Bicoastal Celsius Films has hired Wendy Kalison as its sales rep in New York. She will be working with Celsius head of sales Jack Fahey in repping the production house on the East Coast. Celsius has also added San Francisco-based Courtney Smith for West Coast sales….Bicoastal HKM Productions and The Directors Bureau have signed Chicago-headquartered Kristina Kovacevic to handle Midwest sales….San Francisco-based production house Pandemonium has secured new representation on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The latter market is being handled by Liz Laine of Liz Laine Reps, Chicago. And Carolyn Hill and Michelle Stuart of New York Office have been hired to cover the East Coast….Ellen Knable of Ellen Knable & Associates, Santa Monica, has been signed to rep Area 51 Films, Santa Monica, on the West Coast and in Texas….Jeremy D. Berman has been added as New York rep for Yessian Music, Farmington Hills, Mich., and New York….Donald R. Stogo Associates, New York, has signed an exclusive agreement with Saraceno Productions, Sydney, Australia, to represent director Antonio Saraceno in the U.S….Santa Monica-based broadcast design firm Fuel has signed Chicago rep Hillary Herbst to cover the Midwest….Darr Hawthorne of Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Burning Motor Home is no longer handling the West Coast for New York-headquartered Highway 61….The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, has signed DP Derek McKane for exclusive representation….Barbara Lamon has been named VP of sales for DJM Post Production, New York. She will be repping the facility nationally…. Seattle-headquartered Getty Images has named James A. Bonaventura senior VP of sales….
“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 Awardยฎ-nominated director and filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes Juno, Up in the Airย and Saturday Night.
โThis yearโs nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. Weโre thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible production designers and their art departments,โ 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