Emerald Pictures has expanded the sales territory handled by independent creative management firm MilkToast, which took on East Coast representation for the production company back in 2020. While continuing its East Coast duties, MilkToast now has taken on the West Coast market as well. MilkToast’s Bryan Farhy and Jen Herrera will head up sales on the West Coast for Emerald, the shop co-founded by Mara Milićević and John Duffin in 2019. Emerald’s directorial roster includes Alexander Alexandrov, Gabrielle Blackwood, Kosta, Kay Lindhout, Peter O’Brien, and the talent at Camp David in Sweden (such as Camp David founders Robert Jitzmark and Sebastian Reed). MilkToast was formed by Philip Fox-Mills in 2016. Rounding out the MilkToast team are Jake Strom and Dani Ostrowski on the East Coast….
Comcast has appointed Toni Murphy as sr. VP of sales & marketing at its Central Division headquarters in Atlanta. In this role, Murphy will lead that division’s sales and marketing functions, including overseeing brand and product marketing, sales and customer retention strategies for Comcast’s largest operating division which spans 12 states. With more than 15 years of financial, strategic planning and operational experience, Murphy has held multiple leadership positions at Comcast. Most recently, Murphy served as the sr. VP of the Keystone region, where she led the operational, strategic and financial performance of that four-state territory. Murphy has also served as the VP of sales & marketing for the Keystone region, VP of Comcast Business, as well as the VP of project management office & customer experience. Prior to joining Comcast, Murphy worked in private equity at The Gores Group in investment banking at UBS Investment Bank….
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