The Lively Group family of companies–which includes design/visual effects/animation studio Spontaneous, editorial/post house BlueRock, and beauty and luxury shop Scarlett which specializes in conceptual design, VFX and photo-real CG–has hired Chloe Sedelmaier to serve as sr. sales agent, Sedelmaier has worked in business development at Taylor James and Bang Music + Audio Post, and as a sales rep at Launch and Über Content.,,,LOGAN, a bicoastal content-creation studio, has appointed Marie Soto as an EP. She will head up sales and business development at LOGAN and its live-action division Logan & Sons. Prior to LOGAN, Soto was an EP at Omnicom Group, @radical.media, Accent Media and Belief Design. Soto, who has assembled and led creative teams in the U.S., Europe and South America, arrives with a deep and varied background in live action, design, visual effects and post. Her work spans clients such as Nike, Subaru, Infiniti, Visa and 20th Century Fox….ICM Partners is now representing costume designer/stylist Mobolaji Dawodu for commercials, music videos, and features exclusively….Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has booked cinematographer Sam Levy on the HBO series Crashing, and DP Blake McClure on season four of Comedy Central’s Drunk History. On the theatrical feature front, DDA has booked DP Paul Cameron, ASC on The Commuter (director Jaume Collet-Serra, Lionsgate), and production designer Hannah Beachler on Black Panther (director Ryan Coogler, Marvel/Disney). DDA also has three cinematographer clients with features that premiered at the soon-to-wrap Cannes Film Festival. DP Giles Nuttgens shot Hell or High Water screened in the Un Certain Regard category; Bob Gantz, ASC shot Blood Father which screened Out of Competition as did Hands of Stone which was lensed by DP Miguel “Ioan” Littin Menz…..
Gravy Films Signs Director Victoria Rivera
Gravy Films has added director Victoria Rivera to its roster. A Colombian filmmaker based in New York City, Rivera directs in both English and Spanish. Her emotionally resonant work has earned multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and premieres at top-tier film festivals. Her commercial work includes the AICP-nominated “Los Viejitos” for McDonald’s and the powerful Gold Telly Award-winning PSA “More Donors More Hope” for the HRSA, which encourages Hispanic communities to donate so that they can find life-saving genetic matches. Her adaptable skillset and emotive directorial sensibilities have been tapped by brands like Verizon, Google, NHTSA, Johnson & Johnson, Lysol, Neuriva, Blueprint Medicines, and The New Yorker to bring their commercial films to life. Prior to joining Gravy Films, Rivera had most recently been with SLMBR PRTY for commercial representation. Masterfully telling empathetic and powerful stories that center on young people, Rivera has turned out work such as the short film Night Swim which portrays a teen friend group’s night out, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lucia, the short film that tells the story of a seven-year-old girl in foster care, debuted at the Austin Film Festival and premiered on Short of the Week. Rivera’s other shorts include the narrative film Verde, the commissioned short The Longest Breath for Hulu and Disney+’s Bite Size Halloween series, the public service film Together We Rise for Vital Voices, as well as documentaries such as Amma, Skull + Bone, and Mapelo: An Expedition. “I’ve always believed the best work comes from curiosity, openness, and a deep love for the medium,” remarked Rivera. “My process is rooted... Read More