Portal A is committing $500,000 in funding to five indie content projects this year through its Moonshots program.
Moonshots first launched in 2018 as a way for Portal A to find, fund, and produce innovative projects anchored by digital-native talent. The program’s first round of projects included pilots and social video experiments from creators including Alexis G. Zall and Mike Diva.
Producing Zall’s comedy/horror YouTube series Maybe Today, Satan as part of Moonshots “opened the door for Portal A at forward-thinking short-form platforms like Snap Originals,” Portal A tells Tubefilter.
First-round projects also included American Pathogen, a 30-minute documentary about the Trump administration’s response to Covid; The Adventures of Nunchuk Larry, an “off-the-wall action film” made in partnership with longtime YouTube creators The Gregory Brothers; and Robu, an award-winning short film directed by Portal A’s co-founder Kai Hasson.
Now, Portal A (which is backed by Wheelhouse) is...
Moonshots first launched in 2018 as a way for Portal A to find, fund, and produce innovative projects anchored by digital-native talent. The program’s first round of projects included pilots and social video experiments from creators including Alexis G. Zall and Mike Diva.
Producing Zall’s comedy/horror YouTube series Maybe Today, Satan as part of Moonshots “opened the door for Portal A at forward-thinking short-form platforms like Snap Originals,” Portal A tells Tubefilter.
First-round projects also included American Pathogen, a 30-minute documentary about the Trump administration’s response to Covid; The Adventures of Nunchuk Larry, an “off-the-wall action film” made in partnership with longtime YouTube creators The Gregory Brothers; and Robu, an award-winning short film directed by Portal A’s co-founder Kai Hasson.
Now, Portal A (which is backed by Wheelhouse) is...
- 2/22/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Portal A, the production company backed by Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel’s Wheelhouse, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation across all verticals, including scripted, unscripted and podcast projects.
Portal A creates original series, feature films, podcasts and branded entertainment with a special focus on Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
“Portal A is a best-in-class company that is uniquely positioned at the intersection of traditional content and digital media, which is very synergistic with our company,” said A3 President Brian Cho. “We are incredibly excited about working with them and expanding their business together.”
Founded by partners Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume and Kai Hasson, Portal A’s recent originals include Snapchat’s award-winning scripted series Action Royale, the competition format Ultimate Home Championship for YouTube Originals, the SXSW premiere and GLAAD Award-winning feature documentary State of Pride, as well as the breakout true crime podcast Charges with Rex Chapman.
Portal A creates original series, feature films, podcasts and branded entertainment with a special focus on Gen Z and Millennial audiences.
“Portal A is a best-in-class company that is uniquely positioned at the intersection of traditional content and digital media, which is very synergistic with our company,” said A3 President Brian Cho. “We are incredibly excited about working with them and expanding their business together.”
Founded by partners Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume and Kai Hasson, Portal A’s recent originals include Snapchat’s award-winning scripted series Action Royale, the competition format Ultimate Home Championship for YouTube Originals, the SXSW premiere and GLAAD Award-winning feature documentary State of Pride, as well as the breakout true crime podcast Charges with Rex Chapman.
- 5/31/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Miami has become the epicenter of the cryptocurrency boom and a new docuseries will follow the bombastic individuals on the frontlines of this digital gold rush.
Portal A, the production company backed by Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, has teamed with Brick City, the production company behind the eponymous Sundance doc, to produce Crypto Beach (w/t).
The series, which is being taken out to buyers in the coming weeks, will look at the rise of the digital currency, from the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009 to today’s landscape which includes thousands of decentralized currencies.
Miami has positioned itself as crypto innovation hub with Mayor Francis Suarez recently establishing his city’s very own currency, MiamiCoin, and, announcing he would take his entire salary in Bitcoin. Crypto exchange Ftx purchased the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena, and the city has recently played host to events including Bitcoin 2021, thought...
Portal A, the production company backed by Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, has teamed with Brick City, the production company behind the eponymous Sundance doc, to produce Crypto Beach (w/t).
The series, which is being taken out to buyers in the coming weeks, will look at the rise of the digital currency, from the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009 to today’s landscape which includes thousands of decentralized currencies.
Miami has positioned itself as crypto innovation hub with Mayor Francis Suarez recently establishing his city’s very own currency, MiamiCoin, and, announcing he would take his entire salary in Bitcoin. Crypto exchange Ftx purchased the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena, and the city has recently played host to events including Bitcoin 2021, thought...
- 2/7/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Portal A, the production company backed by Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse, has been producing digitally native content for over ten years.
The company, founded by Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume and Kai Hasson, now hopes that a deal with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films and producing one of Snapchat’s biggest originals to date can help take it to the next level.
It has partnered with Pearl Street, the company behind films such as Manchester By The Sea and Ridley Scott’s upcoming The Last Duel and series including City on a Hill, on scripted series Reaver X Specter.
The series is a sci-fi action horror drama, set in Atlanta, against the backdrop of an insidious alien invasion disguised as an epidemic. Created by The Haunting of Hill House writer Jeff Howard and writer/director Kholi Hicks, it follows two rival sisters on the front lines...
The company, founded by Nate Houghteling, Zach Blume and Kai Hasson, now hopes that a deal with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films and producing one of Snapchat’s biggest originals to date can help take it to the next level.
It has partnered with Pearl Street, the company behind films such as Manchester By The Sea and Ridley Scott’s upcoming The Last Duel and series including City on a Hill, on scripted series Reaver X Specter.
The series is a sci-fi action horror drama, set in Atlanta, against the backdrop of an insidious alien invasion disguised as an epidemic. Created by The Haunting of Hill House writer Jeff Howard and writer/director Kholi Hicks, it follows two rival sisters on the front lines...
- 7/29/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The 26th annual Austin Film Festival (Aff) has set The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as their opening night film. The fest takes place on October 24-31.
The film, written by up-and-comer Stanely Kalu and directed by Ali LeRoi, will make its U.S. premiere after debuting to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. The story follows the titular character (played by 13 Reasons Why actor Steven Silver), a gay, black teenager trapped in a time loop that forces him to relive his own brutal murder at the hands of a police officer on duty. The Obituary of Tunde Johnson marks LeRoi’s feature directorial debut and Kalu’s first produced feature screenplay.
In addition, Mati Diop’s directorial debut Atlantics will make its U.S. premiere at the fest. The romance set in Senegal was awarded the Sutherland Award at the BFI London Film Festival as well as...
The film, written by up-and-comer Stanely Kalu and directed by Ali LeRoi, will make its U.S. premiere after debuting to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. The story follows the titular character (played by 13 Reasons Why actor Steven Silver), a gay, black teenager trapped in a time loop that forces him to relive his own brutal murder at the hands of a police officer on duty. The Obituary of Tunde Johnson marks LeRoi’s feature directorial debut and Kalu’s first produced feature screenplay.
In addition, Mati Diop’s directorial debut Atlantics will make its U.S. premiere at the fest. The romance set in Senegal was awarded the Sutherland Award at the BFI London Film Festival as well as...
- 10/17/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
YouTube and Portal A’s Lgbtq+ documentary State of Pride will have its worldwide debut at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW).
The film follows former YouTube employee and current activist Raymond Braun in his journey to discover how Lgbtq+ people across America celebrate Pride. It’s set to be distributed on YouTube Premium in June -- which is fitting, because that's Pride Month. The release is also timed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an infamous event where members of the Lgbtq+ community fought back after police raided a well-known New York City gay bar.
Ahead of all that, though, it’s been chosen by SXSW as an opening night premiere, and will bow March 8 alongside films like Jordan Peele’s This is Us and Harmony Korine’s Snoop Dogg flick The Beach Bum.
“The film features powerful conversations with inspiring individuals as...
The film follows former YouTube employee and current activist Raymond Braun in his journey to discover how Lgbtq+ people across America celebrate Pride. It’s set to be distributed on YouTube Premium in June -- which is fitting, because that's Pride Month. The release is also timed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an infamous event where members of the Lgbtq+ community fought back after police raided a well-known New York City gay bar.
Ahead of all that, though, it’s been chosen by SXSW as an opening night premiere, and will bow March 8 alongside films like Jordan Peele’s This is Us and Harmony Korine’s Snoop Dogg flick The Beach Bum.
“The film features powerful conversations with inspiring individuals as...
- 2/8/2019
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Content studio Portal A has sealed a partnership with talent and content hub Wheelhouse Entertainment to offer their combined collaborative resources to shared clients including media platforms, brands, and ad agencies.
The deal also sees Wheelhouse - which was founded last year by former ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery and recently launched Kimmelot, an entertainment production venture with partner Jimmy Kimmel - become Portal A’s first outside investor since the studio was founded by Nate Houghteling, Kai Hasson, and Zach Blume in 2008. (The amount Wheelhouse invested has not been disclosed.)
To the deal, Wheelhouse brings large-scale production capabilities, industry relationships, and talent (Kimmel does after all reach a couple million Americans a night and is presumably in possession of great relationships with A-list talent). Portal A is contributing its large roster of young digital talent, its expertise in millennial and Gen Z-focused media, and its experience with branded entertainment,...
The deal also sees Wheelhouse - which was founded last year by former ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery and recently launched Kimmelot, an entertainment production venture with partner Jimmy Kimmel - become Portal A’s first outside investor since the studio was founded by Nate Houghteling, Kai Hasson, and Zach Blume in 2008. (The amount Wheelhouse invested has not been disclosed.)
To the deal, Wheelhouse brings large-scale production capabilities, industry relationships, and talent (Kimmel does after all reach a couple million Americans a night and is presumably in possession of great relationships with A-list talent). Portal A is contributing its large roster of young digital talent, its expertise in millennial and Gen Z-focused media, and its experience with branded entertainment,...
- 1/10/2019
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube has greenlit “State of Pride,” an original feature documentary that promises an unflinching look at the significance of the gay-pride movement from award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
The documentary is slated to debut in June 2019 on YouTube — on the free, ad-supported version of the service, not behind the YouTube Premium paywall. Epstein and Friedman’s past work documenting the Lgbtq experience include the Oscar-winning “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” and Emmy Award-winning film “The Celluloid Closet.” The duo direct “State of Pride,” which is produced by digital studio Portal A.
“State of Pride” promises to capture a diverse range of Lgbtq+ perspectives on the meaning and value of the pride movement through interviews by Raymond Braun, who previously led Lgbtq outreach efforts for YouTube and has become a leading voice in the community. In the film, Braun travels to major U.S. cities and rural towns...
The documentary is slated to debut in June 2019 on YouTube — on the free, ad-supported version of the service, not behind the YouTube Premium paywall. Epstein and Friedman’s past work documenting the Lgbtq experience include the Oscar-winning “Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt” and Emmy Award-winning film “The Celluloid Closet.” The duo direct “State of Pride,” which is produced by digital studio Portal A.
“State of Pride” promises to capture a diverse range of Lgbtq+ perspectives on the meaning and value of the pride movement through interviews by Raymond Braun, who previously led Lgbtq outreach efforts for YouTube and has become a leading voice in the community. In the film, Braun travels to major U.S. cities and rural towns...
- 9/13/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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