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D. Gordon Green
"This year’s Toronto International Film Festival will open with a familiar face: filmmaker David Gordon Green‘s latest, the world premiere of his heartfelt comedy “Nutcrackers,” will kick off the festival on September 5.
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'Nutcrackers' stars Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, and Toby Huss, and per the film’s official longline, it “follows strait-laced and work obsessed Mike (Stiller) as he is suddenly thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews.'"
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Anna & Ewan
Can you hear us now? Good. An iconic catchphrase evolves to match the times in new work for Verizon from Anna & Ewan. The spot features Paige Bueckers, Roger Goodell, and Myles Garrett.
“We thought for this moment in time to reclaim, ‘Can you hear me now?’ and to modernize it in terms of what we do in your life today,” said Verizon CMO, Leslie Berland, adding the spot brings to life all the ways Verizon quietly fuels your life, work and more. Read more in AdWeek.
M. Tomanova
5 EAST BROADWAY, a new short film by Marie Tomanova, accompanies her photography exhibition at Isetan in Tokyo on view now until July 2nd!
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S. Ratigan
Award-winning director Simon Ratigan joins Chelsea for US representation! Ratigan, a filmmaker of over twenty years, has a unique documentary style and a gift for capturing human emotion and the beauty of the everyday. He brings creative energy and a collaborative sprit to everything he makes, and we’re thrilled to help bring this incredible talent to the US market! Simon recently debuted his first campaign with Chelsea, Albertsons for Anomaly, viewable now on our website. Read more about the signing in LBBOnline here.
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N. Hallgren
"WeTransfer announces its latest film commission The Brown Dog, a short animated film executive produced by WeTransfer and Steve Buscemi, and voiced by the late Michael K. Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) in his last featured performance.
Co-directed by award-winning documentarian Nadia Hallgren, the director of the Emmy nominated Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, and creative director Jamie-James Medina (The xx, FKA twigs, Sampha), The Brown Dog is their first work of fiction.
The Brown Dog will make its New York premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 14, with subsequent showings on June 15 and 16. Screening tickets are available now here. The film will make its world premiere at American Black Film Festival on June 12, and its international premiere at Raindance Film Festival in London on June 25th."
Read more about the film in Little Black Book.
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N. Hallgren
Today, Netflix announced Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, the title of their upcoming music docseries following global girl group KATSEYE. The series will be released this summer. A year-long process of creating a one-of-a-kind girl group will be the subject of the documentary series. With unprecedented access, the series will be a compelling portrayal of the journey to global stardom, including insight into the unique training and development program from HYBE and Geffen Records. Read more on Netflix.com.
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C. Hoffman
Proof of Concept, Cate Blanchett's accelerator program for women, trans, and non-binary directors, has announced its inaugural class - and Chelsea director Courtney Hoffman is a part of it!
Courtney will pursue production of her female trucker film, "Sisters of Scott County." Read more in Variety.
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Lalou & Joaquin
"Multi-hyphenate directing duo Lalou & Joaquin join Chelsea Pictures for US and UK representation. Creative partners since 2006, Lalou and Joaquin like to make stories that are humanistic, witty, uplifting, visually striking and technically inventive. They have directed award-winning campaigns for leading global brands with accolades at Cannes, Clios, AICP, Effies, Ciclope, ADDYs, One Show, and a DGA nomination for Outstanding Direction. Lalou and Joaquin's Rick Younger Presents The Rick Younger Show won best pilot at 2023 NY Webfest, and is one of four selections at the 2024 Harlem International Film Festival."
Read more about the duo on LBB Online.
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G. Iromoto
Goh Iromoto is featured as Ad Age's guest editor for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In this article, he writes about finally embracing his heritage instead of running from it.
"Growing up, I longed to be white. As an adult, I’m grateful to be Asian. A blend of these two cultures and perspectives form the filmmaker I am today."
Keep reading on Ad Age.
A. Halfin
"Multi-DN alum filmmaker Adi Halfin makes a welcome return to our pages with the director’s cut of her Calia gym fashion short There’s Beauty in the Burn. It’s a kinetic, energising film that captures the grace and power found in the pain & gain of exercise culture. In just under a minute, we see women in tandem combine intense workouts with the beauty of dance, highlighting how the two aren’t diametrically opposed and are, instead, two sides of the same movement-driven coin. We’ve been fans of Halfin’s filmmaking for years now, so it’s fascinating to see how she adapts her expressive style to new territory. Halfin joined us for the conversation below where she explains the choreographic language she set out to achieve, the process of generating ideas during each step of a project’s creation, and the joy of adaptive commercial filmmaking."
Read the interview with Adi on Director Notes.