Al Cleland has been named managing director of Deluxe’s EFILM, leading digital color, finishing, and location services for the creative company servicing feature films, episodics and trailers. He’s been promoted from his post as VP over the past eight years at the helm of EFILM’s trailers business.
Cleland is a 30-year veteran of the postproduction business. He started his career at Editel and joined CIS, which later became EFILM, as one of the company’s original employees. He served as sr. VP and general manager at Technicolor Creative Services for 10 years, and at Postworks, Los Angeles, returning to EFILM as VP of trailers. He has worked at every level of postproduction from tape assistant to senior executive, with a strong track record for delivering the highest quality images and consistently positive client experiences.
“Al’s career speaks for itself,” said John Paulson, Deluxe president of Features and Advertising Post. “He’s a respected thought leader within the industry and a trusted and admired manager throughout Deluxe. He’s a forward thinker who has built and led many successful teams and businesses with foresight, rock-solid execution, and the flexibility that allows new ideas flourish. He’s an ideal leader for EFILM.”
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