There’s always a reason to lift a cup at the Cannes Film Festival, but Emmanuel Kelly offered another one on Friday with the debut of Outlyer Group.
Named the first IP-based development and production company created to identify, nurture and integrate talent with diverse abilities around the world, Outlyer Content Mission focuses on true inclusion in film, television and music and helps people with disabilities to overcome the stigma. Outlyer will replicate talent through three divisions: Outlyer Talent Agency, Outlyer Record Label and Outlyer Film and TV Production House.
Kelly, a singer, actor, speaker and entrepreneur with a disability, joined blind filmmaker, actor, writer and co-founder Adam Morse and public relations and communications expert Tim Lucas Allen with Outlyer.
The Outlyer Group was endorsed by a list of bold names, including Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who heads the advisory board. The board also includes superstar DJ Paul Okenfold; NCIS Writer/Producer Scott Williams, Co-CEO Reth Power, Past President of DKNY and FUBU Bernd Ullmann, Executive Director Global Citizens Forum Talimka Jordanova;
In fact, the team raised a few glasses in Cannes on Friday during the launch celebration event hosted by stars Jimmy Akingbola, Louis Pisano and Nana Blondell. Tom Findlay of Groove Armada was making music.
Martin, who appeared virtually, offered: “I want to thank everyone who generously helped to organize this event and we are very proud to start it here with you today. coat. We are very excited to have this opportunity to highlight the incredible talent that people with disabilities bring to the entertainment industry and work proactively to create a more diverse industry for people.
During its launch, Outlyer partnered with Think-Film Impact Production, an influential media organization founded by Daniel Turkov Wilson. The company will provide strategic impact assessment for Outlyer’s media projects, as well as impact distribution, marketing and partnership.
As for Kelly, she kept a busy schedule while in the skin and performed at this week’s Global Gift Gala, directed by Eva Longoria. At the event, he received a humanitarian honor.
the hollywood reporter He served as a media sponsor for the Outlyer launch event in Cannes.
Eva Longoria and Maria Bravo presented the Emanuel Kelly Humanitarian Award on May 19, 2022 at the Global Gifts Gala in Cannes.
Courtesy of the Outlyer Group
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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