Cutwater has hired four staffers, fortifying its creative and production departments. Joining the San Francisco-based indie agency are Adora Wilson-Eye as associate producer, Mitchell Hunter as editor; Tufan Guzeloglu as sr. art director, and Silky Szeto as art director.
Wilson-Eye hails from the East Coast by way of Chicago, and is a recent transplant to the Bay Area. She spent the last four years helping to build up a brand new, diversity-focused commercial production company called Quriosity Productions. Throughout her career she has worked with brands including McDonald’s, Walgreens, Mondelez and Off!/Raid.
Most recently Hunter was a freelance editor, videographer and motion graphic designer, working with brands including HP, Visa and Seed Matters. Earlier in his career he was a video editor at gyro San Francisco.
Before joining Cutwater Guzeloglu worked at DDB San Francisco for several years as an art director. Throughout his career he’s worked on brands including Brita, Clorox, PG&E and Dial.
Szeto was previously an art director and designer at Eleven working on clients including Apple, Virgin America, Oakley, ARIA Resort & Casino and Dignity Health. Prior to that he was a brand ddentity and Web designer at Schaer Design.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More