Chris Zander and Diane Patrone of The Family, New York, will handle East Coast representation for Mister Boomboom, a satellite of bicoastal/international Believe Media. On Mister Boomboom’s roster are directors Stephane Sednaoui, Alistair Taylor-Young, Guzman, Gregory Kadel, and Jim Sonzero (for fashion & beauty only)….Detour Films, Venice, Calif., has signed independent reps Hillary Herbst to cover the Midwest and Annie Bossingham of Boss Talent to handle the West Coast….Noiselab Music, Los Angeles, has signed Lisa Schreiber of Boardalicious for exclusive representation on the West Coast and in Texas….Global Production Network (GPN), Los Angeles, has added to its roster of production service companies, signing a North American representation deal with Film Construction, which has bases of operation in Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. Film Construction founder/executive producer Peter Hewett works out of Auckland, while senior producer Katrina Maw is in Sydney…..
Michelle Satter To Be Honored At Sundance Film Festival Gala
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced details for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute, which will take place on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley in Utah. The event will be an evening in celebration of Michelle Satter, founding sr. director of artist programs at Sundance Institute, for her longstanding commitment to nurturing artists and cultivating independent film through the Sundance Labs, where visionary artists convene to develop groundbreaking projects through an in-depth creative process, for the past four decades. The annual Vanguard Awards will be presented during the evening to Sean Wang, writer and director of Dìdi, and Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, co-directors of Sugarcane, who premiered their films at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The annual gala enables the nonprofit to raise funds to support independent artists year-round through labs, grants, and public programming that nurture artists from all over the world. The 2025 event is made possible with the generous support of Google TV. The Festival will take place from January 23–February 2, 2025, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online from January 30–February 2, 2025 for audiences across the country to discover bold independent storytelling.
“For over four decades Michelle has been devoted to truly championing independent storytellers,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO of Sundance Institute. “She has encouraged artists to own their voice, learn their craft, become fierce leaders, and develop their resilience in our changing ecosystem. Her life-long commitment to supporting artists, especially in underrepresented... Read More