Untold Studios has signed design-led director and creative director Andrei Juradowitch for representation in the U.S., U.K. and throughout Europe. The Australian-born Juradowitch splits his time among New York City, Sydney and Untold’s U.S. base in Los Angeles. Working across multiple industries such as film, commercials, automotive, fashion, technology and experiential, he has collaborated with clients including Chevrolet, Sony Music, Mercedes-Benz, Snapchat, Bose, LG, Samsung, Hewlett Packard and Zaha Hadid. He has worked with leading design and production companies around the world and has an affinity for high-end projects that incorporate live-action, design, VFX and interactive components. Untold maintains studios in London and L.A…..
New York-based Special Operations Studios (SOS) has hired Kaylee King-Balentine as managing director, a new role for the hybrid agency reporting directly to co-founders Brad Dixon and Frederic Brehm. The managing director position puts an emphasis on procedures and the business side of commercials and filmmaking. King-Balentine brings to SOS an Emmy award winning background as an executive producer with more than 13 years of experience in commercial, branded content and documentary filmmaking. Prior to joining SOS, she was EVP of The Garden Creative. Before that, she spent five years at The New York Times as an executive producer managing creative teams across the newsroom and advertising departments–including a stint in London overseeing all creative for T Brand Studio International. Over the years, King-Balentine has worked on campaigns for dozens of brands including Samsung, Cartier, Volvo, Philips, UBS, Cole Haan, Capital One, National Geographic and Emirates Airlines. She has won numerous awards including a Cannes Lions Grand Prix and along the way founded The Selects, a filmmaking incubator for new directors within The Times….
“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