Bicoastal Hornet Animation has signed Michael Coronado to handle West Coast sales as part of the company’s spot expansion, which includes moving into a larger New York office. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hornet develops, creates and produces computer animation, visual effects and motion graphics for commercials, promos, music videos, feature title sequences and logo treatments. With an extensive sports portfolio, Hornet, which is headed by CEO Jon Slusser, has clients that include the San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, New York Rangers and Utah Jazz….Graphic Nature, a Glendale, Calif.-based animation/visual effects house, has hired Sarah Mahoney as its director of sales and new business…. Dattner and Associates, Los Angeles, has signed DPs Danny Ruhlmann, ASC; Simon Duggan, ASC; Mandy Walker, ASC; Ross Emery, ASC; and Geoff Hall, ASC, for spot representation.…DP Pat Darrin has joined Innovative Artists, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation in commercials, features and television….
“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