EVAN J. CHOLFIN

At STORIES, Evan focuses on adapting SEGA’s video game properties and other Japanese stories into film, television, and digital entertainment, in addition to overseeing the U.S.-based branded entertainment and literary and commercial management divisions. He has creative directed, directed, and produced hundreds of commercials, episodic, and longform content for brands including Coach, Japan Airlines, Warner Records, and JW Marriott’s “Two Bellmen” with nearly 250 million media impressions globally. Evan produced the sci-fi film “Higher Power” with Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers). Prior to that, he worked in film and television development for Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List, Moneyball). Evan is a graduate of UCLA and received his MFA from USC Peter Stark Producing Program. He loves travel and new experiences, and resides in Santa Monica with his wife and two feline children.