Sales & Marketing (S&M), the Minneapolis-based repping company headed by Mary Knox, has closed its New York office. Former S&M sales rep Angelina Powers has joined New York-headquartered Commercial Artists Management, which also takes on representation for Dallas-based production company directorz, formerly an S&M client. Knox presently has several consulting projects….Lisa Gimenez from the Santa Monica-based rep firm of the same name has been chosen to handle the West Coast for Public Works, Hollywood, a sister shop to bicoastal HKM Productions….SBK Pictures, Ardmore, Pa., has signed Stuart Sternbach of Pangea Worldwide, New York, for East Coast representation….HSR Studios, New York, has named Kathy Shreve executive producer/sales and marketing….DPs Brooks P. Guyer and Michael Pinkey are now available exclusively through Lyons•Sheldon•Prosnit Agency, Los Angeles.…
“A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “Wicked” Among ADG Excellence in Production Design Award Nominees
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has unveiled the nominees for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The ceremony, hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris, will take place on Feb. 15, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Among the motion picture nominees are the production designers on A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night in the Period Feature Film category; and Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Wicked in the Fantasy Feature Film category.
Television nominations span the likes of Bridgerton, Fallout, House of the Dragon, The Lord of the Rings: Pachinko, Rings of Power, Ripley and Shogun.
The ADG Awards celebrate excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Academy Award®-nominated director and filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes Juno, Up in the Air and Saturday Night.
“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible production designers and their art departments,” shared award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG, in a joint statement.
In addition, the ADG will honor Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame as part of the... Read More