Hollywood-based Dektor Film has secured new independent representation on both coasts. Peter McCann has been named to handle the East Coast, while Andrew Halpern has been tapped to cover the West Coast. David Wagner continues to rep Dektor Film in the Midwest….D5, a Hollywood-based house launched in September by managing director Chris Kantrowitz and executive producer Amber Ventris, has secured independent reps monoghan+halpine to handle the Midwest, and Lynda Woodward to cover the West Coast. D5’s directorial roster includes Matt Goodman, Petro Papahadjopolous, Eugene Sung and the design team Shilo….The Syndicate, Santa Monica, has signed Jim Deloye of The Candy Store, Chicago, for Midwest spot and music video representation….Jason Danielson, well known in the post community for his involvement in the since shuttered industry trade group, the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS), has been named senior director of solutions marketing for Omneon Video Networks, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of networked media servers for the broadcast and video industry….
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