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    Director Abteen Bagheri Signs With Serial Pictures For Commercials and Music Videos

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    Iranian-American writer and director Abteen Bagheri has joined Serial Pictures for commercial, branded entertainment and music film representation in the U.S. and U.K. Bagheri works internationally across commercial and music films, narrative fiction and documentary.

    His prolific body of commercial work spans brands including Google, Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, Nike, Smirnoff, Adobe and Lexus. Prior to connecting with Serial Pictures, Bagheri had been repped in the U.S. and U.K. by RadicalMedia.

    “Abteen embodies raw cinematic talent with his unique creative writing, sharp eye for casting and humorous allegorical world building. He has the uncanny ability to find poetry in the mundane as he portrays the nuances of human behavior through their endearing traits, insecurities and remarkable strengths,” said Serial Pictures founder Violaine Etienne.

    “Honestly, this is a match made in heaven,” said Bagheri. “I’ve respected Serial’s roster for a long time and admire Violaine’s visionary leadership. Together, I know we can create lasting, boundary-pushing work. I can’t wait.”

    Most recently, his music video “HEADSPACE/Bent” for artist Benjamin Earl Turner saw him collaborating with cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi and animatronics artist Alec Gillis of Studio Gillis. The comedy-thriller-fantasy film, which features an impressive seven-foot animatronic as Turner’s accomplice, won Best Hip Hop Video at the 2023 UKMVAs and was shortlisted at SXSW’s 2024 Music Video competition.

    An avid musician, Bagheri began his directing career helming music videos for artists such as A$AP Rocky, whose “Peso” video earned a UKMVA Best New Director nomination. Following this, Bagheri released the documentary short, ‘THAT B.E.A.T.’, which premiered at Sundance, and was an official selection at SXSW.

    Originally from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, Bagheri graduated from Stanford University studying creative writing and English literature. He currently resides in his hometown, where is editing his new feature-length music film.

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    Jacob Elordi Is On A Roll With Roles For Directors Sofia Coppola, Guillermo del Toro and Paul Schrader

    Thursday, December 19, 2024

    Jacob Elordi is suddenly everywhere in Hollywood — so much so that he thinks he must be dreaming.

    Amid a remarkable streak of high-profile projects with respected filmmakers — Sofia Coppola's "Priscilla," Guillermo del Toro's upcoming adaptation of "Frankenstein" and, in theaters now, Paul Schrader's "Oh, Canada" — the 27-year-old isn't taking his success for granted.

    "I don't want to be so arrogant as to say like, you know, 'I choose what is befitting of me,'" he said in an exclusive interview. "I'm very grateful because to say you choose these things sort of seems too conscious or something. I kind of am in a constant state of like, 'Wake me up from this.'"

    "Oh, Canada" tells the story of Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), an acclaimed documentarian on his deathbed who, in what becomes a final act of confession, agrees to have the cameras turned toward him for a documentary about his own life.

    Elordi plays a young Fife in the film, based on Russell Banks' 2021 novel, "Foregone." Despite their physical differences, Elordi's performance as a younger Gere is believable, thanks in part to the amount of effort he put into studying Gere's mannerisms.

    "Richard has such a rich career of films and a really diverse range of films so there was a lot to watch and just kind of copy him, you know? Like Simon Says or something," Elordi said. "The best one for physicality was 'American Gigolo,' because I think he was 29 or something when he made that film. So, it's, you know, not far from where I am now."

    Schrader is not known for making big-budget blockbusters. And while the filmmaker has reaped critical praise throughout his prolific career, he's made his share of panned flops.

    But that hasn't stopped the 78-year-old from... Read More

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