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A Boston native with a BA from Boston College and an MBA from New York
University, Lydia Cedrone worked in New York at Robert De Niro's Tribeca
Film Center, read and covered scripts for producer Nancy Tenenbaum (“Meet
the Parents,” “The Daytrippers,” “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) and managed the
Watermark Theatre before moving to Los Angeles in 1994.
For six years, Lydia managed development and production spending, as well
as marketing and distribution costs at Savoy Pictures, Trimark Pictures and
The Walt Disney Co. In 2000, she began a two-year tenure with filmmaker
Michael Mann, overseeing his production company operations and film
spending on “Ali,” starring Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight.
Lydia developed and produced a 30-minute romantic comedy, “The Porcelain
Perspective,” directed by Keith Snyder (“Emmett’s Mark”). Filmed at LA’s
historic Ambassador Hotel, the comedy starred Denise Richards (“Love,
Actually,” “Wild Things”) and Brooke Langton (“Swingers,” “The
Replacements”) and was shot by cinematographer Lawrence Sher (“The
Dukes of Hazzard,” “Garden State,” “Kissing Jessica Stein”).
University, Lydia Cedrone worked in New York at Robert De Niro's Tribeca
Film Center, read and covered scripts for producer Nancy Tenenbaum (“Meet
the Parents,” “The Daytrippers,” “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) and managed the
Watermark Theatre before moving to Los Angeles in 1994.
For six years, Lydia managed development and production spending, as well
as marketing and distribution costs at Savoy Pictures, Trimark Pictures and
The Walt Disney Co. In 2000, she began a two-year tenure with filmmaker
Michael Mann, overseeing his production company operations and film
spending on “Ali,” starring Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight.
Lydia developed and produced a 30-minute romantic comedy, “The Porcelain
Perspective,” directed by Keith Snyder (“Emmett’s Mark”). Filmed at LA’s
historic Ambassador Hotel, the comedy starred Denise Richards (“Love,
Actually,” “Wild Things”) and Brooke Langton (“Swingers,” “The
Replacements”) and was shot by cinematographer Lawrence Sher (“The
Dukes of Hazzard,” “Garden State,” “Kissing Jessica Stein”).
Lydia Cedrone, Producer
Meredith Freeman, Producer
The Duo
Since 2003, Lydia and Meredith have partnered to develop and produce highly
original films. “In Memorium” is their first collaboration. They are currently
developing a screenplay adaptation of “Almost Paradise,” the New York
Times Bestseller by acclaimed author Susan Isaacs. They continue to seek
innovative scripts.
original films. “In Memorium” is their first collaboration. They are currently
developing a screenplay adaptation of “Almost Paradise,” the New York
Times Bestseller by acclaimed author Susan Isaacs. They continue to seek
innovative scripts.
Hailing from Birmingham, Michigan, Meredith Freeman received a Bachelors
degree from Northwestern University and an MFA from the Yale School of
Drama. In New York, she served as Managing Director of the prestigious
Circle Repertory Company prior to moving to Los Angeles where she joined
the production team at Walt Disney Theatrical Productions (“Lion King,” “Aida”).
Meredith’s work in film includes two years of script and story development at
Chesler-Perlmutter Productions for producer Lewis Chesler (“The Hitchhiker,”
“Hostile Intent”) and three years at Harpo Films (“Beloved,” “Their Eyes Were
Watching God”).
Meredith is Co-Producer of “The Touchstone,” an adaptation of the Edith
Wharton novel, produced by Rita Wilson, now in pre-production at Warner Bros.
degree from Northwestern University and an MFA from the Yale School of
Drama. In New York, she served as Managing Director of the prestigious
Circle Repertory Company prior to moving to Los Angeles where she joined
the production team at Walt Disney Theatrical Productions (“Lion King,” “Aida”).
Meredith’s work in film includes two years of script and story development at
Chesler-Perlmutter Productions for producer Lewis Chesler (“The Hitchhiker,”
“Hostile Intent”) and three years at Harpo Films (“Beloved,” “Their Eyes Were
Watching God”).
Meredith is Co-Producer of “The Touchstone,” an adaptation of the Edith
Wharton novel, produced by Rita Wilson, now in pre-production at Warner Bros.