Edit house Wildchild has brought on Minerva Content’s Shauna Seresin as East Coast rep…
DP Robert Richardson and production designer Jess Gonchor have recently completed principal photography on Live By Night, directed by and starring Ben Affleck. Richardson and Gonchor are again available for feature films, television and commercials through Murtha Skouras Agency, Santa Monica….
Entertainment brand consultancy and marketing innovations agency Troika has hired Amy Palmer, who joins the business development team as sr. account manager. She reports to Kevin Aratari, head of business development. Prior to joining Troika, Palmer has had nearly 20 years of experience in account management. She comes to Troika from bpg Advertising where she was SVP, broadcast. There she served as account director for Comcast Strategic Development, managed the agency’s 360 pitch initiatives, and was interim VP, print. Prior to bpg, Palmer was managing director/EP for Artifact Design, where she tripled the company’s growth through the oversight of their business development and execution of their multi-disciplinary branding and marketing campaigns. Her clients included AT&T, Ford, KIA, REI, Homewood Suites, Yamaha Golf-Car Company, The NBA, Maybelline, and HBO….
“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