Mary Ford, formerly head of sales at bicoastal 1/33 Productions, has moved into independent repping. Her first client is New York-headquartered Piper Productions for which she will handle the East Coast and Texas. Pipers directorial roster includes Jonathan Darby, Iain Mackenzie, Kevin Molony, Eric de la Hosseraye, Hugh Hudson and Kristian Levring. Ford plans to focus exclusively on Piper the next couple of months before looking to add to her indie repping rosterA.Robin Hauck, formerly of Claire Garrett Alden, New York, has joined bicoastal Chelsea Pictures New York office as East Coast rep. She will be working with Chelseas head of sales Lisa MehlingA.Rich Trenbeth & Associates, Chicago, has signed director Mark Schimmel of Schimmel/The Imagemakers, Glenview, Ill., for representation in the MidwestA.Susie Goldberg, senior agent of the DP division at The Directors Network (TDN), Studio City, Calif., has commissioned Jeff Lewis to serve as a field rep who will match TDN DPs with jobs and directors. Lewisawho earlier repped Tony Kaye Films (now Tony K., Santa Monica and London)awill work out of his Westside officeA.Bicoastal Dattner and Associates has signed DPs Jim Denault, Stephen Harris and Tony Molina for representationA.Lighthouse Artists, New York, has signed DPs Kyle Kibbe, Manny Miranda, Evan Estern and Chris Bierlein for representationA.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More