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Street Talk for January 11, 2019
Toronto-based Someplace Nice has added director Hans Emanuel to its roster for Canadian representation. He continues to be repped by Seed Media Arts... more...


Rep Report for January 11, 2019
The Bigger Picture , headed by EP/founder Tracy Mays , has promoted Daryl Devlin to head of business development and secured national representation... more...


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Society of Camera Operators Announce the Camera Operator of the Year Film Nominees


The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) Announces 2018 EDA Award Winners


AAFCA Awards Announce Additional Honorees Entertainment Icons Quincy Jones and Jason Blum To Be Honored


Iconic Production Music Track "Sweet Victory," Administered by APM Music, Embraced by Over One Million "SpongeBob" Fans Via SuperBowl 2019 Petition


A Movement Against Overly Serious Fitness


Make-Up Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Announces Nominees for Awards


Nominees Announced For The 21st CDGA Awards (Costume Designers Guild Awards)


Following Highly Successful Test Run, Cutters Opens Full-Force Studio in Kansas City


Jamie Lee Curtis To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Annual ICG Publicists Awards


Melissa McCarthy To Receive Distinguished Artisan Award at 2019 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards


SHOOT Magazine 2019 Issue Calendar, NDS2019 Event Sponsorship, Advertising, Membership & MySHOOT Opportunities Announced


Juries Announced For ADC 98th Annual Awards


Alkemy X’s Andy Singer to Lead NATPE Panel on Engaging Consumers through Branded Content


DGA Announces Nominees For Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film for 2018


Veteran Entertainment Union Activist and Executive Marjo Bernay To Receive Service Award at Art Directors Guild Annual Awards Gala


Cinema Audio Society Nominations For The 55th Annual CAS Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing For 2018


PLASA Announces Changes To Its Board


All American Licensing To Rep "Chicken Soup for the Soul" Pet Food Brand


International Film Competition Invites Entries; March 15 Deadline


American Society of Cinematographers Reveals Feature and Television Nominees


Nominees Announced For The 69th Annual ACE Eddie Awards Recognizing Best Editing of 2018 In Film, Television and Documentaries


DGA Announces Nominees For Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary For 2018


2019 Nominations Annouced For Art Directors Guild 23rd Annual Excellence In Production Design Awards


HPA Announces 2019 Tech Retreat Program


Complete “The Cube” Short Film Unveiled To Support ADC 98th Annual Awards Call for Entries


SHOOT's 17th Annual 2019 New Directors Search Is Now Open For Entries; Aspiring Filmmakers May Enter Spots, Docs, Shorts, Music Videos, TV, Film And Spec Work




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Cinematographer, production designer perspectives on "The Favourite"
LOS ANGELES -- A nine-time Best Cinematography Academy Award nominee--who won in 1992 for JFK , in 2005 for The Aviator and in 2012 for Hugo --Robert Richardson, ASC wasn’t interested in being covered in SHOOT ’s The Road To Oscar series for individual attention. In fact, he expressly didn’t want to talk about any contributions he made to A Private War (Aviron Pictures). Rather he preferred the spotlight be on the movie itself, its director/producer Matthew Heineman, and its protagonist, the late war...
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Cooper also nominated for 1st-time directors honor along with Bo Burnham, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Matthew Heineman, Boots Riley
LOS ANGELES -- The Directors Guild of America unveiled the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2018, as well as the nods for the First-Time Feature Film Director honor. Earning nominations in both categories was Bradley Cooper for his feature directorial debut, A Star is Born . Joining him for the marquee Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award are fellow nominees Alfonso Cuaron for Roma ; Peter Farrelly for Green Book ; Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman ;...
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LOS ANGELES -- MJZ leads the way with three of its directors--Steve Ayson, Fredrik Bond and Spike Jonze--scoring nominations for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2018. This marks Bond’s eighth career DGA nomination, Jonze’s third and Ayson’s second. Jonze’s three prior nods consisted of two for commercials and the third coming in the feature film category (for Being John Malkovich in 1999). Meanwhile Martin de Thurah of Epoch Films is the only nominee this year who has...
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Other prime winners include "Green Book," "Roma"; Best TV series distinction goes to "The Americans," "The Kominsky Method"
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Thunder bolt and lighting rocked the 76th Golden Globes where a string of upsets culminated with the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" winning best picture, drama, over another movie about musicians: Bradley Cooper's much more heavily favored "A Star Is Born." "A Star Is Born" came into Sunday's ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, as the presumed heavyweight and Oscar favorite. But Cooper's remake went home with just one award, for the song "Shallow."...
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"Bohemian Rhapsody," "First Man," "Roma," and "A Star Is Born" earn 7 noms apiece, followed by "Vice" with 6, "BlacKkKlansman" with 5
LONDON -- The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for its Film Awards. Leading the field is The Favourite with a dozen nominations. Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born each have seven nominations; Vice has six, BlacKkKlansman has five, and Cold War and Green Book have four each. Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots and Stan & Ollie have three nominations each. The Favourite is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding...
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Documentary nods: "Free Solo," "Hale County," "RBG," "hree Identical Strangers," "Won’t You Be My Neighbor?"
LOS ANGELES -- The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the nominees for Oustanding Directorial Achivement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018. The winners will be announced at the 71st Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. Here’s a category-by-category rundown: DRAMATIC SERIES The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2018 are (in...
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TV nominations span such shows as "The Crown," "Handmaid's Tale," "Yellowstone," "Gotham," "Mrs. Maisel"
LOS ANGELES -- The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has announced the nominees for all categories of the 33rd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards. Winners will be named at the awards gala on February 9 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. In the running for the ASC Award for best theatrical motion picture cinematography of 2018 are Alfonso Cuarón for Roma , Matthew Libatique, ASC for A Star is Born , Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC for The Favourite , Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF for First...
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TV nods include "The Americans," "Atlanta," "Mrs. Maisel," "Better Call Saul"
LOS ANGELES -- American Cinema Editors (ACE), the honorary society of the world’s top film editors, has unveiled nominations for the 69th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. Nominated for best edited dramatic feature are BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star is Born . Up for best edited comedy feature are Crazy Rich Asians, Deadpool 2, The Favourite, Green Book and Vice . On the television side, in the running...
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NEW YORK -- The National Society of Film Critics Awards has bestowed its marquee honor, Best Picture, upon The Rider (Sony Pictures Classics), director Chloé Zhao’s spiritual western drama. Zhao was a runner-up for Best Director, an honor that went to Alfonso Cuaron for Roma (Netflix), which topped the competition with three wins--the other two being for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography (for Cuaron). Earning distinction as Best Non-Fiction Film was Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap (...
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LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK -- The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in feature screenwriting and videogame writing during 2018. Winners will be honored at the 2019 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17, at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay are Eighth Grade, Green Book, A Quiet Place, Roma and Vice . In the running for Best Adapted Screenplay are...
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Jonah Friedman, Andy Jones to be honored with Empire Tech Award
NEW YORK -- The New York Section of the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced its fifth annual regional awards celebration to recognize exceptional artistry in the fields of visual effects and filmed entertainment. Billed as the VES Awards “after-after party,” the evening celebrates the finest achievements in visual effects artistry--from New York’s VFX community to the VES Award winners around the globe. The VES Empire Awards are bestowed upon New York-based entertainment industry professionals who have...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- DDB San Francisco has brought on board design director/creative director Chris Toffoli and group creative director Oliver Frank--both are filling new roles for the agency. Both Toffoli and Frank will report to executive creative director Ben Wolan. With over 20 years of experience on everything from video games to automobiles, Toffoli joins DDB from BSSP, where he was creative director/art director for seven years, working on almost every piece of business in the building. Toffoli began his...
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Organization also celebrates its centennial with members’ list of 100 Milestone Films marking excellence in cinematography during the 20th century
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) celebrates its 100th anniversary today, marking the occasion with the release of its members’ list of 100 Milestone Films in the art and craft of cinematography in the 20th century. The list is the first of its kind to showcase the best of cinematography as selected by professional cinematographers. The list culminates in a Top 10 (the other 90 are unranked). They are: 1) Lawrence of Arabia (1962), shot by Freddie Young, BSC (Dir. David Lean) A...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Jordan Peele's "Us," his anticipated follow-up to "Get Out," will make its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival. SXSW announced Tuesday that "Us" will open the 26th edition of the Austin, Texas, festival on March 8. Like Peele's "Get Out," ''Us" is a socially minded horror thriller. The film stars Lupita Nyong'o as a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband and two children. On the vacation, an unresolved trauma from her past is unearthed leading to an...
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"Mrs. Maisel," "Atlanta," "Handmaid’s Tale," "Ozark," "GLOW" among TV nominations
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced nominations for the 23rd Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. Winners will be honored at the 2019 Awards, themed “Landscape of the Imagination,” on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. Nominated in the Period Film category are The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, First Man...
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"Better Call Saul," "Ozark," "Handmaid’s Tale," "Mrs. Maisel," "Westworld" among television noms
LOS ANGELES -- The Cinema Audio Society has unveiled nominees for the 55th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2018 in seven categories. Outstanding Product nominations were also revealed. Nominated in the live-action motion picture category were A Quiet Place, A Star is Born, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody and First Man . Receiving noms were the animated features Incredibles 2, Isle of Dogs, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Grinch . On the...
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TV nominations include "Mrs. Maisel," "The Assassination of Gianni Versace," "Handmaid's Tale," "Westworld"
LOS ANGELES -- Nominees were announced for the 21st CDGA (Costume Designers Guild Awards) celebrating excellence in film, television, and short-form costume design. Among the notable multiple nominees were costume designer Sandy Powell and Jenny Eagan. Powell is nominated in the Period Film category for both The Favourite and Mary Poppins Returns . Eagan is a nominee in Contemporary Film for Widows and in the Short Form Design category for the Nespresso commercial, “Quest.” Additionally Ruth E. Carter is...
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LOS ANGELES -- The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has unveiled nominations for the 6th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards honoring outstanding achievements in make-up and hair styling in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Winners will be honored at the black-tie gala on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at The Novo by Microsoft at L.A. Live. Among the multiple feature nominees are: A Star is Born, Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Rich Asians, Stan & Ollie...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- While Sunday's Golden Globes were notable for their lack of political speeches, Donald Trump couldn't be avoided at Tuesday night's National Board of Review Awards which, it turned out, were scheduled concurrently with the president's nationally televised address advocating for a border wall with Mexico. The awkward timing made for a ceremony that seldom strayed far from politics. Most of the previously announced winners at the star-studded, untelevised gala at Cipriani's in Manhattan —...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The ousted Pixar co-founder and former Disney animation chief John Lasseter will head the recently launched animation division of Skydance Media, the production company announced Wednesday. Lasseter, one of the most illustrious and pioneering figures in animation, last year stepped down from Disney after acknowledging "missteps" in his behavior with staff members. In a statement, Lasseter said he has spent the last year away from the industry in "deep reflection, learning how my actions...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The wine was flowing and the atmosphere relaxed Friday at the American Film Institute Awards, which brought out some of Hollywood’s brightest stars of the moment, from Emily Blunt to Michael B. Jordan, for a celebratory luncheon in Los Angeles. It’s an entertainment industry anomaly when no one walks out of an awards show a “loser.” But that’s the deal at the annual AFI Awards, where the winners — 10 films and 10 television shows — have already been announced, no speeches are required and...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Among the bumper crop of original series debuting this month on Netflix is one that's both a time warp and a trans-Atlantic hug. It's called "Sex Education" and it's like a classic John Hughes high school comedy bloomed in the United Kingdom. "It's very much a contemporary British love letter to American high school films," says series star Gillian Anderson of "The X-Files" fame. In this quirky and refreshing series, Anderson and Asa Butterfield of Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" play mother and son,...
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LOS ANGELES -- The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) has unveiled the nominees for Camera Operator of the Year in Film. In the running for the honor--which will be bestowed on January 26 during an awards ceremony at the Loews Hollywood Hotel--are: Michael Fuchs, SOC - If Beale Street Could Talk Mathew Moriarty, SOC - The Front Runner Jody Miller – Beautiful Boy P. Scott Sakamoto, SOC - A Star Is Born Ricardo Sarmiento - BlacKkKlansman As earlier announced, the nominees for Camera Operator of the Year in TV...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Andre Braugher learned last May that Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" was canceled, it was an ending that he'd anticipated after five years and softening ratings. "When we weren't on the schedule for Fox, I said to my wife, 'Here's the new chapter, or whatever it is. Let's see what it brings.' And then I went to bed." Morning arrived with the news that the police sitcom was getting a second chance at NBC, which had decided there was life left in the series produced by corporate sibling Universal...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Streaming TV may never again be as simple, or as affordable, as it is now. Disney and WarnerMedia are each launching their own streaming services in 2019 in a challenge to Netflix's dominance. Netflix viewers will no longer be able to watch hit movies such as "Black Panther" or "Moana," which will soon reside on Disney's subscription service. WarnerMedia, a unit of AT&T, will also soon have its own service to showcase its library of blockbuster films and HBO series. Families will have to...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS said Sunday that its news division president, David Rhodes, is stepping down following a troubled year that saw morning anchor Charlie Rose and the top executive at "60 Minutes" lose their jobs following misconduct reports, and is being replaced by veteran producer Susan Zirinsky. Zirinsky, who started work at CBS in the Washington bureau as a 20-year-old in the early 1970s and is currently the executive producer at "48 Hours," will take over in March. "It's a very humbling and daunting...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Aquaman" is still the champ at the box office three weeks in, but the high-concept thriller "Escape Room" also drew some substantial crowds in its debut weekend. Warner Bros. on Sunday says that "Aquaman" has added an estimated $30.7 million from over 4,000 North American theaters. That brings its domestic grosses to nearly $260 million. The DC comics film starring Jason Momoa has had a tidal wave of successes internationally too. Worldwide it has made $940.7 million, making it by far the...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox hoped to use a week when there wasn’t much else on broadcast television besides football to draw attention to its new competition “The Masked Singer.” The strategy proved sound. The Nielsen company said that 9.37 million people watched the series debut last Wednesday. That was the biggest audience for unscripted show premiere on television in the last seven years. Most promisingly for Fox, which is starved for a hit, more precise statistics illustrated a strong buzz for the show. Its...
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Paris agency BETC has created a heartwarming fairytale film, reminding us of the wonders of Disneyland Paris and why it is such a magical destination for children over the world. The brand film that launches throughout the European market follows the epic and moving adventure of a little wild duckling who, after stumbling across a Disney magazine, develops a fascination for Donald Duck. The days and the seasons pass, and the little duck lives Donald Duck, breathes Donald Duck, dreams of Donald...
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The Perlorian Brothers directed this piece of zany humor via production house Soft Citizen, Toronto, for Glad trash bags out of FCB Canada. (The Perlorians are handled by MJZ in the U.S.) In the spot, which is titled “Big Lift,” a man steps out of his house on his way to work only to encounter his offbeat garbage man who demonstrates his strength--and that of Glad bags--in a most memorable, albeit strange testimonial workout. The trash man isn’t just taking the bags and throwing them in the...
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The new year is always a time for reflection, and creative partners Alex DiBucci and Kate Griffiths of GSD&M in Austin, Texas, took that to heart in this 60-second spot created in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Fred Rogers Productions. DiBucci, a Pittsburgh-born writer, was moved by the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill in October 2018 to create this PSA spotlighting the city’s hopeful response to the tragedy, with words of...
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This tongue-in-cheek promo spot done in 1980s’ infomercial style introduces us to the Best of GEICO commercials--a collection seemingly for sale (but not really). A couple takes us down memory lane to such classic past commercials as “Hump Day,” “Caveman” fare and those celebrating roadside squirrels. While the Best of GEICO videos might not be available for order, they will re-air on TV and online for the next few months while America gets to vote on their favorite. Plus voters also are...
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To promote its new Go2s value menu choice, Dunkin’ has launched a campaign from BBDO NY that celebrates great “2s,” including this spot which features a singing duet who reflect the creativity, music and style of the 1970s. “Duet” was directed by Ulf Johansson of production house Smith & Jones, with tabletop direction by Steve Greenstein of Squad 47.
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