Bicoastal companies Giraldi Suarez Productions (GSP) and Playroom have hired Roxanne Artesona and Jeff Bowman of Roxanne and Co., New York, for representation on the East Coast. In-house sales rep Wil LaFayette will handle the West Coast for GSP and Playroom….Letca Films, Miami, has signed with Los Angeles-based independent rep Mary Carmen Figuerola for U.S. representation with the exception of Florida, which is handled from Letca’s headquarters….John Buckley has joined the Venice, Calif., office of Asche & Spencer as its in-house West Coast rep….Cinematographer Mott Hupfel has completed principal photography on Mary Harron’s Betty Paige and is again available for spots through The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….DP Checco Varese has wrapped Their Eyes Were Watching God (featuring Halle Berry) and is again available exclusively through the Lyons•Sheldon•Prosnit Agency, Los Angeles….DP Michael Givens has completed principal photography on The Celestine Prophecy and is now available for commercials via Sherry Rousso Associates, New York. Also, DP Stacy Toyama has signed with Sherry Rousso Associates for exclusive representation….Costume designer Ligia Morris has signed with Partos, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….
DGA Feature Nominees: Audiard, Baker, Berger, Corbet and Mangold
The field of feature nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards spanning two categories is set. Nominated for the DGA honor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 are: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker for Anora, Edward Berger for Conclave, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown.
The DGA also revealed the nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. The first-time narrative feature directors are: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light, Megan Park for My Old Ass, RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, Halfdan Ullman Tondel for Armand, and Sean Wang for Diddy.
“2024 has been a truly extraordinary year for storytelling--and today’s nominees have created audacious and unique films that expand the possibilities of cinematic excellence,” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement and what makes these nominations so very special.”
The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8.
Here’s a fuller rundown of the nominees in both DGA Award categories:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 (in alphabetical order):
JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez
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