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Kevin Iwashina

Agent, Endeavor Content

Kevin Iwashina is an agent at Endeavor Content, a division of global entertainment leader Endeavor (formerly WME | IMG). In his role, Iwashina identifies financing opportunities, handles sales and provides advisory services for media companies and content creators in the non-fiction space. In non-fiction, recent film and television projects include: “Chef’s Table,” “Le Mans,” “The Grand Tour,” “Gleason,” “Step,” “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story,” and “Long Strange Trip,” among others. Previously, he served as Founder & CEO at Preferred Content (PC), a film, television and digital sales, production and advisory company. During his tenure, he oversaw the representation of fiction and non-fiction content creators behind the documentaries “78/52” and “Unrest,” which both premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, “Small Town Crime,” which premiered at the 2017 SXSW Festival, the Netflix Original Documentary short film “Long Shot,” directed by Jacob LaMendola and Rodney Ascher’s cult documentary “The Nightmare.” Iwashina was the lead producer of the hit documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” the precursor to “Chef’s Table.” Prior to launching PC, Iwashina was a senior agent in CAA’s Independent & International Film Groupm, making him one of the first Asian American Agents at a major Hollywood talent agency. There, he assembled financing for and sold “Crash,” which went on to be the first Best Picture Oscar won by an Independent Studio. He holds a B.A. in English literature with a specialization in French language and culture from U.C.L.A. and is active in the nonprofit sector. In addition, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Documentary Association (IDA).