The Gotham Group
Edson Oda has a diverse work experience in the creative industry. Edson began their career as a Senior Copywriter at Wieden + Kennedy in 2007 and also worked as a Senior Copywriter at DDB Spain in 2009. In 2002, they joined DM9DDB as a Senior Copywriter and stayed there until 2012. In 2015, they started working as a Writer/Director at The Gotham Group, and in 2018, they joined Creative Artists Agency in the same role.
Edson Oda completed their Bachelor's degree in Communication & Arts, with a concentration in Advertising, from USP - Universidade de São Paulo from 2000 to 2005. Following that, they pursued a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Film/TV Production at the University of Southern California from 2012 to 2015.
The Gotham Group
1 followers
The Gotham Group's literary management practice encompasses all aspects of writing and directing, whether it be film, television, publishing, journalism, or content creation. Beginning with Tony DiTerlizzi's award-winning family adventure THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, which Gotham produced for Paramount in 2008, the Gotham Group has sought out visually stunning and compelling stories that strive to entertain audiences worldwide. In the YA space, the Gotham Group produced the MAZE RUNNER trilogy for 20th Century Fox, based on James Dashner's New York Times #1 bestselling novels. The first movie in the series was released in 2014, and the series has made over $1 billion worldwide. On the prestige drama front, Gotham produced the father/son road trip film KODACHROME, which stars Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis, and Elizabeth Olsen. KODACHROME is based on a New York Times article by A.G. Sulzberger, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was acquired for distribution by Netflix, who released the film to race review in April 2018. In 2020, Gotham produced the movie adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's STARGIRL, which is one of the most beloved and acclaimed YA novels, which over a million copies in print worldwide. STARGIRL was be one of the first original productions for Walt Disney Studios' streaming platform, Disney+.