A pair of top international executives have joined forces to build a UK-based talent agency and production business.
Thomas Drachkovitch and Jason Hafford will lead Dream Bay Entertainment, with former Amazon exec Drachkovitch the founder and Managing Director and ex-CAA rep Hafford co-founder and Head of Dbe Management.
The company, which Drachkovitch launched last year after exiting his role at Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios), comprises film and television production, literary and talent management, and media advisory services divisions. Based out of London, Dream Bay’s bosses plan to offer “a unique blend of strategic guidance, development expertise, and industry insights.”
LA native Drachkovitch left his UK-based role as Original Series Development Executive at Amazon Studios in 2022 having overseen commissioning initiatives across global markets.
He had previously been based in India, where he helped spearhead the launch of Amazon Studios’ first Indian content slate out of Mumbai, including shows such as Comicstaan,...
Thomas Drachkovitch and Jason Hafford will lead Dream Bay Entertainment, with former Amazon exec Drachkovitch the founder and Managing Director and ex-CAA rep Hafford co-founder and Head of Dbe Management.
The company, which Drachkovitch launched last year after exiting his role at Amazon Studios (now Amazon MGM Studios), comprises film and television production, literary and talent management, and media advisory services divisions. Based out of London, Dream Bay’s bosses plan to offer “a unique blend of strategic guidance, development expertise, and industry insights.”
LA native Drachkovitch left his UK-based role as Original Series Development Executive at Amazon Studios in 2022 having overseen commissioning initiatives across global markets.
He had previously been based in India, where he helped spearhead the launch of Amazon Studios’ first Indian content slate out of Mumbai, including shows such as Comicstaan,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Sushant Sreeram, country director of Prime Video India, has reiterated the streamer’s intention of doubling down on investments in the territory.
“Our five-year plan in India for Prime Video is to double what we have done in the last seven years. And our investment thesis is actually an apt reflection of that. We have committed to doubling our investment over the next five years compared to what we have invested in the previous five. We said this recently and we continue to stick to it,” Sreeram told Variety. “The question that I and the entire team in India is asked is, ‘Can we do this twice as bigger? Can we deliver, twice as much for customers across shows movies and the whole works? That’s the simple summary of what the five-year plan is.”
Earlier this year, Prime Video signed a deal with the Indian government to boost the country’s creative economy.
“Our five-year plan in India for Prime Video is to double what we have done in the last seven years. And our investment thesis is actually an apt reflection of that. We have committed to doubling our investment over the next five years compared to what we have invested in the previous five. We said this recently and we continue to stick to it,” Sreeram told Variety. “The question that I and the entire team in India is asked is, ‘Can we do this twice as bigger? Can we deliver, twice as much for customers across shows movies and the whole works? That’s the simple summary of what the five-year plan is.”
Earlier this year, Prime Video signed a deal with the Indian government to boost the country’s creative economy.
- 7/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Film analysisWhile ‘Dahaad’ places a serial killer before us in the end, the series is also an audit of our systemic prejudice which it suggests is the real killer.TwitterIn Dahaad, whenever her mother brings up marriage talk, Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sonakshi Sinha) evades the conversation. Anjali is posted in rural Rajasthan’s Mandawa police station, and it is through her that the Amazon Prime series based on the infamous serial killer Cyanide Mohan unfolds. In a particular scene, when Anjali’s mother lays photographs of prospective grooms before her, she responds with pictures of the female victims of a killer who she is trying to track. This angry outburst comes after three long days of investigating the killer who targets unmarried women from marginalised communities, preying on their vulnerabilities. Anjali fumes at her mother, explaining how such pressure to marry pushes women to leave their homes with the first...
- 5/23/2023
- by AkchayaaR
- The News Minute
Music composer Tushar Lall, who is known for ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’, ‘The Sound of 007’, and the background music of the recently released docu series ‘Dancing On The Grave’, which revolves around the murder of real estate developer and philanthropist Shakereh Khaleeli in the early 90s.
The composer talks about his work in the docu series and says that the musical elements of the series play an important role.
While talking about giving the background music of the docu series, ‘Dancing On The Grave’, he says: “I made the title track 6 years ago as a composition in a school’s auditorium. This story is bizarre. My parents finished a course at Carnegie Mellon University and they had booked a school auditorium with their friends for a party. Since it was an American school, I figured there must be a music room, so I started looking around. I found one...
The composer talks about his work in the docu series and says that the musical elements of the series play an important role.
While talking about giving the background music of the docu series, ‘Dancing On The Grave’, he says: “I made the title track 6 years ago as a composition in a school’s auditorium. This story is bizarre. My parents finished a course at Carnegie Mellon University and they had booked a school auditorium with their friends for a party. Since it was an American school, I figured there must be a music room, so I started looking around. I found one...
- 4/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Since recently, there has been an influx of Indian crime documentaries. With Netflix starting to bring in stories from across the country, it is interesting to see how many of these crime-related stories are quickly forgotten in a matter of months. Thanks to the Ott platforms, many of these are being brought to the limelight, giving us an insight into how the investigation was carried out and who was involved. These stories get us in touch with the true heroes who do the groundwork and get to the endpoint. There are journalists, police officers, and families of the victims involved who gather the courage to talk about it on the screen, probably after years. A Prime Video Original brings you a new true crime documentary series, “Dancing on the Grave,” directed by Patrick Graham, that takes the audience through the murder of a woman from an aristocratic background and the investigation that unfolded.
- 4/24/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
ReviewThe show follows the once-famous Richmond Road case in Bengaluru—the murder of Shakereh Khaleeli, granddaughter of the Diwan of Mysore.Many among us may be familiar with the ‘Richmond Road case’ in Bengaluru. In the early 1990s, Shakereh Khaleeli, the granddaughter of the Diwan of Mysore, was found dead in the courtyard of her own home. Her skeletal remains were discovered by the Karnataka police in 1994, three years after Shakerah’s daughter raised an alarm that her mother was missing. Shakerah’s remains led to a particularly gruesome revelation—that she was buried alive. The man accused of killing her is currently serving a life sentence. Amazon Prime’s new series, Dancing on The Grave, tries to bring the Richmond Road case back into the limelight. The series is one of the latest in the ever-growing genre of true crime. It primarily relies on material from the India Today Archives,...
- 4/21/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
India Today Originals is set to launch a new true-crime documentary series titled ‘Dancing On The Grave’ that will be aired on Prime Video from April 21. The show, which caters to a global audience with local content, is an unscripted investigative docu-series that takes a deep dive into a bone-chilling crime – the murder of Shakereh Khaleeli – in the early 90s in Bangalore.
Produced by India Today Originals and directed by the talented Patrick Graham, Dancing On The Grave is a 4-part docu-series that presents an unbiased perspective of the mysterious murder through exclusive interviews of the key characters in the events as well as by some who were at peripheries, the perpetrator himself and, unseen footage.
Delving into a grisly real-life crime, the docu-series is about the disappearance and murder of Shakereh Khaleeli (maiden name Namazi), a well-known and wealthy heiress from a respected family.
The series promises to captivate...
Produced by India Today Originals and directed by the talented Patrick Graham, Dancing On The Grave is a 4-part docu-series that presents an unbiased perspective of the mysterious murder through exclusive interviews of the key characters in the events as well as by some who were at peripheries, the perpetrator himself and, unseen footage.
Delving into a grisly real-life crime, the docu-series is about the disappearance and murder of Shakereh Khaleeli (maiden name Namazi), a well-known and wealthy heiress from a respected family.
The series promises to captivate...
- 4/20/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
The trailer of the true crime docu-series ‘Dancing On The Grave’ was unveiled on Tuesday. The series is based on the murder case of Shakereh Khaleeli who belonged to an illustrious family in Bangalore as she was the granddaughter of the Diwan of Mysore as per the trailer.
The trailer documents testimonies from several witnesses who helped the investigating agency to crack the case as the needle of suspicion pointed towards Khaleeli’s second husband Murali Manohar Mishra, who had renamed himself as Swami Shradhananda, a godman.
Talking about the series, writer and director, Patrick Graham, said, “With ‘Dancing On The Grave’, there was a joint vision that the team shared – a gruesome crime had taken place and yet the whys and the hows of the case remained a mystery. It was our goal to shine a light on this macabre and tragic story. Years of in-depth research have been...
The trailer documents testimonies from several witnesses who helped the investigating agency to crack the case as the needle of suspicion pointed towards Khaleeli’s second husband Murali Manohar Mishra, who had renamed himself as Swami Shradhananda, a godman.
Talking about the series, writer and director, Patrick Graham, said, “With ‘Dancing On The Grave’, there was a joint vision that the team shared – a gruesome crime had taken place and yet the whys and the hows of the case remained a mystery. It was our goal to shine a light on this macabre and tragic story. Years of in-depth research have been...
- 4/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Champion Campion
The Sydney Film Festival will present ‘Jane Campion – Her Way,’ a retrospective of films by the pioneering director. Campion herself will appear in conversation with David Stratton on June 10 at the 2023 edition of the festival, its 70th anniversary presentation (June 7-18).
Held in association with Acmi and the National Film and Sound Archive, ‘Jane Campion – Her Way’ will encompass screenings of all nine of Campion’s feature films, as well as a selection of her short films. The selection will go on to tour the Acmi in Melbourne (June 15 – July 2) and at Nfsa in Canberra (July 20-30).
“For our 70th edition, we wanted to present a retrospective commensurate with the milestone, reflecting the audacious and boundary pushing filmmaking synonymous with our festival and region. Campion is a ground-breaking filmmaker who has made a profound impact on cinema with her daring and unforgettable films,” said Sydney Film Festival director Nashen Moodley.
The Sydney Film Festival will present ‘Jane Campion – Her Way,’ a retrospective of films by the pioneering director. Campion herself will appear in conversation with David Stratton on June 10 at the 2023 edition of the festival, its 70th anniversary presentation (June 7-18).
Held in association with Acmi and the National Film and Sound Archive, ‘Jane Campion – Her Way’ will encompass screenings of all nine of Campion’s feature films, as well as a selection of her short films. The selection will go on to tour the Acmi in Melbourne (June 15 – July 2) and at Nfsa in Canberra (July 20-30).
“For our 70th edition, we wanted to present a retrospective commensurate with the milestone, reflecting the audacious and boundary pushing filmmaking synonymous with our festival and region. Campion is a ground-breaking filmmaker who has made a profound impact on cinema with her daring and unforgettable films,” said Sydney Film Festival director Nashen Moodley.
- 4/18/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
EntertainmentThe documentary, titled Dancing On The Grave, delves into the murder of Shakereh Khaleeli, a well-known, wealthy heiress who lived in Bengaluru. Representative image/PicxyAmazon Prime Video made a global announcement of its first Indian true crime documentary titled Dancing On The Grave, an investigative series that reportedly revolves around the murder of Shakereh Khaleeli, which happened during the 90s in Bengaluru. The show, produced by India Today Originals Production, is written and directed by Patrick Graham, and co-written by Kanishka Singh Deo. It is expected to premiere in India and 240 other countries on April 21. In a press release, Amazon Prime said that the show has been made with the help of archival footage, news clippings, interviews, and dramatisations. Dancing On The Grave delves into the murder of Shakereh Khaleeli, a well-known, wealthy heiress, and the granddaughter of the Diwan of Mysore. The four-part series will investigate the murder through...
- 4/15/2023
- by AkchayaaR
- The News Minute
Mumbai, April 15 (Ians) The upcoming streaming series ‘Dancing On The Grave’ will unravel the murder mystery of real estate developer, Shakereh Khaleeli. Woven together through archival footage, news clippings, interviews and dramatisations, the true-crime docu-series delves into the sudden disappearance and grisly murder of Shakereh Khaleeli, a well-known and wealthy heiress from a respected family.
The gruesome murder was committed by her own husband, who buried her remains in her own house and evaded the legal procedure for close to three years as he maintained that his wife was on a perpetual holiday.
In May 1994, the police of Karnataka uncovered the skeletal remains of Shakereh’s body buried deep in the courtyard of her own house. It’s stated in records that she had been alive while she was buried as her hands were found clutching the mattress in the coffin in which she was buried.
The four-part docu-series investigates...
The gruesome murder was committed by her own husband, who buried her remains in her own house and evaded the legal procedure for close to three years as he maintained that his wife was on a perpetual holiday.
In May 1994, the police of Karnataka uncovered the skeletal remains of Shakereh’s body buried deep in the courtyard of her own house. It’s stated in records that she had been alive while she was buried as her hands were found clutching the mattress in the coffin in which she was buried.
The four-part docu-series investigates...
- 4/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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