Click 3X—under the aegis of president Peter Corbett—has hired Dan Pack as head of sales, director of business development, and Eli Rotholz as director of business development. Pack and Rotholz will oversee new business efforts for all of Click 3X’s divisions. Prior to joining Click 3X, Pack was global director of marketing and sales for international pre-visualization and test commercial shop, Animated Storyboards (ASB). During his eight years at the company, Pack drove sales growth and helped establish nine studios across North and South America, Europe and Asia. He started his career as a production assistant at Aero Film before joining Grey NY as a producer. Rotholz joins Click 3X from Moustache where he represented varied companies. He has repped such notable shops as Biscuit Filmworks, BOB Industries, O Positive, Independent Media and Method….Brooklyn, NY-based Greenpoint Pictures has secured Michel Waxman of MBW Represents to handle the West Coast, and Heather Guillen and Katy Richter of The Standard Society to take care of the Midwest….Nexidia, developer of dialogue and audio analysis products and technologies for optimizing audio and video media, has hired Chad Rounsavall as VP of sales for the Nexidia Media and Entertainment division. Rounsavall is responsible for establishing and managing a sales network domestically in North America while preparing for a global roll-out of Nexidia media and entertainment products. Previously Rounsavall was VP of sales overseeing revenue, strategic plans, and business development in the Americas for U.K.-based AmberFin. He also spent nine years at Avid as an enterprise account manager, where his responsibilities included preparing and implementing strategic account plans, managing territory and enterprise accounts, and driving resources and teams to support customer needs and projects….
“Challengers” Earns Actor-Producer Zendaya 2024 Gothams Spotlight Tribute
Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Spotlight Tribute for her performance as Tashi Donaldson in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film Challengers, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place live and in person on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The Spotlight Tribute was created by The Gotham in order to recognize phenomenal efforts by individuals in film and television who captivated global audiences with the biggest projects of the year. With the Spotlight Tribute, The Gotham will honor Zendaya’s remarkable work as leading-actress and producer on the Amazon MGM Studios box-office hit that broke into the cultural zeitgeist, and was celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide.
“Zendaya’s magnetic portrayal of Tashi Donaldson in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers exemplifies the creative excellence that The Gotham celebrates,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Her performances in Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, and Euphoria have made her one of the most captivating actors of her generation. Her multi-layered performance at the heart of Challengers earned widespread acclaim, including a nomination for Best Feature at this year’s Gothams. We look forward to honoring her work with our Spotlight Tribute.”
From Academy Award nominated visionary filmmaker Guadagnino, Challengers stars two-time Emmy winner Zendaya as Tashi Duncan (who becomes Tashi Donaldson after marrying Art Donaldson), a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to Art Donaldson (BAFTA nominee Mike Faist), a champion on a losing streak,... Read More