International creative company Cutters Studios has secured Bobby Rowe and Sean C. Sullivan as its new sales representatives on the U.S. East and West Coasts, respectively. In the Midwest, Cutters Studios continues to be repped by Sean M. Sullivan and Marni Halliburton of Collective Management. Rowe recently launched his own self-titled management company after having spent the past year as a luxury real estate agent at The Corcoran Group. For the previous four years, he was head of sales for animatic production specialist 321Launch, where he successfully established assorted prolific partnerships with international brands and agencies. Also an outstanding advertising composer, Rowe led business development for New York-based MAS: Music and Strategy. Sean C. Sullivan, meanwhile, joins the Cutters Studios staff in Santa Monica as West Coast business development director. Formerly the owner/EP of boutique strategy, animation and production house +DISPATCH, he led production for Chase, Coca Cola, Disney, ESPN, IBM, the NFL, Nike, Spotify and many others. Sullivan launched +DISPATCH in 2016 upon his departure from Apple, where he held the position of producer/project manager. That experience followed nearly two years as sr. project manager for Los York, where he managed all content for the Jordan Brand account in partnership with creative agency AKQA. At Los York, Sullivan’s efforts contributed to Jordan’s “The Last Shot” project winning a Gold Cannes Lion and dozens more major industry awards. Cutters Studios is part of a family that includes its partner companies Another Country, Dictionary Films, Flavor and Picnic Media. Cutters maintains operations in Chicago, Kansas City, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo….
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