Psyop has brought directing duo Vallée Duhamel aboard its roster for U.S. representation. Consisting of Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel, Vallée Duhamel specializes in unique visuals, commercials and installations that favors a playful and experimental approach toward work. The directorial team’s body of work spans such brands as Target, Apple, Google, Samsung, Hermès and Coca-Cola. Prior to joining Psyop, Vallée Duhamel had been repped by Partizan in the ad arena.
Their short film, Strangers, has won numerous honors including the Audience Award for Excellence in Title Design at SXSW. And Vallée Duhamel’s campaign for AXA was recognized with a Bronze Lion at Cannes.
Executive producer Noah Goldsmith said, “Psyop has always prided itself in being at the forefront of genre-bending work and Vallée Duhamel fits perfectly within that ethos as they continue to innovate with their unique visual language. “
In a joint statement, Vallée Duhamel noted, “We share common creative interests and visions with Psyop, especially one that is at the core of what drives us as directors: telling stories that are visually driven, unfolding unexpectedly through surprising and unconventional points of view. We’re also seeing this collaboration as a way to extend our playground through close collaborations with their in-house notorious postproduction and animation structure.”
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Additional festival highlights include documentaries Architecton directed by Victor Kossakovsky; Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie directed by David Bushell; Devo directed by Chris Smith about the legendary new wave provocateurs; Gaucho Gaucho directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; Group Therapy directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; No Other Land directed by a Palestinian-Israeli team comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; Pavements directed by Alex Ross Perry; and Separated directed by Errol Morris. Notable narrative titles include Black Dog (Gou Zen) directed by Guan Hu; Bonjour Tristesse directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More