Serial Pictures has signed director Arnaud Uyttenhove for North American representation spanning commercials, branded entertainment, and music videos. The young, Belgium filmmaker has already established himself in the commercial world, directing for worldwide brands including Hermes, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Toyota, Gatorade, and UNIQLO. He had been repped in the U.S. by Caviar which continues to handle him in France and Belgium.
Uyttenhove’s body of work includes two Super Bowl campaigns, one for Jeep and the other for Chrysler, featuring Bob Dylan. Uyttenhove went on to direct, among other assignments, the launch spot for Airbnb’s “Experiences,” and a Gatorade campaign for the World Cup. Arnaud also directed the short films Laura for L’Opรฉra de Paris; and Lacrimosa in collaboration with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
“One of Arnaud’s many skills is merging raw, human truth with rich, textured cinematic visuals,” said Violaine Etienne, Serial Pictures’ founding partner. “We’re excited to partner with him in expanding his already impressive visual language and connective, beguiling filmmaking.”
“I’ve gotten to know Violaine over the past few years, and I’m truly touched by the work I’ve seen from Serial Pictures and its talented directors,” said Uyttenhove.
After studying cinema at ESEC in Paris, Uyttenhove began his career as an art director before deciding to follow his strong passion for filmmaking. He made his directorial debut with the internationally recognized documentary Somewhere to Disappear about the American photographer Alec Soth. The documentary screened at multiple festivals, including Hot Docs and the Hamptons Film Festival. Uyttenhove is a 2014 SHOOT New Directors Showcase alum.
Now based in Los Angeles, Arnaud is currently writing his first feature and he is in postproduction on his short film NOA starring Hopper Penn, shot in Tahiti.
A joint venture with Anonymous Content, Serial Pictures is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with a global network of partners throughout Europe.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer โ but not the trigger โ and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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