The Countdown to Emmys Season
Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut; George Clooney's hot takes; big week for acquisitions; Doc NYC 40 under 40
Happy Thursday, friends.
As the final voting (and prediction making) gets underway for this year’s Emmys, check out our special Emmys Hub and News & Doc Emmys Hub on Portrait. Meet the teams behind this year’s projects in contention.
Happy voting to our members of the TV Academy and NATAS!
Let’s dive in to your other award-worthy efforts this week.
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hello to featured members on the app.
What to Watch This Weekend
In Theaters Friday
Blink Twice. Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut “maintains an enviable buzz throughout, twinning humor and rage into one biting package” (IndieWire). Alejandro Reza, Casting Director; Liz Niles, EP: Picture Post; Rochelle Brown, Account Executive; Kathryn J. Schubert, Editor.
Between The Temples. “Funny yet philosophical, [Nathan Silver’s film] will speak to any viewer who has felt stuck chasing someone else’s expectations” (Deadline). Taylor Hess, Producer; Annie Pearlman, Melissa Chapman, Music Supervisors; Angie Rodriguez, Asst. Editor.
Strange Darling. “Best experienced with as little foreknowledge as possible, [JT Mollner’s serial killer film] demands a bit of patience, but it also rewards it” (Variety). Dan Lawler, EP, Line Producer; Lauren Hood, Production Coordinator.
Streaming This Week
Q. Jude Chehab’s intimate documentary about her mother’s “evolving relationship with a secretive religious sect that was a part of both their lives” (NYT). Jude Chehab, Director, Writer; Rita Baghdadi, Development Producer; Fahd Ahmed, Editor. Criterion.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat. Tina Mabry's adaptation of the best-selling novel “is an affectionate homage to mature womanhood” (Washington Post). Whitney Anne Adams, Costume Designer; Jason Friedman-Mendez, Health and Safety Supervisor. Hulu, Friday.
As the DNC comes to a close: Check out Dawn Porter’s short about Joe Biden for the convention. Dawn Porter, Director; Kim Reynolds, Producer; Bryan Gentry, DP.
What We’re Reading
Everyone is a producer. Part II in a series by Portrait member Rebecca Green
Streamers favor celebrities and crime sprees to complex political docs.
George Clooney: Hollywood ‘eaten up’ by the ‘Walmarts and Amazons.’
Jane Campion: Barbie helped female filmmakers be ‘trusted with money.’
On the Festival and Awards Circuit
DOC NYC Unveils 40 Under 40 List of Filmmakers to Watch. Congratulations to the 14 Portrait members on this year’s list!
Shorenstein Center Announces Fall 2024 Cohort of Documentary Fellows. Congrats to Portrait member Abby Sun!
Hollyshorts Award winners announced. Congrats to the 58 Portrait members with winning short films.
Venice Film Festival kicks off next Wednesday. Check out who’s attending and the teams behind the films on the app.
And… because you asked for it:
Trying to recall award winning teams so far this year? Check out our new 2024 Film Festival Winners Roundup in the app!
On the Acquisitions Beat
Shout! Studios acquires Magpie. Jateen Patel, Digital Colorist; Pola Hany, Compositor.
Roadside Attractions acquires Bob Trevino Likes It. Tracie Laymon, Director, Producer, Screenwriter; John Rosario, Cinematographer; Tina Carbone, Associate Producer; Anisha Acharya, Editor; Edgar Rosa, Producer; Sydney Marquez, Production Designer; Abigail Esmena, Actor; Natasha Frank, Score Producer.
Quiver Distribution acquires A Mistake. Frank Ilfman, Composer.
Netflix acquires State Of Silence. Santiago Maza, Director, Screenwriter, EP.
Picturehouse acquires Porcelain War. Kelly Cameron, Editor; Paula DuPré Pesmen, Producer, Screenwriter; Aniela Sidorska, Writer, Producer; Olivia Ahnemann, Producer; Harry Learoyd, Assistant Editor.
Window of Opportunity 🔍
Check out the Discover Tab on Portrait for grants, programs, festivals, and jobs.
Special Screening Tonight: Slamdance Audience Winner African Giants. Read Director Omar S Kamara’s interview discussing his dramedy about brothers who try not to get tangled up in their family roots. Omar S. Kamara, Director, Screenwriter; Jonas Fischer, Cinematographer; Leo Blumberg-Woll, Jordan Tyner, Producers; Justin Sarceno, VFX supervisor; Lily Judge, Editor; Mboni Mau, Production Designer; Nathan Ruyle, Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor. Laemmle NoHo. Q&A moderated by Travon Free.
Closing Soon: August Deadlines
Have an opportunity to share? Post it on the app or fill out our form.
Cinema Eye Honors (8/21 deadline)
Future of Film is Female Short Film Fund (8/23 deadline)
Breaking Through The Lens Action Grant (8/25 deadline)
Film Independent Screenwriting Lab (8/26 deadline)
Hulu Kartemquin Accelerator (8/31 deadline)
Berlinale Talents Summit (9/4 deadline)
Mountainfilm Emerging Filmmaker Fellowship (9/5 deadline)
Loreen Arbus Grant (9/6 deadline)
MacDowell Fellowships (9/10 deadline)
AFI DWW+ (9/13 deadline)
From Script to PrePro Lab (9/22 deadline)
Voices with Impact Grant (9/26 deadline)
The Athena List (9/30 deadline)
Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.
Morning Executive Producer, TEGNA Inc.
Senior Cinematic Artist, Electronic Arts.
Movies Events Lead, Amazon Studios.
Director, Sales Strategy & Planning, Lionsgate.
VFX Artist, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Senior Video Producer, Kamala Harris for President.
Communications Specialist, Movies, Amazon MGM Studios.
Festival Manager, Online Platform, Sundance Film Festival.
Media Manager, Prime Video, Amazon.
Interaction Sound Designer, Meta.
Sound Operator, Warner Bros. Discovery.
End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week
Until next week, friends. See you on Portrait.