NMC to host 2nd meet-and-greet with film producer Krevoy

Hollywood filmmaker Brad Krevoy engages with aspiring filmmakers during a previous meet-and-greet hosted by Northern Marianas College in November 2022 at the Hafa Adai Roasting Company. Krevoy will return to the CNMI community on April 10, 2023, at 6pm at Tapped Out on Micro Beach Road, to support NMC’s ongoing work in developing a film program and to inspire the next generation of storytellers. (NMC)

Longtime Hollywood filmmaker and producer Brad Krevoy, along with the Northern Marianas College, will be hosting a second meet-and-greet for aspiring filmmakers on Monday, April 10, 2023, at 6pm at Tapped Out on Micro Beach Road across the American Memorial Park.

Krevoy’s visit coincides with NMC’s ongoing work in developing a film program to educate the next generation of filmmakers and storytellers in the Marianas.

One of the most prolific and adaptable independent film/TV producers working today, Krevoy has played a key role in the finance, development, production and distribution of more than 150 motion picture and television projects, most famously the 1994 blockbuster comedy, Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey.

He has been recently well-known within the holiday and family film space, having produced more than 50 highly rated and well-received projects for Netflix and Hallmark since 2013. He recently produced Netflix’s 2020 film Operation Christmas Drop, which was filmed in Guam. His latest film, Falling for Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan, was on Netflix’s Top 10 list.

His portfolio includes Netflix’s Christmas Prince trilogy starring Rose McIver and Ben Lamb, The Princess Switch starring Vanessa Hudgens, Holiday in the Wild starring Rob Lowe and Kristin Davis, The Crossword Mysteries starring Lacey Chabert, A Christmas Melody starring Mariah Carey, I’ll Be Home for Christmas starring Josh Brolin, and The Wedding March starring Jack Wagner, as well as the hit longest-running Hallmark series When Calls the Heart, currently airing its seventh season, and the spin-off series When Hope Calls, which premiered as a launch title for Hallmark’s new streaming service in 2019.

Krevoy is the chief executive officer and co-founder of the Motion Picture Corporation of America, a leading provider of commercial motion picture products at all budget levels and an aggressive sales and marketing force with U.S. studios and international buyers. MPCA’s motion picture and television projects have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide in all media.

He is also known for jumpstarting the careers of many young actors and filmmakers who have gone on to become some of the biggest names working in Hollywood today, including the Farrelly brothers, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker, Will Ferrell, Viggo Mortensen, Ashley Judd, Jude Law, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Kirsten Dunst, Courtney Cox, Bill Paxton, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol, and Jon Turteltaub.

The college encourages the film and arts community of the Marianas to attend. (NMC)