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‘Backrooms’ Execs Launch New Production Banner

‘Backrooms’ Execs Launch New Production Banner

The global box office success of Vancouver-shot Backrooms has led to the launch of a new banner, titled Black Harbor, which is envisioned as a full service, one stop shop for American and other international producers looking to bring projects to British Columbia. The partners behind the new Vancouver-based production banner unveiled this week at the Banff World Media Festival share a common thread: they have worked closely with Osgood Perkins and other American producers using Vancouver as a base from which to produce hit movies and TV series for the U.S. and other international markets. Veteran location manager Jacob Bailey (Backrooms, The Monkey) and producer Jonathan J.J. Dubois (Longlegs, The Monkey) have collaborated with Chris Ferguson and Perkins on their Oddfellows/Phobos projects. That includes Backrooms, the $10 million adaptation by Kane Parsons of his viral YouTube short films that to date has pulled in over $260 million in global ticket sales for the horror pic. Producer and production manager Kate Kroll boards Black Harbor after working across features, documentaries, television, music videos, and immersive shorts, …

Alex Palou Lands a Multi-Year Ganassi Contract Extension After a Banner Week at Indy

Alex Palou Lands a Multi-Year Ganassi Contract Extension After a Banner Week at Indy

Since joining Chip Ganassi Racing six seasons ago, Spanish driver Alex Palou has shown to be a generational talent who is quickly working his way through IndyCar’s record books. For that, Palou has earned a multi-year contract extension on his current deal that ran through the 2027 season. The extension was finalized following this week’s two-day Indianapolis 500 test. Ganassi never publicly discloses contract terms. The reward capped a celebratory week for Palou, who drove into Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the defending Indy 500 winner for testing and saw a larger-than-life banner of himself chugging the traditional winner’s milk. It’s the main banner as you enter the speedway — key placement he’d seen reserved for rival drivers the previous six years. “I took a picture when I was driving by and sent it to my parents,” Palou said. Palou has won four IndyCar championships in five years, including the last three consecutive titles. He won eight times last season, including the 500, as he’s blossomed in IndyCar since joining Ganassi in 2021. Ahead of the …