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….
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