Andrea Marcucci of Agent 99, New York, is handling East Coast representation for A Band Apart Commercials, Los Angeles. Additionally, Connie Mellors of Connie Mellors & Company, Toluca Lake, Calif., is repping the company on the West Coast….Independent New York rep Barrie Isaacson will handle East Coast sales for music and sound design shop Tonefarmer, New York….Mark Leo has come aboard Cutting Vision, New York, in the newly created position of business development/direct sales…. Delores Hively and Dawn Schiffman of Buzz Management, New York, are handling East Coast representation for New York production shop KanDoKid, and effects house Zoic Studios, Santa Monica. Zoic has also inked a deal for representation in the Hispanic market with Los Angeles-based independent rep Marta Burga….DP Robert Gantz is again available for spots and music videos via The Mirisch Agency, Los Angeles, after wrapping Universal Pictures’ Assault on Precinct 13….Wardrobe stylist Candace Carella has signed with Partos, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….DP Cesar Charlone, who shot City of God and recently finished The Constant Gardner, is now available for commercialwork through ICM, Beverly Hills, Calif….
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