Diane Patrone and Chris Zander have partnered to form The Family, New York. The pair is handling East Coast representation for Backyard Productions, Venice, Calif., Cut + Run, bicoastal and London, and stimmüng, Santa Monica….Marci Miles of Reelize Reps, Chicago, has been named to handle the Midwest for Los Angeles-based Rhythm & Hues Studios….Northern Lights Post, New York, has signed Rich Schafler of Schafler Artists Management, New York, for East Coast sales….New York-based animation studio Noodlesoup Productions has signed Perry Schaffer and Corey Rogers of independent rep firm SchafferRogers, New York, to cover the East Coast….Julie Vargo of Julie Vargo and Associates, Chicago, will handle Midwest representation for ONDA Music + Sound Design, New York….Finger Music, West Los Angeles, has signed Kristina Kovacevic of KK Reps, Chicago, for Midwest representation….Lauren Kretzmer has joined Convergence, New York, as director of client relations….Mitch Rabin has been named VP/sales and marketing for Opus 1 Music Library, Studio City, Calif….Graciella Creazzo at GoGoGo Films, Miami, will be repping director Sergio Guerrero on the East Coast and in Texas. Darcy/Fox Productions, Santa Monica, will rep Guerrero on the West Coast and in the Midwest….Global Production Network, Los Angeles, has taken on exclusive U.S. representation for Media Pro Pictures and its subsidiary Domino Films, both established in the Romanian and Eastern European production arena. Media Pro, which provides production services and facilities to theatrical features, is headed by Andrei Boncea. Domino Films is Media Pro’s commercial production arm, which is under the aegis of executive producer Mihai Cociasu….Production designer Marcos Lutyens has signed with Radiant Artists, Los Angeles, for representation in commercials and music videos….Wardrobe stylist Hala Bahmet has signed with Montana Artists, Los Angeles, for exclusive representation. Also, DP Crescenzo Notarile has finished work on the TV series Hawaii and is again available for spotwork via Montana Artists….
Movie Armorer’s Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction Upheld In Fatal “Rust” Shooting
A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust."
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed asked a court to dismiss her conviction or convene a new trial, alleging that prosecutors failed to share evidence that could have cleared her.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in her written order noted that the armorer's attorneys did not establish that there was a reasonable possibility that the outcome of the trial would have been different had the evidence been available to Gutierrez-Reed.
The judge also rejected a request from Gutierrez-Reed that she be released from custody, saying it was moot because the request for a new trial was denied.
Marlow Sommer halted and ended Baldwin's trial in July based on misconduct of police and prosecutors and their withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set outside Santa Fe.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in March in a trial overseen by Marlowe Sommer, who later sentenced her to the maximum 18-month penalty. Gutierrez-Reed has an appeal of the conviction pending in a higher court. Jurors acquitted her of allegations she tampered with evidence in the "Rust" investigation.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of "Rust" and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
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