Finally, a robust theater marketplace in 2024?

Congrats to our new Academy members; Everything to watch over the 4th; Sundance location submissions close.

Congratulations to new members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including all the Portrait members who received Academy invitations this week.

Happy Thursday, friends.

Some good news going into the Fourth of July — studios finally have what they’ve been craving since the strikes settled: a full-bodied marketplace.

Whether you plan to spend the week ahead watching sound-sensitive aliens, Kevin’s Costner’s love note to the Western, or two people in a cab for 90 minutes, we wish you a happy holiday.

Let’s dive in.

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Roll of Honor

Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hello to featured members on the app.

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What to Watch: July 4th Special Edition

Following its Tribeca premiere, Daddio hits theaters Friday.

Give them something to talk about

• Daddio. “Every aspect of Daddio is designed to spark conversation. But it’s sweeter and more satisfying than you might expect” (Variety). Michael Burke, Katherine Castro, Camera Operators. In theaters Friday.

• Kinds of Kindness. “A car crash, self amputation, a sex cult—Yorgos Lanthimos' new film is so singular and divisive, it’s likely not to just turn viewers against each other but also against themselves” (Observer). Justin Lanchbury, Post Production. In theaters.

• Last Summer. “Dangerously straddles borders between unnerving drama, dark comedy and erotic exploitation— which is precisely the place the director wants to be” (THR). Mercy Lam, Acquisitions; Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Distribution. In theaters Friday.

A Quiet Place: Day One is in a race with Inside Out 2 for box office dominance this weekend.

Feats of Post-Production

• A Quiet Place: Day One. “It was really… this constant dialogue between special effects and production design and visual effects, so that you constantly feel like you’re in this destroyed New York City that you haven’t seen before” (IndieWire). Kris Vankay, Special Effects; Meg Kettell, Camera Operator. In Theaters Friday.

• Brats. "A killer 1980s soundtrack in the background bring[s] viewers the nostalgia necessary for the topic” (Screen Rant). Valerie Biggin, Music Supervisor. Hulu.

“Agnieszka Holland’s vital drama about refugees stranded between Belarus and Poland could hardly be more topical.”

Devastating Epics

• Green Border. “An angry and urgent masterpiece about Europe’s migrant crisis” (The Guardian). Arthur Brouns, Composer; Tristan Lilien, Visual Effects Supervisor; Maria Blicharska-Lacroix, Co-Producer. In Theaters.

• Fancy Dance. "A grounded, quietly devastating take on longstanding injustices” (AV Club). Charles Elmore, Camera Operator; Robert Wilson, Editor/ AP; Stacey Rice, Casting Director; Loren Waters, Casting Director, Extras; Lauren Lukow, special thanks; Brittany Bendabout, Second Asst. Camera; Tafv Sampson, Set Decorator; Stacey Davis, Production Counsel. Apple TV+ Friday.

  

  NYT’s sassy graphic for its piece on the future streaming. Which app is getting voted off your screen?

What We’re Reading

It’s been a week for hot takes. Maybe everyone’s trying to hit deadline before the holiday?

• Are 200 million streaming subscribers enough? Perhaps not anymore.

• The future of streaming (according to the moguls figuring it out).

• Is Hollywood really that effed-up? The responses to the most controversial episode of The Town podcast roll in.

“Some are currently being vocal… On Thursday, a day before the deadline, the mountain town of Boulder, CO pledged a $1.5 million incentive as part of its proposal to host Sundance.”

On Industry Circuit

• Sundance’s submission for new locations just closed — here’s what we know.

• Sundance Short ‘Take Me Home’ to Be Adapted into Feature Film. Ashley Roby, Editor.

• WIF announces this year’s Fellowship Program cohort, including these nine Portrait members. Say congrats on the app!

• Nantucket Film Festival award winners announced. Say hi to the film teams on Portrait.

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Window of Opportunity 🔍

Check out the Discover Tab on Portrait for grants, programs, festivals, and jobs.

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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:

• NBC Unscripted Pitch Accelerator (6/30 deadline)

• Rideback Rise Fellowship (7/15 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)

• Screencraft Film Fund (6/30 deadline)

• 2024 Annual Labs (7/1 deadline)

• The GLAAD List (7/1 deadline)

• Disney DET Directing Program (7/5 deadline)

• Athena Writers Lab (7/8 deadline)

• Firelight Media William Greaves Fund (7/8 deadline)

• New Orleans Film Fest South Pitch (7/12 deadline)

• Sundance Documentary Fund (7/15 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 :)

• SVP, Creative & Production, Macy’s.

• Director, Production Health & Safety, Netflix.

• Manager of Distribution Operations, Vevo.

• Director, WTKR, The E.W. Scripps Company.

• Director of Photography, National Geographic, Disney.

• VP, Audience Strategy & Newsletters, Warner Bros. Discovery.

• VP, Streaming Strategy, Comcast Corporation.

• Executive Vice President of Visual Effects, Sony Pictures.

• Senior Director, Game Presentation & Video Production, Nashville Predators.

• Executive Producer, Enterprise, Dow Jones.

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End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week

For those attending IN/DEX conference this week, come say hi at the Portrait booth (and get your headshot! ).

Until after the Fourth of July, friends. See you on Portrait.

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