Lightbox, the production company co-founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, has appointed Nicole Laufer as VP of development.<\/p>\n
Reporting to Ben Samuel, creative director of development, and working closely with Jonathan and Simon Chinn, Laufer will be responsible for driving the company\u2019s U.S. development slate, focusing on premium returnable series for streamers and broadcasters as well as limited series and feature documentaries. As part of Lightbox\u2019s Los Angeles- and London-based development team, she will also help create content that will have international potential for both the U.K. and North American markets.<\/p>\n
Laufer joins Lightbox from Lionsgate Television, where as VP of alternative programming she was responsible for spearheading development for the studio\u2019s non-fiction group. She developed and sold series across all cable networks and streaming platforms like Chasing the Cure<\/em>, which simulcasted on TNT\/TBS; The Ho\u2019s<\/em> for HBO Max; and You Kiddin\u2019 Me<\/em> for Facebook, as well as projects for FOX, Quibi, Netflix, Starz and Comedy Central. Previously, Nicole was director of development at Propagate Content, working with the team to develop Apple\u2019s first unscripted series, Planet of the Apps<\/em>;\u00a0Amazon\u2019s hybrid series Lore<\/em>; and Haunted<\/em> for Netflix, amongst others. She also held roles at ITV Entertainment.<\/p>\n Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn said: \u201cNicole\u2019s experience in developing series for streamers such as Netflix, Apple and HBO Max, more traditional broadcasters, and newer platforms such as Quibi makes her the perfect fit for Lightbox as we continue to grow the business internationally. Working with Ben, she\u2019ll be focused on developing returnable premium series for the U.S. market as well as diversifying our content offering for a range of international platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n Laufer added: \u201cLightbox is one of the most exciting media businesses around with an impeccable reputation of creating compelling and thought-provoking content. I\u2019m really looking forward to working with the development and production teams to continue the company\u2019s growth and success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lightbox, the production company co-founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, has appointed Nicole Laufer as VP of development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":14171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[197,4737],"class_list":["post-14170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-lightbox","tag-nicole-laufer","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n