Los Angeles-based postproduction house Ethos Studio, under the aegis of founder/exec producer James Drew, has established an official roster of editors, colorists, and a sound mixer. While Ethos has always had a group of artists that they work with, this represents the first time the company is listing a traditional directory of names on its website. Brand new additions to the roster include editor Brian Raess, colorist Dante Pasquinelli, and music producer Loz. They join colorist Kaitlyn Battistelli, editors Chad Sarahina and Patrick Moccia, who have all been with Ethos since its founding in 2019 and have been integral to the development of the company. All three roster additions have turned out work for a variety of brands and clients. Pasquinelli’s credits span clients such as Gucci, Armani, Lanvin, and Fendi, with celebrities like Billie Eilish, LeBron James, and Kendall Jenner. Raess frequently works with major directing and creative talent on animated and live-action music videos and commercials. He has also worked in development on several feature films for Disney, Netflix, Universal, Nickelodeon, Mythos Studios, and Paramount. Raess previously worked with Drew at Electric Theatre Collective. London-born music producer Loz has worked with artists like The Weeknd and Bad Bunny and brands such as Lululemon, Nike, Vulture Magazine, and New Balance…..
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Additional festival highlights include documentaries Architecton directed by Victor Kossakovsky; Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie directed by David Bushell; Devo directed by Chris Smith about the legendary new wave provocateurs; Gaucho Gaucho directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; Group Therapy directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; No Other Land directed by a Palestinian-Israeli team comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; Pavements directed by Alex Ross Perry; and Separated directed by Errol Morris. Notable narrative titles include Black Dog (Gou Zen) directed by Guan Hu; Bonjour Tristesse directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More