David A. Unger


David A. Unger is CEO of Artist International Group, a talent management and content production company representing clients in the fields of film, television and technology.
Artist International Group, founded in 2017, focuses on identifying and nurturing talent, developing IP and sourcing diversified media and entertainment opportunities all with a global insight. The company represents actors, writers, directors, musicians and models and specializes in media finance, brand advisory and international business development.
Prior to joining Artist International Group, Unger served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Three Six Zero Entertainment, a full service management company that focuses on representing actors, directors and writers in the film, television, and digital industries. The company offers branding and financial services to clients and operates in partnership with Jay Z's Roc Nation.
Prior to joining Three Six Zero Entertainment in February 2015, Unger was a talent and literary agent at Resolution and member of Resolution's Media Finance Group for two years. Resolution was created by former ICM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Berg. Unger was the first ICM agent to join Berg at Resolution.
Unger represents leading international artists. Clients include Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Anil Kapoor, Elsa Zylberstein, Tom Welling, Dita Von Teese, Nastassja Kinski, Natalia Vodianova, Mallika Sherawat and Saïd Taghmaoui as well as directors Amanda Sthers, Michael Haussman, Francesco Carrozzini, Antony Hoffman, Emanuele Della Valle and Tony Kaye, among others.
Unger was also a vice-president and talent agent at International Creative Management for 15 years. He represented actors, directors, writers, models, and recording artists, as well as advised the agency's branding and film financing groups.
Unger began his career at Propaganda Films, a division of PolyGram, where he nurtured the careers of directors David Fincher, Michael Bay, Antoine Fuqua and Mark Romanek among others. He developed award-winning commercial projects for Coca-Cola, Levi's and Nike as well as music videos for artists such as Madonna, The Rolling Stones and U2.
At the age of 27, Unger was chosen for The Hollywood Reporters Annual "Next Gen" special issue, which lists "the town's best and brightest – 35 men and women, age 35 and under, poised to become the industry's future leaders." He was also recognized by Fade In magazine as one of their "Top 100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know."

Background

Unger was born in London and raised in London, Madrid, Paris, and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of Boston University and has lectured at Harvard Business School. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and French.
Unger comes from a long line of successful entertainment industry executives. His father, Anthony Unger, produced numerous motion pictures including the highly acclaimed Don't Look Now, starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie which he executive-produced. His grandfather, Oliver A. Unger, was an award-winning film producer, distributor and exhibitor. And his uncle, Stephen A. Unger, is a leading executive recruiter for the entertainment and media industries.

Professional career

Unger is known for representing international talent, often successfully transforming local language stars into global stars.
He is credited with resurrecting the career of Mickey Rourke, who thanked Unger in his Best Actor-winning speeches for his role in The Wrestler at the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Unger regularly attends and is often asked to lecture at the major international motion picture and television festivals and markets such as the Moscow Business Square at the Moscow International Film Festival and Asian Film Summit at the Toronto International Film Festival, among others.