Vinton Studios, Portland, Ore., has signed Claire Worch of Claire & Company, Manhattan Beach, Calif., for West Coast representation….Douglas Howell, Jamie Scalera and Radha Agrawal have formed a new company, White Hart Lane LLC, representing Believe Media, Go Film, Food Chain Films and Digital Domain on the East Coast….Nikki Weiss & Co., Chicago, has added Santa Monica-based Untitled to its roster for representation in the Midwest….Kitty Monaghan and Kelly Halpine of monaghan+ halpine, Chicago, are now handling Midwest sales for Los Angeles-based Pictures in a Row….Jared Shapiro of bicoastal Headquarters Films will be handling the East Coast for music house Endless Noise, Santa Monica….Trevor King has been promoted to head of sales at The Blue Rock Editing Company, New York. Additionally, Blue Rock has signed Carolyn Hill for East Coast representation….Minneapolis-based Fischer Edit and Modern Music have brought J. Matt Keil on staff as a marketing/sales rep….Cinematographer John Stanier has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation…. Production designer Trae King has signed with Innovative Artists, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation in commercials and music videos….
Michelle Satter To Be Honored At Sundance Film Festival Gala
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced details for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute, which will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. The event will be an evening in celebration of Michelle Satter, founding sr. director of artist programs at Sundance Institute, for her longstanding commitment to nurturing artists and cultivating independent film through the Sundance Labs, where visionary artists convene to develop groundbreaking projects through an in-depth creative process, for the past four decades. The annual Vanguard Awards will be presented during the evening to Sean Wang, writer and director of Dìdi, and Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, co-directors of Sugarcane, who premiered their films at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The annual gala enables the nonprofit to raise funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants, and public programming that nurture artists from all over the world. The 2025 event is made possible with the generous support of Google TV. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025 for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling.
“For over four decades Michelle has been devoted to truly championing independent storytellers,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO of Sundance Institute. “She has encouraged artists to own their voice, learn their craft, become fierce leaders, and develop their resilience in our changing ecosystem. Her life-long commitment to supporting artists, especially in underrepresented... Read More