New York-headquartered postproduction boutique The Well has signed Jolie Miller of New York-based Jolie Miller and Company for national representation. Miller has also added New York production shop Free Market Films and music house Duotone Audio Group to her roster….Santa Monica-based music/sound design shop Ear to Ear has signed Drew Miller for representation on the East Coast….Marci Miles of Reelize, Chicago, and Liz Laine of Chicago-based Liz Laine Reps have combined their rosters and will work under the latter company’s banner. The duo’s first signing is Midwest representation for Pacific Rim Films, Venice, Calif….Santa Monica-based Fuel has signed Marianne McCarley of McCarley Reps, New York, for East Coast representation….Chicago-based independent rep Dawn Rao is handling national sales for the newly formed Foundation Post, West Los Angeles and Chicago…. Rob Russo Productions, New York, is handling Midwest sales for Southwest Productions, Albuquerque, N.M….Partos, Santa Monica, has signed DPs Ryan Gaw, Pat Notaro and Gary Shaw for representation….
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