Transatlantic production company Loveboat, with offices in L.A. and Paris, has added Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes to its diverse cooperative of directors and interdisciplinary artists.
Hughes is a writer, producer, and director who graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts Film & Television School in Melbourne. He has written and directed more than 20 short films including the 2001 Tropfest winner The Lighter; and Signs, a romantic tale that garnered 10 million-plus hits and won a Cannes Gold Lion in 2009. His credits also include notable commercials for brands such as Xbox, BMW, Honda, Mercedes, Vodafone and Toyota.
Hughes’ feature films include The Hitman’s Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L. Jackson, which was #1 at the box office for three consecutive weeks. The sequel, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, was released earlier this year, starring the same cast, along with Morgan Freeman and Antonio Banderas.
Hughes' upcoming feature The Man From Toronto, with another all-star cast including Woody Harrelson, Kevin Hart, and Kaley Cuoco, will release next year. Previously, Hughes helmed The Expendables 3, an installment of the action film franchise. He was handpicked by Sylvester Stallone to direct the film, which starred Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hughes also directed, wrote, and produced the modern-western thriller Red Hill, which marked his feature directorial debut. Red Hill premiered at the Berlin Film Festival where it was one of the fastest-selling films that year.
“Patrick is a high-octane director whose work is well known in Hollywood,” said Jeff Baron, managing partner of Loveboat’s L.A. office. “He’s extremely talented and the possibilities are endless in the realm of advertising with his level of expertise.”
Hughes is based in Los Angeles and in Melbourne. He is also represented by Finch in Australia and New Zealand. He was previously represented by Rattling Stick in the U.S. and U.K.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More