Rachel Finn and Mary Saxon of FinnSaxon Represents, Santa Monica and San Francisco, respectively, have signed Venice, Calif.-based editorial house King Cut for representation on the West Coast and in Texas. King Cut’s editorial roster includes Enrique Aguirre, Tim Anderson and Kelly McClean….BeachHouse Films, Santa Monica, has secured PGM Artists, the New York sales management firm headed by Philip McIntyre, for representation on the East Coast….Rob Egginton has joined New York-based music house MetaTechnik as an additional sales rep. He will be working in conjunction with company head of sales/producer/composer Victoria Gross….Independent rep Maureen Melvin has taken on spot representation out West for New York-based This Is TV….Cinematographers Conrad Hall Jr. and Sean Valentini have joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….DPs Valentina Caniglia, Milton Kam, Sion Michel and Carolina Zorrilla de San Martin have signed with Sherry Rousso Associates, New York, for commercial representation….
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
(Netflix)
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