In Cannes, We Stand. In Tribeca, We Party.
Plus: Tim Robinson outdoes himself; Pee-wee takes off the mask; Telly Award winners.
Happy Thursday, friends.
Tribeca Festival is only 3 weeks away. With over 100 projects made by Portrait members in this year’s fest, we are ready to party.
Join us with our co-hosts Sony, Canva, and Shotdeck for an epic Village Social celebration, alongside our travel sponsor United for Business.
We’re ready to toast all the creators and industry leaders at this year’s festival.
RSVP now before the party fills up!
Until then — let’s see what you’ve been up to this week.
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hi to featured Portrait members on the Portrait app.
What to Watch This Weekend
The Uneasy Edges of Care and Connection
Friendship. “It suggests not just a subversion but a putrefaction of the Ruddy-comedy genre -- a portrait of male loneliness so totalizing, and so scarily close to the bone, that laughs and screams all but bleed together. (The New Yorker). Andrew Rydzewski, DP; Rocio Gimenez, Production Designer; Daniel Maldonado, Property Master; Shannon Madden, Camera Operator; Kelsey Charter, Asst. Costume Designer.
The Surrender. “The Surrender is a solid horror film, but where it truly excels is in its wholly singular, authentic and deeply empathetic portrait of palliative caregiving which – as anyone who has ever done it knows – is a nightmare in and of itself.” (AWFJ.org). Cailin Yatsko, Cinematographer; Bryan Gosline, Camera Operator; Adam Maffei, Executive Producer.
The New Boy. “A young Aboriginal boy's spirituality meshes uneasily with Christian doctrine in Warwick Thornton's ambitious, visually lustrous fable.” (Variety). Christian Debney, Creative Director; Heather Wallace, Costume Designer; Trish Cahill, Finishing Colorist; Jonathan Hairman, Visual Effects Supervisor.
A Return to Childhood Classics
Pee-wee as Himself. “A must-watch for the multiple generations raised on and warped by all things Pee-wee” (THR). David Paul Jacobson, Ruby Paiva, Cinematographers; Brittan Dunham, Bennett Elliott, Producers; Ian Cymore, David Teague, Ryan Billia, Lance Edmands, Jeremy S. Bloom, Editors; Liz Niles, Head Of Production; Daniel Timmons, Sound Mixer; Milena Erke, Music Coordinator; Patricia Beaury, Production Accountant; Rochelle Brown, Account Executive; Kyle Martin, EP.
Lilo & Stitch. “It turns out to be an excellent candidate for a do-over, able to establish a personality of its own without the original looming over it” (Time Out). Nigel Bluck, Director Of Photography.
On the Circuit: In Cannes We Stand.
Cannes wraps this weekend. Connect with 70+ Portrait members on the grounds in Cannes.
In Cannes, we stand. Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value gets extraordinary 19-minute ovation. And: Cannes 2025 Standing Ovations Ranked By Length.
Plus: Telly Award Winners announced. We’re honored to be an official partner of the Telly Awards. Congrats to all the Portrait members with winning projects!
What We’re Reading: Breaking Records
Mission: Memorial Day. Lilo & Stitch & Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning set to fuel long weekend for the record books.
10 Emmy Rule Changes the Academy Should Consider. From streamlining acting categories to creating ‘Episode of the Year.’
Fame and shame. The deadly toll of celebrity in South Korea.
The Acquisitions Beat
Griffin In Summer, Tribeca prize-winning comedy, acquired by Vertical. Aaron Crosby, Costume designer. Bobby Hoppey, Story Analyst; William Britt Cas, Sound Mixer, Kelsey Charter, Asst. Costume Designer; Justin Sarceno, Visual Effects Supervisor; Felipe Vara de Rey, Cinematographer
Two Women, Sundance prize-winner from Director Chloé Robichaud, acquired by Joint Venture. Louisa Schabas, Art Director; Julien Tremblay, Post-Production Supervisor; Philippe Brault, Composer; Branko Neskov, Re-Recording Mixer.
Chad Hartigan Rom-Com ‘The Threesome’ acquired by Vertical. Cloe Skodnek, Art Director; Nihal Dantluri, DIT; Autumn Dea, Editor; Allan McLeod, Actor; Sing Yam, Cinematographer; Camille Gladney, Asst. Property Master.
Window of Opportunity 🔎
Closing Soon: Late Spring Deadlines
Have an opportunity to share? Post it on the app or fill out our form.
PIC Media Fund (5/23 deadline)
NALIP Media Accelerator (5/25 deadline)
CAPE Showrunners Incubator (5/26 deadline)
SFFILM Sloan Fellowship (5/30 deadline)
The Women’s List (5/31 deadline)
1497 Features Lab (6/1 deadline)
Music on Film Grant (6/2 deadline)
The Black List 2025 Annual Labs (6/1 deadline)
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest (6/2 deadline)
Final Draft Screenwriting Contest (6/9 deadline)
Film Independent Fast Track 2025 (6/9 deadline)
The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting (6/15 deadline)
Film Independent Fast Track 2025 (6/23 deadline)
Queer Art Illuminations Grant (7/2 deadline)
Select Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.
Director, Brand Studio, Universal Creative
Director of Booking, Democratic National Committee
Managing Director, David H. Koch Theater, New York City Ballet
Senior Editor, Factcheck, Warner Bros. Discovery
Managing Producer, Instagram & Social Strategy, Entertainment Tonight
Executive Producer, Telemundo
Video Producer/Editor, Atlanta Hawks
Social Manager, Games, Netflix
Costume Buyer, Disney
Associate General Manager, Disney Theatrical Group
End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week
Until next week, friends. See you on the Portrait app.