MarVista Entertainment
Joe Ryan Laia is an accomplished screenwriter with significant experience in the film industry. Currently a screenwriter at Lifetime Movies since September 2018, Joe's notable work includes the feature film "Long Lost Daughter," which premiered on September 21, 2018. Additionally, Joe has been a story analyst and screenwriter for MarVista Entertainment since 2015, contributing to projects like "I'm Not Your Daughter." Joe holds a Master of Arts in Screenwriting from the London Film School (2013-2014) and a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz (2009-2012).
MarVista Entertainment
Recently acquired by Fox Entertainment, Los Angeles-based MarVista Entertainment is a leading global entertainment content studio that produces and distributes a variety of cost-efficient content across the world. With a library showcasing nearly 2,500 hours of content, and with an average of 80 new movies per year added to the company’s development and distribution pipeline, MarVista has become one of the largest suppliers of movies to the worldwide marketplace. MarVista has an expansive distribution footprint spanning more than 125 global territories and is a pre-eminent programming partner to major streamers and media companies, including Netflix, Hulu, Discovery+, Tubi, Disney Networks, Amazon Prime, WarnerMedia, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, NBC Universal, OWN, Nickelodeon, BET and other Viacom Networks, as well as key international platforms.