Raoul Bolognini has joined VFX production house Scoundrel as partner/executive producer. Currently he and Scoundrel–an L.A.-based shop with a production studio in NY–are working on Beware The Night for Jerry Bruckheimer and Screen Gems, one of Bolognini’s long-time clients. Among the industry vet’s credits are contributions to such feature films as This Is The End, Bling Ring, Grown Ups 2, Gangster Squad, Twilight Saga, Premium Rush, Limitless, Fast & Furious, The Karate Kid, Pineapple Express and Spider-Man 2. His work as a television visual effects producer includes the signature episodics Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Drive, Criminal Minds, and the Battlestar Galactica miniseries. He also contributed to Joss Whedon’s iconic pop culture series Buffy The Vampire Slayer and the Emmy Award-winning Firefly…..London-based th2ng has signed director Scott Walker. He brings a range of expertise and talents to the role of director, having worked in the areas of film, fashion, advertising and broadcast television. He has worked as a senior creative director across various territories for global advertising agencies, including JWT, DDB and BBDO. He has also run many multi-platform brand campaigns for leading brands, Esso, Adidas and Visa….
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