MarVista, FOX Entertainment Unveil New Label

FOX Entertainment and its in-house studio division MarVista Entertainment have formed the new production label Tideline Entertainment.

Under the leadership of Hannah Pillemer, MarVista’s executive VP and head of creative and production, Tideline projects will range from features and independent films to limited series, made-for-platform content and other cross-genre formats.

The first new project under the Tideline banner will be River Gallo’s Ponyboi. Set to debut on January 20 in Sundance Film Festival’s drama competition, Ponyboi follows a young intersex sex worker forced to confront their past while running from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways.

“The tideline is the mark left by the tide when it reaches its highest point,” said Pillemer. “We envision the Tideline banner to be synonymous with the most impactful genre storytelling and the home for creators to be their authentic selves as they share their stories with the world. Under this vision, Tideline is already supporting exciting and important projects, starting with River Gallo’s tremendous film Ponyboi.”

In addition to Ponyboi, the first titles to bear the Tideline label are Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Director, which made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival and is produced by Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions. Three more upcoming films include the satirical thriller Slanted by director Amy Wang (Crazy Rich Asians 2), the action comedy The BM from director Rachel Goldberg (Resident Evil) and the coming-of-age story Hurricane Summer, directed by Lacey Duke (Queen Sugar).

“I have always believed that we must continue to build and evolve as a studio and storytellers, and now, as we celebrate MarVista’s 20th anniversary and our second year as a part of the FOX Entertainment family, our growth story continues,” said Fernando Szew, CEO of MarVista Entertainment and FOX Entertainment Global. “Today, we are proud to establish Tideline as our new in-house production unit, allowing us to emphatically broaden the stories we will bring to the world.”