Director Tim Abshire has signed with Backyard Productions, Venice, Calif. He had previously been repped by now defunct Shelter Films….Editor Jim Haygood, a founder of Superior Assembly Editing Company, Santa Monica, is joining Spot Welders, Venice, Calif., in March. Haygood recently wrapped cutting on director David Fincher’s feature, Panic Room….Tabletop director David Wynn-Jones has joined Hollywood-headquartered creative services company Aspect. As part of the arrangement, Wynn-Jones will be available to helm spots via Aspect’s Level 7 Productions, also in Hollywood….Santa Monica-based Storyville Pictures has added directors Deb Hagan, Mark Ellensohn and Steve Bruni….Mixers Glenn Navia, Henri Perotti and Bill Smith, and music director Andrew Knox, have joined New York-based HSR Studios. The foursome come over from Superdupe Recording, New York….Debbi Landon has been named executive producer of Santa Monica-headquartered HUM Music+Sound Design and its SubZero subsidiary….Topping the feature cate-gory at the American Society of Cinematographers 16th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards was Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, for his black-and-white photography of the Coen brothers’ The Man Who Wasn’t There. The Coen brothers—Joel and Ethan—are repped as spot directors by bicoastal Villains ….The industry is mourning Richard Henry, a DP with a long career in the spotworld, who died of heart failure at the age of 56. His survivors include two sons, Alexander and Lucas Henry….
“Come See Me in the Good Light” Wins Festival Favorite Award At Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival today (2/2) announced its final award for the 2025 edition: Come See Me in the Good Light in the Premieres category received the Festival Favorite Award. The honor was voted on by the audiences from all the new feature films presented at the 2025 Festival. Other award winners were previously announced at a ceremony at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah, on January 31 (for SHOOT's coverage, click here).
Kim Yutani, director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Throughout the Festival we saw audiences moved by Andrea Gibson’s and Megan Falley’s journeys in Come See Me in the Good Light. Festival goers embraced the humor and heartbreak of this intimate documentary directed by Ryan White, as it speaks to art and love and reminds us what it means to be alive as we face mortality.”
Looking ahead to next year, Sundance Institute also disclosed today the dates for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22–February 1, 2026.
“The past 11 days of the Festival have been a meaningful opportunity to connect as a community in support of independent storytelling,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO, Sundance Institute. “We look forward to being reunited with audiences, artists, industry, and press next January for another edition of the Festival.”
Eugene Hernandez, director, Sundance Film Festival and public programming, added, “As this year’s Festival comes to a close, we’re already looking ahead to 2026 and what will no doubt be an unforgettable experience! We invite you to save... Read More