Jared Yeater promoted to managing director; Krystina Wilson joins as EP; Andrew Sommerville upped to head of production
Jared Yeater, executive producer of The Mill’s studio in Chicago, has been promoted to managing director. The move coincides with the arrival of Krystina Wilson from The Mill in New York as executive producer alongside the promotion of sr. producer Andrew Sommerville to head of production. Wilson is a former EP of Method Chicago and Sommerville a producer with The Mill in London before moving to Chicago for the opening of the new studio a year ago.
Robin Shenfield, The Mill’s CEO, noted, “One year after launching, we are celebrating the incredibly warm welcome we have been given by strengthening the team and recognizing the fantastic role that Jared has played in building and leading The Mill Chicago.” Shenfield added, “We served our Midwest clients for many years from our studios in New York, Los Angeles and London but it was a big step for us to open in Chicago. We now have some great work under our belt and an amazing team of forty in place.”
Regularly, The Mill in Chicago taps into talent and resources from across The Mill’s global network, but Yeater emphasizes the work that has gone into assembling the right local team and their ability to respond to demand in the Midwest. “Having a strong team here in Chicago has been critical,” he said. “Half the staff in our Chicago studio relocated from other Mill locations and this has given the office a strong and distinctive global flavor.”
Yeater joined The Mill in New York in 2010 and will also serve as a member of The Mill’s group executive board helping to develop strategy across the business.
“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