Humble, a New York-based integrated production company, has signed Paris-based director Steven ADA for U.S. representation. ADA showed an affinity as a youngster for music and design–two loves that would shape his career from an early age. After playing in pop bands and attending school for communication and advertising, ADA teamed up with his childhood friend Eric Poulet to form the directing duo “Les Sp6men.” In the following years,The Specimen went on to become some of the most successful and awarded music video and commercial directors in France. In 2008 Steven ADA left to focus on a solo career. He found success helming spots for 7up, Orange, Renault, and Diesel….Director Joseph Nanni has joined FRANK Content, Toronto, for representation in Canada. He has been directing the past two years after making a successful transition from the agency side where he last served as a creative director at Y&R Toronto….
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