Niki Montazaran Leaves WME to Join Cinetic Media as Senior Manager
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Summary
Niki Montazaran, a former WME Motion Picture Group agent, is joining Cinetic Media as Senior Manager in their Los Angeles office. She will expand the firm's representation of filmmaking and literary talent. Montazaran previously worked at WME and ICM's Motion Picture Lit Department, representing multihyphenates, producers, and emerging talent including BAFTA winner Babak Anvari and Indie Spirit winner Roshan Sethi.
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Throughout her career at WME, and previously at the Motion Picture Lit Department of ICM, Montazaran repped multihyphenates, producers, and emerging talent.
Among the filmmakers she has worked with are BAFTA winner Babak Anvari (Under the Shadow), Indie Spirit winner Roshan Sethi (A Nice Indian Boy, and the upcoming Surgeon starring Michelle Yeoh), Nida Manzoor (Polite Society).
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