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Projects and Partners I Hope You Dance
We will produce a trilogy of transformational stories inspired by the chart topping "I Hope You Dance." This series of original dramatic films will be produced by Emmy winning producer Mark Wolper and Spencer Proffer, who will also produce and supervise all music connected with the series. The hit song was adapted as a best-selling book and over the years has become an anthem for high school graduations, weddings and other life milestones. Now, it's illuminating and hopeful message will be woven through three movies, each reflecting the theme of overcoming adversity with grace and humanity. The first film will serve as the anchor and prototype to make a series of annual films based on the song's sensibilities, lyrical and spiritual themes. The Wolper Organization pioneered the Hallmark Hall of Fame television franchise. We hope to follow that model with our series of inspirational, poignant, music anchored I HOPE YOU DANCE stories to the screen. Wolper and Proffer intend to cast name, accomplished actors in the key roles, and surround them with cameos from the music world in both acting and musical performance roles. Judith A. Proffer, M17's Vice Chair and head of its film, television, literary and charitable arms, will serve as the Producer of the various properties for the franchise. I HOPE YOU DANCE STATISTICS (partial): In addition to being atop the charts for six weeks and certified Double Platinum {2 million units} (as recorded by Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert), the song won the following awards:
Billboard & Radio Charting I HOPE YOU DANCE (Sanders/Sillers) Lee Ann Womack with Sons Of The Desert (MCA):
The Wolper Organization The Wolper Organization, under the leadership of David Wolper and his son Mark Wolper, has been responsible for the creation of over 500 films, which have won more than 150 awards, including two Oscars, 50 Emmys, seven Golden Globes, five Peabodys, and recognition and retrospectives from The Festival De Cannes and other respected international film festivals. David Wolper is also credited for creating the television miniseries, with 1967’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and for creating the docudrama, with that same year’s They've Killed President Lincoln. Currently, the Wolper's have over 25 hours of longform programming in development at various broadcast and cable networks. They are producing the runaway hit Penn & Teller's BULLSH*T!, hosted by the famous magicians and devoted skeptics for SHOWTIME. Throughout its history, The Wolper Organization has created innovative and breathtaking ways to bring important and meaningful stories to the public. With an emphasis on quality, the Wolper's have found ongoing success in the entertainment business. Mark Wolper has been producing for television and film for over 20 years and, as president of the Wolper Organization, he has been involved in some of the most influential projects in entertainment including the Academy Award(r)-winning "L.A. Confidential" starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey and Kim Basinger; the multiple Emmy(r)-nominated mini-series "The Mists of Avalon" starring Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies and Joan Allen; the miniseries Queen, which was nominated for eight Emmys; and the Emmy-winning Murder in Mississippi. "The Thornbirds," starring Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe; and the Emmy(r)-nominated and NAACP-winning mini-series "Queen" starring Halle Berry. Mark Wolper began his producing career for television and film in 1981 as an independent producer working with studios such as Warner Bros., Showtime Networks, MGM and Disney on a variety of projects ranging from short films and documentaries to mini-series and foreign feature films. Wolper has steered the Wolper Organization into feature film production with Murder in the First, starring Christian Slater and Kevin Bacon; Surviving Picasso, starring Anthony Hopkins; and the Academy Award(r)-winning L.A. Confidential. In 1987, he joined his father David Wolper, himself a well-known figure in the entertainment industry who founded the company in 1958, in leading The Wolper Organization.
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I Hope You Dance is a song that won the Billboard Magazine Award for most performed song in America in 2001 amongst numerous other major awards (Grammy, CMA, etc.). The # 1 hit was performed by Lee Ann Womack.