Director Jeff Blitz is available once again for commercials via Anonymous Content. Blitz, a regular director on The Office, shot one of the last episodes of the series—”Livin’ the Dream”—which aired May 2, and also just wrapped directing the full first season of Comedy Central’s new series Review (starring UCB’s Andy Daly) which he also executive produced. Blitz also directed the pilot of Playing House (starring Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham), picked up this month by USA Network. Blitz was honored with an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Directing for The Office‘s “Stress Relief” episode. His debut documentary, Spellbound, was nominated for an Oscar. Blitz has directed commercials for Yahoo!, John Hancock, Southern Comfort,
MasterCard and Monster.com, to name a few….Director David Betteridge–whose ad credits span such clients as Google, Nokia, Sony, Visa, British Airways and Mercedes-Benz, has come aboard the roster of Oil Factory. As for longer form fare, Betteridge has helmed branded content for Kenco, commissioned by Kraft Foods through JWT in London, which focuses on a family run coffee empire that utilizes every by-product of the coffee bean harvest to run a sustainable and clean plant. Another short documentary shot in the USA, France and Thailand explores how Prometheum’s smart board technology in the classroom is changing teaching….NY-based video, digital media, and film post facility DuArt has added Craig Gordon as sr. editor. Prior to joining DuArt, Gordon was HD specialist/editor for Brass Monkey Post (BMP), where he edited a wide range of projects including commercials, feature films, corporate videos, promo packages, music videos, documentaries, episodic television and museum exhibitions. Before BMP, Gordon was head of HD development and the HD project manager for Rhinopost in New York. Gordon’s credits include a number of high-profile projects, including the Academy Award-nominated and Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner film Trouble the Water, the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or Award-winner Fahrenheit 9/11 directed by Michael Moore, and the acclaimed documentary A League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Gordon’s extensive TV portfolio includes series for CBS, A&E, MTV, History Channel, PBS, and Discovery….
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 — on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More