Los Angeles-headquartered Top Dog Films, a division of bicoastal RSA USA and London-based RSA Films, has signed filmmaker Martin Scorsese for exclusive commercial representation…. At press time, director Tenney Fairchild of bicoastal M-80 Films and his producer, Glenn Rudoloph, were recuperating at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, after a car accident that occurred last Saturday (8/4). Both are expected to make a full recovery, according to M-80 executive producer Gregg Stern. Fairchild was scheduled to embark on a Hyundai job at the time of the accident; filling in for him on the assignment is director Thom Higgins….Bicoastal production house Here And Now has opened with a directorial roster that includes Keva Rosenfeld, Brian Ades, Nick Quested and Danny Weisberg. The shop also handles director Louis Ng on the East Coast. Here And Now is part of the Stoney Road family of companies….Director Clark Anderson, formerly of Rhythm & Hues, Los Angeles, has joined Ka-Chew!, the recently launched live-action commercial division of Hollywood animation studio Klasky Csupo. Also jumping aboard Ka-Chew! is director Bil White, who shifts over from sister spot animation shop Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials….Itemus, the Toronto-based parent company to the recently shuttered Shooting Gallery Inc., has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada….Lee Garfinkel is joining D’Arcy as president/chief creative officer, worldwide. Based in New York, he becomes part of a trio serving in the agency’s newly configured office of the president, joining president/CEO John Farrell and president/chief branding officer Susan Gianinno. Garfinkel most recently served as chairman, chief creative officer at Lowe Lintas & Partners…. John Butler, co-founder of Sausalito, Calif., agency Butler Shine & Stern, has been elected president of the board of directors of the One Club for Art and Copy, the New York-headquartered nonprofit group that promotes creativity in advertising….Gary Ward, former executive producer/partner of the recently closed Crash Films, has been named executive producer of Mad River Post/Santa Monica….Thom Sidoti, a well-known line producer, has become executive producer at Copper Media, the West Hollywood-based production house headed by president Mel Gragido….Composer Klaus Badelt has joined Santa Monica-based music and sound design company Primal Scream…. Seattle-headquartered design house Theorem has added designer Ludovic Schorno, and expanded into Southern California with the launch of a studio in Culver City….
“A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “Wicked” Among ADG Excellence in Production Design Award Nominees
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has unveiled the nominees for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The ceremony, hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris, will take place on Feb. 15, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Among the motion picture nominees are the production designers on A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night in the Period Feature Film category; and Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Wicked in the Fantasy Feature Film category.
Television nominations span the likes of Bridgerton, Fallout, House of the Dragon, The Lord of the Rings: Pachinko, Rings of Power, Ripley and Shogun.
The ADG Awards celebrate excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Academy Award®-nominated director and filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes Juno, Up in the Air and Saturday Night.
“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible production designers and their art departments,” shared award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG, in a joint statement.
In addition, the ADG will honor Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame as part of the... Read More