Postproduction and visual effects company Encore has appointed Jennifer Tellefsen (JT) as VP of business development, VFX, for Encore offices worldwide. Having served as VP of business development, post, at the Hollywood location since 2009, JT helped Encore complete its transition to file-based workflows and will now focus on piloting the company’s thriving visual effects department under sr. VP, VFX, Tom Kendall. In her post business development role with Encore, a Deluxe Entertainment Services company with locations worldwide, JT worked closely with Encore executive VP Bill Romeo to expand beyond traditional markets and forge strategic partnerships with outside vendors. Prior to Encore, JT spent more than a decade at Post Works Los Angeles and Technicolor, where she primarily focused on television projects. She got her start in the industry working in VFX, experience that will directly benefit her new venture and bring her career full circle….
The Skouras Agency has signed cinematographer Aril Wretblad for U.S. representation. He shot the feature film Easy Money directed by Daniel Espniosa and produced by The Weinstein Company. Wretblad's latest spot work includes UNIQLO (director John Perjus) and Ford (director Filip Tellander)…
Shure Incorporated, manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics, has hired Mark Rahilly as a new sr. sales manager. He will cover the retail market throughout the East and Southeast and will be based in Boston. Rahilly is familiar to many at Shure from his previous tenure at Shure sales rep firm Richard Dean and Associates, where he worked for 10 years. More recently, he was employed by Harman as a territory manager, responsible for many of its most strategic accounts….
SGL, a provider of content archive and storage management software for media and entertainment, has hired Nicola Kay as marketing manager. She will be responsible for supporting SGL’s marketing efforts globally. She joins SGL from Molex Premise Networks, where she held the post of marketing executive and was responsible for organizing trade show-related activity and overseeing global PR….
“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