Fox Searchlight has announced today that the trio of Melissa Holloway, Angela Johnson and Barry Dale Johnson have been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of National Publicity, according to a report from Deadline.
- The trio has previously served as VP of National Publicity.
- Working in that position, the three have led public relations campaigns on several Academy Award-winning films such as The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave and Birdman.
- Searchlight is already generating more Academy Award buzz with upcoming films like The Old Man & The Gun, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and The Favourite.
- The three have worked alongside SVP of National Publicity Diana Loomis in New York over the past ten years.
- Holloway began her career at Searchlight in 2006 as a Los Angeles-based VP of Publicity.
- Angela Johnson has served as a VP of National Publicity at Searchlight for the past 14 years.
- Barry Dale Johnson has been a consultant for Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox, Summit Entertainment, and other production companies .
The Disney Connection:
- Speaking at this year’s shareholders meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger said of Fox Searchlight, “We have every intention once the acquisition is approved to maintain the business of Fox Searchlight. We think they’re in the business of making high quality films.”
- Fox Searchlight was nominated for 20 Academy Awards this year, taking home the top prize for their film The Shape of Water.
- Disney sold its former prestige label, Miramax, in 2010.
What they’re saying:
- Fox Searchlight Pictures’ EVP of Marketing Michelle Hooper: “We are thrilled to bring Melissa, Angela and Barry Dale into exciting new functions within the department.”
- Current SVP of National Publicity and New York office head Diana Loomis: “We have had an extraordinary decade of working on each campaign as a team, and look forward to evolving even more with an exciting upcoming slate of films.”