Johnson and Donnelly met Racanelli on the Sundance Audience Award-winning filmCha Cha Real Smoothwhich landed at Apple.

Schiff served as an associate producer on TeaTimesSlip.

She previously worked at WME.

Samantha Racanelli of TeaTime Pictures

Samantha RacanelliCourtesy

Ward joined TeaTime as an assistant, having previously worked at UTA.

Her focus will be across both film amd television and incubating new voices.

We feel very lucky to kick off the year with such exciting developments.

Dakota Johnson in ‘Materialists’

We feel very supported and seen by their team, led by Nick Nantell, said Johnson and Donnelly.

We have had the privilege of watching Maddie and Hyunji evolve powerfully and gracefully in their positions at TeaTime.

And we are beyond thrilled to have Sam join our team.

We fell hard for her during the process of making Cha Cha Real Smooth.

Johnson and TeaTime Pictures are repped by CAA.