Yessian, a global music production and licensing company, has secured hello tomorrow, headed by partners Mary Eiff and Michelle Stuart, to handle sales on the East Coast. Yessian is also represented by Susan Titus on the West Coast, Ann Asprodites in the South and Mo Butler, Marni Halliburton and Helen Kaye in the Midwest….Lorraine Fearon has joined Framestore‘s Integrated Advertising division as new business manager, a role in which she will draw on her experience of working with top brands and directors, as well as her network of advertising contacts to raise VFX house Framestore’s profile within the industry. Joining from HLA in London, Fearon has in-depth knowledge of the industry, having represented directors such as Simon Ratigan and John Hardwick, and working on advertising campaigns for brands such as Honda, Sony and M&S….Integrated creative studio Decon, based in New York, has hired Jessica Passoff as director of marketing and sales. She earlier worked in-house at GARTNER, Sound Lounge and Hungry Man as an East Coast rep…..DP Eric Robbins most recent feature The Sacrament premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and is now again available via Paradigm….
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