Creative Management Partners, bicoastal and Chicago, has added Nicole Perry Holliday, former producer at Machine Head, Venice, Calif., as a West Coast rep….Mirsky & Platt, New York, has added directors Cosimo of Cosimo & Co., New York, Leo Kocking of Jam Productions, New York, and Steve McWilliams of The Steve Show, Dallas, to its roster for representation on the East Coast….Green Dot Films, Santa Monica, has promoted production staffer Moira Shevlin to West Coast rep. She reports to the company’s in-house director of sales Alex Anderson….Commercial production and design house get it…pictures, Los Angeles, has signed Silberman Productions to handle the East Coast, and Char & Associates to cover the West Coast….Los Angeles-based Judy Marks has signed DP Allen Daviau for commercial representation….DPs Patrick Cady and Dan Gilham have wrapped the features Girlfight and Other Voices, respectively, and are again available for spots via The Alexander/Vienot Agency, Los Angeles….
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