Voltage Pictures has appointed Maria Eduarda Ribeiro as Director of Marketing with immediate effect, it was announced today by President and COO Jonathan Deckter.
Ribeiro will oversee all marketing related matters, including reviewing and approving marketing materials created by company’s international distributors.
She will also oversee creative and all aspects of marketing for Voltage Picture’s film slate. She will report to Voltage Picture’s President, Jonathan Deckter.
Ribeiro joins Voltage at a dynamic time for the company whose upcoming slate includes the action-drama Eve starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, John Malkovich and Geena Davis, After We Collided, the sequel of the highest grossing independent film of 2019, After and Robert Lorenz’ action-thriller The Minuteman starring Liam Neeson.
“Marketing has played an integral role in driving our biggest successes here at Voltage and we’re thrilled to have Maria leading that charge on our upcoming slate,” said Deckter. “She has a keen understanding of our partners’ needs and the international marketplace at large, making her the perfect addition to our team as we gear up for an exciting 2020.”
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Before joining Voltage Pictures, Maria Eduarda Ribeiro spent five years serving as International Marketing Manager at Pure Flix / Quality Flix, from late 2014 until late 2019.
In this role, she oversaw international marketing, international film festivals and publicity operations for the company’s original films, third party acquisitions, and television projects. In addition, she represented the company at all the major film markets, festivals, conventions, and other trade events.
New titles for Voltage at AFM include Seventh Day starring Guy Pearce, superhero epic Archenemy with Joe Manganiello and Fear of Rain starring Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick Jr.
Voltage has repped international rights on two of the highest performing independent films of the last two years; I Feel Pretty, starring Amy Schumer which grossed $100m worldwide and After, based on the best-selling book series from Anna Todd which has grossed nearly $70 million worldwide, making it the highest performing independent film of 2019 so far.
SOURCE: Voltage Pictures
