Liz Mason has joined New York-based creative editorial shop BlueRock as its managing director. Mason comes to BlueRock, part of the Lively Group family of companies, following eight years as managing director of RadicalMedia’s New York and LA-based in-house post team, Outpost Digital. Under her watch, Outpost took on a massively diverse range of projects, including large-scale traditional commercials, web initiatives, episodic series, feature length films, virtual reality, experiential content and some of the first 4K content ever required by Netflix.
Mason has also worked and collaborated with many high profile artists, creators and filmmakers, such as Steve Buscemi, Ron Howard, Matt Dillon, Steve Zaillian, Olivia Milch, Cary Fukanaga, Liz Garbus and Robert Redford.
“The reason we’ve been in business for such a long time is because we respond nimbly to the fast changing media environment,” said Ethel Rubinstein, owner/CEO, Lively Group. “Liz has the vision and the breadth to further our legacy by exposing us to new ways of creating effective and entertaining content. She will be invaluable in helping our editors find increasingly new and innovative ways for their clients to communicate with their audiences.”
Mason said her joining Bluerock was “all about embracing a new challenge. I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to be a part of what they are doing here. This is such a strong company with many very talented editors. The chance to help provide new opportunities for them was irresistible. For me, it’s all about doing great work and this made my role with BlueRock a perfect fit.”
“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