Blake Levin Joins IAG As Head Of Media Finance & Sales
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- Blake Levin was appointed Head of Media Finance and Sales at Independent Artist Group, where he will lead the media finance and content sales division and work with filmmakers, producers, financiers, and rights holders on financing, distribution, and project value.
- Independent Artist Group is expanding across content financing, packaging, sales, and worldwide distribution, with Levin based at IAG's Los Angeles headquarters and reporting to President Kyle Loftus.
- Levin began his career at WME and later worked at Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season), where he handled development, packaging, and international sales of film and television projects.
- Levin most recently founded Sandhill Road Entertainment, where he advised producers, financiers, and content creators on packaging, financing, and distribution strategies while developing his own film, TV, and documentary projects.
- IAG CEO Jim Osborne and President Kyle Loftus called Levin's agency background and the platform he built through Sandhill Road a "sophisticated understanding of every stage of the content lifecycle," citing it as the reason he fits IAG's entrepreneurial culture.
- Levin said IAG's collaborative culture and exceptional roster drew him in, and framed the division's goal as helping "bold voices and ideas find the right partners and reach audiences around the world."
Why it matters: IAG is building a full-service media finance operation by recruiting Blake Levin, whose career arc — from WME agent to Endeavor Content dealmaker to independent advisor at Sandhill Road Entertainment — covers precisely the packaging, international sales, and distribution stages IAG says it wants to expand in for its filmmaker and production company clients.
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