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    Staffer Virginia LuPone has been named East Coast rep for bicoastal Headquarters. She will report to company president Tom Mooney, who is adopting more of a hands-on approach to Headquarters’ sales efforts….Mary Knox has temporarily replaced Rachel Klein, who’s on maternity leave, as head of sales for Curious Pictures, New York, as well as several companies affiliated with Curious–Grand Large, Paris; Mexico City’s Calabazitaz; and New York-based INTERspectacular. Knox comes over from Commercial Artists Management, an independent rep firm in New York, where she was a partner….Michael Dimitri Betanoff (a.k.a. Michael DB) of indie rep firm La Cosa Nostra, Los Angeles and Miami, has been tabbed to handle the West Coast and the Hispanic Latin market (in the U.S. and abroad) for both Curious Pictures and Grand Large….JSM Music, New York, has secured a new network of independent sales reps: Rich Schafler and Mendy Frohlich of Schafler Artists Management will handle the East Coast; Kristina Kovacevic of KK Reps covers the Midwest; Brent Novick of Brent Novick Reps represents JSM on the West Coast; and Ann Asprodites of Asprodites Reps has taken on the Southeast territory….Los Angeles-based Whole Brain Films has secured independent rep Catherine de Angelis of Hot Betty, Chicago, to handle the Midwest….TakeTwo, a Kansas City-based production/post house, has signed Mark Seigfreid as director of corporate sales….After wrapping HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, director David Steinberg is again available for commercials via Dark Light Pictures, West Hollywood, Calif….DP Jesse Green has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….

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    Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session

    Friday, March 7, 2025

    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

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