RadicalMedia has signed international, award-winning filmmaker Nina Meredith to its directorial roster for representation in the U.S. and Germany spanning commercials, branded content and music videos.
Meredith is a breakthrough directorial talent, whose recent and upcoming credits include a national Super Bowl campaign and a one-hour episode of Netflix’s sports documentary series Untold.
Meredith’s films blend documentary realism with nuanced emotional narratives, crafting a perspective that is both relatable and singular. Meredith explores her stories through a sharply tuned lens, always bringing an evocative sense of lyricism to bold, dynamic subjects.
Her work has been recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, D&AD, One Show Awards and Telly Awards. She has filmed in over 30 countries, helming pieces for major brands including Nike, Vogue, Meta, Ford, Porsche, Levi’s, Adidas, BVLGARI, and Audi. Meredith was nominated for AICP’s Best New Director Award in 2020. She earned a slot in SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase in 2018. Prior to joining RadicalMedia, Meredith was most recently with production company Rattling Stick for representation in the U.S. ad market.
Meredith’s documentary Mariah: A Boxer’s Dream won two Webby Awards including the Sports and People’s Voice Award and has screened at over 20 film festivals worldwide. The documentary has been optioned and is currently in development to be adopted into a narrative feature film.
“There is nothing more exciting than watching new talent emerge that can do so many different things. Nina has done some amazing and cool commercials, works in the doc world, and will make a major splash in the narrative realm,” said RadicalMedia president and EP, Frank Scherma. “We are so excited to go on this journey with her.”
Meredith shared, “I’m thrilled to be a part of the RadicalMedia team. They’re a company that has an incredible reach across commercials, film and TV, and music videos and has a proven track record of elevating some of the top talent in the world. Working closely with Frank and the team is a natural fit and will open the door for exciting creative opportunities.”
“Terrifier 3” Tops Weekend Box Office
The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a "Saturday Night Live" origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego. In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown.
"Terrifier 3," a gory, low-budget slasher from the small distributor Cineverse, topped the weekend box office with $18.3 million, according to estimates Sunday. The film, a sequel to 2022's "Terrifier 2" ($15 million worldwide in ticket sales), brings back the murderous Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) and lets him loose, under the guise of Santa, at a Christmas party.
That "Terrifier 3" could notably overperform expectations and leapfrog both major studios and awards hopefuls was only possible due to the disaster of "Joker: Folie à Deux." After Todd Phillips' "Joker" sequel, starring Phoenix and Lady Gaga, got off to a much-diminished start last weekend (and a "D" CinemaScore from audiences), the Warner Bros. release fell a staggering 81% in its second weekend, bringing in just $7.1 million.
For a superhero film, such a drop has little precedent. Disappointments like "The Marvels," "The Flash" and "Shazam Fury of the Gods" all managed better second weekends. Such a mass rejection by audiences and critics is particularly unusually for a follow-up to a massive hit like 2019's "Joker." That film, also from Phillips and Phoenix, grossed more than $1 billion worldwide against a $60 million budget.
The sequel was pricier, costing about $200 million to make. That means "Joker: Folie à Deux" is headed for certain box-office disaster. Globally, it's collected $165.3 million in ticket sales.
"This is an outlier of a weekend if ever there was one," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst... Read More