By Anthony D’Alessandro, Deadline Veteran industry executive and producer Alana Mayo has joined MGM as the President of the newly relaunched Orion Pictures. The division will concentrate exclusively on underrepresented voices and authentic storytelling in film with a focus on developing, producing and acquiring feature films that amplify underserved voices, both in front of and behind the camera. The announcement was […]
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