Lori Benson of New York-based loribenson&co is handling East Coast sales for kaboom productions, San Francisco….Brooke Covington and Rebecca Reber of Reber Covington, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have signed bicoastal Imaginary Forces for West Coast representation….Hollywood-based music/sound design company Musikvergnuegen has secured Carl Forsberg of New York-based forsberghowell for representation on the East Coast….New York-based music shop ONDA has secured Connie Mellors of Connie Mellors & Company, Toluca Lake, Calif., for representation on the West Coast and in Texas. Additionally, Allison Gerlach of Helen O’Brien & Associates, Chicago, will handle the Midwest for the music house….Leslie Alyson, formerly of RAW/Progressive Films, Hollywood, has joined Partos, Santa Monica, as an agent. The Partos firm also recently signed DP Patrick Stewart and wardrobe stylist Michael Holdaway for representation….United Talent Agency (UTA), Beverly Hills, Calif., will represent DP Matthew Libatique for commercials, music videos and features….DP David Classen is now repped by Lyons Sheldon Prosnit, Los Angeles….Connie Calhoun has joined Detroit production shop Mindfield Pictures as executive producer/sales….
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