PFD Promotes Rosie Gurtovoy as Head of Media Rights
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- PFD promoted Rosie Gurtovoy to head its media‑rights division, overseeing film and TV development.
- Rosie Gurtovoy has brokered deals for Paramount+’s The Revenge Club and Netflix‑A24’s Broken Toys, showcasing her experience with high‑profile adaptations.
- Rosie Gurtovoy joined PFD in 2018, rising from associate agent in 2021 to agent in 2023 before her promotion.
- Rosie Gurtovoy helped secure the adaptation of J.D. Pennington’s The Othello Club into a Paramount+ series starring Martin Compston and Aimee‑Ffion Edwards.
- Rosie Gurtovoy represented the London Book Fair hit Broken Toys, which entered a 16‑way auction and is now being developed by Netflix and A24.
- Caroline Michel, PFD’s CEO, highlighted the audio/visual strand as a key growth area and praised Gurtovoy’s global development work across platforms.
Why it matters: The promotion gives PFD a proven deal‑maker to expand its film and TV pipeline, aligning with the agency’s stated focus on growth in the audio/visual strand and supporting the writers it represents, while streaming platforms like Netflix, Paramount+ and Apple TV gain fresh content sourced through PFD’s media‑rights expertise.
