Australian production house Prodigy, headquartered in Sydney, has opened a New York office under the aegis of executive producer Nic Barnes, who will also be responsible for sales and marketing of the North American operation. Ms. Barnes is a seasoned producer with 11 years experience in the New Zealand and Australian advertising and TV industries. Prodigy’s full roster of directors-including Tim Bullock, Tina Bull and James Hackett will be repped stateside. Prodigy also intends to add to this roster, bringing U.S.-based directors on board. Prodigy also maintains offices in Melbourne, Australia, and Auckland, N.Z. The overall company is headed by owner and Sydney-based exec producer Jonathan Samway….Jeff Beckerman–former president of New York-based The Cutting Vision–has launched Bond in New York. The new venture will specialize in editing, motion design and post for TV and alternative media. The editorial team from now-closed Cutting Vision has come over to Bond. They are Greg Kiernan, Luis Lacau, Gustavo Bernal, Scott Pezel, as well as Beckerman. According to Beckerman, Bond plans to increase its graphics capabilities and to add new creative talent to the roster….Director Dan Self has joined @Large Films, Portland, Ore.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More