Cinematographer Ben Seresin is now represented by UTA across the board….The Skouras Agency has signed cinematographer Corey Walter for exclusive representation. Walter most recently shot Goodbye To All That (a Tribeca nomination for Best Narrative Film) directed by Angus MacLachlan. Walter’s latest spot work includes Nike Brand Jordan (directed by Matt Aselton of Arts & Sciences) and ESPN World Cup (directed by Stacy Wall of Imperial Woodpecker)…Sheldon Prosnit Agency has changed its name to Artistry. Robin Sheldon, along with agency principals and co-owners Jane Prosnit and Gregg Dallesandro, felt the time was right to move away from using last names and to rebrand the shop which has represented below-the-line talent since the 1980s. Artistry is comprised of six agents: Sheldon, Prosnit, Dallesandro, Lynn Richardson, Pegi Murray and Julie Kole. Richardson is a former agent at New York Office. Murray repped Massive Music and worked for Chelsea Pictures and Believe Media. And Kole was partner in the Jacob and Kole agency. Artistry’s talent roster includes cinematographers, editors, production designers and costume designers. Among the DPs are Luca Bigazzi (winner of the Italian Academy Award for The Great Beauty and Il Divo); Chris Blauvelt (Sundance Best Cinematography Award in 2014 for Low Down); Nicolas Bolduc (Canadian Screen Awards Best Cinematography winner in 2014 for Enemy); Stephane Fontaine (Cesar award winner for A Prophet and The Beat That My Heart Skipped); Chayse Irvin (2014 winner of Best Cinematography Debut at Camerimage for Medeas); Nicolas Loir (2014 winner for Best Cinematography in a Music Video at Camerimage for Ghostpoet’s “Cold Win”); Chris Manley (four time Emmy nominee for Mad Men); and Declan Quinn (three time winner of the Independent Spirit Award for In America, Kama Sutra and Leaving Las Vegas….Dan Hammond has joined CINEVERSE to handle technical marketing support and sales for the film and digital camera rental group. He will be based at the company’s office in Glendale, Calif. Previously he was director, cinema technical services, at Doremi Labs where he was responsible for directing a global team of technicians that provided technical support and training programs to the digital cinema exhibition companies and post facilities. During his six year run, Hammond helped Doremi Labs build its global footprint from 8,000 digital cinema servers to over 60,000 installed around the world. He developed, organized and helped conduct over 250 digital cinema technical training seminars around the world….After a year at Paramount, Rick Larimore has taken on business development responsibilities at full service audio post company BangZoom! Entertainment, which launched a new facility in Burbank for 7.1, 5.1 and 2.0 audio mixing as well as ADR, ensemble reording, editing and color correction….
“Conclave” and “Wicked” Top Critics Choice Awards With 11 Nominations Apiece
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has unveiled the film category nominees for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards.
“Conclave” and “Wicked” lead this year’s film contenders, having earned 11 nominations each. “Conclave” collected nods for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble, with Ralph Fiennes recognized in the Best Actor category and Isabella Rossellini up for Best Supporting Actress. Edward Berger was nominated for Best Director, while Peter Straughan earned a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay and Stéphane Fontaine could take home the trophy for Best Cinematography. Rounding out the nominations for “Conclave” were Suzie Davies for Best Production Design, Nick Emerson for Best Editing, Lisy Christl for Best Costume Design, and Volker Bertelmann for Best Score.
In addition to Best Picture, “Wicked”’s 11 nominations include a nod for Best Acting Ensemble, while castmates Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande racked up nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Jon M. Chu is a contender for Best Director, with Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Alice Brooks for Best Cinematography. Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales were recognized in the Best Production Design category, while Paul Tazewell garnered a nod for Best Costume Design. Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth and Laura Blount received a nomination for Best Hair and Makeup, and Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould and David Shirk were nominated for Best Visual Effects.
“Dune: Part Two” and “Emilia Pérez” follow closely behind with 10 nods apiece, including Best Picture nominations for both films. Rounding out the Best Picture category are “A Complete Unknown,” “Anora,” “The Brutalist,”... Read More