2024 JAPAN ACADEMY FILM PRIZE AWARDS
Wim Wenders has been awarded Best Director for PERFECT DAYS at the 2024 Japan Academy Film Prize Awards.
Wenders is the first non-Japanese filmmaker in its entire 47-year history to receive this recognition. He collaborated with Director of Photography Franz Lustig to shoot this film, described as Wenders’ strongest narrative work in years.
PERFECT DAYS was also selected by Japan as their entry to the 2024 Academy Awards, where competed for the Best International Feature Film award at the Oscars Ceremony on Sunday, March 10th.
SXSW Film Festival 2024
The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin, TX this year with myriad exciting and interesting projects across film, television, and more.
Several of our clients contributed to selected projects, which will screen across the city from March 8th – 16th, 2024.
Congratulations to…
Narrative Feature Competition
THE BLACK SEA directed by Crystal Moselle & Derrick B. Harden
Director of Photography Jackson Hunt
Narrative Spotlight
COLD WALLET directed by Cutter Hodierne
Editor Kate Hickey
DOIN IT directed by Sara Zandieh
Production Designer Peter Cosco
THE UNINVITED directed by Nadia Conners
Director of Photography Robert Leitzell
Midnighter
FAMILY directed by Benjamin Finkel
Editor David Barker, ACE
AZRAEL directed by E.L. Katz
Director of Photography Mart Taniel
24 Beats Per Second
DANDELION directed by Nicole Riegel
Director of Photography Lauren Guiteras
Festival Favorites
THE MOOGAI directed by Jon Bell
Costume Designer Joanna Mae Park
Music Video Competition
LIL YACHTY “Say Something” directed by Crowns & Owls
Production Designer Brittany Porter
WARWICK THORNTON WINS ASC SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Congratulations to Warwick Thornton, ACS for being recognized by the American Society of Cinematographers at the 38th Annual ASC Awards!
Warwick took home the ASC Spotlight Award for THE NEW BOY, which he wrote, directed, and shot. Warwick later spoke with former American Cinematographer editor David Heuring about what this win means to him, and his journey as a cinematographer.
Catch the interview and read more about his achievement in the online edition of American Cinematographer.
FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS 2024
The annual Film Independent Spirit Awards took place Sunday, February 25th, celebrating independent filmmakers and their work.
Daniel Garber won the Best Editing award for his work on HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE, directed by Daniel Goldhaber.
Several of our clients contributed their talents to the other winning films.
Congratulations!
AMERICAN FICTION directed by Cord Jefferson
Best Lead Performance, Best Screenplay
Production Designer Jonathan Guggenheim
FREMONT directed by Babak Jalali
Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
Director of Photography Laura Valladao
SHOWING UP directed by Kelly Reichert
Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award
Director of Photography Christopher Blauvelt
MAY DECEMBER directed by Todd Haynes
Best First Screenplay
Director of Photography Christopher Blauvelt
DEAR MAMA directed by Allen Hughes
Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series
Director of Photography Laura Valladao
THE LAST OF US created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann
Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series
Editor Cindy Mollo, ACE
MOTHER, COUCH – BEST NORDIC FILM AT GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL
MOTHER, COUCH has taken home the Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at Goteborg Film Festival. Jurors praised the original and bold storytelling.
Mother, Couch stars Ewan McGregor, Taylor Russell and Ellen Burstyn in a comedy drama written and directed by Niclas Larsson. It’s based on the Swedish novel Mamma I Soffa by Jerker Virdborg. The film was designed by Mikael Varhelyi.
Congratulations to the talented team of “Mother, Couch.”
2024 SUPER BOWL LVIII ADS
Artistry’s Super Bowl Commercial Showcase
Don’t forget to tune in on Sunday, February 11th to watch them air live during the game!
Ally Bank “Saving for that Ad”
DP MacGregor // Dir. Kit Lynch-Robinson
BMW “Talkin Like Walken”
PD David Skinner // Dir. Bryan Buckley
Coors Light “Chill Train”
DP Ekkehart Pollack // Dir. Daniel Warwick
Dunkin’ “Popstar”
DP Nikita Kuzmenko // Dir. Ben Affleck
Etsy “Thank You, France”
DP Nicolaj Brüel // Dir. Andreas Nilsson
Geico “Legend of the Lizard”
PD Melisa Myers // Dir. David Shafei
Homes.com “What He Said”
PD Robb Buono // Dir. Wayne McClammy
Oikos “Hold My Oikos”
PD Robb Buono // Dir. Wayne McClammy
Poppi “The Future of Soda is Now”
DP Andrea Gavazzi // Dir. Agostina Galvez
Silk “Planty Good”
PD Itaru de la Vega // Dir. Calmatic
Starry “It’s Time to See Other Sodas”
PD Itaru de la Vega // Dir. Speck & Gordon
United Airlines “Believing Changes Everything”
PD Jeff Mann // Dir. Chloe Zhao
MASTERS OF THE AIR – NOW STREAMING
Masters of The Air is the new drama miniseries from creators John Shiban and John Orloff, with Playtone and Amblin Television producing.
The series is based on the book “Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany.” Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Barry Keoghan and Anthony Boyle lead an exceptional ensemble cast.
Director of Photography Richard Rutkowski, ASC collaborated with Director Dee Rees and shot her Episodes 7 & 8. Executive Producers on the series were Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, and Steven Spielberg.
The first two episodes drop on January 26th, 2024 only on Apple TV+.
96th ACADEMY AWARDS – Nominations Announced
Nominations have been announced for this year’s Oscars!
We are excited to highlight our clients who contributed to some of the amazing films recognized by the Academy.
Congratulations!
The 96th Academy Awards will take place March 10th, 2024, broadcast live on ABC.
AMERICAN FICTION – directed by Cord Jefferson
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Score.
Production Designer – Jonathan Guggenheim
PERFECT DAYS – directed by Wim Wenders
Nominated for Best International Feature Film
Director of Photography – Franz Lustig
IO CAPITO – directed by Matteo Garrone
Nominated for Best International Feature Film
Production Designer – Dimitri Capuani
BRITISH FILM EDITORS AWARDS – NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
Cindy Mollo, ACE has been nominated in the Best Editing: Drama Series category for the 2024 British Film Editors Cut Above Awards.
Cindy earned this for her work alongside the other editors for the first season of Emmy-wining series THE LAST OF US.
Congratulations on your recognition Cindy!
THE KITCHEN – NOW STREAMING
THE KITCHEN, from directors Kibwe Tavares & Daniel Kaluuya, comes to streaming on Netflix!
The film takes place in a dystopian vision of London’s future, where all social housing has been eliminated. Kane Robinson plays Izi, who alongside his young mentee Benji fight to navigate ‘The Kitchen’ district, a world of hardship and heartbreak in a community which refuses to abandon their homes despite pressure from the state and the tough life on the streets.
Director of Photography Wyatt Garfield shot the film, which is the feature-length directorial debut of both Tavares and Kaluuya.
THE KITCHEN premiered as the closing gala film of the 67th BFI London Film Festival. The film starts streaming January 18th, 2024 only on Netflix.
