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    Nexus Studios Signs Oscar/Emmy-Winning Director Patrick Osborne For Spots, Branded Content

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    Director Patrick Osborne has signed with Nexus Studios for worldwide representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. Osborne is known for his animated short Feast which won an Oscar in 2015, and the VR film Pearl, nominated in 2017 for a Best Animated Short Oscar and recipient of a juried Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Programming.

    Feast, a Disney animated short, tells a heart-warming and romantic tale featuring a fast-food obsessed dog named Winston. Pearl, the first ever VR film to earn an Oscar nomination, was created for Google Spotlight Stories. Pearl delves into a father-daughter relationship over the years, centered on their time together on the road in a car. In Pearl we see the girl Sarah grow before our eyes largely within the confines of the car which is eventually handed down to her. Also passed on to Sarah is her dad’s love for the arts as she becomes a musician/performer like her dad. In addition to garnering an Emmy Award and an Oscar nomination, Pearl earned three Annie Awards in 2017.

    Prior to directing, Patrick was animation supervisor on the Oscar-winning short Paperman and an animator on Disney features including Wreck It Ralph, Tangled and Bolt.

    Nexus Studios founder and executive creative director Christopher O’Reilly said, “Patrick is a captivating storyteller and one of the most exciting talents working in animation. He has a curiosity for the world that informs both his stories and how he goes about making them.”

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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