Jo Arghiris is joining New York-headquartered Hornet as its first West Coast-based executive producer.
Arghiris' experience includes VFX production in London and NYC, and shifting to design, animation, mixed media, and live action production as an EP in her current home of Los Angeles. With over 20 years of experience, Arghiris will help bolster Hornet's West Coast presence and further its work in motion design, live action, and mixed media. Her past roles include executive producer at The Mill and MPC. More recently, as an executive producer/managing director at Scholar, Arghiris worked closely with the managing partners to build out its West Coast presence.
“We always believed that fortifying our existing relationships with brands and agencies in the West Coast market required true leadership from someone who understands the market from within. We were thrilled to meet Jo at an opportune time and knew instantly she was the exact fit for this role. Her collaborative spirit, passion for discovering and nurturing talent, and ability to push the bounds of storytelling through design and animation are all talents we truly admire, and believe can serve as an exciting Northstar for our brand in the West,” said Hana Shimizu, Hornet managing director/executive producer
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