EXCLUSIVE: The Issa Rae and Deniese Davis co-founded ColorCreative is expanding its management ranks again. Literary manager and producer Neda Niroumand is joining the company as a Manager/Producer. “I am delighted to welcome Neda Niroumand to the ColorCreative team,” says Talitha Watkins, president of the management and production shingle. “With her incredible taste and impressive track record of recognizing and nurturing emerging talent, her addition will bolster our commitment to fostering diverse voices and producing inclusive content,” Watkins added. Related Stories Agencies CAA Undergoes Layoffs In Talent & Other Departments
Late Night TV Bill Maher Fires CAA After Not Being Invited To Bryan Lourd's Oscar Party A former literary manager at LINK and a partner at Equitable Mgmt, Niroumand will report to the ColorCreative president. In her role at ColorCreative, Niroumand will play to her strengths crafting and shepherding the works of writers, directors, and “multi-hyphenate talent,” according to the company, With a client roster that includes the likes of Black Box director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, documentarian and producer Jan Oxenberg, Morrisa Maltz, and Linda Burstyn, Niroumand was a part of the team that developed the Danny Syrkin co-created Tehran TV series. Actually born in the Iranian megacity and raised in
Paris, Niroumand is a graduate of
California State University, Fullerton, and the Short Fiction Film program at UCLA. Insecure co-creator Rae started ColorCreative in 2014, with former CAA Motion Picture agent Watkins joining in the summer of 2020 as president of the management component.