Marking the first time in 70 years that it hasn’t been totally owned within the family, The Gersh Agency has sold a 45% stake to New York-based private equity firm Crestview Partners.
The talent agency hasn’t divulged the amount of equity its new partner is investing, but both sides said the aim is to accelerate Gersh’s domestic and international growth by expanding firm resources to support a growing staff and client roster. Deal was announced by Gersh Co-Presidents Bob and David Gersh and Brian Cassidy, Co-President and Head of Media at Crestview.
Longtime Senior Managing Partner Leslie Siebert has been elevated to Co-President, alongside David and Bob Gersh. Siebert will also join the Gersh brothers and members of Crestview on a newly formed board of directors. Siebert’s appointment represents the first step of Gersh’s long-planned management transition, the agency said.
Gersh was founded in 1949 by Phil Gersh,...
The talent agency hasn’t divulged the amount of equity its new partner is investing, but both sides said the aim is to accelerate Gersh’s domestic and international growth by expanding firm resources to support a growing staff and client roster. Deal was announced by Gersh Co-Presidents Bob and David Gersh and Brian Cassidy, Co-President and Head of Media at Crestview.
Longtime Senior Managing Partner Leslie Siebert has been elevated to Co-President, alongside David and Bob Gersh. Siebert will also join the Gersh brothers and members of Crestview on a newly formed board of directors. Siebert’s appointment represents the first step of Gersh’s long-planned management transition, the agency said.
Gersh was founded in 1949 by Phil Gersh,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
After nearly 75 years of family ownership, Gersh Agency has sold a 45% stake in the company to private equity firm Crestview Partners.
Gersh Agency chiefs Bob Gersh and David Gersh said the investment from Crestview is designed to help the agency grow in new areas to better represent its core client base. The deal calls for the brothers to continue to stay at the helm. Leslie Siebert, Gersh Agency veteran who has long served as managing partner, has been promoted to co-president status alongside Bob and David Gersh.
Gersh Agency’s sale comes as all of its major talent agency competitors have brought in additional partners and investors to help provide much-needed resources and financial support for a notoriously volatile business. The brothers assert they will maintain control even as they bring in capital from Crestview. In 2019, Crestview Partners acquired a one-third stake in ICM Partners for about $150 million — a deal...
Gersh Agency chiefs Bob Gersh and David Gersh said the investment from Crestview is designed to help the agency grow in new areas to better represent its core client base. The deal calls for the brothers to continue to stay at the helm. Leslie Siebert, Gersh Agency veteran who has long served as managing partner, has been promoted to co-president status alongside Bob and David Gersh.
Gersh Agency’s sale comes as all of its major talent agency competitors have brought in additional partners and investors to help provide much-needed resources and financial support for a notoriously volatile business. The brothers assert they will maintain control even as they bring in capital from Crestview. In 2019, Crestview Partners acquired a one-third stake in ICM Partners for about $150 million — a deal...
- 5/1/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
In the race to establish a foothold as Hollywood’s No. 4 agency, Gersh is taking private equity cash to fuel expansion in the talent representation space.
Investment firm Crestview Partners has secured a significant stake, 45 percent, in the Beverly Hills-based agency, the companies said on Monday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the Gersh partnership will retain a majority stake in the agency that was founded in 1949 by rep Phil Gersh and currently run by his sons, David and Bob Gersh.
As part of the deal, members of Crestview will join a newly formed board of directors at the agency, with David and Bob Gersh also joining the board. (The number of seats is to-be-determined, but the Gersh partners have a majority.) Additionally, Leslie Siebert, the senior managing partner who joined the agency in 1984, has been promoted to co-president of Gersh and will join the board.
With the move,...
Investment firm Crestview Partners has secured a significant stake, 45 percent, in the Beverly Hills-based agency, the companies said on Monday. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the Gersh partnership will retain a majority stake in the agency that was founded in 1949 by rep Phil Gersh and currently run by his sons, David and Bob Gersh.
As part of the deal, members of Crestview will join a newly formed board of directors at the agency, with David and Bob Gersh also joining the board. (The number of seats is to-be-determined, but the Gersh partners have a majority.) Additionally, Leslie Siebert, the senior managing partner who joined the agency in 1984, has been promoted to co-president of Gersh and will join the board.
With the move,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.”
The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to reveal its ownership percentage.
Industrial Media’s production shingles include 19 Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, House of NonFiction, Sharp Entertainment, the Intellectual Property Corporation (Ipc), This Machine Filmworks, This Radicle Act and Trilogy Films.
The company companies produce more than 100 programs distributed worldwide in genres including documentary, music competition and reality categories. Those include the hit “90 Day Fiancé” franchise for TLC, “Indian Matchmaking” for Netflix, “We’re Here” for HBO, “The Curse of Von Dutch” and “The D’Amelio Show” for Hulu, “Secrets of Playboy” for A&e, “Selena+Chef” and “Craftopia” for HBO Max, “So You Think You Can Dance...
The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to reveal its ownership percentage.
Industrial Media’s production shingles include 19 Entertainment, B17 Entertainment, House of NonFiction, Sharp Entertainment, the Intellectual Property Corporation (Ipc), This Machine Filmworks, This Radicle Act and Trilogy Films.
The company companies produce more than 100 programs distributed worldwide in genres including documentary, music competition and reality categories. Those include the hit “90 Day Fiancé” franchise for TLC, “Indian Matchmaking” for Netflix, “We’re Here” for HBO, “The Curse of Von Dutch” and “The D’Amelio Show” for Hulu, “Secrets of Playboy” for A&e, “Selena+Chef” and “Craftopia” for HBO Max, “So You Think You Can Dance...
- 3/3/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit squad tries to stop a growing scandal when Captain Donald Cragen is arrested for murder in the season premiere. According to NBC: "In the season 14 premiere, the Svu squad is reeling from the fallout after Captain Cragen (Florek) wakes up with a dead escort - a potential witness in an Svu case - in his bed. Tensions run high at the precinct as the detectives contend with District Attorney Paula Foster’s (guest star Paget Brewster) investigation of Cragen, as well as the arrival of a tough new captain, Steven Harris (guest star Adam Baldwin.) Brian Cassidy (guest star Dean Winters) treads an increasingly narrow line as an undercover cop in Bart Ganzel’s (guest star Peter Jacobson) escort organization, as Detective Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) struggles with the case and his marriage."
The squad rallies around the Captain, although there do seem to...
The squad rallies around the Captain, although there do seem to...
- 9/19/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit squad tries to stop a growing scandal when Captain Donald Cragen is arrested for murder in the season premiere. According to NBC: "In the season 14 premiere, the Svu squad is reeling from the fallout after Captain Cragen (Florek) wakes up with a dead escort - a potential witness in an Svu case - in his bed. Tensions run high at the precinct as the detectives contend with District Attorney Paula Foster’s (guest star Paget Brewster) investigation of Cragen, as well as the arrival of a tough new captain, Steven Harris (guest star Adam Baldwin.) Brian Cassidy (guest star Dean Winters) treads an increasingly narrow line as an undercover cop in Bart Ganzel’s (guest star Peter Jacobson) escort organization, as Detective Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) struggles with the case and his marriage."
The squad rallies around the Captain, although there do seem to...
The squad rallies around the Captain, although there do seem to...
- 9/19/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Since Mondays are just the worst, we here at Zap2it have decided to give your week a much-needed wake-up call with 10 TV teasers -- just to remind you that when the work day is over, your DVR waits to welcome you home..
This week, our Kickstart includes scoop on some "Supernatural" witchcraft, a "CSI" case that hits close to home, and some family trouble on "Glee."
"Supernatural": Women don't tend to stick around long on this show, so our ears perked up when a little birdie told us that we'll soon see a "major recurring female character." Naomi will debut in Episode 807, "A Little Slice of Kevin.". She's very buttoned up and polished (and described as similar to Matt Damon's character in "The Good Shepherd"). All that poise and professionalism is just a farce, though -- she's got some serious issues. Oh, and Fyi, that episode's mystery-of-the-week...
This week, our Kickstart includes scoop on some "Supernatural" witchcraft, a "CSI" case that hits close to home, and some family trouble on "Glee."
"Supernatural": Women don't tend to stick around long on this show, so our ears perked up when a little birdie told us that we'll soon see a "major recurring female character." Naomi will debut in Episode 807, "A Little Slice of Kevin.". She's very buttoned up and polished (and described as similar to Matt Damon's character in "The Good Shepherd"). All that poise and professionalism is just a farce, though -- she's got some serious issues. Oh, and Fyi, that episode's mystery-of-the-week...
- 9/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Law & Order: Svu" ended last season on one of the spring's more surprising cliffhangers: At the end of a twisty case involving rival escort services and their high-profile clients, Capt. Cragen (Dann Florek) woke up next to the dead body of one of the escorts (Pippa Black).
The show's Season 14 premiere will deal with the fallout from that incident -- and it's not good for Cragen. In this promo for the Sept. 26 season premiere -- which you can see exclusively on Zap2it; it begins airing on NBC Saturday (Sept. 8) -- you'll see Cragen in a jail-issued orange jumpsuit and everyone on edge about whether he's really culpable in the woman's death. Even Olivia (Mariska Hargitay) looks like she has her doubts.
Several of the guest stars from last season's finale, including Ron Rifkin as a powerful defense attorney and Dean Winters as former Svu Detective Brian Cassidy, will return for the premiere,...
The show's Season 14 premiere will deal with the fallout from that incident -- and it's not good for Cragen. In this promo for the Sept. 26 season premiere -- which you can see exclusively on Zap2it; it begins airing on NBC Saturday (Sept. 8) -- you'll see Cragen in a jail-issued orange jumpsuit and everyone on edge about whether he's really culpable in the woman's death. Even Olivia (Mariska Hargitay) looks like she has her doubts.
Several of the guest stars from last season's finale, including Ron Rifkin as a powerful defense attorney and Dean Winters as former Svu Detective Brian Cassidy, will return for the premiere,...
- 9/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
In the "Law & Order: Svu" Season 13 finale, a familiar face returns to the squad.
Dean Winters, you may know him as Liz Lemon's ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy on "30 Rock," returns in "Rhodium Nights" (Wed., May 23, 10 p.m. Et on NBC), the Season 13 finale as Brian Cassidy, Munch's old partner. Winters originally appeared in the first season of "Svu" before returning to HBO's "Oz." Now, one particular case brings him back.
"Cassidy, you ass!" Mariska Hargitay's Detective Benson greets her old colleague. "You punched my partner?"
"Nice to see you too, Olivia. It's been a long time," he said. "You look good."
Check out the first meeting between Benson and Cassidy in more than 10 years above and the episode's official description from NBC below.
An underage escort is found dead at a wild bachelor party, and Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) cautions his team to investigate with discretion, as there were several high-profile people at the scene.
Dean Winters, you may know him as Liz Lemon's ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy on "30 Rock," returns in "Rhodium Nights" (Wed., May 23, 10 p.m. Et on NBC), the Season 13 finale as Brian Cassidy, Munch's old partner. Winters originally appeared in the first season of "Svu" before returning to HBO's "Oz." Now, one particular case brings him back.
"Cassidy, you ass!" Mariska Hargitay's Detective Benson greets her old colleague. "You punched my partner?"
"Nice to see you too, Olivia. It's been a long time," he said. "You look good."
Check out the first meeting between Benson and Cassidy in more than 10 years above and the episode's official description from NBC below.
An underage escort is found dead at a wild bachelor party, and Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) cautions his team to investigate with discretion, as there were several high-profile people at the scene.
- 5/23/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
In the "Law & Order: Svu" Season 13 finale, a familiar face returns to the squad.
Dean Winters, you may know him as Liz Lemon's ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy on "30 Rock," returns in "Rhodium Nights" (Wed., May 23, 10 p.m. Et on NBC), the Season 13 finale as Brian Cassidy, Munch's old partner. Winters originally appeared in the first season of "Svu" before returning to HBO's "Oz." Now, one particular case brings him back.
"Cassidy, you ass!" Mariska Hargitay's Detective Benson greets her old colleague. "You punched my partner?"
"Nice to see you too, Olivia. It's been a long time," he said. "You look good."
Check out the first meeting between Benson and Cassidy in more than 10 years above and the episode's official description from NBC below.
An underage escort is found dead at a wild bachelor party, and Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) cautions his team to investigate with discretion, as there were several high-profile people at the scene.
Dean Winters, you may know him as Liz Lemon's ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy on "30 Rock," returns in "Rhodium Nights" (Wed., May 23, 10 p.m. Et on NBC), the Season 13 finale as Brian Cassidy, Munch's old partner. Winters originally appeared in the first season of "Svu" before returning to HBO's "Oz." Now, one particular case brings him back.
"Cassidy, you ass!" Mariska Hargitay's Detective Benson greets her old colleague. "You punched my partner?"
"Nice to see you too, Olivia. It's been a long time," he said. "You look good."
Check out the first meeting between Benson and Cassidy in more than 10 years above and the episode's official description from NBC below.
An underage escort is found dead at a wild bachelor party, and Captain Cragen (Dann Florek) cautions his team to investigate with discretion, as there were several high-profile people at the scene.
- 5/23/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
On the Law & Order: Svu finale, Capt. Cragen will defend an old colleague who hasn't been on the show in more than a decade.
Video: Law & Order: Svu's Mariska Hargitay wants Benson to find lasting love!
Season 1 star Dean Winters returns on Wednesday's episode as Det. Brian Cassidy, now an undercover cop who is involved in the team's latest case. "It looks like he could be a little shady, and it's up to Cragen to say, 'I know Brian and he's a good cop,'" Dann Florek tells TVGuide.com. Unfortunately, Det. Amaro (Danny Pino) doesn't quite believe him. "It's contentious with Amaro," Pino says. "Dean's character is not as affable as Amaro would like."
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Video: Law & Order: Svu's Mariska Hargitay wants Benson to find lasting love!
Season 1 star Dean Winters returns on Wednesday's episode as Det. Brian Cassidy, now an undercover cop who is involved in the team's latest case. "It looks like he could be a little shady, and it's up to Cragen to say, 'I know Brian and he's a good cop,'" Dann Florek tells TVGuide.com. Unfortunately, Det. Amaro (Danny Pino) doesn't quite believe him. "It's contentious with Amaro," Pino says. "Dean's character is not as affable as Amaro would like."
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- 5/22/2012
- by Robyn Ross
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Two doctors and one total loser will guest stars on the Law & Order: Svu season finale. At least that's how most viewers know the actors set to come on board.
In news broken by TV Line, Peter Jacobson (House), Brooke Smith (Grey's Anatomy) and Dean Winters (30 Rock) will all play key roles on the May 16 installment that closes out season 13.
Law & Order: Svu Promo: "Father Dearest"
Titled "Rhodium Nights," the episode will center around Jacobson's Bart Ganzel, the owner of an escort service whose employees worked a party where a call girl was killed.
Winter will reprise his season one Svu role of Brian Cassidy, the former detective now working security for Ganzel, while Smith will portray the owner of a rival sex-for-hire company.
Law & Order: Svu welcomes James Van Der Beek as a guest star on tonight's new episode. It's previewed above.
In news broken by TV Line, Peter Jacobson (House), Brooke Smith (Grey's Anatomy) and Dean Winters (30 Rock) will all play key roles on the May 16 installment that closes out season 13.
Law & Order: Svu Promo: "Father Dearest"
Titled "Rhodium Nights," the episode will center around Jacobson's Bart Ganzel, the owner of an escort service whose employees worked a party where a call girl was killed.
Winter will reprise his season one Svu role of Brian Cassidy, the former detective now working security for Ganzel, while Smith will portray the owner of a rival sex-for-hire company.
Law & Order: Svu welcomes James Van Der Beek as a guest star on tonight's new episode. It's previewed above.
- 5/2/2012
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
It's official: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are getting their sleuth on.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the rumor that the longtime friends will star in HBO's cop drama "True Detective." Season 1 will cover a 17-year time period as Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson) come together to hunt down a serial killer in Louisiana.
Aside from a recent guest role on "Eastbound & Down," this will be McConaughey's first big small-screen role, while Harrelson is back after his co-starring role in HBO's film "Game Change" and stint as the lovable Woody Boyd on "Cheers."
In more casting news...
Peter Jacobson, Brooke Smith, Dean Winters, Pippa Black and Eric Laden join the season finale of "Law & Order: Svu." The final "Svu" episode of Season 13, set to air on May 23, brings an all-star cast for an installment about a high-end sex-for-pay scandal. In "Rhodium Nights," "House" vet Jacobson plays Bart Ganzel,...
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the rumor that the longtime friends will star in HBO's cop drama "True Detective." Season 1 will cover a 17-year time period as Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson) come together to hunt down a serial killer in Louisiana.
Aside from a recent guest role on "Eastbound & Down," this will be McConaughey's first big small-screen role, while Harrelson is back after his co-starring role in HBO's film "Game Change" and stint as the lovable Woody Boyd on "Cheers."
In more casting news...
Peter Jacobson, Brooke Smith, Dean Winters, Pippa Black and Eric Laden join the season finale of "Law & Order: Svu." The final "Svu" episode of Season 13, set to air on May 23, brings an all-star cast for an installment about a high-end sex-for-pay scandal. In "Rhodium Nights," "House" vet Jacobson plays Bart Ganzel,...
- 5/1/2012
- by Leigh Weingus
- Huffington Post
It's official: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are getting their sleuth on.
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the rumor that the longtime friends will star in HBO's cop drama "True Detective." Season 1 will cover a 17-year time period as Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson) come together to hunt down a serial killer in Louisiana.
Aside from a recent guest role on "Eastbound & Down," this will be McConaughey's first big small-screen role, while Harrelson is back after his co-starring role in HBO's film "Game Change" and stint as the lovable Woody Boyd on "Cheers."
In more casting news...
Peter Jacobson, Brooke Smith, Dean Winters, Pippa Black and Eric Laden join the season finale of "Law & Order: Svu." The final "Svu" episode of Season 13, set to air on May 23, brings an all-star cast for an installment about a high-end sex-for-pay scandal. In "Rhodium Nights," "House" vet Jacobson plays Bart Ganzel,...
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the rumor that the longtime friends will star in HBO's cop drama "True Detective." Season 1 will cover a 17-year time period as Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson) come together to hunt down a serial killer in Louisiana.
Aside from a recent guest role on "Eastbound & Down," this will be McConaughey's first big small-screen role, while Harrelson is back after his co-starring role in HBO's film "Game Change" and stint as the lovable Woody Boyd on "Cheers."
In more casting news...
Peter Jacobson, Brooke Smith, Dean Winters, Pippa Black and Eric Laden join the season finale of "Law & Order: Svu." The final "Svu" episode of Season 13, set to air on May 23, brings an all-star cast for an installment about a high-end sex-for-pay scandal. In "Rhodium Nights," "House" vet Jacobson plays Bart Ganzel,...
- 5/1/2012
- by Leigh Weingus
- Aol TV.
NBC’s Law & Order: Svu is throwing quite a party for its season finale airing May 23, and the guest list is chock-a-block with familiar faces.
In “Rhodium Nights,” where someone who appears to be a high-end call girl turns up dead at an A-list soiree, House vet Peter Jacobson will guest-star as Bart Ganzel, the owner of the escort service that supplied “entertainment” for the party, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Running security for Ganzel is former Svu detective Brian Cassidy, to be played by Dean Winters (who originated the role during Season 1 and more recently has guested on sitcoms such...
In “Rhodium Nights,” where someone who appears to be a high-end call girl turns up dead at an A-list soiree, House vet Peter Jacobson will guest-star as Bart Ganzel, the owner of the escort service that supplied “entertainment” for the party, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Running security for Ganzel is former Svu detective Brian Cassidy, to be played by Dean Winters (who originated the role during Season 1 and more recently has guested on sitcoms such...
- 5/1/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Patron Saints provides an unsettling glimpse inside the disquieting and often disturbing life at a nursing home (trailer posted below). In this documentary, which will debut at the Toronto Film Festival, filmmakers Brian Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky use a storytelling approach to provide a cinematic narrative to this often-ignored subject. The duo have been collaborating for the past several years; their work has shown at Sundance, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Edinburgh film festivals, winning awards at the Chicago International Film Festival, European Media Art Festival, and the Athens International Film Festival. ...
- 8/31/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
With the Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, many of us are busy trying to plan our schedules and prepare ourselves mentally for the onslaught. blogTO writer Julian Carrington is one of the lucky folks out there with full press credentials, and he asked if we would be interested in publishing some of his capsule reviews from the festival. How could we say no to more Tiff coverage? Julian got things started early by catching advance screenings for a handful of this year's films. After the jump, check out his thoughts on some noteworthy flicks including Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, Lars von Trier's Melancholia, and Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz. Stay tuned for plenty more updates starting next week! Take This Waltz A Tiff sensation in 2000, it's fitting that Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love seems to have served as potent inspiration for two wunderkinds of Canadian filmmaking.
- 8/30/2011
- by Julian
- FilmJunk
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Brad Pitt, Keira Knightley, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, Rachel Weisz, Gerard Butler and Ryan Gosling are heading to Toronto for the 36tht international film festival, which kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8.
The fest today confirmed the hundreds of celebrities that will be attending the can’t-miss event, promoting films and making the rounds as the annual awards season starts to take shape.
Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Luc Besson, Oren Moverman, Malgoska Szumowska, Bennett Miller, Sarah Polley, Jessica Yu, Michael Winterbottom and Werner Herzog are just a few of the filmmakers who have confirmed their attendance.
Celebrities making the trek include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Clive Owen, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young also are expected to...
Hollywoodnews.com: Brad Pitt, Keira Knightley, George Clooney, Carey Mulligan, Rachel Weisz, Gerard Butler and Ryan Gosling are heading to Toronto for the 36tht international film festival, which kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 8.
The fest today confirmed the hundreds of celebrities that will be attending the can’t-miss event, promoting films and making the rounds as the annual awards season starts to take shape.
Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Luc Besson, Oren Moverman, Malgoska Szumowska, Bennett Miller, Sarah Polley, Jessica Yu, Michael Winterbottom and Werner Herzog are just a few of the filmmakers who have confirmed their attendance.
Celebrities making the trek include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Clive Owen, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young also are expected to...
- 8/23/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Toronto - The 36th Toronto International Film Festival® welcomes hundreds of guests this year. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Davis Guggenheim, Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Payne, Agnieszka Holland, Guy Maddin, Luc Besson, Bill Duke, Oren Moverman, Malgoska Szumowska, Bennett Miller, Darrell Roodt, Sarah Polley, Jessica Yu, Michael Winterbottom and Werner Herzog.
Actors expected to attend include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Clive Owen, Gerard Butler, Jeon Do-Yeon, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians include: U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young.
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Adam Shaheen, Adam Wingard, Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr., Agnieszka Holland, Akin Omotoso,...
Actors expected to attend include Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Clive Owen, Gerard Butler, Jeon Do-Yeon, Jon Hamm, Shahid Kapoor, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Yeoh, Freida Pinto, Glenn Close, Matthew Goode, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Viggo Mortensen and Woody Harrelson. Musicians include: U2, Pearl Jam and Neil Young.
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Adam Shaheen, Adam Wingard, Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr., Agnieszka Holland, Akin Omotoso,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo's Jessica Oreck, Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)'s Jason Kohn and The Order of Myths/Be Here to Love Me's Margaret Brown are among the filmmakers of thirteen projects in all to receive some serious coin from the Cinereach folks -- indie and doc filmmaker staples such as Matt Wolf, Liza Johnson, Dee Rees, Ramin Bahrani, Alistair Banks Griffin and Maryam Keshavarz have all benefitted from this organization's help. Here are the Winter 2011 grant recipients include two fiction, ten nonfiction and one hybrid works-in-progress of which we'll be keeping a close eye out for at this year's Tiff, Doc Fests and next year's Sundance: The Angola ProjectDir. Jeremy Xido | Angola | Nonfiction | In Research & DevelopmentA post-colonial western-meets-road film about the fevered reconstruction of the Benguela Transcontinental Railway and the African and Chinese lives that are intertwined because of it. Diamond, Silver & GoldDir. Jason Kohn | USA | Nonfiction...
- 4/5/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
For the second consecutive year, the Sundance Institute will partner with art house cinemas nationwide to present specialized screening programs of films that have played the Sundance Film Festival.
Under the banner of the Sundance Institute Arthouse Project, which was inaugurated last year, the film series will play theaters in 12 cities.
Each of the participating venues will design a customized Sundance screening series for its local community, drawing from films that have played the Sundance fest -- some of which are still seeking distribution -- as well as films supported by the Sundance Institute.
This year, the local programs will include a specially selected series of short films from the 2007 fest: Death to the Tinman, directed by Ray Tintori; Peace Talk, Jennifer Malmqvist; King, Caran Hartsfield; Salt Kiss, Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa; God Provides, Brian Cassidy and Melanie Shatzsky; Everything Will Be OK, Don Hertzfeldt; and Happiness, Sophie Barthes.
The participating theaters and film programs are Belcourt Theatre in Nashville; Broadway Center Cinemas in Salt Lake City, Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass., Enzian Theater in Orlando, International Film Series in Boulder, Colo., Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, N.Y., Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Mich., Oklahoma City Museum of Art in Oklahoma City, Pickford Cinema in Bellingham, Wash., Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, Calif., Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, Mo., and Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville, Maine.
Under the banner of the Sundance Institute Arthouse Project, which was inaugurated last year, the film series will play theaters in 12 cities.
Each of the participating venues will design a customized Sundance screening series for its local community, drawing from films that have played the Sundance fest -- some of which are still seeking distribution -- as well as films supported by the Sundance Institute.
This year, the local programs will include a specially selected series of short films from the 2007 fest: Death to the Tinman, directed by Ray Tintori; Peace Talk, Jennifer Malmqvist; King, Caran Hartsfield; Salt Kiss, Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa; God Provides, Brian Cassidy and Melanie Shatzsky; Everything Will Be OK, Don Hertzfeldt; and Happiness, Sophie Barthes.
The participating theaters and film programs are Belcourt Theatre in Nashville; Broadway Center Cinemas in Salt Lake City, Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Mass., Enzian Theater in Orlando, International Film Series in Boulder, Colo., Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, N.Y., Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Mich., Oklahoma City Museum of Art in Oklahoma City, Pickford Cinema in Bellingham, Wash., Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, Calif., Ragtag Cinema in Columbia, Mo., and Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville, Maine.
- 8/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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