Ezra Burke and Shane Harris of indie firm Content Chemics have taken on national representation for the recently launched Iconic Editorial, a subsidiary of Iconic Talent Agency. The new venture opens with a roster of editors from features and TV, making them available for commercials and branded entertainment projects. The roster includes editor Tom Cross, a Best Editing Oscar winner for Whiplash and then nominated two years later for another Damien Chazelle-directed film, La La Land; Joe Walker, a two-time Oscar nominee for 12 Years a Slave and Arrival; Jinmo Yang, an Oscar nominee for Parasite, which also earned him an ACE Eddie Award; John Gilbert, an Oscar and BAFTA Award winner for Hacksaw Ridge; Tyler Nelson who’s currently cutting The Batman for director Matt Reeves; Jake Roberts, the editor behind Alex Garland’s sci-fi series Devs; Colby Parker Jr. whose credits include Friday Night Lights, Deepwater Horizon and Antman; Laura Jennings who recently wrapped Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; and Matthew Newman, a frequent collaborator with director Nicolas Winding Refn, both in films and commercials….
ICM Commercial Production Arts has added cinematographer Anumeha Sinha to its roster. The Los Angeles-based Sinha works both as a DP and still photographer….
Hypertec Group has been named an official SGO Mistika Technology reseller partner in Canada, promoting all software-only Mistika products as well as customized turn-key systems with Mistika Ultima including high performance SGO storage solutions. Hypertec is headquartered in Montreal. SGO is a Spanish high-end technology company with decades of experience in developing and integrating high-end postproduction solutions. Built on years of research, development and production experience, Mistika Technology empowers users with new levels of creative power, performance, and efficiency in HDR, UHD/4K, 8K, S3D and VR workflows….
First-Time Feature Directors Make Major Splash At AFI Fest, Generate Oscar Buzz
Two first-time feature directors who are generating Oscar buzz this awards season were front and center this past weekend at AFI Fest in Hollywood. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first woman nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar---on the strength of Mudbound in 2018--brought her feature directorial debut, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios), to the festival on Sunday (10/27), and shared insights into the film during a conversation session immediately following the screening. This came a day after William Goldenberg, an Oscar-winning editor for Argo in 2013, had his initial foray into feature directing, Unstoppable (Amazon MGM Studios), showcased at the AFI proceedings. He too spoke after the screening during a panel discussion. The Fire Inside--which made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival--tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (portrayed by Ryan Destiny), a Black boxer from Flint, Mich., who trained to become the first woman in U.S. history to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the sport. She achieved this feat--with the help of coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry)--only to find that her victory at the Summer Games came with relatively little fanfare and no endorsement deals. So much for the hope that the historic accomplishment would be a ticket out of socioeconomic purgatory for Shields and her family. It seemed like yet another setback in a cycle of adversity throughout Shields’ life but she persevered, going on to win her second Gold Medal at the next Olympics and becoming a champion for gender equality and equitable pay for women in sports. Shields has served as a source of inspiration for woman athletes worldwide--as well as to the community of... Read More