When it comes to putting together the right deals, experience matters. We bring expertise built over decades in the industry. We also understand the unique needs and day-to-day realities of the entertainment business as well as the art of storytelling. It is this combination that enables us to work with various stakeholders to craft the right deals for everyone involved.
DANNIE FESTA
Founder & CEO
Dannie Festa is the Founder and CEO of World Builder Entertainment, a global management and production company with a focus on film, television, animation, and intellectual property. With more than 25 years in the entertainment industry, Festa has built a career working with leading creative talent, developing and producing original content, and helping establish and expand successful entertainment franchises.
Prior to founding her own companies, Festa worked alongside some of Hollywood's most respected producers and directors, including Michael London (Sideways, Thirteen), Gil Netter (Life of Pi), David Zucker (Scary Movie), and Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, CSI). She went on to establish Festa Entertainment and later World Builder Entertainment, building an international business representing writers, directors, bestselling authors, animation and visual effects studios, and globally recognized brands.
Festa is an Executive Producer of DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures' Trolls franchise, including Trolls, Trolls World Tour, and Trolls Band Together. Her producing work spans live-action and animation, with projects developed and set up at major studios and platforms including Amazon, Disney+, Netflix, and Universal. She is currently in production on several films including the The Fastest Man in the World based on the memoir of four-time gold medalist Tony Volpentest.
World Builder Entertainment's global portfolio includes iconic entertainment properties such as the Good Luck Troll Dolls and the Merian C. Cooper/DeVito Artworks King Kong Skull Island, alongside international animation studios Combo Studio, Pudoctopus Entertainment, and Matte CG. The company also represents Markosia, a leading British publisher of comics and graphic novels, and Mythworks, a creator of original intellectual property across comics and gaming.
In 2025, Festa expanded World Builder's business with the launch of World Builder Publishing, focused on bringing original voices and stories to market while creating opportunities for those stories to reach audiences beyond books. The division also oversees publishing for the King Kong Skull Island property.
Originally from Chile, Festa brings an international perspective to her work and is a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy.
NICK TERRY
Manager & Producer
Nick is a talent manager and producer, where he represents actors, writers, directors, and other creative talent across film, television, digital media, and animation. With a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to management, he works closely with his clients to develop long-term career strategies, identify and cultivate new opportunities, guide creative and professional decisions, and build careers that extend beyond traditional representation. He is actively involved in developing original content, identifying and securing underlying intellectual property, and leveraging his industry relationships to help bring projects from concept to screen. Nick began his entertainment career at Buena Vista Pictures Marketing, the theatrical marketing division of The Walt Disney Company, before earning his share of papercuts in the mailroom at Paradigm Talent & Literary Agency. He went on to work in Paradigm’s talent and literary departments before transitioning into management, learning the business from veteran manager Jeri Scott and receiving mentorship from the late Bernie Brillstein. Prior to joining World Builder, Nick was a manager at Zero Gravity Management. Today, he combines creative development, strategic career planning, and a deep understanding of the entertainment business to advocate for his clients and advance their professional goals. He cultivates and maintains an extensive network of relationships with producers, directors, agents, casting directors, studio and network executives, streamers, financiers, distributors, and other industry partners, connecting talent, material, and opportunities. Whether developing projects, assembling creative teams, facilitating strategic partnerships, or navigating the complexities of an ever-evolving industry, Nick takes an active role in helping his clients build sustainable, multifaceted careers. Nick is a member of the Television Academy and the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS), and serves as a mentor with the Junior Hollywood Radio and Television Society (JHRTS).
HARRY MARKOS
Publishing Manager
Harry Markos oversees the publishing department at World Builder Publishing and supports every stage of the publishing process, from acquisition and rights to production and release. Harry has worked in independent publishing since 2005. He started by spotting a gap in the market: novels were rarely adapted into graphic novels, so he set out to change that. He secured the rights to a string of novel adaptations, then expanded through licensing deals with publishers in the UK and the US. Over the following two decades he built a catalogue of more than 600 titles spanning graphic novels, comics, children’s picture books and prose fiction. His experience covers the US Direct Market, digital publishing, and mainstream trade publishing. He has negotiated international licensing and rights agreements and has built and managed teams on both sides of the Atlantic. Harry brings a deep international network and a wealth of hands-on publishing experience to World Builder Entertainment.
CAROL GINSBURG
Executive Coordinator
Carol Ginsburg always wanted to become an elementary school teacher but after graduating from UCLA with a credential in hand, she soon found herself on the 20th Century Fox lot working alongside production and development executives in both TV and film for almost 10 years. She later worked at Tri-Star Pictures and with Mace Neufeld, among others, before finding her way to World Builder Entertainment.
NEWS
THEHOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
Exorcism Comedy ‘Omi’ First Look: Late Bunny Levine’s Final Onscreen Performance With ‘Love Story’s’ Dree Hemingway (Exclusive)
THEHOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - SEPTEMBER 3, 2026
Top Genre Filmmakers of 2026: From Curry Barker to Guillermo del Toro
DEADLINE.COM -SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
‘The Fastest Man In The World’: Biopic Of Four-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Tony Volpentest In The Works
DEADLINE.COM - JULY 20, 2026
Sony Dates Bad Robot’s JT Mollner Horror Pic ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson For Summer 2027
DEADLINE.COM -JUNE 25, 2026
Willa Fitzgerald, Ione Skye and Daithí Ó Haragáin Join Sony Pictures Horror Thriller ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson
DEADLINE.COM- FEBUARY 18, 2026
Brie Larson Creature Feature ‘Skeletons’ From Producer J.J. Abrams & Director JT Mollner Pre-Selling To Sony In $25M+ WW Pact — EFM Big Deal
DEADLINE.COM - FEBUARY 4, 2026
A24 Wins ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Rights: TV Series In Works From JT Mollner, Glen Powell & Roy Lee; ImageNation Pic In Early Development
VARIETY.COM - JANUARY 8, 2026
‘Life of Pi’ Star Suraj Sharma Joins ‘Glee’ Actor Iqbal Theba in Dramedy ‘Days With Dandekar’ (EXCLUSIVE)
VARIETY.COM - NOVEMBER 15, 2025
‘The Long Walk’ Submits Entire Ensemble in Supporting Acting Categories for Oscars and Other Awards (EXCLUSIVE)
DOWNTHETUBES.NET - OCTOBER 31, 2025
A Halloween Treat! Markosia celebrates 20 Years of publishing with launch of year-long Digital Comic Giveaway
VARIETY.COM - OCTOBER 21, 2025
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Tops U.K., Ireland Box Office as ‘Black Phone 2’ Rings In at No. 2
THEHOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - JULY 24, 2025
Stephen King’s ‘Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ Movie in the Works with JT Mollner, Lionsgate (Exclusive)
DEADLINE.COM - APRIL 23, 2025
‘King Kong’ Universe To Expand Through Books As World Builder Entertainment Launches Publishing Arm
DEADLINE.COM - ARPIL 2, 2025
Kristen Wiig & Gloria Estefan Join ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ – CinemaCon
NEWS.DUNKINDONUTS.COM - FEBURARY 09, 2025
THE DUNKINGS™ RETURN TO THE BIG GAME: DUNKIN’® AND BEN AFFLECK RALLY A NEW TEAM—FEATURING CASEY AFFLECK, JEREMY STRONG AND BILL BELICHICK—TO DEFEND THEIR COFFEE CROWN
USMAGAZINE.COM - DECEMBER 24, 2024
Us Weekly’s Definitive (and Unofficial) Ranking of the Best Hallmark Movies of 2024
VARIETY.COM - OCTOBER 23, 2024
Slamdance to Launch Awards Show Franchise ‘The Indies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
CREATIVESCREENWRITING.COM - FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Nick Terry Manger At World Builder Entertainment Shares His Insight On The Entertainment Business
VARIETY.COM - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
‘Underdog’ CG Series Reboot Begins Production at Superprod Animation, Red Monk Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
LAMAG.COM - JANUARY 12, 2024
Freestyle Acquires Indie Drama ‘Daruma’ From Executive Producer Peter Farrelly
INDIEWIRE.COM - AUGUST 14, 2024
‘Strange Darling’ Trailer: Giovanni Ribisi Turns Cinematographer for the Best American Horror Film in Years
VARIETY.COM - MARCH 26, 2024
Fantastic Fest Horror Hit ‘Strange Darling’ Lands Wide Theatrical Release From New Bob Yari Venture (EXCLUSIVE)
VARIETY.COM - SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
‘Underdog’ CG Series Reboot Begins Production at Superprod Animation, Red Monk Studio (EXCLUSIVE)
DEADLINE.COM - AUGUST 27, 2024
Freestyle Acquires Indie Drama ‘Daruma’ From Executive Producer Peter Farrelly
THEHOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - FEBRUARY 9, 2024
‘Daruma’ Writer and Director Duo on Making — and Screening — Their Authentically Cast Disability Indie
LAMAG.COM - JANURARY 12, 2024
‘Dumb and Dumber’ Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly Discuss Portraying Disability
LAEXCITES.COM - DECEMBER 11, 2023
Review: Theatre 40’s ‘A Very Die Hard Christmas’ Will Have You Die Laughing
MOVIESTHATMADEME.COM - AUGUST 27, 2024
THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME PODCAST - “STRANGE DARLING WRITER/DIRECTOR JT MOLLNER” HOSTED BY JOSH OLSEN AND JOE DANTE
THEDAILYBEAST.COM - AUGUST 23, 2024
‘STRANGE DARLING’: THE EROTIC SERIAL-KILLER THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING
WASHINGTONPOST.COM - AUGUST 23, 2024
SHOT BY GIOVANNI RIBISI, THIS SERIAL KILLER TALE DELIGHTS IN TWISTS.
WILLA FITZGERALD’S KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCE ELEVATES “STRANGE DARLING,” WRITER-DIRECTOR JT MOLLNER’S TAUT THRILLER IN WHICH NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS.
MSN.COM - JULY, 2024
“DIDN’T PULL ANY PUNCHES”: THE LONG WALK SCREENWRITER PROMISES FAITHFUL & R-RATED STEPHEN KING ADAPTATION
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - FEBRUARY 9, 2024
‘DARUMA’ WRITER AND DIRECTOR DUO ON MAKING — AND SCREENING — THEIR AUTHENTICALLY CAST DISABILITY INDIE
LAMAG.COM - JANUARY 12, 2024
‘DUM AND DUMBER’ DIRECTORS PETER AND BOBBY FARRELLY DISCUSS PORTRAYING DISABILITY
ABOVETHELINE.COM - JANUARY 7, 2024
HBO’S THE LAST OF US WINS BIG ON NIGHT 1 OF CREATIVE ARTS EMMYS
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - NOVEMBER 29, 2023
LIONSGATE PICKS UP STEPHEN KING’S ‘THE LONG WALK’ WITH FRANCIS LAWRENCE ATTACHED TO DIRECT (EXCLUSIVE)
VARIETY.COM - SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
‘STRANGE DARLING’: TERRIFYING CAT-AND-MOUSE GAME UNFOLDS IN FIRST LOOK AT J.T. MOLLNER HORROR-THRILLER
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - JUNE 6, 2023
‘UNICORN ACADEMY’ TRAILER OFFERS COLORFUL FIRST LOOK AT MAGICAL AND MUSIC-FILLED SPIN MASTER ADAPTION (EXCLUSIVE)
SPACE.COM - MAY 4, 2023
‘STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES:’ YOUNGLINGS NOW HAVE AN ANIMATED DISNEY PLUS ‘STAR WARS’ SHOW (EXCLUSIVE)
DEADLINE.COM - MARCH 28, 2023
UNIVERSAL & DREAMWORKS SET CAST, OFFICIAL TITLE FOR ‘TROLLS’ THREEQUEL BOWING THIS FALL
VARIETY.COM - MARCH 28, 2023
‘TROLLS BAND TOGETHER’ TRAILER: CAMILA CABELLO, TROYE SIVAN, KID CUDI AND MORE JOIN ANIMATED MUSICAL
MOVIEMAKER.COM - MARCH 24, 2023
TIKTOK FAMOUS ACTOR CHRIS GUERRA TURNED A GROUNDLINGS SKETCH INTO AN ALL-IMPROV COMEDY FEATURE
DEADLINE.COM - JANUARY 26, 2023
NBC TO CELEBRATE CAROL BURNETT’S 90TH BIRTHDAY WITH TWO-HOUR SPECIAL
VARIETY.COM - JANUARY 4, 2023
‘WOMEN TALKING: AN EVENING OF WILD FEMALE IMAGINATION’ ONE-NIGHT THEATER EVENT COMING TO NEW YORK CITY (EXCLUSIVE)
LICENSEGLOBAL.COM - JANUARY 4, 2022
DEVITO ARTWORKS, GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT TEAM FOR ‘KING KONG OF SKULL ISLAND’ VIDEO GAME
DEADLINE.COM - DECEMBER 15, 2022
‘DEATH STRANDING’ FILM BASED ON HIT VIDEO GAME IN WORKS FROM ‘BARBARIAN’ EP ALEX LEBOVICI’S HAMMERSTONE STUDIOS, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS
DEADLINE.COM - DECEMBER 6, 2022
PARAMOUNT GLOBAL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR 2022-2023 WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM
VARIETY.COM - NOVEMBER 1, 2022
WALMART REVIVES ‘OFFICE SPACE’ IN BID TO SHAKE UP BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING
DEADLINE.COM - OCTOBER 7, 2022
STUDIO71’S FOUND-FOOTAGE ANTHOLOGY ‘V/H/S/’ UPDATE GREENLIT BY SHUDDER WITH GENRE FILMMAKER GUEST SPOTS
ANIMATIONMAGAZINE.NET - JULY 1, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: PENNER & FESTA TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW SHORT ‘DEDE AND SAM’
STARWARS.COM - MAY 27, 2022
SWCA 2022: GATHER YOUR YOUNGLINGS FOR THE YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES SERIES
BARNESANDNOBLE.COM - APRIL 2022
THE MEMORY THIEF (THIRTEEN WITCHES SERIES #1) FEATURED ON BARNES & NOBLE’S APRIL PICKS
WHATS-ON-NETFLIX.COM - APRIL 8, 2022
'MARMADUKE': ANIMATED MOVIE WITH PETE DAVIDSON COMING TO NETFLIX IN MAY 2022
DEADLINE.COM - MARCH 25, 2022
HENDRIX YANCEY JOINS MCKENNA GRACE IN ‘A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY’ TRUE-CRIME LIMITED SERIES AT PEACOCK
VARIETY.COM - FEBRUARY 15, 2022
PEACOCK ORDERS TRUE CRIME SERIES ‘FRIEND OF THE FAMILY’ WITH ANNA PAQUIN, JAKE LACY, COLIN HANKS, LIO TIPTON
VARIETY.COM - NOVEMBER 17, 2021
'THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN' CASTS ZACH GILFORD, AMANDA CREW, ALISHA WAINWRIGHT, CARLOS SANTOS IN HORROR-THRILLER (EXCLUSIVE)
DEADLINE.COM - SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
'DRIVER' LIVE-ACTION SERIES BASED ON VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE IN THE WORKS FROM BINGE & UBISOFT
VARIETY.COM - JULY 21, 2021
ABBY QUINN, SHILOH FERNANDEZ, JOSHUA LEONARD JOIN BLUMHOUSE AND EPIX THRILLER SET IN MUSIC CITY (EXCLUSIVE)
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - JULY 15, 2021
KATEY SAGAL TO TOPLINE BLUMHOUSE MOVIE FOR EPIX (EXCLUSIVE)
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - OCTOBER 30, 2020
JOSH DUHAMEL TO STAR IN HEIST THRILLER 'BANDIT' (EXCLUSIVE)
DEADLINE.COM - OCTOBER 12, 2020
NETFLIX PICKS UP SXSW SHORT ‘SELFIE’ FOR FEATURE TREATMENT; JOHN POLIQUIN & COLIN MINIHAN ADAPTING
VARIETY.COM - JUNE 18, 2020
UNIVERSAL’S ‘TROLLS WORLD TOUR’ AMONG 450 FILMS HEADING TO U.K. CINEMAS
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - JUNE 14, 2019
'IT' PRODUCER, PARAMOUNT PLAYERS TEAM FOR UNTITLED BORDER TOWN THRILLER (EXCLUSIVE)
DEADLINE.COM - JUNE 8, 2020
‘TROLLS WORLD TOUR’ CONTINUES TO LEAD DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE IN 9TH WEEKEND, CROSSES $3M
VARIETY.COM - MAY 14, 2020
DWAYNE JOHNSON AND EMILY BLUNT SUPERHERO MOVIE ‘BALL AND CHAIN’ LANDS AT NETFLIX
WSJ.COM - APRIL 28, 2020
‘TROLLS WORLD TOUR’ BREAKS DIGITAL RECORDS AND CHARTS A NEW PATH FOR HOLLYWOOD
DEADLINE.COM - APRIL 13, 2020
‘TROLLS WORLD TOUR’: UNIVERSAL REPORTS RECORD DIGITAL WEEKEND; 10X HIGHER THAN ‘JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM’ OPENING DAY
YOUTUBE.COM - APRIL 2, 2020
TROLLS WORLD TOUR EXCLUSIVE MOVIE CLIP - K-POP VS. REGGAETON (2020)
HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM - MARCH 16, 2020
NBCUNIVERSAL BREAKS THEATRICAL WINDOW, WILL MAKE MOVIES AVAILABLE ON DEMAND IMMEDIATELY
DEADLINE.COM - FEBRUARY 10, 2020
COLIN MINIHAN TO DIRECT SCREEN GEMS THRILLER ‘URBAN LEGEND’
DEADLINE.COM - OCTOBER 4TH, 2018
KELLY CLARKSON JOINS ‘TROLLS 2’ & WILL PERFORM ORIGINAL SONG
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018
DIRECTOR STRICKEN WITH ALS VOWS TO FINISH HER FINAL MOVIE: "DOING WHAT I LOVE WILL BE PART OF MY LEGACY"
DEADLINE.COM - APRIL 18TH, 2017
KING KONG FEMALE-LED TV SERIES IN WORKS AT MARVISTA ENTERTAINMENT & IM GLOBAL TV
VARIETY.COM - FEBRUARY 28TH, 2017
UNIVERSAL DREAMWORKS ANIMATION ANNOUNCES ‘TROLLS 2’; SETS FOR APRIL 10, 2020
GUIOTECA.COM - DECEMBER 20TH, 2016
DANNIE FESTA: MEET THIS CHILEAN WHO IS A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCER IN HOLLYWOOD.
USATODAY.COM - NOVEMBER 3RD, 2016
'TROLLS' LONG TRIP TO THE BIG SCREEN IS AN 'UGLY CUTE' STORY
CBR.COM - SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: BOOM! STUDIOS' "KONG OF SKULL ISLAND" NOW AN ONGOING SERIES
DEADLINE.COM - JUNE 23RD, 2015
INTREPID PICTURES SUPERNATURAL THRILLER ‘BYE BYE MAN’ FINDS FUNDING FROM LOS ANGELES MEDIA FUND
NJ.COM - JULY 18TH, 2014
'MARVEL UNIVERSE LIVE!' SHOW BLOWS AWAY SIBLING TEAM WHO PENNED SCRIPT
VARIETY.COM - JUNE 16TH, 2014
ANNA KENDRICK TO STAR IN DREAMWORKS ANIMATION’S MUSICAL ‘TROLLS’
TOYBOOK.COM - FEBRUARY 9TH, 2012
