Veteran CAA agent Joe Della Rosa joins Aniventure as its Chief Commercial Officer
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Aniventure, a leading producer of animated content, today announced the appointment of Joe Della Rosa as its Chief Commercial Officer. LA based Della Rosa will be responsible for overseeing the functions of sales and the implementation of its long and short-term commercial strategy, including identifying creative and business opportunities for Aniventure and its partners.
Adam Nagle, Aniventure’s founding CEO said:
Our business has built deep relationships over the past decade with filmmakers, talent, facilities, funders and distributors that has seen our output grow and grow. As one of the most respected experts in our field, Joe’s addition to our team will allow us to build on these relationships and explore new opportunities. He will be a key player in shaping our future.
Joe joins Aniventure from leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) where he worked for more than a decade and was recognised as a specialist in animation within the Media Finance Group. Della Rosa represented animation studios and content from around the world including multiple Academy Award nominated Cartoon Saloon (Wolfwalkers), Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10.5, and Jeremy Zag’s upcoming feature Ladybug & Cat Noir based on Zag’s Miraculous Ladybug franchise.
This is an extremely exciting time to be joining Aniventure given the company’s established market position in the animation industry. Aniventure has an unprecedented opportunity to build on their solid foundation and to help the best filmmakers find new and innovative ways to tell their stories in a media landscape that is changing everyday. I look forward to being part of the Aniventure team creating a great home for the best creative talent and building new characters and stories that families can enjoy around the world.
-Joe Della Rosa
Aniventure has a production deal with Cinesite who have animated all of the company’s feature films, the first two being, Riverdance: The Animated Adventure directed by Dave Rosenbaum (Minions) and Eamonn Butler (Avengers: Endgame), and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King). These features have reached wide international audiences via Netflix & Paramount Pictures. Their third film Hitpig!, from Pulitzer Prize-winner Berkeley Breathed will be completed later this year and it’s fourth film Animal Farm based on George Orwell’s masterpiece is currently in production under the direction of Andy Serkis (Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle).