Bicoastal BODEGA has brought Daniel Milder aboard its directorial roster. Milder is a director and producer best known for his work on documentary series that use food as a springboard to explore human ingenuity, perseverance and culture. As a producer on Chef’s Table, Salt Fat Acid Heat and director on Street Food Asia and Latin America (all on Netflix), he has helped transform the way people think about food, television and the people who dedicate their lives to feeding us. His shows have been nominated for seven Emmy Awards including three nominations for Outstanding Documentary Series, won five James Beard Awards and the first season of Street Food (Asia) garnered more viewers than any other food related documentary series that Netflix has ever produced. In addition to his work around food, his short films have been selected for festivals all over the world including Sundance and Tribeca….
Ang Lee To Receive ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award From American Cinema Editors
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has named two-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee as recipient of the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. He will be presented with the honor at the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards taking place Friday, February 27, at UCLA’s Royce Hall, where winners will also be announced in 14 competitive categories recognizing the best film editing achievements of the year in film and television. Kim Larson, managing director and head of YouTube’s Creator and Gaming team, will be accepting YouTube’s previously announced ACE Visionary Award, and Emmy winning editor/director Arthur Forney, ACE, and Oscar® nominated editor Robert Leighton will receive ACE Career Achievement awards. Lee joins a group of Golden Eddie award recipients including Jon M. Chu, John Waters, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Vince Gilligan, Alexander Payne, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute. “Ang Lee’s exploration of our most closely held emotions has ignited an international passion for cinema for over 30 years”, said ACE president Sabrina Plisco, ACE. “The breadth of his filmography is unparalleled, ranging from the intimate and boundary-breaking romance of Brokeback Mountain, to the epic drama of Life of Pi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to even the pre-MCU Marvel film Hulk.” This year’s ACE Visionary Award recognizes Larson and YouTube’s profound impact on visual storytelling as a whole, the importance of digital content and spaces in the evolving media landscape, and ACE’s ongoing work to support... Read More