Cutter Productions, a NYC-based house headed by founder/executive producer Hillary E. Cutter, has signed director Jim Fabio who’s been a director for NFL Network and NFL.com since 2008, chronicling the pro football season from training camp through Super Bowl for the Emmy-award winning series, The NFL Season. He also won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Short Feature for NFL’s Immaculate Remembrance in 2013. Additional directorial credits span such clients as Bloomberg and the University of Notre Dame. His series of live-action documentary segments on social issues, produced in collaboration with PBS, Lookalike Productions, and Sesame Workshop for When Families Grieve, earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Children’s programming, a Voice Award and three Cine Golden Eagle awards….Experiential agency Fake Love has added NYC and Dubai-based Kamil Tyebally as global brand engagement lead. His experience ranges from Bollywood to police work and most recently a position at Le Book. Tyebally has found creative opportunities with companies like Nike, Virgin America, Mercedes-Benz, Burton, and Droga5. He will be in charge of expanding Fake Love’s global footprint using his experience and cultural sensibilities. Fake Love’s addition of Tyebally signifies its continued development, particularly in the thriving Middle East market. Fake Love has worked on campaigns for clients such as Google, M∙A∙C Cosmetics, Samsung, Vice, Nike, Heineken, Def Jam, Volvo, Lexus, Marc Jacobs, Shen Wei Dance Arts, British Airways, Microsoft, Acura, U.S. Air Force, Coke, Levis, Universal, and Spin Magazine…Culver City-based VFX house Zoic Studios has added veteran Flame artist Toby Brockhurst. He has contributed to effects-driven spots for major brands such as Kia, Guinness, Volvo, EA Sports and BMW, and worked for shops including MPC, Framestore, The Mill, and most recently Method Studios. He has also amplified the visuals on music videos for the likes of Tori Amos, Air, Annie Lennox, George Michael, Jamiroquai and Missy Elliot, and feature films such as Transformers 3D, Pearl Harbor, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Harry Potter and The Big Lebowski. Brockhurst has collaborated with such notable directors as Dante Ariola, Tarsem, and Johan Renck….
Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ Comedy Series “The Studio” To Open SXSW Fest
The SXSW Film & TV Festival will kick off March 7 with the world premiere of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's "The Studio," the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Rogen as a fictional Hollywood studio head.
The Austin, Texas, festival announced its slate Wednesday, unveiling the 96 features, including 82 world premieres, selected for its 32nd edition. The SXSW film festival, which is held alongside a sprawling music festival and tech conference, runs March 7-15.
"The Studio," to debut on Apple TV+ on March 26, stars Rogen alongside Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders.
"This brilliantly conceived series is exquisitely cast and written, capturing the fanatical love, dedication, pressure, and, yes, the hubris that defines our industry," Claudette Godfrey, vice president of the festival, said in a statement. "It's hilariously spot-on, bringing to life the stories we've all heard or witnessed firsthand. We can't wait to experience the joy and energy radiating from the Paramount when we share this gem with the world."
SXSW has long been a regular home to some of the movie genres that get less attention at other festivals, particularly comedies, horror films and thrillers. Last year, "Fall Guy" and "Civil War" launched to much fanfare at SXSW.
This year's slate includes the Ben Affleck-starring "The Accountant 2," the action thriller sequel due out in late April. Also premiering: Alex Scharfman's "Death of a Unicorn," a comedy about a father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) who accidentally run over a unicorn.
Other selections include Mimi Cave's "Holland," a Michigan-set thriller starring Nicole Kidman; Flying Lotus' "Ash," a sci-fi movie set on a mysterious planet, starring Eiza... Read More