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Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Cadence Films Signs Directorial Duo NDVD For U.S. Representation
Filmmakers Nicolas Davenel and Vanessa Dumont, collectively known as the creative team NDVD, have signed with the global production company Cadence Films for their first representation as directors in the U.S. Davenel and Dumont’s directing draws from multiple disciplines and film mediums,...
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Director Thuan Tran Signs with m ss ng p eces
Production company m ss ng p eces has added Vietnamese-American director Thuan Tran to its roster for U.S. commercial representation. Tran’s work reflects an innate skill for translating youth culture in a way that is relevant to broader audiences. Formerly repped by Partizan, he has worked with...
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Odelay Films Launches U.S. Division, Sets Directorial Roster
Odelay Films, established in the U.K., has expanded internationally with its first outpost in the U.S., led by co-founder and director Peter Lee Scott alongside fellow co-founders Prudence Beecroft and Ed Arthur, and with East Coast sales representation by The Family NYC. Odelay’s U.S. directorial...
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
LIA's Best of the Year Winners Include Holding Company WPP, Global Network Ogilvy
The London International Awards (LIA) unveiled its 2023 Global and Regional Of The Year Winners. Of The Year Awards are calculated based on a point system allocated to the winning work across all LIA competitions. Last month, LIA juries awarded 826 statues from 43 countries. Also 191 entries were...
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023
SHOOT New Directors Showcase Event Features Insights From Emmy Nominee Jake Schreier, Cross-section of Industry Pros
SHOOT ’s New Directors Showcase event provided varied industry perspectives during a pair of afternoon sessions, and then an evening display of up-and-coming filmmaking talent with the debut screening of the Showcase Reel followed by a Meet the New Directors panel discussion, all held at the DGA...
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023
American Film Market Provides Insights Into "Killers of the Flower Moon," Moviemaking on Native Land
The American Film Market (AFM) is first and foremost known as a place for making deals--with exhibitors and buyers from around the world set to do business. Exhibitors offering their content wares this time around at the six-day AFM (10/31-11/5) included the likes of A24, AGC Studios, Altitude Film...
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023
"Free Solo" Documentarians Dive Into Narrative Waters With "Nyad"
Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling and sometimes terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work. From Alex Honnold's white-knuckle climb up Yosemite's El Capitan in the Oscar-winning " Free Solo " to the...
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023
"Five Nights at Freddy's" Tops Box Office Again
The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to "Dune: Part Two's" absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from. The video game adaptation "Five Nights at Freddy's" repeated its first-place ranking, followed by "Taylor...
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
Class of 2023: CDDP Fellows Debut Spec Spots At Industry Showcase
The Commercial Directors Diversity Program’s (CDDP) Industry Showcase recently debuted in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild of America (DGA). The Showcase featured spec spots directed by the five Fellows for this fifth cycle of the full CDDP program. The directors are: Hissoni Mustafa, Megan...
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
European Privacy Officials Widen Ban On Meta's Behavioral Advertising
European officials widened a ban on Meta's "behavioral advertising" practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent's privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant. Behavioral advertising, used by Meta's Facebook and Instagram among...