Biscuit Filmworks, the Los Angeles shop founded a year ago by director Noam Murro and executive producer Shawn Lacy Tessaro, has entered into an affiliation with bicoastal Morton Jankel Zander. Per the association, Biscuit can remain a boutique operation while accessing and being able to offer major company resources via MJZ….Chuck Pfeifer, head of sales at New York-based Pfeifer Van Dusen, has amicably parted ways with director Bruce Van Dusen. The two had been partnered in the company since its inception nearly three years ago. Van Dusen is continuing to maintain Pfeifer Van Dusen, and will likely come up with a new moniker for the production house in the coming weeks. He has brought on Mark Kovacs as his executive producer, succeeding the recently retired Marty Gillen. The company’s sales team consists of East Coast sales director Steve Torrisi and independent reps Yvette Lubinsky on the West Coast and Tim Harwood in the Midwest….Director Larry Frey, formerly of bicoastal/international @radical.media, has come aboard bicoastal Villains. A noted former agency creative at such shops as Amsterdam-based 180, and prior to that Wieden+Kennedy’s Tokyo and Portland offices, Frey jumped over to the production house side to focus on his directorial career last year when he joined @radical.media….Director Lenny Bass has signed with bicoastal HSI Productions….Director Jean-Marc Piche, formerly of Conspiracy, bicoastal and Austin, Texas, has joined Blind Spot Media, Santa Monica….Bicoastal production shop Cohn+Company has signed the directing team the Poiraud Brothers—Thierry and Didier—for commercial representation….Director Scott Gillen, perhaps best known for his prowess in automotive advertising, has returned to Cognito Films, the Culver City, Calif.-based shop that was his first formal spot roost. Between his stays at Cognito, Gillen worked out of bicoastal Coppos Films and, more recently, Venice, Calif.-based Cucoloris….Director Eric Goldstein is moving his Minneapolis shop Giraffe Film Company to Chicago….Director Barry Kimm, best known as a documentary filmmaker, has joined Minneapolis-based Twist for national spot representation…. Animation director Mike Jones has retired, closing his long-running Minneapolis-based shop Mike Jones Film Corp. Jones will be moving to his native Australia in the middle of 2002….
“Come See Me in the Good Light” Wins Festival Favorite Award At Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival today (2/2) announced its final award for the 2025 edition: Come See Me in the Good Light in the Premieres category received the Festival Favorite Award. The honor was voted on by the audiences from all the new feature films presented at the 2025 Festival. Other award winners were previously announced at a ceremony at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah, on January 31 (for SHOOT's coverage, click here).
Kim Yutani, director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Throughout the Festival we saw audiences moved by Andrea Gibson’s and Megan Falley’s journeys in Come See Me in the Good Light. Festival goers embraced the humor and heartbreak of this intimate documentary directed by Ryan White, as it speaks to art and love and reminds us what it means to be alive as we face mortality.”
Looking ahead to next year, Sundance Institute also disclosed today the dates for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22–February 1, 2026.
“The past 11 days of the Festival have been a meaningful opportunity to connect as a community in support of independent storytelling,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO, Sundance Institute. “We look forward to being reunited with audiences, artists, industry, and press next January for another edition of the Festival.”
Eugene Hernandez, director, Sundance Film Festival and public programming, added, “As this year’s Festival comes to a close, we’re already looking ahead to 2026 and what will no doubt be an unforgettable experience! We invite you to save... Read More