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Happy Thursday, friends.
SeriesFest kicks off this week! See our guide to networking at the fest here.
Outside of Denver, it’s been a newsy week:
Paramount’s CEO was fired as merger nears. Don’t miss The Town’s lively discussion on this one this week.
86 top career producers launched “Producers United” to stop ecosystem erosion. Congrats to Portrait members Mark Roybal and Rebecca Green.
Plus big-budget blockbusters and long-awaited festival darlings hit theaters and streaming platforms. 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: Missing Stuntmen, Road-Tripping Rappers, and Self-Taught Artists
The Fall Guy. “A love letter to the stunt community,” per lead Ryan Gosling (Forbes). Angie Rubin, Music Editor; Guntis Sics, Sound Mixer; Kerrie Bailey, Hair and Makeup Artist. In theaters Friday.
Lost Soulz. “Katherine Propper’s Joyful, Rap-Infused Road-Trip Movie” (Slant). Katherine Propper, Director, Screenwriter; Juan Carlos Figueredo Thomson, Producer; Andres Figueredo Thomson, Producer; Alvaro de la Cruz, 2nd AD. In theaters.
This World is Not My Own. “The story of a self-taught artist breaks from doc tradition in rewarding ways” (THR). Petter Ringbom, Director, Co-writer; Ruchi Mital, Co-writer, Producer; Bryn Silverman, Addl. Editor; Princess Hairston, Editor. In theaters May 3rd.
Docs This Week: Things Fall Apart in News, Sports, and Reality TV
The Contestant. “The film explores one of the first extreme reality shows that pushed boundaries and gave rise to an explosion of the genre worldwide” (Deadline). Clair Titley, Director, Producer; Rachel Meyrick, Editor; Megumi Inman, Producer; Belisa Balaban, Distribution; Andee Ryder, Producer. Hulu.
The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses. In time for the Derby, NYT’s new doc explores the issues that have thrown horse racing into crisis (NYT). Geoff O’Brien, Editor; Liz Hodes, Supervising Producer. Hulu.
Rather. The new doc uses “Rather’s life on television to also explore the evolution of broadcast journalism” (Variety). Frank Marshall, Director; Michael Koshkin, Cinematographer; Taylor Wildenhaus, Ethan Goldman, Jeff Hasler, Joe Plummer, Aly Parker, Producers; Curtis McConnell, Joe Fenstermaker, Editors; Hai-Li Kong, Asst. Editor; Mari Keiko Gonzalez, Inaya Graciana Yusuf, Add. Editors; Dennis Haggerty, Sound Mixer; Ronan Killeen, Camera Operator; Jenifer Westphal, EP. Netflix.
Now Streaming: Unexpected Pairs
The Veil. With Elizabeth Moss, “the story of two shape-shifting survivors who are more alike than either of them suspected” (NPR). Anthony Unwin, Costume Designer; Alex Sutherland, Producer. Hulu.
The Idea of You. “Skittles-infused vodka in movie form… will have viewers tossing it back… only to then be walloped by its adult substance” (EW). Amy Williams, Production Designer; Rochelle Brown, Account Executive; Liz Niles, EP; Anthony Raffaele, Sr. Colorist. Amazon Prime.
What We’re Reading
How U.K. Film and TV Could Get Closer to Hair and Makeup Equality
Fallout Is Off to Second-Best Start in Prime Video’s History (See Fallout team on Portrait)
Film Set Out to Change How Japanese Society Deals With Sexual Assault (See Black Box Diaries team on Portrait)
On the Awards Circuit
SF Film Festival Award Winners Announced. Congrats to all who had films in the fest. See the teams behind the award-winning films on Portrait here.
Documentary Leaders Announced for Rockwood Institute Fellowship. Congrats to Portrait member Netsanet Negussie.
Window of Opportunity
aka The Discover Tab 🔍
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.
HollyShorts Screenplay Contest (5/3 deadline + discount)
Sloan Science in Cinema Fellowship (5/3 deadline)
SFFILM Rainin Grant (5/3 deadline + discount)
Cine Qua Non Revision Lab (5/4 deadline)
Film Independent Producing Lab (5/6 deadline)
South Arts Individual Artist Grant (5/7 deadline)
BlackStar Pitch (5/10 deadline)
Firelight Documentary Lab (5/13 deadline)
Gotham Spotlight on Documentaries (5/16 deadline)
See more spring + rolling deadlines in our interactive database in the app.
Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.
Executive Producer, NBC Connecticut, NBCUniversal.
Deputy Director of Video, Biden for President.
Executive Producer, Gray Media Group.
VP - DC News Bureau Chief, ABC News.
Senior VFX Artist, Activision.
Director, Future News, Paramount.
Post Production Supervisor, Sony Pictures Animation.
Producer, Snapchat.
Producer, Telemundo.
Manager, Post Production, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Video Editor, Golden Hippo.
Associate Producer (Temporary), Warner Bros. Discovery.
Video Editor, Meow Wolf.
See more jobs/gigs in our interactive, filterable database in the app.
End Credits: Portrait Launch of the Week
Our new festival banner is live! Use it to jump in to the home base for a given fest. Don’t see it at the top of the app? Time to update your app! Go to the app store and search “Portrait Creative Network” and press update.
Until next week, friends. See you on Portrait.
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