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    If You Build It, Steve McQueen Will Come

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    By Carolyn Giardina

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    To introduce a new Ford Mustang with a retro look, J. Walter Thompson (JWT), Detroit, used stock footage from the 1968 classic film Bullitt—featuring the late Steve McQueen driving a Ford Mustang—to create a :90 commercial with McQueen in the ’05 model.

    David Stuart and Steve McQueen were the principal actors in this spot. The SAG/AFTRA Commercials Contract Standing Committee has granted a waiver to allow commercials to be available for viewing on SHOOTonline.com. The spots cannot be copied, downloaded or e-mailed.

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    CLIENT

    Ford Motor Co./Ford Mustang.

    PRODUCTION CO.

    Believe Media, bicoastal/international, and Streetlight Films, London.

    Paul Street, director; Garry Waller, DP; Adrian Harrison, executive producer, Streetlight Films; Liz Silver, executive producer, Believe Media; Taylor Pinson, line producer. Shot on location in Chilliwack, B.C.

    AGENCY

    J. Walter Thompson, Detroit.

    Tom Cordner, executive creative director; Ed Cole, creative director; Carl Warner, creative director/art director; Curt Catallo, copywriter; Kelly Trudell, producer.

    EDITORIAL

    FilmCore, Santa Monica.

    Nicholas Wayman-Harris, editor; Wesley Lipman, assistant editor; Therese Hunsberger, executive producer.

    POST/VISUAL EFFECTS

    R!OT, Santa Monica.

    Verdi Sevenhuysen, visual effects supervisor/lead compositor/online editor; Kiki Chansamone, Les Umberger, Claus Hansen and Sean Wilson, compositors; Ashlee Wismach, junior compositor; Clark Muller, colorist; Adolfo Martinelli, assistant colorist; Randy Lowder, Mark Dennison and Matt Russell, online editors; D. Todd Davidovich, visual effects executive producer/ producer; Robert Owens, visual effects associate producer.

    AUDIO POST

    POP Sound, Santa Monica.

    Mitch Dorf, mixer; Sean Wiedeman, assistant mixer.

    MUSIC

    Elias Arts, bicoastal.

    Christopher Kemp and Chip Jenkins, composers; David Gold, creative director; Ann Haugen, executive producer.

    SOUND DESIGN

    FilmCore, Santa Monica.

    Nicholas Wayman-Harris, sound designer.

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    Michelle Satter To Be Honored At Sundance Film Festival Gala

    Monday, November 25, 2024

    The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced details for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute, which will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. The event will be an evening in celebration of Michelle Satter, founding sr. director of artist programs at Sundance Institute, for her longstanding commitment to nurturing artists and cultivating independent film through the Sundance Labs, where visionary artists convene to develop groundbreaking projects through an in-depth creative process, for the past four decades. The annual Vanguard Awards will be presented during the evening to Sean Wang, writer and director of Dìdi, and Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, co-directors of Sugarcane, who premiered their films at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

    The annual gala enables the nonprofit to raise funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants, and public programming that nurture artists from all over the world. The 2025 event is made possible with the generous support of Google TV. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025 for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling.

    “For over four decades Michelle has been devoted to truly championing independent storytellers,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO of Sundance Institute. “She has encouraged artists to own their voice, learn their craft, become fierce leaders, and develop their resilience in our changing ecosystem. Her life-long commitment to supporting artists, especially in underrepresented... Read More

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