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…..
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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