At Getaway Entertainment, we’re committed to GREAT STORYTELLING. We believe in the magic of movies that make you feel, think, and escape. It’s time to fall in love with cinema all over again.

• Make movies we want to watch: Stories that captivate and entertain, drawing you into worlds worth exploring.

• Work with good people: Collaboration is at the heart of our process, great stories come from great people.

• Empower filmmakers: We support bold voices and fresh perspectives, giving filmmakers the creative freedom to craft unforgettable stories.

Sophia Banks is an award-winning director and producer whose work bridges prestige storytelling and global commercial appeal. Recognized by Baz Luhrmann and Vogue Australia as one of seven female filmmakers to watch, Banks has built a career defined by cinematic ambition, cultural fluency, and an instinct for stories that travel. Originally from Australia, she rose through the elite ranks of commercial filmmaking, directing more than 200 campaigns that amassed over 150 industry awards for world-class brands including Pepsi, Target, Airbnb, Nestlé, Doritos, BMW, Ford, and Range Rover. Her visual language has helped shape modern pop culture, crafting iconic campaigns featuring the Kardashians, Barbie, and Sofía Vergara, and cementing her reputation as a director who delivers scale, style, and emotional precision.

A trusted creative partner to top-tier talent, Banks has collaborated with some of the industry’s most respected cinematographers, including Academy Award nominee Mandy Walker, as well as Larry Sher and Paul Cameron. These collaborations underscore her ability to operate at the highest levels of craft while maintaining a distinct, audience-forward voice.

Banks made a confident leap into features with her directorial debut Blacksite, which received a theatrical release before streaming on Netflix and Sky. The film was praised by Decider as being “driven by a strong lead performance from Michelle Monaghan… with bloody thrills and a mood of quavering distrust in the vein of Safe House,” marking Banks as a filmmaker with a sharp command of tension, pacing, and performance. Her short film Unregistered premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival, further solidifying her reputation for character-driven, high-stakes storytelling. Expanding her creative universe beyond the screen, Banks launched the first issue of the seven-part comic series Killswitch with Thunder Comics at New York Comic Con, showcasing her versatility as a storyteller across mediums.

Banks is a co-founder of Getaway Entertainment, a production company focused on developing elevated, theatrical feature films with global resonance. Her executive producing credits include Cary Fukunaga’s Blood on Snow, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Benedict Cumberbatch; Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante, starring Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, and Gerard Butler, set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2025; and Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, and Jacob Elordi, which premiered at Cannes in 2024. Collectively, these projects reflect Banks’s curatorial eye for bold filmmakers, prestige casts, and culturally relevant narratives.

Banks is in pre-production to direct Tilt, collaborating with Getaway Entertainment co-founders Arwen Elys Dayton, who penned the script, and executive producer Damiano Tucci. She is also attached to direct The Satoshi Claim, a high-stakes drama exploring the origins of Bitcoin, described as The Social Network meets Catch Me If You Can. Written by Mark Goffman, the project is currently in development with production targeting late fall 2026 in the U.K.

Arwen Elys Dayton is a bestselling and award-winning author, screenwriter, and producer whose career is defined by ambitious, genre-defying storytelling. Her domestic and international bestseller Resurrection is a science fiction thriller that merges Ancient Egypt with modern-day Earth in a heart-pounding adventure story. Her award-winning novel Stronger, Faster and More Beautiful received widespread critical acclaim, including The Wall Street Journal’s “Best Sci-Fi of the Year,” described as a brilliant piece of fiction that examines humanity, ethics, and the future of humankind in an era of biological innovation. Her international young adult Seeker series earned praise in outlets from USA Today and Entertainment Weekly to Teen Vogue. Dayton has established herself as a singular voice capable of marrying big ideas with wide audiences.

Expanding her creative footprint into film and television, Dayton has built an increasingly high-profile screenwriting slate. Her credits include the black comedy horror-thriller Nice People, directed by Mark O’Brien and starring Sosie Bacon, Chloe Bennett, and Ella Travolta; Tilt, a stylish “light noir” thriller and cinematic love letter to Hollywood shooting in March 2026; and Jonah + Aggie, an upcoming coming-of-age drama directed by Catherine Hardwicke. She is also adapting her Seeker trilogy for television, producing alongside Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel at GBASE, further cementing her role as a creator who originates and shepherds IP across mediums.

Dayton is the co-founder of Getaway Entertainment, a production company dedicated to developing elevated, globally minded stories with strong commercial appeal. Through Getaway Entertainment, she shapes a slate that spans prestige features and original IP, working closely with top-tier filmmakers and talent. Her producing credits include serving as an executive producer on Cary Fukunaga’s Blood on Snow, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Benedict Cumberbatch; co-producing Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante, featuring Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, and Al Pacino, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2025; and executive producing Kevin Bacon’s Family Movie, slated for release in 2026. She is producing an upcoming feature with Hartbeat Studios and is producing Tilt with her Getaway Entertainment co-founders Damiano Tucci and Sophia Banks, who is set to direct. Together, Dayton’s work as a founder, producer, and writer positions her at the forefront of contemporary storytelling, seamlessly bridging literary worlds and prestige film and television.

Damiano Tucci is a prolific film producer and co-founder of Getaway Entertainment, a production company dedicated to developing and producing elevated, theatrical feature films. With more than forty films produced to date, Tucci has built a reputation for pairing bold storytelling with A-list talent and visionary directors across both independent and studio-backed projects. His recent credits include co-producing Julian Schnabel’s In the Hand of Dante, starring Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Al Pacino, and Martin Scorsese, which premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, and executive producing Paul Schrader’s Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Jacob Elordi, and Michael Imperioli, which debuted at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Tucci’s producing slate spans acclaimed auteurs and commercially driven projects alike, including executive producing Blood on Snow, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson and directed by Cary Fukunaga; producing Mark Pellington’s The Last Word, starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried; producing Rob Cohen’s Hurricane Heist, starring Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, and Toby Kebbell; executive producing Rob Reiner’s LBJ, starring Woody Harrelson; and producing The Year of Spectacular Men, directed by Lea Thompson and starring Zoey Deutch and Nicholas Braun. Known for championing filmmakers and embracing innovative production and distribution models, Tucci continues to expand his footprint in the global film landscape.

He is currently producing The Dain Conspiracy with Bill Mechanic and Rick Nicita, Nice People, directed by Mark O’Brien, and the upcoming features The Satoshi Claim, written by Mark Goffman and directed by Sophia Banks, alongside David Sacks, Daniel Brunt, and Mark Goffman, and Tilt, written by Arwen Elys Dayton and directed by Sofia Banks.