Mel Gragido has returned to The Joneses as exec producer. He has brought a couple of directors with him, Hans Moland and Johan Skog, and signed several others, Andy Lambert, Riccardo Sai and Josh Forbes….Director Sasha Levinson, who continues to make Lost Highway Films her U.S. roost, has secured her first Canadian representation, joining the roster of Holiday Films. Levinson began her directorial career in 2001 with a music video for Cake’s song “Short Skirt, Long Jacket”, which was nominated for an MTV award. From there, Levinson moved on to direct high profile music videos for artists like Michelle Williams, Play and Jessica Simpson with a long form project for Target, which led her into the commercial arena. Since then, Levinson has directed spots for Target, Diet Coke, Payless, The Home Depot, JCPenney and KSWISS. Holiday Films was launched in June 2008 by executive producers Derek Sewell and Josefina Nadurata….
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