U.K. production studio KODE has signed director Josh Sondock for commercials and music promos. Having gained popularity as a freelance director and producer, Sondock now embarks on the next stage of his career evolution at KODE. Sondock’s commercial credits span such clients as Golden Goose, Knickerbocker MFG and Next Gen. The director’s humanistic yet cinematic style is evident throughout his work, particularly in the music video arena. Among his music clip credits are: “A Holiday Night” for American singer/songwriter Ashe, which has a vintage filmic aesthetic while telling a small, heartfelt story; Orion Sun’s “Coffee for Dinner”; and Gavin Turek’s “Madame Gold.” The latter reflects Sondock’s storytelling acumen along with his ability to combine a mid-century style with a modern filmic approach. Prior to working as a director, Sondock was an accomplished producer, creating content for brands such as BMW, Pantene, Calvin Klein, Google and UNICEF, as well as music promos for global artists including The Strokes, Glass Animals and A$AP Rocky. Sondock worked for 10-plus years as a producer for directors including Roman Coppola, rubberband, Jared Knecht and Kirby Jean-Raymond….
RadicalMedia has added visual art studio and directing trio sportscar to its roster for representation in the U.K. and Germany. Spanning commercials, music videos, branded content, and photography, the trio–founded in L.A. by visual artists and storytellers Ariel Fish, Lucy Sandler and C Prinz–has worked on a diverse range of projects for brands including Nike, Hennessey, GQ, and Givenchy, as well as with musicians such as Kanye West, Billie Eilish, Chloe x Halle, Tinashe, and Dan Deacon….
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 yearโs 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 & Chongโs 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 Emmyยฎ 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 Awardยฎ nominee Chloรซ Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More