Director Raman Djafari has joined the Blinkink roster. To date, his work has amassed numerous Vimeo staff picks, an Annecy Crystal Award for best commissioned film, Animattikon best animated music video distinction, and best music video at La Guarimba 2020.
HAMLET–an international production company for branded film and video content, with offices in Brussels, Berlin and Shanghai–has signed comedy director Sebastien Petretti for European and Asian representation. A Belgian director with a reel of international work which speaks to a worldwide audience, Petretti has worked with global brands such as Samsung, Durex and Google.,,,
Production veteran Marni Luftspring has launched Feels Like Home, a Toronto-based production company. With decades of experience as a head of sales and executive producer (with Industry Films and Spy Films, among others), Luftspring has assembled a lineup of directors for representation in Canada, including Tamir Moscovici, Ryan Ebner, Rachel McDonald, Matt Manhire, Christina Hodnet, Lucas Dabrowski, Aaron Stoller, Cameron Harris, Trent Jacklitsch, the Big Red Button duo (Johnny Burns, Pier van Tijn) and Alex Franchi. Feels Like Home is already up and running, with a few projects having shot over the last few weeks: a campaign with FUSE Create helmed by Moscovici for Reel Start, a not-for-profit benefiting students in underrepresented communities who want to learn about film; a commercial for Maple Leaf through Sid Lee directed by Hodnet; and a piece directed by Manhire for The Garage, the creative workshop division of Feels Like Home….
“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