Director David Denneen has joined Los Angeles-based Form for exclusive spot representation in the U.S. Form is headed by executive producer Craig Rodgers. Denneen-who continues to maintain his longstanding Sydney-based production house, Filmgraphics-was formerly handled in the U.S. by bicoastal Anonymous Content…. Noted filmmaker and documentarian Michael Apted has signed with bicoastal Gartner for commercials in the U.S….The Brothers Strause have come aboard bicoastal HSI Productions’ directorial roster…..Dan Wieden, chief creative officer/CEO of Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore., has been named president of the film and the press & outdoor juries for the 2003 Cannes International Advertising Festival….Director Doug Pray, best known for his work on documentaries and music videos, has signed with Oil Factory Films, Hollywood….Director Paul Papanek has come aboard Los Angeles-based Arsenal…. Tapehouse Editorial, New York, has added colorist Sam Daley….Sydney, Australia-based production/production services company Prodigy has added director Nicholas Reynolds for spotwork. Reynolds won a Gold Lion at the most recent Cannes International Advertising Festival for Ikea’s "Dog," via Lowe & Partners, Singapore. Prodigy also maintains offices in Melbourne, Australia, and Singapore….Director Jordan Brady’s film, Waking Up In Reno starring Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Natasha Richardson and Patrick Swayze, opened nationwide this week (10/25). Brady helms commercials via Santa Monica-based Bravo Zulu….A fund has been established for the children of the late Michael Tardio, the brother of director Neil Tardio, Jr. (A Band Apart, Los Angeles), and son of veteran helmer Neil Tardio. Michael Tardio, 35, was murdered last month in Los Angeles. The crime is under investigation. To benefit Michael Tardio’s two kids, donations can be sent to the Michael Tardio Family Fund, c/o Smith Barney, attention: Kevin Malloy, at 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 21st floor, New York, N.Y. 10105….
“The Brutalist” and “The Wild Robot” Score Top Honors At Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) has unveiled the winners of the 6th Annual SCL Awards® held on Wednesday evening (2/12) at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Top honors for film scoring went to Oscar-nominated composers Kris Bowers, who won Original Score For A Studio Film for The Wild Robot, and Daniel Blumberg, winner of Outstanding Original Score For an Independent Film on the strength of The Brutalist.
Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy-winning composer Atticus Ross took home two awards. He received Outstanding Original Song For a Comedy Or Musical Visual Media Production for “Compress/Repress,” co-written for the film Challengers with frequent collaborator Trent Reznor, along with Luca Guadagnino. Ross and collaborators Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba also won Outstanding Original Song For A Television Production for the series Shōgun.
Another SCL Award for songwriting went to Diane Warren who won Outstanding Original Song For A Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production for her song “The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight. Warren is a 16-time Oscar nominee and three-time SCL Award winner--the two previous honors recognizing “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman in 2023 and the SCL’s special Ambassador Award in 2016.
The SCL’s 2025 Spirit of Collaboration Award honored composer Harry Gregson-Williams and legendary director Ridley Scott, who have collaborated on seven films including Gladiator II, The Martian, and Kingdom of Heaven. Last year, Martin Scorsese accepted the Spirit of Collaboration Award for his work with the late composer Robbie Robertson. Other past award recipients include Thomas Newman and Sam Mendes, Terence... Read More