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08.12.2022 - 16:33 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: London-based Lark is one of the buzziest new boutique film and TV agencies in Europe.
The company was quietly set up by former Troika Director Harriet Pennington Legh in 2020 but gained momentum this year with the addition of former Casarotto and 42 rep Sophie Dolan and longtime Independent Talent agent Roxana Adle. Exiting bigger agencies usually comes with some bumps and bruises (and temporary no-press gags) but the trio took the plunge and are now reaping the rewards.
Together, the three UK agenting dynamos now lead Lark and join a new wave of vibrant UK rep businesses that launched a decade ago with 42 and most recently spawned B-Side Management, which opened shop last year.
Lark’s list is curated and cerebral but also fresh and increasingly acclaimed. The stable of global writers and filmmakers includes Sebastián Lelio, Joanna Hogg, Ritesh Batra, Karim Aïnouz, Shannon Murphy, Maria Schrader, Oliver Hermanus, Ali Abbasi, Remi Weekes, Alma Har’el, Mahalia Belo, Harry Wootliff, Georgi Banks-Davies, Chris Sweeney, Sam Miller and Anne Sewitsky.
Writers, creators and showrunners include Charlie Covell, Claire Wilson, Alice Seabright, Sian Robins-Grace, D. C. Moore and Mike Bartlett. Recent Academy and Emmy winners include Aneil Karia, Francesca Gardiner, Brett Goldstein and MJ Delaney.
Initially registered as Lark Management, the partners now refer to the company solely as Lark and themselves as agents, rather than managers (the distinction isn’t as demarcated in the UK as it is in the U.S.). The firm comprises eight staff and has passive minority investment from U.S. major UTA.
The company’s emergence comes at a time of consolidation and splintering in the UK rep space. Most recently, UTA fully acquired
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