Sam Zimmerman has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions at Shudder, the horror-focused streaming service of AMC Networks, the corporate introduced on Thursday.
Most just lately serving as VP of Programming, Zimmerman is personally concerned in almost each facet of Shudder, together with the detailed curation of the streamer’s content material. Going ahead, he’ll proceed to guide programming for Shudder because it marks its 10-year anniversary. Primarily based in New York, he’ll proceed to work alongside SVP of Acquisitions and Productions, Emily Gotto, and report back to Scott Shooman, Head of AMC Networks’ Movie Group, encompassing IFC Movies, RLJE Movies and Shudder’s movie division.
“It’s so becoming, as we have fun 10 years of Shudder, that we additionally have fun Sam Zimmerman’s unimaginable contributions to the service and to the horror style,” stated Shooman. “His knowledgeable curatorial strategy and fervour for bringing audiences partaking and sudden experiences, whether or not from an rising new voice or a forgotten basic, make him completely suited to maintain bringing the scares to Shudder’s members.”
Throughout his time at Shudder, Zimmerman has labored with acclaimed filmmakers together with Issa López, Chloe Okuno, Flying Lotus, Jayro Bustamante, Coralie Fargeat, Josh Ruben, David Bruckner, Demian Rugna and Jennifer Reeder, amongst others. He’s additionally identified for manning the service’s “Halloween Hotline,” offering subscribers with customized film suggestions each October, in addition to internet hosting and moderating common “Shudder Showcases” on the IFC Middle theater.
“Since day one, the mission at Shudder has been to showcase the breadth and depth of horror, connecting with followers and audiences over provocative, scary work from famend masters and pioneering new voices,” Zimmerman stated. “It’s actually a thrill to proceed to assist lead this unimaginable service at a time when horror is the quickest rising style in leisure, extra prevalent and broadly embraced than ever earlier than. I’m so grateful to the passionate followers who’ve supported us these final ten years and to the immeasurably proficient filmmakers and producers who’ve trusted us to share their tales.”
Coming off the discharge of titles like The Ugly Stepsister and The Rule of Jenny Penn, Shudder will subsequent unveil Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield (Could 9) — which is anticipated to do good enterprise in theaters, for a modestly budgeted horror flick, upon its launch through RLJE Movies. There’s additionally Sean Byrne’s thriller Harmful Animals (June 6), which is ready to premiere at Cannes.
