IDEAL PARTNERS is an independent film and television development and production company based in New York City.

JANA EDELBAUM

Ideal Partners is an independent film/tv development and production company. Recent projects include: THE LIBRARIANS, a feature documentary about the destructive book banning in Texas and sweeping the USA, directed by Kim Snyder, premiered Sundance 2025 and fall 2025 on ITVS/Independent Lens; feature documentary BEYOND UTOPIA, whos numerous awards include the 2023 Sundance Audience Award for US Documentaries and the Dupont Journalism Award, about North Korean human rights abuses and defectors; IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE, a concert/biographical documentary film of the acclaimed and multifaceted artist streaming on Disney+; a feature film biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey to be directed by Barry Jenkins and distributed by Fox Searchlight. Previous projects include HOUSE OF Z; STRANGE WEATHER; THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE; DIRTY GIRL. Ideal's films have been nominated for BAFTA, PGA, DGA, Oscar Shortlist and won Independent Spirit, Humanitas Award and numerous film festival awards.

Edelbaum lives in New York with her husband and three children. She is a graduate of Brown University and spent several years as an investment banker in London prior to moving into film. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America, involved with Mt Sinai hospital, is an active member of the NY Women's collective, and is passionate about the medium of film as a social change agent. 

RACHEL COHEN

RACHEL COHEN is an independent film producer based in New York and, since 2007, head of production at Ideal Partners. Recent projects include: THE LIBRARIANS, a feature documentary about the destructive book banning in Texas and sweeping the USA, directed by Kim Snyder, premiered Sundance 2025 and fall 2025 on ITVS/Independent Lens; feature documentary BEYOND UTOPIA, whos numerous awards include the 2023 Sundance Audience Award for US Documentaries and the Dupont Journalism Award, about North Korean human rights abuses and defectors; IDINA MENZEL: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE, a concert/biographical documentary film of the acclaimed and multifaceted artist streaming on Disney+; a feature film biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey to be directed by Barry Jenkins and distributed by Fox Searchlight. Previous projects include HOUSE OF Z; STRANGE WEATHER; THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE; DIRTY GIRL. Ideal's films have been nominated for BAFTA, PGA, DGA, Oscar Shortlist and won Independent Spirit, Humanitas Award and numerous film festival awards.

Prior to iDeal, Rachel was SVP of Development and Production at Tribeca Productions, and before that she spent seven years at Artisan Entertainment as SVP Development and Acquisitions.

Janna Devinsky

Director, Development and Production at Ideal Partners. Previous experience include Random House Studio, a group within Penguin Random House/Fremantle dedicated to book-to-TV/Film Adaptations; agent assistant at WME; on-air planner at HBO. Graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor's of Business Administration and Film Studies.