Street Talk
Director Frank Vroegop has come aboard bicoastal Original Film…..Director Paul Weiland has joined bicoastal Chelsea Pictures for U.S. representation. He continues to maintain the longstanding Paul Weiland Film Company, London. Sixty Six, Weiland’s feature film about a boy’s bar mitzvah that coincides with the ’66 World Cup, is scheduled to premiere in October in the U.K. and U.S…..Brian Latt has joined bicoastal Tool of North America as co-executive producer. He will team with co-exec producer Jennifer Siegel to manage Tool’s directorial roster of Sam Cadman, Harry Cocciolo, Sean Ehringer, Erich Joiner, Sam Jones, Robert Richardson, Tom Routson and Geordie Stephens. Latt, who worked for a decade as a line producer, most recently served as an exec producer at bicoastal/international MJZ….Melody Sylvester has been hired as a producer at Nexus Productions, London. She had previously been freelancing. Her commercialmaking experience spans both the agency and production house sides of the business….
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