Biscuit Filmworks has added filmmaker Lance Oppenheim to its roster for commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K. Oppenheim is known for crafting candy-colored documentaries that blend nonfiction storytelling humor with heightened, cinematic formalism. His films are layered with humanity and flourishes of the surreal.
Inspired by the larger-than-life stories that unfolded around him in his native South Florida, Oppenheim has been making films since he was in his teens. While in college, he became the youngest active contributor to The New York Times Op-Docs and received six Vimeo Staff Picks. He is a former Sundance Ignite Fellow, has been featured as one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” and was named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in 2022. His first feature, Some Kind of Heaven, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures and Hulu in 2021 to critical acclaim. The film was produced by Darren Aronofsky and The New York Times, one of the paper’s first feature-length film productions. Oppenheim has worked with brand clients including Google, Yahoo, Apple & Tribeca, Blizzard, Cox, and Chinet.
Shawn Lacy, partner and managing director of Biscuit, said, “Lance is so remarkably smart and talented, and has so much potential in the advertising world. His work is funny but also has a nuanced side that resonates so beautifully with audiences. I can’t wait to help bring that emotional heartbeat to commercial projects.”
Oppenheim said, “I’m very excited to be joining Shawn, Noam [director/co-founder Murro], and a cohort of directors I deeply admire at Biscuit. The work Biscuit does is singular, and I can’t wait to work with them in bridging the sensibility of my film work into the world of advertising.”
Oppenheim–who was formerly repped in the U.S. advertising arena by m ss ng p eces–is currently in production on a documentary series with HBO and Josh and Benny Safdie’s Elara Pictures, as well as a documentary feature with FX/Hulu and The New York Times, both releasing in early 2024. Oppenheim is also developing fiction projects with Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Olsen, Ari Aster, and Aronofsky.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More