Budget-friendly genre, High-Concept projects, Horror, Grounded Sci-Fi, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Crime, Action-Comedy, Two-Hander, Comedy, Rom-Coms, Coming-of-Age
Gavin Dorman is Founder and President of Schemers Entertainment, a full-service production and management company based in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to starting the company, he served as an executive at WB-based Vertigo Entertainment, where he discovered, shaped, and sold numerous projects to major studios throughout Hollywood, and helped guide the creative development of a multitude of the company's big-screen hits, including the likes of THE LEGO MOVIE, OLDBOY, SLEEPLESS, DEATH NOTE, POLTERGEIST, RUN ALL NIGHT, and the highest-grossing genre film of all-time, IT. Currently on the producing front, Gavin's slate includes a number of projects by Schemers-repped writers and directors, and most recently his coming-of-age drama TO THE STARS starring Kara Hayward (MOONRISE KINGDOM), Liana Liberato (TO THE BONE), Tony Hale ("Arrested Development") and Malin Akerman (WATCHMEN) premiered in the dramatic competition at Sundance before being acquired and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.