Director Pete Candeland has chosen Partizan as his new creative home. The production company will handle him globally for commercials and branded content.
Known for his work in animation and mixed media across 2D, 3D and live action, Candeland has been the creative force behind iconic Gorillaz music videos, genre-defying cinematics for the Rockstar game franchise and numerous highly emotive BBC trailers.
SHOOT selected the Candeland-directed “Five and the Missing Jewels” for Great Western Railway as among its top five VFX/Animation spots of 2018. The piece was produced by Friends Electric, Candeland’s roost prior to joining Partizan, for agency adam&eveDDB London. Featuring The Famous Five–a group of adventurous young children and their dog Timmy from the series of novels by English author Enid Blyton–the ad has these youngsters and canine Timmy chasing a scoundrel in the aftermath of a jewel heist.
Rolling Stone Magazine described Candeland’s work as “jaw dropping” and “insanely cool.” His style is epitomized by highly conceptual narratives, strong graphic sensibilities and artful compositions. Beyond all this, his future-facing approach has him constantly searching for new and exciting ways to tell stories.
Candeland said he’s long been inspired by Partizan’s work and its directors. Of the company and its talent, Candeland said, “They continue to show that filmmaking needn’t be bound singularly by technique, but rather that filmmaking is a true home for imagination to flourish–not just within the frame lines, but beyond that in the hearts and minds of viewers. I love the opportunity this brings and can’t wait to explore fantastic, imaginative and visual ways to tell stories together.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More