
Kevin Iwashina
Kevin Iwashina is an agent at
Endeavor Content, a division of global entertainment leader Endeavor (formerly
WME | IMG). In his role, Iwashina identifies financing opportunities,
handles sales and provides advisory services for media companies and content
creators in the non-fiction space.
Endeavor Content finances,
packages and sells over 100 feature films and television series a year. In non-fiction,
recent film and television projects include: “Chef’s Table,” “Le Mans,” “The
Grand Tour,” “Gleason,” “Step,” “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story,” and
“Long Strange Trip,” among others.
Iwashina joined Endeavor
Content in 2017. Prior to that, he served as Founder & CEO at Preferred
Content (PC), a film, television and digital sales, production and advisory
company. During his tenure, he oversaw the representation of fiction and
non-fiction content creators to secure financing and distribution of feature
films and episodic series concepts.
Recent PC production and
sales projects include the documentaries “78/52” and “Unrest,” which both
premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, “Small Town Crime,” which
premiered at the 2017 SXSW Festival, the Netflix Original Documentary short
film “Long Shot,” directed by Jacob LaMendola and Rodney Ascher's cult
documentary “The Nightmare.” Iwashina was the lead producer of the hit
documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” the precursor to “Chef’s Table.”
Prior to launching PC,
Iwashina was a senior agent in CAA’s Independent & International Film
Group, after initially beginning his career in the mailroom at UTA. He holds a
B.A. in English literature with a specialization in French language and culture
from U.C.L.A. and is active in the non-profit sector. In addition, he serves as
the Chairman of the Board of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment
(CAPE) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International
Documentary Association (IDA).
Sessions in which Kevin Iwashina participates
ArcLight Hollywood - Theater 10
Panel
Kevin Iwashina, International Documentary Association, Endeavor Content (Moderator)
Alan Eyres, National Geographic (Participant)
Jannat Gargi, VulcanProductions (Participant)
Julie Goldman, Motto Pictures (Participant)
Justine Nagan, American Documentary / POV & America ReFramed (Participant)
Poh Si Teng, AJE Witness (Participant)