New York Shop Secures Cutters Herrmann, Rezende For U.S. Representation
By Robert Goldrich
NEW YORK --Two noted freelance editors well established in the South American market–Sven Herrmann and Daniel Rezende–have secured exclusive U.S. representation via rhinoedit/NY.
Herrmann, who is preparing to move to the U.S., brings nearly eight years of experience editing spots for top drawer agencies and directors in Mexico and South America. His first assignments for rhinoedit include Hispanic market jobs for Wendy’s via The Vidal Partnership, New York, Verizon for Global Hue, New York, and Kraft and Miller Lite, both out of The Bravo Group, New York.
Meanwhile Rezende, who recently wrapped a Burger King project via Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Miami, continues to reside in Brazil. He received an Academy Award nomination in 2004, a BAFTA Award and the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize for his first feature as an editor, City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles. Rezende has since cut director Walter Salles’ Motorcycle Diaries, as well as Salles’ latest feature, Dark Water, and is slated to edit a new Meirelles-produced film.
“U.S. agencies and clients have discovered South America’s rich filmmaking talent pool, and Sven and Daniel are premiere artists in that marketplace,” related rhinoedit VP/executive producer Bob Ramos. “Both editors are bi-cultural, so they understand the demographics of the U.S. market as well as the Hispanic market–which we’re interested in exploring more intensively.”
Rezende’s credits include international spots for such clients as Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Fuji and Dannon. In addition to his aforementioned feature endeavors, Rezende has been active in music videos and TV series. On the latter front, he cut City of Men, a Brazilian television series inspired by City of God.
Herrmann too has diversified beyond spots. He has cut music videos for popular Latin artists Natalia Lafurcade and Sin Bandera. Among his ad credits are work for such brands as General Motors, Coca-Cola, American Express, FedEx, Nissan, McDonald’s, Kraft, Colgate-Palmolive, Pepsi, AT&T, Bacardi, Kellogg’s and Sony Music.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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