Production studio m ss ng p eces has brought Zach Braff aboard its directorial roster. A multi-talented director, actor, writer, and producer, Braff is well known for his work both in front of and behind the camera on the long-running series Scrubs and his feature film directing debut Garden State, among many other projects. His role as Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian on Scrubs earned him a Primetime Emmy and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations (2005-2007) for acting, while Garden State earned an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack. Additionally Garden State garnered Braff a Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Braff was also nominated for both a DGA Award and an Emmy Award in 2021 for directing the “Biscuits” episode of the Apple TV+ hit series Ted Lasso. His third feature film as writer/director, A Good Person starring Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh, was released in early 2023 via MGM.
“Between acting in the T-Mobile campaign and directing the short film for Adobe, I’m having so much fun in the advertising space. I’m really looking forward to collaborating with brands to create innovative and artful stories,” shared Braff.
In advertising, Braff has directed notable campaigns including “In the Time it Takes to Get There” for Adobe Creative Cloud, starring Pugh and Alicia Silverstone as 19th-century influencers. The film earned awards from the Webbys, The One Show, and D&AD. He also starred in back-to-back Super Bowl ads for T-Mobile in 2022 and 2023, alongside Scrubs co-star Donald Faison.
“Zach’s work is a unique blend of heartfelt, cinematic, and character-driven while being very very funny. He’s got great artistic intuition and a remarkable ability to collaborate with some of the most accomplished actors out there. I felt a kinship when Jane Rosenthal introduced us, as our visions for creative storytelling are aligned,” shared Ari Kuschnir, founder and managing partner, m ss ng p eces.
(Rosenthal is an Oscar-nominated producer for The Irishman and co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises; m ss ng p eces is part of the Tribeca Enterprises family.)
Braff was previously represented by RSA Films in the commercialmaking/branded content space.
Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” Wins Top Prize At Venice Film Festival
Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut "The Room Next Door," with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion award Saturday.
Nicole Kidman was awarded the best actress prize, for her r aw and exposing portrayal of a CEO embroiled in an affair with an intern in "Babygirl," but missed the ceremony due to the death of her mother.
The 81st edition of the festival came to a close Saturday, with the Isabelle Huppert-led jury bestowing top prizes to Brady Corbet, for directing the 215-minute post-war epic "The Brutalist" and Vincent Lindon, for his lead performance in "The Quiet Son." Lindon plays a single father whose son is radicalized by the far right.
Maura Delpero's "Vermiglio" won the Silver Lion award. The Italian-French-Belgian drama is about the last year of World War II, in which a refugee soldier happens upon a large family.
The Venice Film Festival used its closing film slot to host the world premiere of Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2."
There was no real consensus pick for the top prize going into the evening, and eyes were focused on what the Isabelle Huppert-led jury would bestow prizes upon this year. Many of the 21 titles playing in competition have been divisive, with passionate supporters and detractors.
"I have good news for you," Huppert said at the ceremony. "Cinema is in great shape."
Among the highest profile of the films of the festival inlcuded: Todd Phillips' "Joker: Folie à Deux," the not-a-musical-musical with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga ; Pablo Larraín's Maria Callas film "Maria," starring Angelina Jolie as the famed soprano; the erotic thriller "Babygirl" in which Kidman gets entangled in a complicated affair with an intern,... Read More