Bicoastal Coppos Films and director Scott Gillen have agreed to part company…..Director Jeremy Goodall has joined New York-based Taxi Films, coming over from Highway 61, also New York. Goodall is based in South Africa and is repped there by Thunderbird Commercial Film Production, Cape Town….….The directing team of Saul+Elliot (Saul Blinkoff and Elliot Bour) has signed with New York-based Curious Pictures….Compass Films, New York, has signed director Jonathan Lennard….Andrew Denyer, formerly of bicoastal Headquarters, is taking on an executive producer’s post at bicoastal/international Propaganda Films. He replaces Roger Zorovich, who recently joined Santa Monica-based F.M. Rocks, and Shelly Townsend, who moved over to bicoastal Anonymous Content….Editor Agusta Einarsdottir and producer Corey Evans have come aboard Jigsaw Editorial, Santa Monica. Additionally, Jigsaw has promoted assistant editor Alexis Chavez to editor…. Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Visual Music, headed by creative director/composer Tom Seufert, has added 20 composers to its virtual network. This builds upon the Web-based model launched by the company three years ago whereby an ensemble of composers/artists was linked via the Internet to Seufert for collaboration on projects. The latest additions include composers Steve Morrell, Tim Kelly, David Russell and Lori Robinson, and sound designer Arnie Schulze….
DGA Feature Nominees: Audiard, Baker, Berger, Corbet and Mangold
The field of feature nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards spanning two categories is set. Nominated for the DGA honor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 are: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker for Anora, Edward Berger for Conclave, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown.
The DGA also revealed the nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. The first-time narrative feature directors are: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light, Megan Park for My Old Ass, RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, Halfdan Ullman Tondel for Armand, and Sean Wang for Diddy.
“2024 has been a truly extraordinary year for storytelling--and today’s nominees have created audacious and unique films that expand the possibilities of cinematic excellence,” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement and what makes these nominations so very special.”
The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8.
Here’s a fuller rundown of the nominees in both DGA Award categories:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 (in alphabetical order):
JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez
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