Lisa Schreiber of Boardalicious has been signed to handle representation on the West Coast and in Texas for New York area tabletop shop Arf & Co…….Nexus Productions, London, has brought Beccy McCary on board as development manager. She will work closely with exec producers/co-founders Chris O’Reilly and Charlotte Bavasso to further the creative development of Nexus. McCray’s role will also include marketing/PR and helping with new business pitches….Jamie Phair has joined Brown Entertainment, Toronto, as executive producer/head of sales. He formerly served in the same capacity at Circle Productions, Toronto, and before that was head of sales at Radke Films, Toronto…..New York-based music/sound design house Ant Music has hired Jack Reed of Jack Reed Reps to handle representation in Texas and surrounding territories….DP Anthony Hardwick and production designer Nelson Coates are now repped by Jeannine Angelique of Paradigm, Beverly Hills, for spot and music videos….DP Jess Hall has wrapped the feature Hot Fuzz and is now available for commercials via ICM, Beverly Hills….
Director Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Dreams (Sex Love)” Wins Top Prize At The Berlin Film Festival
A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to "Dreams (Sex Love)" by director Dag Johan Haugerud.
Haynes called it a "meditation on love" that "cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence."
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It's the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. "Sex" premiered at Berlin in 2024, and "Love" was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro's dystopian drama "The Blue Trail." Argentine director Ivan Fund's rural saga "The Message" won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for "Living the Land," set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed "If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You." Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon."
The climax of the festival known as the Berlinale came on the eve of Germany's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition collapsed in a dispute about how to revitalize the country's economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the... Read More