New Hollywood tax credits in play?
Plus: Thrillers for Halloween… and The Election ; Eisenberg, Culkin, and Eastwood Films Hit Theaters; Fall Award Season Gets Rolling
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Now… Let’s dive into everything you’ve been up to this week.
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hello to featured members on the Portrait app.
What to Watch This Weekend
Examining Identity and Legacy
A Real Pain. “Jesse Eisenberg’s story… establishes him as a first-rate director, and hands Kieran Culkin an Oscar-worthy role” (Rolling Stone). Daniel Timmons, Re-recording Mixer; Cory Fraiman-Lott, NY Photography; Louis Armistead, Asst. Editor: US. In Theaters Friday.
Emilia Pérez. “An ode to embracing one's identity, a parable of forgiveness, and a love story that is both romantic and platonic” (Entertainment Weekly). Stéphane Ly-Cuong, Cast. In Theaters Friday.
Chasing Chasing Amy. “An illuminating deep dive into Kevin Smith’s complicated classic” (THR). Sav Rodgers, Director; Carrie Radigan, Alex Schmider, Matthew Mills, Lela Meadow-Conner, Anthony Pedone, Producers; Jeffrey Weber, Chris Vivion, EP’s; Celeste Erlander, Archival Producer; Bradley Garrison, DP, Co-Producer; Bill Winters, DP; Sharika Ajaikumar, Editor; Fletch Power, Camera Operator; Jordi Nus, Composer; Jules Zucker, music supervisor. In Theaters Friday.
Engrossing Profiles
Breath of Fire. “The strange story of the Elizabeth Holmes of yoga” (The Guardian). Hayley Pappas, Director; Matt Ippolito, EP; Cole Ellett, DP; Adam Ridley, Editor. Max.
Luther: Never Too Much, Dawn Porter, Director; Aurelia Belfield, Music Supervisor; Summer Damon, Co-EP; Bryan Gentry, DP; Gabrielle Barlatier, Associate Producer; Kayla Sklar, Associate Editor; Christine Mallia, Post Production Supervisor. In Theaters Friday.
Agent of Happiness. “Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó’s Sundance doc explores (and challenges) the Kingdom [of Bhutan]’s “Gross National Happiness” index” (Variety). Arun Bhattarai, Director; Ádám Balázs, Composer; Máté Ternyik, Colorist. Limited Release.
Thrillers Just in Time for Halloween… and The Election
Juror #2. “Clint Eastwood’s throwback legal thriller is one of the best studio films of 2024” (IndieWire). Gregory G. Sandoval, Art Director. In Theaters
Don’t Move. “To make [the film’s conceit] work, Don’t Move employs spot-on cinematography from Zach Kuperstein… who uses stillness to his advantage with stressful closeups and POV shots” (The Wrap). Zach Kuperstein, DP. Netflix
What We’re Reading
TV Producers flip to YouTube: 'you have to be out there hustling.'
Alarming production drop spurs Gavin Newsom to propose doubling tax credits to Hollywood
An AI tool is about to save true crime filmmakers a lot of time
On the Festival and Awards Circuit
2024 Documentary New Leaders announced by Doc NYC. See selected Portrait members in the app.
Cinema Eye Honors announced nominees. See nominated teams in the app.
Gotham Awards announced nominees. See nominated teams in the app
Austin Film Festival and Hot Springs Film Festival just wrapped. See winning teams in the app.
Virginia Film Festival kicked off this week. Click through to say hi to attendees.
American Film Market starts next Tuesday. Click “I'm attending” in the app!
Acquisitions and New Deals
Amazon MGM Studios acquires The Killing Kind; Maximum Effort to produce. Bryan Rowland, Maximum Effort
Kino Lorber & Zeitgeist Films acquire Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story. Wolfgang Held, Cinematographer; Dori Berinstein, Co-Exec Producer.
Magnet Releasing acquires Sister Midnight. Alan McAlex, Producer; Heeral Gandhi, Supervising Producer; Alastair Clark, Producer
Bleecker Street acquires The Friend. Eric Tumolo, Set Decorator; Robert Lugo, Hair Department Head; Jay Wadley, Music
Window of Opportunity 🔍
Closing Soon: October Deadlines
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Frameline Completion Fund (11/1 deadline)
Fox Writers Incubator (11/1 deadline)
WIF Episodic Lab (11/4 deadline)
Catapult Research Grant (11/13 deadline)
To.Get.Her Finishing Fund (11/14 deadline)
Miller / Packan Film Fund (11/15 deadline)
Pitch for Good Summit Showdown (11/15 deadline)
Moonshot Feature Accelerator (11/15 deadline + discount)
Artemis Rising Fellowship (11/15 deadline)
DGA Awards (11/18 deadline)
WIM Activate Impact Initiative (11/20 deadline)
Antigravity Academy Screenwriters (11/22 deadline)
Black List Cassian Elwes Fellowship (11/22 deadline)
2025 Stowe Story Labs Narrative Labs Application: Special Discounted Offer (deadline 11/26)
Select Jobs/Gigs Roundup
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VP - Acquisitions and Productions, AMC Networks.
VP. Film Acquisitions, Kino Lorber Media Group (KLMG).
Creative Director Show Development, Universal Studios Hollywood.
VP, Media, Inizio Evoke.
Senior Researcher - Consumer Insights, Films, Netflix.
Product Manager, Editorial Solutions, Disney.
VP, Sports Production NBA & WNBA, Disney.
Executive, Content Curation & Management, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Senior Motion & Digital Designer, Warner Bros. Discovery.
VP, Paid Media, Conde Nast.
Programming Strategy Director, AMC Networks.
Part-Time Assignment Editor, Hearst.
End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week.
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