Amy Hassler has joined editorial/post house charlieuniformtango, Dallas and Austin, as marketing director. Founded by Lola Lott and Jack Waldrip in 1995, charlieuniformtango added two sister shops in ’08–production house Liberal Media Films, and web content creation/production firm DigiTango. Hassler, who has a decade-plus of production and post experience, will head up business development and target opportunities in the digital space, especially in 3D. Her most recent work includes a viral campaign for Microsoft Office via Razorfish and other digital work for Honda from RPA. Prior to charlieuniformtango, Hassler worked as an EP for Santa Monica-based Shade…..Cinematographer Jakob Ihre has completed principal photography on Daryl Wein’s Lola Versus and is again available for commercials and features through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….Dattner Dispoto and Associates has signed production designer Jason Fijal….Costume designer Jason Alper has wrapped The Dictator directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, and is again available for spots via WME….
DGA Feature Nominees: Audiard, Baker, Berger, Corbet and Mangold
The field of feature nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards spanning two categories is set. Nominated for the DGA honor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 are: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker for Anora, Edward Berger for Conclave, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown.
The DGA also revealed the nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. The first-time narrative feature directors are: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light, Megan Park for My Old Ass, RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, Halfdan Ullman Tondel for Armand, and Sean Wang for Diddy.
“2024 has been a truly extraordinary year for storytelling--and today’s nominees have created audacious and unique films that expand the possibilities of cinematic excellence,” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement and what makes these nominations so very special.”
The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8.
Here’s a fuller rundown of the nominees in both DGA Award categories:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 (in alphabetical order):
JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez
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