kane. Passionflix focuses on releasing original film adaptations from best selling romance novels, while also streaming classic romance movies. Establishment In 2015, Joany Kane had the concept of creating a streaming romance novel service for women. Tosca Musk and Jina Panebianco joined Kane in her efforts to create this platform and Passionflix was launched in May 2017. Investors in Passionflix include Dana Guerin, Patrick Cheung, Jason Calacanis, Bill Lee, Lyn and Norman Lear (who produced ''All in the Family'' and many other TV classics), and Kimbal Musk Kimbal Reeve Musk (born 20 September 1972) is a South African restaurateur, chef, and entrepreneur. He owns The Kitchen Restaurant Group, a collection of "community" restaurants located in Colorado, Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosca Musk
Tosca Musk (born July 20, 1974) is a South African filmmaker. She is an executive producer and director of feature films, television programs, and web content. Her work includes K. Bromberg's ''Driven'', Rachel van Dyken's ''Matchmaker's Playbook'', and her web series, ''Tiki Bar TV''. Tosca is the younger sister of Elon Musk and Kimbal Musk, and daughter of Errol Musk and Maye Musk. She co-founded the streaming service Passionflix. Early life and education Musk was born in South Africa and grew up in Johannesburg with her two older brothers: Kimbal and Elon. In 1979, her parents, Errol and Maye Musk, divorced. In 1981, Elon moved to live with his father; four years later, Kimbal did so as well. After graduating from high school, Elon moved to Canada; six months later, in 1989, Maye also moved to Canada with Tosca. Tosca Musk graduated from the University of British Columbia with a BFA degree in film studies in 1997. Career Musk produced and directed her first feature film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Rigby
Emma Catherine Rigby (born 26 September 1989) is an English actress. After rising to prominence for her role as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks'', she later played Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One drama series ''Prisoners' Wives'' and as the Red Queen in the American fantasy-drama '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland''. She also played the lead role of Angie in Movies 24's ''A Cinderella Christmas'', directed by Tosca Musk. Early life Rigby was born in St Helens, Merseyside, she attended De La Salle High School, where she gained 10 A* at GCSE. Rigby began working professionally at the age of 14. Career Rigby's television debut came in June 2003 as Lisa Gunstone in the BBC's drama series ''Born and Bred''. She also played Elena Jones, schoolfriend of Anthony Murray ( Raymond Quinn), in four episodes of the Channel 4 soap ''Brookside'' in the same year. In 2005, at the age of 15, Rigby was cast as Hannah Ashworth in ''Hollyoaks''. She received praise and recognition for her character's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joany Kane
Joany Kane is an American screenwriter from Massachusetts. She came up with the idea of the OTT streaming platform, Passionflix, got the URL, and in 2017, co-founded it with Tosca Musk and Jina Panebianco. She wrote her first screenplay in 1991. She also writes romance ebooks. Works ;Screenplays * '' The Christmas Card'' * ''A Christmas Kiss ''A Christmas Kiss'' is a 2011 American made-for-TV romance film directed by John Stimpson and starring Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge and Brendan Fehr. Written by Joany Kane, the film is about an aspiring interior designer who has a chance ...'' * '' Moonlight and Mistletoe'' * '' The Will'' * ''Christmas Magic'' ;Books * ''The Remote Seduction'' * ''Operation Naughty'' * ''The Memory Agent & Fool Me Once'' * ''Miss Annie And The Chief'' * ''A Villain's Kiss'' * ''The Realm Warrior'' References Living people American screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Writers from Massachusetts American women screenwriters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Bateman (model)
Nicholas Kevin Stanley Yunge-Bateman (born November 18, 1986) is a Canadian model, actor and music producer. Career At a young age, Bateman began martial arts training in Gōjū-ryū karate and bō staff.Leong, Melissa (March 24, 2011).On the Town with actor, model and martial artist Nick Bateman, ''National Post''. Retrieved August 18, 2014. In his teens Bateman won four world titles in the National Blackbelt League's 15-17 age division,(April 13th, 2011).Martial artist, international model adds acting to resume , ''Burlington Post''. Retrieved December 9th, 2016. with three in weapons as well as one in Japanese forms in Houston and Myrtle Beach in 2003 and 2004 Woollam, Derek (July 18, 2007).Modelling takes a back seat as Bateman opens karate club, ''Burlington Post''. Retrieved December 9, 2016. He graduated from Capilano University in Vancouver at age 20, and later opened his own karate school. Shortly thereafter, he began modeling professionally, during which time he lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Day
Sylvia June Day (born March 11, 1973) is a Japanese American writer. She also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare. She is a number one bestselling author in 29 countries. Career Day writes genre fiction and literary commentary. She has also published under the pseudonyms S. J. Day and Livia Dare. She is the co-founder of Passionate Ink, a special interest chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA), and served on RWA's Board of Directors from 2009-13. She was the 22nd President of RWA. Day presently serves on the Authors Guild Board of Directors. She presents workshops for writing groups and has been a speaker at events such as the RT Booklovers Convention, Romance Writers of America's National Convention, and Comic-Con. In March 2013, Harlequin Enterprises and Hearst Corporation announced the signing of Day to a seven-figure contract to write two novellas to launch "''Cosmo'' Red Hot Reads from Harlequin," a new collaboration between the publisher and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Torre
Alessandra Torre is an American novelist best known for contemporary romance. Torre is a ''New York Times'', ''USA Today'', ''Wall Street Journal'' and Amazon International bestselling novelist. Alessandra is the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan. She has been a guest columnist for the Huffington Post, RT Book Reviews, and was featured in Elle Magazine ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w .... In 2017, she created Alessandra Torre Ink, an online community for authors, which offers webinars, courses and the Inkers Con conference. In 2015, her novel The Girl in 6E was optioned for film by EuropaCorp. In 2017, her novel, Hollywood Dirt was released as a full-length movie by PassionFlix. Standalone novels * 2014:- Black Lies * 2015:- Tight * 2015:- Hollywood Dirt * 2016:- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Urb
Johann Urb (born 24 January 1977) is an Estonian-American actor, producer, and former model. Early life and education Johann Urb was born in Tallinn to parents Tarmo and Maris Urb. His father is an Estonian musician and the brother of actor and singer Toomas Urb. At the age of ten, he moved to live in Finland with his mother and her new Finnish husband, where he was raised primarily in Tampere. After turning 17, Urb moved to the United States, where his father lived, and began his career in modeling in New York City, which led him later on to pursuing a career in acting. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Career In 2001, Urb landed a small part in the film ''Zoolander''. Later, he made an appearance in the short film ''Fear of Feathers'' and had a role in one episode of ''CSI: Miami''. In 2004, Urb appeared in the short-running television series ''The Mountain''. Following that, he guest starred in several television shows and made smaller film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Carver
Caitlin Carver (born March 31, 1992) is an American actress. Early years Carver was born in Monrovia, Alabama. She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010. Her father is Don Carver. She grew up dancing, doing gymnastics, and playing softball and basketball, until eventually beginning theater in high school. Before her acting career took off, she worked as a professional dancer, dancing with many notable recording artists in the music industry including Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, and Pitbull. Career Before acting roles, Carver appeared as a dancer in a number of television series, including ''Nashville'', ''Glee'', ''Parks and Recreation'', and the VH1 cheerleader soapy drama '' Hit the Floor'' in the recurring role of Mason. In 2014 she began playing guest parts in '' Twisted'', ''Southland'', and '' Stalker''. Also in 2014, she was cast for the recurring role of Hayley Heinz in the ABC Family drama series '' The Fosters'' for two seasons. While f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Van Dyken
Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother. After Leah conceived again, Rachel was finally blessed with a son, Joseph, who would become Jacob's favorite child. Children Rachel's son Joseph was destined to be the leader of Israel's tribes between exile and nationhood. This role is exemplified in the Biblical story of Joseph, who prepared the way in Egypt for his family's exile there. After Joseph's birth, Jacob decided to return to the land of Canaan with his family. Fearing that Laban would deter him, he fled with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and twelve children without informing his father-in-law. Laban pursued him and accused him of stealing his idols. Indeed, Rachel had taken her father's idols, hidden them inside her camel's seat cushion, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over-the-top Media Service
An over-the-top (OTT) media service is a media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast, and satellite television platforms: the types of companies that traditionally act as controllers or distributors of such content. It has also been used to describe no-carrier cellphones, for which all communications are charged as data, avoiding monopolistic competition, or apps for phones that transmit data in this manner, including both those that replace other call methods and those that update software. The term is most synonymous with subscription-based video on demand (SVoD) services that offer access to film and television content (including existing shows and movies for which rights have been acquired from the content owner, as well as original content produced specifically for the service). OTT also encompasses a wave of "skinny" television services that offer access to live streams of linear specialty channels, similar to a traditional s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matchmaker's Playbook
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Russell
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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