Washington Square Films

09/04/2024

The Harder They Come Musical is going to the UK! Stratford East is celebrating their 140th year and WSF is thrilled to be a part of this season's incredible lineup. WSF's Joshua Blum and Bruce Miller serve as producers on the show. 🌟

🗓️Tickets go on sale to the public on 9/5 at 12pm (BST)!

07/23/2024

Washington Square Films is thrilled to announce that “The Room Next Door”, directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, is set to premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival! We are proud to have been involved in Almodóvar’s first US production and first English-language feature film over the past year and a half, with Joshua Blum and Han West serving as Executive Producers here in New York, and we are truly grateful to our friends and colleagues at El Deseo for the opportunity to support and work with them on this incredible film.

07/17/2024

Check out Erik Curtis’ recent spot for a hometown favorite of his Sonny's BBQ with local agency Dunn&Co. ☀️🎥

Click on the link below for the spot!👇
https://youtu.be/zZ90_Sm4jLY?feature=shared

06/28/2024

Andrew Lane's “Chip Cam” spot for Lay's from Slap Global (and produced by WSF) takes home several wins at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity! Featuring David Beckham, Thierry Henry, and a live stunt in front of a packed San Siro Stadium with 75,000 fans, this spot was part of PepsiCo's “No Lay’s, No Game” campaign. We are beyond proud of this one. Congrats to all our partners and of course, Andrew! 🦁 🏆

Click on the link below for the full spot 👇
https://youtu.be/LLJ38OdS_q8?feature=shared

06/11/2024

Hitting the road with Erik Curtis for his spot with Spectrum 🤳🚙🛣️

Check out the full spot on our website! Link in our bio🔗

05/20/2024

Congratulations to “Between the Temples” director Nathan Silver on his New York premiere, “The Knife” director Nnamdi Asomugha on his world premiere, and client Kerry Washington on her Tribeca Talk with Nicole Avant; all set for the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival! 📽️🎬

05/16/2024

Wrapping up on an over a year-long project with a glimpse behind the scenes. We’re excited to announce more soon! 🎥🎬

03/07/2024

03/07/2024

A behind the scenes look at how WSF director Andrew Lane shot the Chip Cam stunt minutes before kick-off! Live with 75,000 soccer fans feat. David Beckham and Thierry Henry. No pressure! ⚽️🎬⭐️

Lay's UEFA Champions League David Beckham PepsiCo

02/22/2024

Soccer legends David Beckham & Thierry Henry, San Siro Stadium, and 75,000 UEFA Champions League fans on the edge of their seats scrambling to find some Lay's. WSF director Andrew Lane's "No Lays, No Game" campaign for PepsiCo out of SlapGlobal was shot live minutes before the game! ⚽ ⭐


A major thank you and congratulations to everyone involved! 🙌

02/15/2024

"Between The Temples", directed by Nathan Silver and Executive Produced by Joshua Blum, has been purchased by Sony Pictures Classics for worldwide distribution! As "one of the favorites out of Sundance" according to IndieWire, the film follows Jason Schwartzman's character experiencing a crisis of faith when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.

Read more below👇
https://deadline.com/2024/02/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-world-nathan-silver-between-the-temples-1235820502/

01/31/2024

Congratulations to Lana Wilson for another powerful premiere at Sundance Film Festival of her A24-produced true crime documentary “Look Into My Eyes” at the Egyptian Theater in Park City. The film, spotlighting NYC-based psychics in session with their clients with a neutral lens, “[left] Sundance viewers crying, laughing, and in disbelief at the premiere,” notes Variety. Wilson returns following Sundance premieres for her documentaries “Miss Americana” and “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.”

Read the full review below👇
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/a24-psychic-readings-doc-sundance-premiere-1235881685/@

01/31/2024

Following a lauded premiere of “Between the Temples” at the Sundance Film Festival, we are excited to congratulate director/writer Nathan Silver on the film’s strong critical reception as well as its acceptance at the Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival! The film was Produced by Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Nate Kamiya, Adam Kersh, and Taylor Hess and stars Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly de Leon, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, and Madeline Weinstein. WSF’s Joshua Blum served as an Executive Producer.

Synopsis: A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.

Click the link below to read more!👇
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/between-the-temples-review-jason-schwartzman-carol-kane-1235794467/

01/03/2024

Entering the new year with a newER WSF! In 2023 we made a few changes to our NYC office and launched a new website. 🎆


Check out the link for more! 👇
https://wsfilms.com/

12/20/2023

Ending 2023 strong! "No Lay's, No Game" spot with Thierry Henry, directed by WSF's Andrew Lane won at Adweek's 2023 Experiential Awards winning both "Best Experiential Activation by a Packaged Goods Brand" and "Best Sports-Related Experiential Activation"! Thank you once again to: Ciara Dilley, DJamila Cardona, John Savage, Adam Warner, Ellen Healy, Fumi James (Watanabe), Paul A. Bromley, Stefanie Stretch, Han West, Lada Savelyeva, Slap Global, PepsiCo, Lay's and UEFA Champions League!

Click on the link below for more info! 👇

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/adweeks-2023-experiential-awards-standout-activations/ #

12/11/2023

WSF director Andrew Lane's “No Lays No Game” spot featuring Thierry Henry has been named Top 40 Ads of 2023 by Ad Age! Thank you Ciara Dilley, DJamila Cardona, John Savage, Adam Warner, Ellen Healy, Fumi James (Watanabe), Paul A. Bromley, Stefanie Stretch, Han West, Lada Savelyeva, Slap Global, PepsiCo, Lay's and UEFA Champions League! 🌟

Click the link below for more! 👇

Our roundup of 2023’s best marketing includes Super Bowl commercials, TikTok videos, brand stunts, product innovations, celebrity influencers, and even a full-length feature film.

12/06/2023

announcements are in! Congrats to Nathan Silver (writer/director), Adam Kersh (producer), and WSF founder Joshua Blum (EP) for "Between the Temples" premiering in competition! And congrats to WSF commercial director Lana Wilson (director), Kyle Martin & Katie Stern (producers) on "Look Into My Eyes", screening in the Premiere section. We also want to applaud all our friends involved in both films; we're thrilled for you!

11/08/2023

CONGRATULATIONS to the company of The Harder They Come Musical for their 10 Audelco Award nominations! 🏆🎭

⭐️Best Musical – The Harder They Come
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Costume Design – Emilio Sosa

⭐️Director of a Musical – Tony Taccone and Sergio Trujillo
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Choreography – Edgar Godineaux
📸 Anthony Artis

⭐️Musical Director – John Bronston

⭐️Lead Actor in a Musical – Natey Jones
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Lead Actress in a Musical – Meecah
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Featured Actor in a Musical – J. Bernard Calloway
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Featured Actor in a Musical – Jacob Ming-Trent
📸Joan Marcus

⭐️Featured Actress in a Musical – Jeannette Bayardelle
📸 Anthony Artis

09/20/2023

We are thrilled to announce that Washington Square Films will be producing (in association) the forthcoming feature, “The Dutchman”, directed by Andre Gaines and starring Kate Mara, André Holland, Zazie Beetz, and Stephen McKinley Henderson 🎭 WSF’s Josh Blum and Han West are executive producing alongside lead producer JB Studio 🎥🎬
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07/17/2023

Join us in celebrating WSF’s director Lana Wilson for not one, but TWO nominations for her 2-part Hulu documentary PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS 🌟🎥

06/28/2023

We are proud to announce that "Thierry Visits," a spot for Lay's out of Slap Global and directed by WSF's very own Andrew Lane, has picked up a Bronze Lion for Brand Experience and Activation at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The spot was a part of PepsiCo “No Lays, No Game” campaign that honors a nearly decade-long partnership between the world-famous chip brand and the UEFA Champions League.

06/16/2023

WSF’s Han West last Thursday night celebrating the AICP Awards with good company at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art 🥂

06/09/2023

to the nature walk that put us on the map. WSF founder Joshua Blum and long-time friends & collaborators Anne Mullen, Bob Holman, Mark Pellington, Peter Agliata, and Sherie L. Weldon during the production of 🌿✨

05/31/2023

Join WSF in congratulating The Harder They Come's visionary playwright and trailblazer Suzan-Lori Parks as she takes the spotlight as the recipient of New Dramatists 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award! 🏆✨

Click the link for more info! 👉 https://www.newdramatists.org/luncheon

05/23/2023

One step closer to wrapping principal photography on director Gaby Dellal's newest feature film, PARK AVENUE, with David Johnson behind the lens! 🎥🎬✨