Black Logic, New York, has signed Chicago-based independent rep Lauren McNamara to handle its Chicago/Midwest sales….Peter Ziegler of Ziegler Management Group, New York, is now repping director Anita Madeira of Anita Maderia Inc., New York, on the East Coast….Santa Monica-based post boutique Revue has signed independent firm Saarinen, Los Angeles, for representation on the West Coast and in Texas…Alix Kahn has joined Rhinoceros Editorial and Rhinoceros Post, both New York, as account executive….Greg Stroike has been named VP of sales and marketing for Houston-based VT2 Media Design & Communications….DP Steven Poster, ASC, is now available through Santa Monica-based Innovative Artists for commercials after wrapping principal photography on Daddy Day Care for director Steve Carr….
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