Director Marius Holtz has signed with bicoastal RSA USA…. Director Patricia Murphy, best known for her spot work in the U.K., has come aboard Bravo Zulu, Santa Monica, for stateside representation….Word is that director James Dalthorp, formerly of now defunct 1/33 Productions, is headed for Santa Monica-based Area 51 Films….Bicoastal Gartner has added director Raymond Bark….Director Siraj Jhaveri has joined bicoastal Shelter Films….525 Studios, Santa Monica, has entered into a partnership with 3-D/visual effects firm Buf Compagnie, Paris. Via the deal, Buf gains a stronger foothold in the U.S. market. Also, Buf’s technology and workflow methodology are being integrated into 525. Pasquale Croce, a 3-D artist who earlier in his career worked at Buf, has come aboard 525 to spearhead its 3-D division and to train artists to use Buf’s proprietary 3-D database and resources….Phil Price, president and creative director of Click 3X New York, will exit the company effective Feb. 29 to pursue an as-yet-unnamed broadband content venture. Additionally, Click 3X N.Y. executive producer Julie Shevach has assumed the additional title of general manager….Chicago-based animation house Tricky Pictures is disbanding due to the departures of partner/animation director Bruce Alcock, who is returning to his native Canada, and executive producer Harriet Katz, who is relocating to San Francisco. Partner/head of sales Roy Skillicorn said that plans call for some of the equipment and staff to be absorbed into the West Coast office of Tricky’s sister live-action company, Backyard Productions. Skillicorn is considering restaffing the animation shop, although nothing final has been decided yet….Crew Cuts in San Francisco has added editor Mauro Camoroda and executive producer Amy Burlaga….Congrats to the Academy Award-nominated artisans with ties to the spot community including: best director nominees Spike Jonze (of bicoastal/international Satellite) for Being John Malkovich, and Lasse Hallström (of bicoastal/international@radical.media) for The Cider House Rules; Mehdi Norowzian (of bicoastal/international Chelsea Pictures), who directed the Oscar-nominated live- action short film Killing Joe; best cinematography nominee Robert Richardson (of bicoastal Tool of North America) for Snow Falling on Cedars; and sound effects editing nominee Ren Klyce (of Mit Out Sound, Sausalito, Calif.) for his contributions to Fight Club….Director Nigel Dick’s telefilm 2gether debuts Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. on MTV. Dick is repped for commercials and videos via A Band Apart, Los Angeles….
How The Hollywood Awards Calendar Has Been Affected By The Wildfires
Hollywood's awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area. There are near daily updates from the Hollywood guilds and organizations that put on awards shows as the industry navigates the ongoing crisis.
Here's an overview of the major upcoming awards shows, from the Oscars to the Grammys, including updated dates for nominations.
Producers Guild and Writers Guild award nominations
Postponed, no new dates announced
The Writers Guild of America nominations were to be announced Jan. 8, a date that was pushed to Jan. 13 and then postponed indefinitely. The Producers Guild of America nominations for feature films were to be announced on Jan. 10, which was pushed to Jan. 12 and then postponed to an unspecified date this week.
Academy Award nominations
Jan. 23
The Oscar nominations have been twice-delayed — they were initially slated for Jan. 17, then Jan. 19, before being delayed again. The delay in the announcement accommodates an extended voting deadline, as many Academy members have been affected by the wildfires.
The nominations will be announced via a "virtual presentation," eschewing press on site.
Critics Choice Awards
Jan. 26
Originally slated for Jan. 12, the awards were set to take place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, only miles from the Pacific Palisades neighborhood where fire was raging.
The awards will be broadcast live on E!, hosted by Chelsea Handler.
Grammy Awards
Feb. 2
By virtue of announcing their nominations back in November, the Grammys' schedule has largely been unaffected by the wildfires. Some... Read More