Park Pictures has signed British director Iggy London for U.K. representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. He had previously been handled in the U.K. market by production house Iconoclast.
An evocative filmmaker, artist and writer whose work touches upon themes of identity, community and coming of age, London joins Park Pictures as his first major global campaign "Built For The Bold" for Timberland is released. The film explores the different, unexpected ways that people can experience boldness–from drag racing a car and riding a rodeo bull to teaching others difficult subjects and learning a craft. It features notable talent like IDK, Arlo Parks and Mary J Blige.
London caught the attention of the industry in 2018 with his powerful short Velvet, the tale of a mother-son relationship strained by a troubled community and told through the medium of dance. The film was soundtracked by artist Kwabs and released on NOWNESS.
London has directed other films for NOWNESS, Love Magazine, Nike, Vogue and Adidas to name a few. He has recently written and edited an anthology of personal short stories "MANDEM" exploring what it means to be a Black man in contemporary Britain, which features writers like Caleb Femi, Jordan
Stephens and Ashley Hickson-Lovence, and will be released in March 2023.
“Combining art with poetic imagery has always been at the heart of everything I do as a filmmaker.” said London. “For me, it’s important to create work that is deeply evocative and powerful. Where music, art and culture come together. Coming from an arthouse background has definitely given me the opportunity to
do exactly that. To break the barriers of what we currently see on our screens. It’s time we change things, offering work that is visually beautiful but stops us in your tracks. Even in the crazy world we live in today. Park Pictures have always been at the forefront of excellence so I’m excited to be joining the family and to create work that breaks boundaries.”
Movie Armorer’s Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction Upheld In Fatal “Rust” Shooting
A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust."
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed asked a court to dismiss her conviction or convene a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to share evidence that could have cleared her.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in her written order noted that the armorer's attorneys did not establish that there was a reasonable possibility that the outcome of the trial would have been different had the evidence been available to Gutierrez-Reed.
The judge also rejected a request from Gutierrez-Reed that she be released from custody, saying it was moot because the request for a new trial was denied.
Marlow Sommer halted and ended Baldwin's trial in July based on misconduct of police and prosecutors and their withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set outside Santa Fe.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in March in a trial overseen by Marlowe Sommer, who later sentenced her to the maximum 18-month penalty. Gutierrez-Reed has an appeal of the conviction pending in a higher court. Jurors acquitted her of allegations she tampered with evidence in the "Rust" investigation.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of "Rust" and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
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