Pulse Films has added director Jonathan Van Tulleken to its commercialmaking roster. He has helmed E4’s BAFTA-honored show Misfits and in 2013 directed the entire second season of Channel 4’s celebrated drama Top Boy. His shorts have been selected and screened at a number of international film festivals and his work in TV has been nominated for and has won awards including BAFTA, BBC Short Film Awards, and Virgin Media Short Finals. His 2009 film Off Season was nominated for a BAFTA and is currently being adapted into a full-length feature for Big Talk Films and Studio Canal….Director Matteo Bonifazio has joined MRB Productions’ spot directing roster for exclusive representation in the U.S. Shortly after graduating from the University of Genoa, Bonifazio began collaborating with MTV Networks, shooting pan-European promotions and ads in London and Milan. The work he helmed during that partnership earned him several accolades including a PromaxBDA Europe Award for one of his MTV Your Noise’s television promos. It also helped to shape and develop his very personal directing style that is strongly rooted in the youth generation of today. Bonifazio has since also directed campaigns for major international brands including Sony, Reebok, Vodaphone, Campari, Fiat, Fila, VW, Hyundai, McDonald’s and American Airlines. Bonifazio has worked all across Europe and in the U.S. He recently relocated from Spain to London. He joins a directorial lineup at MRB that includes Jamie Babbit, Jeremy Haft, Mark Teitelman, Branson Veal and James Wahlberg….Encore, a Deluxe Entertainment Services company, has brought technology expert Scott Ballard aboard its VFX division as pipeline supervisor. Ballard is tasked with expanding the company’s inter-studio pipeline across all Encore VFX facilities worldwide. He comes to Encore from the L.A. area offices of international technology and ride film company RGH….
“Slanted” and “Shuffle” Take Top Honors At SXSW Fest Awards
Marquee honors at the 32nd SXSW Film and TV Festival went to the Amy Wang-directed Slanted and the Benjamin Flaherty-helmed Shuffle. Slanted topped the narrative feature competition while Shuffle earned best feature documentary distinction.
Feature films receiving Jury Awards were selected from the Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature Competition categories, plus all other juried sections, including Shorts, Independent TV Pilots, Music Videos, Poster Design and XR Experience Awards. Special Awards announced included the SXSW Best of Texas Award, Redbreast Unhidden Award, Vimeo Staff Pick Award, Agog Immersive Impact Award, NEON Auteur Award, the Janet Pierson Champion Award presented by Indiewire, and the The Howl of Fame Award.
All 2025 Film & TV Festival projects will be eligible for category-specific Audience Awards that will be certified by the accounting firm of Maxwell Locke & Ritter. Audience Award Voting will conclude on Saturday, March 15. Winners will be announced via sxsw.com that week.
Here’s a full rundown of winners, announced on Wednesday (3/12):
FEATURE FILM GRAND JURY AWARDS
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Winner: Slanted directed by Amy Wang
Jury statement: “This unflinching satirical thriller examines racial identity in a bold and skin-tingling new way. Featuring simmering performances by the cast, this film is both specific to the fractured identity of Asian Americans and universally relatable in its theme of desperately needing to belong. The director’s vulnerability in mining her personal experience combined with her delicate and daring filmmaking create a haunting piece that lingers long after the... Read More