Dolphin sets first feature

June 25, 2009 Dolphin Entertainment, the production firm behind such teen TV hits as "Zoey 101," has picked high school comedy "Unpopular" as one of its first feature film projects and is developing an online teen telenovela project, company president Bill O'Dowd said Thursday. Appearing at the annual What Teens Want conference, organized by Hollywood Reporter parent The Nielsen Co., he said the teen and tween content specialist plans to release the film, based on a script by Kenny Byerly, next fall. In October, Dolphin secured more than $100 million in financing from Continental Entertainment Capital for six films that Dolphin will produce and sell overseas, with Sony getting first crack at U.S. distribution.

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