Partners in Kind Productions

Partners in Kind co-founders, Gillian Hormel and Shelly Tygielski , will be judges at the 2025 Realscreen Summit in Miami this January, in the #partnersinkind sponsored “Pitch for Good” Summit Showdown. Our company is excited to highlight and support the importance of social impact storytelling in film and television! #socialimpact

Partners in Kind Productions is excited to announce that we have partnered with the Zellner brothers, Dirty Films, Sugar Rush Pictures, Rabbits Black, and Aloe Entertainment to bring you the comedic action feature, Alpha Gang. This film is a true labor of love and embodies the human condition perfectly. We can’t wait for you all to see it! To read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/eM_86QqM #partnersinkind #socialimpactinentertainment

We want to give a special shout out to Doodle+Code for all the hard work they've put into creating our website. The Partners In Kind website received Silver this morning at the 20th Annual Davey Awards. The Davey Awards honors the best work from creative agencies around the world and is reviewed by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed brand and media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms, including Spotify, Big Spaceship, Nissan, Condé Nast, Disney, Microsoft, GE Digital, JP Morgan, Wired, and many others. Check out our website!! https://lnkd.in/ghAsm7PN

UNRULY is a weekly culture and wellness podcast hosted by Shelah Marie that delves into transformative conversations around self-love, acceptance, and holistic wellness. Each episode is a deep dive into various aspects of personal growth, featuring candid discussions with experts, influencers, and community members. The goal is to provide listeners with practical tools and inspiration to enhance their well-being and reclaim their true selves. The series is meant to serve as an extension and umbilical to Shelah Marie’s forthcoming book “UNRULY.” Episode 1 and 2 are out!! So go check them out on all podcast platforms. https://lnkd.in/gCE6CXrH Ep 1: Embracing Change: Navigating Life’s Transitions with Lauren Speed Ep 2: Mindfulness & Meditation: Finding Inner Peace with Koya Webb Shelah Marie is an author, content creator, and women’s wellness influencer, helping disrupt the ideas that women should place themselves last or seek others’ approval in order to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. She is the founder of the Curvy, Curly, Conscious movement, author of Positive You , and has partnered with the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations to bring her Sustainable Theater Workshop to students around the world. For more, visit shelahmarie.com

Realscreen’s Summit Showdown teams with Partners In Kind, opens call for entries! Win a development deal for your unscripted impact project. The call for entries is on for the Realscreen Summit’s popular live pitch competition, with a new partner and new theme on tap for the 2025 edition. Realscreen is teaming with?Partners in Kind, a media and production company specializing in social impact in entertainment, to offer a US$20,000 development deal at the Summit Showdown, taking place on Monday, February 3 during Realscreen Summit 2025 at the InterContinental Miami. One of the fruits of the partnership is a new theme for the competition, Pitch for Good. The Summit Showdown is offering producers and content creators the opportunity to pitch a new, not-yet-commissioned unscripted/non-fiction feature-length film or TV series designed to “create measurable social impact, and grounded in innovation and untold perspectives of lived experiences.” Subject matter includes (but is not limited to): climate change/environmental advocacy, social justice, mental health/wellness, marginalized voices, women’s voices — stories that inspire greater awareness and resonate with audiences worldwide. Five finalists will be selected to attend the Realscreen Summit in Miami, where they will pitch their projects in a five-minute, timed presentation to an esteemed panel of judges for a chance to win the $20,000 development deal from Partners in Kind. Each pitch will feature relevant presentation materials, followed by feedback and questions from the judges, with the winning project receiving the development deal to bring their story to life. For the first time, all finalists will receive complimentary registration to the Summit, along with three nights of accommodation at the Intercontinental Miami. Application and guidelines here: https://lnkd.in/eSnMRJMf #partnersinkind Shelly Tygielski

Partners in Kind co-Founders, Gillian Hormel and Shelly Tygielski recently contributed an article to SIE Voices Magazine, published by the Social Impact in Entertainment Society. "In a world where content is ubiquitous, the entertainment industry holds a unique power to influence society. Films, television shows, podcasts, and theater productions not only entertain us but often challenge our perspectives, educate us on critical social issues, and inspire us toward action. Media projects have the power to shift culture, but without measuring the social impact of any media projects, we risk losing the opportunity to understand, replicate, and amplify their success." They list four key reasons why measuring social impact in entertainment is crucial to the success and continued support of such projects. #partnersinkind #socialimpactinentertainment #filmproduction #documentaries #data #philanthropy

We are excited to officially announced that Partners in Kind Productions, has teamed up in a joint venture with Audio Up to form "Podcasts in Kind." "Social impact–oriented production company Partners in Kind, founded by philanthropists and activists Gillian Hormel (pictured left) and Shelly Tygielski (right), is teaming up with Audio Up, the podcast company established by Jingle Punks founder Jared Gutstadt, for a podcasting initiative focusing on amplifying the voices of BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ and women storytellers while highlighting stories about marginalized communities and issues. Podcasts in Kind will receive support from Partners in Kind’s Purpose in Production Impact Funds, with Hormel and Tygielski leveraging their extensive network of social activists, creators and organizations to produce podcast series ranging from “gripping true crime to inspiring sports narratives,” with an onus on content from “historically marginalized storytellers.” Audio Up will bring its production expertise to the project, with plans to produce and distribute at least 10 shows under the Podcasts in Kind umbrella in the next 12 months, providing critical infrastructure, editing, sound design, and original music. The initiative will also serve as an “audio agency” of sorts for brands and projects looking to connect with diverse creators and audiences. Kicking it all off will be?Exodus Stories?from director Ilse Fernandez, an expansion of her PBS series of the same name. The audio series follows the journey of several undocumented migrants from their country of origin to the United States. Also on deck is an audio project in partnership with doc-maker Mark Marabella focusing on the story of Charles Wakefield Jr., who has fought to clear his name since being convicted of a double homicide in the 1970s. “Our vision for Partners in Kind has always been to create ecosystems around the projects we invest in, ensuring the widest access to audiences through a variety of mediums,” said Partners in Kind co-founders Hormel and Tygielski in a joint statement. “To that end, we’re excited to enter into the podcast space, and we couldn’t think of a better, more mission-aligned partner than Audio Up.”" #partnersinkind #socialimpact #socialimpactinentertainment

We are so proud to be partnering with Propper Daley to create a social impact and contribute to a shift in culture in through all forms of media and entertainment. #partnersinkind

This morning The TONY Awards nominations were announced and we are thrilled to announce that our coproduction, Lempicka, has garnered a total of 3 nominations! Congratulations to the cast, crew, creators and producers: Best Leading Actress in a Musical – Eden Espinosa Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Amber Iman Best Scenic Design of a Musical – Riccardo Hernandez and Peter Nigrini If you haven't seen Lempicka yet, you should! It is fierce, it is groundbreaking and it is powerful, like the woman it is written about, artist Tamara de Lempicka. Pick up your tickets at Lempickamusical.com #tonynomimated #tonyawards #broadway #broadwaymusicals #LempickaMusical #partnersinkind

Partners in Kind Productions co-founder Gillian Hormel recently did an interview with an Arizona paper to discuss the company’s ethos and vision for the entertainment industry. “What that means is [PIK] trying to attach some sort of impact campaign or tangible act of kindness to every project we’re involved in,” Hormel explains. “There’s so much influence in the media and we want that ripple to go further than just the two and a half hours. We want to make sure there’s some sort of tangible impact after just what’s on the screen.” https://lnkd.in/ebXdjuzd #impact #socialimpact #production #movies #entertainment #partnersinkind