Sal Malfitano has joined Nice Shoes as sr. colorist. He brings eight-plus years of color experience with The Mill and has contributed to assorted high-profile projects, collaborating directly with Lady Gaga on her music video “Applause,” and with the creative team from Anomaly to deliver the Emmy-nominated Super Bowl spot titled “A Hero’s Welcome” for Budweiser.
Instrumental in bringing Malfitano aboard Nice Shoes was executive producer Ed Koenig who came to the studio in May. The two had worked together some time ago when Malfitano was an assistant and Koenig was a runner at The Mill. “When I had the opportunity to add to our color team, the first thing I did was call Sal,” said Koenig. “He brings a unique point of view to our roster. Sal learned to grade in a slightly different style to the colorists at Nice Shoes, and I think he will complement our offering very well.”
Besides helping to add Malfitano to the Nice Shoes team, Koenig also signed a new remote partner in Minneapolis. He plans to continue strengthening bonds with agency clients in New York, while also growing the studio’s network of remote partnerships, including those in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Miami, New Orleans, and Santa Monica.
Koenig came to Nice Shoes after years with MPC, where played a key role in building out the company’s U.S. color department as executive producer.
“Nice Shoes is always evolving,” said Nice Shoes CEO Dominic Pandolfino. “Sal and Ed are a natural addition to the rest of our team, and offer new perspectives as well as additional talent for clients.”
“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