TOWER WAY is a production company founded by director, writer, and Emmy-nominated producer Scott Veltri. Veltri recently directed and produced THE ASCENT, which world premieres in competition at SXSW 2026. The film was executive produced by Time Studios. He also produced the spy thriller THE HIVE, starring Sophie Cookson and Franka Potente.

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Previously, Veltri produced the Emmy-nominated documentary MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH (SXSW 2024), in collaboration with Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas and HBO Documentary Films, and executive produced the upcoming FERRARI: FURY AND THE MONSTER with Watch This Ready and David Beckham’s Studio 99. He has produced projects for Participant Media and currently has documentary projects in the works with Oscar-nominated directors Ross Kaufman (Academy Award winner) and Jed Rothstein.

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On the development side, Tower Way is partnered on projects with Universal Content Productions, Netflix, MGM, Apatow Productions, Get Lifted, Watch This Ready, Good Karma Productions, Universal International Studios, Hartbeat, and Blumhouse. Tower Way’s first original novel, EXIT BLACK, was published by Blackstone in February 2024. The company’s short story IN HER EYES, written by Rebecca Webb, appeared in Blackstone’s anthology SHADOW LAB.

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Previously, Veltri was a partner at Assemble Media, where he executive produced John Michael McDonagh’s THE FORGIVEN (TIFF 2021), starring Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee, and Christopher Abbott, and Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM (Venice 2020), starring Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Alexa Demie, and Jason Schwartzman.

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Prior to Assemble, Veltri served as Head of Worldwide Sales at Magnolia Pictures, where he handled the international launch of more than 30 independent films, including Sean Baker’s TANGERINE, Crystal Moselle’s THE WOLFPACK, Werner Herzog’s LO AND BEHOLD, Steve James’ LIFE ITSELF, Albert Maysles’ IRIS, Morgan Neville’s BEST OF ENEMIES, and LUCKY, starring Harry Dean Stanton and David Lynch.