Darlings from Sundance + TIFF out now
Cannes Lions + Festival Roundup; Sony Buys Alamo Drafthouse; Grants + Member Benefits
Happy Thursday, friends.
We hope our American members had a happy Juneteenth — don’t miss our roundup of Portrait Member Films to honor the holiday.
It’s been a big week for new work and industry news. A few headlines to kick us off:
Cannes Lions: UTA and MediaLink go big as new leaders take the reins.
Annecy: 10 big trends — and the fest’s increasing importance to Hollywood.
TIFF: First 6 world premieres announced + more on the market launch. Keep an eye on TIFF in the app for more film additions.
Let’s dive in!
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hello to featured members on the app.
What to Watch This Weekend
In Theaters Friday: Exquisite Coming-of-(All)-Age Films
Thelma. “How often does a film come along that you can comfortably recommend to literally everyone in your life? Not often enough” (AV Club). David Bolen, Cinematographer; Zoë Worth, Producer; Nick Chuba, Composer; Desiree Falcon, Makeup Dept. Head; Jamie Ember, Casting; Amanda Wing Yee Lee, Costume Supervisor; Jillian Cainghug, Key Set Costumer; Matthew Toth, Art Director.
The Bikeriders. “Watching [Jody Comer], one starts to see a glimmer of something Streepian in her… an innate aptitude for transformation” (Vanity Fair). April Chang, Associate Producer; Jessica Arthur, Principal Set Costumer.
Janet Planet. “An exquisitely moving film début…. that quietly sidesteps coming-of-age drama conventions” (The New Yorker). Paul Hsu, Sound Designer; Stacey Davis, Production Counsel; Lizzie Donelan, Costume Designer.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. A “quirky Quebecois vamp-com,” “this droll relationship study…. is especially a triumph of casting” (IndieWire). Jeanne-Marie Poulain, Producer; Line Sander Egede, Producer; Rémi Dufresne, Executive Producer; Anaëlle Béglet, Irène Bessone, Associate Producers.
Streaming: Chilling Tales of Revenge and Vital New Docs
House of the Dragon Season 2. “Finally the show it was always meant to be. What all that runway was leading up to…is a tragedy of epic proportions” (Variety). Alejandro Martinez, Cinematographer; Garret Reynolds, Technical Score Advisor; Lee Watson, Compositor; Eudald Magri, Assist. Costume Designer. MAX.
Trigger Warning. “After a five-year hiatus from acting in movies, Jessica Alba returns with the action-packed revenge thriller” (Collider). Rebeca Duran, DP, EPK & BTS Unit; Robert Wilson, Editor. Netflix Friday.
Tell Them You Love Me. “This chilling documentary is vital, challenging TV” (The Guardian). Grant Greenberg, Cinematographer; Tristan Baylis, Re-Recording Mixer; Nick August Perna, Director; David Gauff, Colorist; Andrés Marthe, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer. Netflix.
Black Barbie. “A smart, agile education… as elegant and enriching as the doll that inspired it” (RogerEbert.com). Lagueria Davis, Director; Jeffrey Winter, Distributor; Camilla Hall, Executive Producer; Jennifer Smith, Music Supervisor. Netflix.
What We’re Reading: Going Brick and Mortar
Acquisitions This Week
Quiver Distribution acquires Summer of Violence. Efuru Flowers, Producer.
Netflix acquires White Nanny, Black Child. Zeb Achonu, Editor; Natasha Dack, Producer.
On the Festival and Awards Circuit
Check out full lists of film teams, awards winners, and attendees on the app:
Happening Now: Nantucket Film Festival / Raindance Film Festival
Award Winners Announced: Tribeca / Sheffield DocFest / Bentonville / American Black Film Festival
Window of Opportunity 🔍
Check out the Discover Tab on Portrait for grants, programs, festivals, and jobs.
Closing Soon: Programs + Grants
Have an opportunity to share? Post it on the app or fill out our form.
See the full database of upcoming grants, programs, and festival deadlines on the app. Here are a few of this week’s deadlines:
Almanack Screenwriters Colony (6/21 nomination deadline)
NBC TV Writers Program (6/23 deadline)
Sundance Sandbox Fund (6/24 deadline)
WBD Access Unlock Unscripted (6/24 deadline)
IDA Enterprise Doc Fund (6/25 deadline)
IDA Pare Lorentz Doc Fund (6/25 deadline)
LPB Public Media Content Fund (6/26 deadline)
NBC Unscripted Pitch Accelerator (6/30 deadline)
Rideback Rise Fellowship (6/30 deadline)
Roy W Dean Summer Grants (6/30 deadline + waivers)
SIFF Filmmaker Grants (6/30 deadline)
Screencraft Film Fund (6/30 deadline)
Vision Maker Shorts Fellowship (6/30 deadline)
Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.
See all the jobs and gigs for this week on the app. This is just the shortlist :)
VP, Production, FORTUNE.
Vice President, Innovation, Hearst.
Vice President, Creative Director Content Studio, Bridgenext, Inc.
VP Production Incentives, Cast & Crew.
Counsel, Feature Film & Television, Mattel.
VFX Art Director, Corgan.
Shooter/Editor for GaryVee, VaynerX.
Video Editor, Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Animation Supervisor, Sony Pictures Animation.
Member Benefit: Save on Production Travel
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End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week
Until next week, friends. See you on Portrait.
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