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    Filmmaker Megan Griffiths Lands First U.S. Spot Representation, Joins Society

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    LOS ANGELES --

    Society, an L.A.-based boutique live-action production company, has signed filmmaker Megan Griffiths for her first U.S. commercial representation. Griffiths has been a director, writer and producer in the independent film community for over a decade, with her most recent film Lucky Them (starring Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Oliver Platt and Johnny Depp) having its premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Lucky Them was released by IFC Films this past weekend. 

    Griffiths’ previous film, Eden (starring Jamie Chung, Matt O’Leary and Beau Bridges), premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, where it won the narrative Audience Award and the Emergent Female Director Award, and was picked up by Phase 4.  

    “I’m really intrigued by the idea of taking what I do in features and applying it to a shorter form. I love the prospect of carrying a character-centered, authentic approach into the commercial sphere,” said Griffiths.

    Prior to Eden, Megan’s film The Off Hours (starring Amy Seimetz, Ross Partridge and Scoot McNairy) premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.  The Off Hours went on to receive a Special Jury Prize and Best Director award at Spain’s Ourense Film Festival and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for cinematography before securing distribution through Film Movement. Megan currently serves on the board of the Northwest Film Forum and is an active advocate for sustainable production.

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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