Moo Studios, Burbank, Calif., has secured Peter McCann of M1 Management, New York, for representation on the East Coast. He will rep Moo Studios’ Moo Spots and Moo Design divisions….Chicago-headquartered Digital Kitchen has secured European representation via an agreement with Quad Productions, Paris and London. Additionally, Quad will offer production support in foreign markets to Digital Kitchen. The two companies recently collaborated on a three-spot Budweiser campaign shot in Prague for DDB Chicago. Digital Kitchen is under the aegis of president Don McNeill and CEO/chief creative Paul Matthaeus. Meanwhile, Quad continues to be repped in the U.S. via bicoastal/international Believe Media….Directors Todd Grossman, Walter Pawluk, Joe Piccirillo and the comedy directing team of Josh & Riad have signed with Sean Tracey Associates, Portsmouth, N.H., for spot representation in the Northeast….Cinematographer Jeanne Lipsey has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….Cinematographers Anghel Decca and David Knaus have returned to Dattner Dispoto and Associates, Los Angeles, for representation….
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