Nicely Entertainment has tapped David Hickey (pictured above right) as the first head of production to oversee the new mini studio in Arizona, CEO Vanessa Shapiro revealed Wednesday.
Hickey, most recently creative executive producer at Canada’s Real One Entertainment, will report to Shapiro and oversee operations and productions including “Mystery of the Heart,” starring Ansley Gordon (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”). , pictured above left.
“Mysteries of the Heart” is the first film on Nicely’s 2023 Arizona production slate.
LA-based Nicely, launched three years ago as an independent production and distribution studio, has released over 50 movies since its inception.
Hickey has 25 years of experience and more than 90 development and production credits, including A&E shows including “Here Kills the Bride” and “Crazy Neighborhood Moms.”
“In addition to our distribution operations in Los Angeles and Paris, we are focused in 2023 on the construction of a famous mini-studio in Arizona, with the aim of shooting around four movie every year there,” Shapiro said. “With over 50 movies released in just three years, we are excited to expand our operations and welcome a creative executive of David’s caliber to lead our content production slate. We expect this year to be a huge milestone in Nicely Entertainment’s growth, both in terms of the number of products on our roster and our global distribution footprint.
Hickey added: “I have observed the growth of Nicely Entertainment over the past two years and I have been impressed by the quality and quantity of projects the company has produced with Vanessa at the helm. With its diverse range of projects, from romcoms to of thrillers and teen dramas, and more TV series in the pipeline, I’m very excited to work with Vanessa and her team to help make the company a powerhouse mini-studio.
