International Creative Management

International Creative Management
Type Private
Industry Talent and Literary Agencies
Founded Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (1975)
Headquarters Century City, Los Angeles, California (USA)
Key people Jeffrey Berg, Chairman and CEO
Chris Silbermann, President
Richard B. (Rick) Levy, Chief Business Development Officer and General Counsel, Office of the Chairman
Website Official Website

International Creative Management (ICM) is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London. ICM is a full-service agency representing creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, fiction and nonfiction publishing, music, live performance, branded entertainment and new media, under the leadership of Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Berg,[1] and President, Chris Silbermann.[2]

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History

ICM was formed in April 1975 through the merger of Creative Management Associates and International Famous Agency.[2] In 2005, ICM completed an equity financing raise from Rizvi Traverse Management and institutional investors to fund strategic growth,[3] and in July 2006, ICM signed an agreement to acquire literary agency Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann.[4]

Corporate Synergy

One of five full-service talent agencies, ICM focuses on four major areas of representation – film, television, live performance and publishing. The branded entertainment division complements each of these quadrants. Each of the departments works in tandem with the others.

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Departments

Motion Pictures

ICM’s motion picture department represents film actors, actresses, directors and writers ranging from Hollywood’s best-known names to the next generation of emerging stars from around the globe. The agency’s acting clients include Academy Award winners Melissa Leo, Christoph Waltz,[10] Jodie Foster,[11] Robert Duvall,[12] Al Pacino,[13] William Hurt, Susan Sarandon, and Christopher Walken, as well as Hailee Steinfeld,[14] Jacki Weaver,[15] Lesley Manville,[16] Mickey Rourke,[17] Frank Langella, David Strathairn,[18] Abigail Breslin,[19] Laura Linney,[20] Samuel L. Jackson,[21] Michael Stuhlbarg,[22] Megan Fox ,[23] Michael Cera,[24] Zoe Saldana,[23] Michelle Monaghan,[25] Jesse Eisenberg, Seann William Scott,[26] Emmy Rossum,[27] America Ferrera, and Christina Ricci. Filmmakers ICM represents include Woody Allen, David Mamet,[28] Stephen Frears, Paul Verhoeven[29] and Adrian Lyne, as well as Academy Award winners James L. Brooks, Roman Polanski, Tom Hooper and Barry Levinson .[30] The department also features a division dedicated to key production professionals such as cinematographers, editors, costume designers, and special-effects supervisors.[31][32] The department also features a division dedicated to key production professionals such as cinematographers, editors, 2nd unit directors, composers, production designers, costume designers, and visual effects supervisors.

Independent and International Film

The ICM International and Independent Group structures and arranges financing and packaging, and secures distribution for independent motion pictures. Recent motion pictures in which the agency has been involved in include Fox Searchlight's Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Scott Cooper ;[33] Richard Eyre’s The Other Man,[34] starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney; Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer,[35] starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, and Kim Cattrall; James Toback's documentary Tyson,[36] which was the official selection in Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won a specially named "Knockout" prize; Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair ,[5] which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won a special jury prize; and The Women,[37] directed by Diane English and starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Bette Midler.

Television

ICM’s television department represents on-air and creative talent in all segments of the industry including network, cable and first-run syndication.[38] Talent clients include Jon Hamm,[39] Ellen DeGeneres ,[40] Lauren Graham ,[41]Jada Pinkett Smith ,[42] Paul Wesley ,[43] Calista Flockhart ,[44] Dianne Wiest, Kevin Dillon ,[45] Edie Falco ,[46] Taye Diggs ,[47] Alan Alda ,[48] Zachary Levi,[49] Keith Olbermann,[50] Larry King, Jeff Garlin,[51] Sarah Michelle Gellar,[52] Marg Helgenberger ,[53][54] Dule Hill ,[55] Alfre Woodard ,[56] and the four leads of the ABC hit series, Modern Family - Ty Burrell, Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill, and Eric Stonestreet .[57]

ICM represents executive producers and other showrunners that have packaged hit shows such as Grey’s Anatomy; Dancing with the Stars; Modern Family Cougar Town; Blue Bloods; House; Friends; The Simpsons; Two and a Half Men; The Ellen DeGeneres Show; America’s Next Top Model; The Big Bang Theory; Mike & Molly; Breaking Bad; Army Wives; Cheers; Sex and the City; Frasier; Scrubs; and The X-Files.

Publishing

ICM represents recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and many other prestigious literary honors. Among the agency’s clients are Patricia Cornwell ,[58] Thomas L. Friedman,[59] Anna Quindlen, E.L. Doctorow, Walter Isaacson, Carl Hiaasen, [8] Tom Bissell, Anthony Swofford, Candace Bushnell, John Feinstein,[60] Mary Higgins Clark,[61] Carol Higgins Clark,[61] and Steve Martin. In addition, the agency represents the estates of Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Arthur Miller ,[62] E.B. White, and Tennessee Williams, among others. In 2009, the agency represented more than 100 titles on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Music & Comedy

ICM’s concert and live appearances department represents artists in all musical genres, including pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, adult contemporary and country, as well as comedians and lecturers. The agency arranges engagements and tours in venues around the world for a wide range of acts including Eminem, Beyoncé ,[63] The Strokes, Muse,[64] Gaslight Anthem, Ben Folds, Gym Class Heroes, Band of Horses, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, The Hold Steady, J.Cole, Lil Wayne, Wolf Parade, Lou Reed, Modest Mouse, The Beach Boys, Chris Rock, D.L. Hughley,Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Katt Williams, Rita Rudner, Ellen DeGeneres, Kathy Griffin, Dame Edna and David Spade.[65][66]

Branded Entertainment

ICM’s global branded entertainment division’s services range from celebrity endorsements, product placement and music tour sponsorships[67] to brand integration, such as the creation and packaging of original branded films and television shows.[68] The agency's celebrity endorsements department services all ICM film and television talent for on-camera, print and voiceover commercial work as well as for paid media campaigns in the U.S. and overseas .[69]

Lectures

ICM’s lectures division encompasses the topics of arts and entertainment, literature, the public and business sectors, media, women’s issues, philosophy and ethics, food, fashion, sports and motivation.[70]

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Creative Artists Agency (CAA) · International Creative Management (ICM) · William Morris Endeavor (WME)
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