ELIZABETH NILES JOINS HARBOR AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PICTURE POST, AND KEVIN VALE PROMOTED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FEATURE & EPISODIC, EAST COAST
After forging a successful post career working with a host of top post-production companies, major studios, and networks, Elizabeth Niles joins Harbor as Executive Producer, Picture Post, New York, announced founder and CEO Zak Tucker today.
Niles joins Harbor after holding leadership roles at prominent post-production facilities including Executive Producer at Goldcrest Post NY, Senior DI Producer at Technicolor Postworks, and Senior Manager at Prime Focus Technologies. Prior to her post-production roles, Niles developed shows from concept to broadcast as writer/producer and served as Series Producer at Rainbow-Media and Producer at MSNBC.
Niles has worked on projects with filmmaking talents including Steven Soderbergh, Ken Burns, Thomas Bezucha, David Chase, Alan Taylor, Ric Burns, and Barbara Kopple. Network and Studio clients have included New Line/Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Netflix, A24, Hulu, HBO, PBS, and Disney+. Recent credits include The Lost Daughter, Painting with John for HBO, The Many Saints of Newark, Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali, and Hemingway for PBS.
Commenting on her new role with Harbor, Niles said: “I love the progressive approach to technology at Harbor. There is a collective drive and excitement about finding the best ways to serve the creative process, with the backing and resources of a global company.”
In addition to this exciting news, Kevin Vale has been named Executive Director, Feature & Episodic, East Coast, after leading the picture post department at Harbor since 2015. Vale, who will oversee offline editorial, picture post, and sound post, has played an integral role at Harbor, supervising top tier projects such as Netflix’s The Irishman, A24’s The Lighthouse, AppleTV+ See, Netflix’s Halston, Amazon’s Sylvie’s Love, Starz’s P-Valley, Showtime’s Billions, Disney’s Hamilton, HBO’s NYC Epicenters 9/11 & 1/2, and most recently Showtime’s Super Pumped, Netflix’s Jeen-Yuhs, and NBC Universal’s Marry Me.
Commenting on the arrival of Niles and Vale’s new role, Harbor’s founder and CEO Zak Tucker said: “Our picture post department is in an exciting, expansive phase. With recent additions of top tier colorists, we’re excited to continue bolstering the leadership in our production team to support the artistry. Liz’s background in production and proven track record of building trusted relationships with both artists and clients makes her a natural fit for Harbor. Appointing Kevin Vale to head of Feature & Episodic on the East Coast is a natural and welcome progression. Under his tenure in Picture Post, the department quadrupled in size, allowing us to offer more to our clients at the most elevated level of workflow and service. I look forward to the continued growth we’ll see with Kevin at the helm, as well as the collaboration and integration, unparalleled in our industry, across our global footprint including New York, Los Angeles, London, Chicago, and Atlanta.”
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