Grace Silverstein of independent rep firm Reel Grace will handle the West Coast and Texas markets for Minneapolis-based SBK Pictures. SBK’s directors are Jim McGorman and Jeffrey Berry….MRB Productions, Beverly Hills, has secured independent reps Rob Russo and Elyse Emmer to handle the East Coast. Russo will cover the overall East Coast market while Emmer’s focus will be on promoting MRB’s division specializing in toy commercials. MRB’s directorial roster consists of Mark Teitelman, Rico Labbe, Michael Wang, Brian O’Connell, Gary Califano and Jeremy Haft….Los Angeles-based Global Production Network (GPN) has extended its reach to Spain, signing a deal with production services house The Circus for exclusive North American representation. GPN, under the aegis of founder/president Harry Tracosas, represents production service companies internationally. The Circus is headed by executive producer Simon Burge…..DP Stephen McGehee has signed with Innovative Artists, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation in commercials, music videos and feature films….Orlando Management, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has signed production designer Sterling Storm for exclusive representation. Storm’s credit span spots (Aiwa, Ford, Miller Lite, DHL, Mazda, Hallmark) and music videos (for such artists as Greenday, Alanis Morrisette, The Wallflowers)….
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More