Moxie Pictures has added director and visual artist Jared Malik Royal to its roster. Already at his new roost he has helmed a spot for Comcast and is in production on his second job with the company. He is currently pitching on two other projects.
Royal, who had been freelancing prior to joining Moxie, is focused on creating work that expresses bold surrealism, thoughtful balance, and reflects the fringe experiences of counter cultures in film, music and design. With a background in marketing and brand development, he strategically approaches projects with precise detail and swift execution.
His work with brands, agencies, and creatives marries highly evocative and alluring imagery with powerful messages. He hopes to continue challenging conventional ideas of visual storytelling through diverse collaboration and exploration. He brings with him a portfolio of work for brands like Hypebeast, Mercedes-Benz and Levi’s.
8 Aspiring DPs Receive Emerging Cinematographer Awards
The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) presented eight aspiring DPs with 2024 Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA) during a ceremony, screening and reception held on Sunday (9/29) in the Television Academyโs Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood.
Also during the ECA proceedings, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC accepted the Distinguished Filmmaker Award. Prieto is a four-time Best Cinematography Oscar nominee--for Ang Leeโs Brokeback Mountain, and Martin Scorseseโs Silence, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon.
In his opening awards ceremony remarks, Stephen Poster, ASC--who co-chairs the Guildโs ECA committee with Jimmy Matlosz--estimated that over the 26 years of the ECA, more than 200 up-and-coming lensers have garnered invaluable exposure and recognition early on in their careers. Submissions are open to Local 600 members who are not yet classified as DPs, and a panel of established ICG members from across the country assess the short film entries. The competition has intensified over the past two-plus decades. This yearโs eight honorees and their short films were selected from 118 submissions.
The class of 2024 ECA honorees are:
โDominic Bartolone for the short film Sweet Santa Barbara Brown
โAdam Carboni, INCOMPLETE
โMatthew Halla, The Unreachable Star
โJessica Hershatter, Pirandello on Broadway
โAllen Ho, Iron Lung
โNick Mahar, Sands of Fate
โDylan Trivette, Bearing Witness: A Name & A Voice
โAndrew Trost, Bloom
These emerging cinematographers benefited from more than just the Sunday showcase in North... Read More