Kate Fassl Joins Ari Aster Square Peg As Head Of Comms & Talent Relations
EXCLUSIVE: A24 vet Kate Fassl is heading to Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen’s Square Peg as its new Head of Communications and Talent Relations.
In her new role, Fassl will lead comms for Square Peg, overseeing strategy, press and brand while working closely with filmmakers and talent.
Fassl joins Square Peg, founded and led by Aster and Knudsen, after 12 years at A24, where she led award-winning campaigns including Best Picture Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, Baby Girl and Square Peg titles Eddington and The Drama.
The hire comes after an incredibly successful year for the production company with the 4x Oscar-nominated Bugonia and $132M-grossing global box office hit The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.
“We had the opportunity to work with Kate across all of our films during her time at A24, and we found her commitment to the campaigns and filmmakers to be unparalleled. Kate embodies the ‘filmmaker first’ mindset that defines Square Peg,” said Knudsen and Aster. “As we continue to grow our slate and company, we can think of no better person to come along with us. We look forward to the artists we work with getting to experience the kind of care we did firsthand.”
Square Peg continues to grow its film slate with various projects including Lance Oppenheim’s upcoming Venice Film Festival premiere Primetime, Ari Aster’s Scapegoat and Arkasha Stevenson’s upcoming horror film, among others.
Square Peg recently signed a first-look TV deal with MediaRes and has additional TV projects set up with Netflix, Amazon and Searchlight.
The company also will host its second annual Square Peg Social in September in Austin. It’s an intimate five-day gathering designed to break down the walls and barriers that too often exist within the film industry. The event is being billed as one for those who stand out, push boundaries and feel passionate about shaping the future of cinema.
Primetime, about To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen in 2006, opens in theaters on September 25.
