Trevor King has joined RSA as its East Coast sales rep. King will be responsible for all East Coast sales exclusively for RSA. This is a new role at RSA which previously was repped by executive producer Philip Fox-Mills in conjunction with Uncle Lefty. King was born and raised in Los Angeles, attended Columbia University and began his career in TV commercial production. After working with numerous production companies as a PA and coordinator, he moved on to the world of post as a producer at Spontaneous. King transitioned into the sales rep/head of sales chair at BlueRock and after three years opened independent repping shop, Kingdom, where he looked after Reginaldo, Mad River and Robot Repair. In 2007, King went back in-house at Click 3X….Boutique commercial production studio CoMPANY has signed independent rep firm The Standard Society–headed by Katy Richter and Heather Guillen–to handle the Midwest. CoMPANY’s directorial roster includes Larry Frey, Fred Goss, John Grammatico, Brendan Heath, David McNally, Alex Ogus, Harry Patramanis, Jeff Thomas, Harald Zwart and the Coen Brothers….Bicoastal music shop Butter Music and Sound has secured Marla Mossberg of MBW Represents to handle the West Coast. Butter recently opened its West Coast office in Venice, Calif., led by executive producer Marcus Nelson….Design-based production company King and Country (K&C) has signed with SuperPowers reps Angelina Powers and K.C. Gulino for East Coast commercial representation. Powers launched her independent sales company in 2011, bringing more than 15 years of sales experience in the advertising industry, especially within the realms of production and post. Gulino joined forces with Powers in 2013 to form SuperPowers Representation. K&C was established in 2006 by directors Rick Gledhill and Efrain Montanez and executive producer Jerry Torgerson….
Director Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Dreams (Sex Love)” Wins Top Prize At The Berlin Film Festival
A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to "Dreams (Sex Love)" by director Dag Johan Haugerud.
Haynes called it a "meditation on love" that "cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence."
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It's the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. "Sex" premiered at Berlin in 2024, and "Love" was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro's dystopian drama "The Blue Trail." Argentine director Ivan Fund's rural saga "The Message" won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for "Living the Land," set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed "If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You." Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon."
The climax of the festival known as the Berlinale came on the eve of Germany's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition collapsed in a dispute about how to revitalize the country's economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the... Read More