Matilde Ramos Pinto has joined RSA Films US as an executive producer based in Los Angeles. The hire, which coincides with an influx of new talent and accompanying business growth, also marks a reunion for the company and Ramos Pinto, who for five years worked as a directors representative for RSA and Black Dog Films London.
“Matilde brings a global perspective to the team at RSA US,” said Luke Ricci, president, RSA Films US. “She is a fantastic resource to both directors and clients, with a built-in knowledge of the company culture and proven ability to work both strategically and creatively with talent. She’s passionate about cultivating exciting new opportunities and seeing them through to deliver exceptional work across commercials, content, music videos and other disciplines.”
“This is a fantastic new chapter for RSA US,” Ramos Pinto said. “I’m looking forward to working with Luke Ricci and our team. During my time in London, I have enjoyed forging special relationships with the RSA directors and I’m excited about growing new relationships with the inspiring talents based here in the U.S.”
“We have so much respect for the work Matilde has done already with RSA, Black Dog and Ridley Scott Creative Group,” said Jake Scott, partner, Ridley Scott Creative Group. “We’ve had the opportunity to watch her grow in her role managing talent and being a trusted partner to our clients. We know her great taste and huge work ethic will be incredibly valuable to our directors and clients in the U.S.”
“It takes a lot of grit and vision to be a director,” Ramos Pinto added. “In my new role, I’ll facilitate and help execute fresh and beautiful work for our talent, and the brands, agencies and labels we work with. I will also focus on signing exceptional, thought provoking, innovative directors to join our L.A. roster. My goal is to make incredible work, I think that speaks the loudest.”
Prior to working on staff at RSA London, Ramos Pinto worked in feature film production and for one of the U.K.’s leading casting directors, Jeremy Zimmerman.
Gene Hackman and His Wife Are Found Dead In Their Santa Fe Home; Oscar-Winning Actor Was 95
Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains made him one of the industry's most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, at their home in Santa Fe, N.M.
Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not release circumstances of their deaths and said an investigation was ongoing.
Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 63, and their dog were all dead when deputies entered their home to check on their welfare around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday (2/26), Santa Fe County Sheriffโs Office spokesperson Denise Avila said.
Hackman was a frequent and versatile presence on screen from the 1960s until his retirement. His dozens of films included the Academy Award favorites "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven," a breakout performance in "Bonnie and Clyde," a classic bit of farce in "Young Frankenstein," a turn as the comic book villain Lex Luthor in "Superman" and the title character in Wes Anderson's 2001 "The Royal Tenenbaums."
He seemed capable of any kind of role โ whether an uptight buffoon in "Birdcage," a college coach finding redemption in the sentimental favorite "Hoosiers" or a secretive surveillance expert in Francis Ford Coppola's Watergate-era release "The Conversation."
"Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity," Coppola said on Instagram. "I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution."
Although self-effacing and unfashionable, Hackman held special status within Hollywood โ heir to Spencer Tracy as an everyman, actor's actor, curmudgeon and reluctant celebrity. He embodied the ethos of doing his job, doing it very well, and letting... Read More