By Millie Takaki
Pat Weaver, formerly executive producer at Admusic, Santa Monica, has taken on the same role at Hollywood-based Musikvergnuegen, the music house founded by composer Walter Werzowa.
Her duties include overseeing music production, marketing and client relations, as well as being involved in long-term strategic planning. Werzowa related that Weaver has already made a mark at the company on a current orchestral assignment for PNC Bank via Arnold Communications, Boston. He described Weaver as being "a real asset in translating musical ideas into a language both our clients and composers can readily understand." John Luker is composing the PNC assignment. Musikvergnuegen’s lineup of staff composers consists of Werzowa, Luker and Bernhard Locker.
The diversity of projects at Musikvergnuegen—spanning spots, films, trailers, episodic TV, promos and other media—attracted Weaver to her new roost. She had been at Admusic since ’93, and was executive producer there for the last four years.
While there, Weaver produced music for numerous national television and radio ads, including Isuzu’s "Giant" for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, which earned a Gold Clio for composer Steve Hampton. She also produced spot music for such advertisers as Nike, Mountain Dew, Jeep, Nintendo, Kellogg’s and Toyota. Additionally, Weaver oversaw public relations, marketing and advertising for Admusic.
The Long and Short of The IDA Documentary Awards’ Shortlists
The lineups are set as 20 feature-length and 20 short documentaries have been shortlisted for the 40th IDA Documentary Awards.
This year, the IDA Documentary Awards shortlists and nominees are selected by independent committees of 300 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 40-plus countries. More than 700 total entries were submitted for all categories from 77 countries.
Additional IDA Awards will be presented in the following categories: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Music Score, Best Curated Series, Best Episodic Series, Best Limited Series, Best TV Feature Documentary, Best Music Documentary, Best Audio Documentary, the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award, the ABC News VideoSource Award, and the Pare Lorentz Award.
All nominees in the above categories will be announced on November 19.
The 40th IDA Documentary Awards Ceremony will be held on December 5 at The Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
Here’s a rundown of the feature and short film IDA Documentary Awards’ shortlists.
FEATURES SHORTLIST
Agent of Happiness
Black Box Diaries
Brisa
Dahomey
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Hollywoodgate
Igualada
Kamay
Mediha
Motherboard
My Sweet Land
No Other Land
Queendom
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Tell Them You Love Me
The Last Journey
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Water For Life (Agua Es... Read More