ALIBI Music has hired David Diaz as director of marketing. Most recently responsible for the full launch of a beauty brand startup, Diaz has also stewarded creative departments for national advertising agencies, managed large internal marketing departments and directed commercials and feature-length documentaries. Diaz, who graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising, got his start as a jr. copywriter with a small agency in Phoenix. He then built, nurtured and sold a Hispanic advertising agency. Diaz’s diverse career path has steered him to direct the international marketing efforts for a global surf brand, a Swiss air filtration company and an automotive manufacturer….
AdPredictive, a customer intelligence platform, has brought Ali Levitan on board as EVP business development and growth, bringing to the team over 20 years of experience in business growth and marketing. Among her previous roles, while she was head of global strategic business development and innovation at General Assembly, Levitan helped drive the organization’s first ever multi-enterprise live online reskilling initiative dedicated to increasing diversity in tech from within, CODE for Good. Levitan’s perspective on leadership and marketing is supported by her experience hosting BOSS, an executive interview series on LinkedIn, featuring leaders including Carla Hassan, CMO at JPMorgan Chase, Joi Gordon, CEO of Dress for Success, and Norman de Greve, CMO of CVS Health….
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More