Click 3X has secured director Vellas (Felipe Vellasco) for exclusive representation in the U.S. and Canada, working in tandem with Sentimental Filme, his S�o Paulo, Brazil-based production company. Vellas’ spot for Leica, entitled “Soul,” earned five Lions at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity–a Film Craft Gold Lion for Cinematography, a Film Craft Silver for Direction, Film Craft Bronzes for Art Direction/Product Design and Editing, and a Silver Film Lion in the Retail Stores category.
Additionally, “Soul” garnered Vellas a slot in this year’s Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase which was unveiled during the Cannes Fest.
Sentimental Filme produced “Soul” for F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, S�o Paulo, The cinema commercial introduces the Leica M-Monochrom a digital camera that shoots in black and white. The documentary-style piece is told from the POV of the camera itself while being used over the decades by a war photojournalist.
“I was immediately attracted to the Leica spot and to Vellas’ work as a whole,” recalled Click 3X live action managing director/exec producer Megan Kelly. “His aesthetic falls completely in line with the direction I want to take Click’s roster–focusing on intimate, highly creative work. Additionally, our partnership with Sentimental Filme in Vellas’ home country significantly broadens Click’s horizons on an international level, giving us the ability to shoot in Brazil.”
Prior to Cannes, “Soul” had earned a pair of Gold Clios, two Yellow Pencils at D&AD, and a Gold One Show Design Award.
Vellas was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1982, moving to S�o Paulo in 1995. He got his start in the advertising industry as an art director in the creative departments of agencies such as DM9DDB and Ogilvy & Mather. He eventually moved into the production space, working as an art director and animator for production companies. This quickly led to his first directorial projects, with Vellas joining the Sentimental Filme roster in early 2012.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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