Client and Agency News
WPA clients at 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Baz Luhrmann's THE GREAT GATSBY with cinematography by SIMON DUGGAN, ACS opens the 2013 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL! In addition, Daniel Noah's MAX ROSE with production design by RYAN WARREN SMITH will premiere at CANNES as an Homage to Jerry Lewis.WPA Welcomes UPM/Producer Michael J. Malone
UPM/Producer MICHAEL J. MALONE joins the Worldwide Production Agency roster!Director of Photography, Ottar Gudnason, IKS joins WPA
Worldwide Production Agency welcomes cinematographer OTTAR GUDNASON, IKS to the roster!WPA Welcomes Cinematographer Pascal Lebègue, AFC!
Director of Photography, PASCAL LEBÉGUE, AFC, joins the Worldwide Production Agency roster!WPA clients at 2013 SXSW Film Festival
WPA Clients work at the 2013 South By South West Film Festival: HEADLINERS:WHEN ANGELS SING, Production Design by CHRIS STULL Director: Tim Mccanlies, Screenwriter: Lou Berney Michael despises Christmas. Now Christmas is getting even. Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Connie Britton, Chandler Canterbury, Fionnula Flanagan, Lyle Lovett, Dana Wheeler–Nicholson, Eloise DeJoria, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson (World Premiere)
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHTREALITY SHOW, Cinematography by WILL BARRATT Director/Screenwriter: Adam Rifkin A darkly comedic satire that follows TV producer Mickey Wagner and his amoral attempt to re-invent the reality genre. Mickey’s big idea is to pick a family and put them under all encompassing surveillance…without their knowledge. Cast: Adam Rifkin, Scott Anderson, Kelly Menighan Hensley, Monika Tilling, Valerie Breiman (World Premiere)
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:LICKS, Cinematography by ROB WITT Director/Screenwriter: Jonathan Singer–Vine, Screenwriter: Justin “Hongry” Robinson The story of a young man, D, as he returns to his Oakland neighborhood after two years served in prison for a robbery gone wrong… Cast: Stanley “Doe” Hunt, Koran Jenkins, Tatiana Monet, Devon Libran, Les “DJ Upgrade” Aderibigbe (World Premiere)
VISIONS CATEGORY:THE WAIT, Production Design by RYAN WARREN SMITH Director/Screenwriter: M. Blash An enigmatic phone call from a psychic, catapults a family into a state of suspended belief while waiting for their recently deceased mother to be resurrected. Cast: Jena Malone, Chloë Sevigny, Luke Grimes, Josh Hamilton, Devon Gearhart (World Premiere)
YELLOW, Cinematography by JEFF CUTTER Director/Screenwriter: Nick Cassavetes, Screenwriter: Heather Wahlquist A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing bizarre parallel realities, in this wildly inventive and visually dazzling head–trip from director Nick Cassavetes. Cast: Heather Wahlquist, Sienna Miller, Melanie Griffith, Gena Rowlands, Ray Liotta (U.S. Premiere)
SPECIAL EVENTS:BATES MOTEL - Line Producer JUSTIS GREENE Story to Screen with Carlton Cuse Combining the SXSW Film Festival and Conference in one, attendees will get an exclusive first look at the pilot of Bates Motel, the thrilling new series from A&E. Following the screening, Executive Producer Carlton Cuse (Lost) will sit down with A&E Marketing EVP Guy Slattery for an inside look and Q&A on the process for bringing this contemporary prequel to life. Cast: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, Nicola Peltz (World Premiere)
Bookings
- IGOR JADUE-LILLO books ALLSTATE with Brian Billow at Anonymous Content
- MICHAEL SERESIN, BSC shoots DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES for Matt Reeves and Chernin Entertainment
- ROB PEARSON designs ACURA for Martin de Thurah at Epoch Films
- LARKIN SEIPLE books POWERADE with TWiN at Rabbit Content
- MATTHEW LLOYD, CSC shoots ALMANAC for Dean Israelite at Platinum Dunes
- SHANE HURLBUT, ASC shoots NEED FOR SPEED for Scott Waugh and Walt Disney Pictures
- LESTER COHEN designs and CHRIS SOOS, CSC shoots VW with Aaron Stoller at Biscuit Filmworks
- RHET BEAR wraps OPTIMUM with Taika Waititi at Hungryman
- YVES CAPE, AFC, SBC shoots ENEMY WAY for Rachid Bouchareb and Tessalit Productions
- JEFF CUTTER shoots DIRECTV with Noam Murro at Biscuit Filmworks
- ROMAIN LACOURBAS shoots NOVEMBER MAN for Roger Donaldson and Das Films
- ROBERT FRAISSE shoots THE OTHER WOMAN for Nick Cassavetes and 20th Century Fox
- HERVÉ GALLET wraps designing MAYBELLINE for JP Philippot at Tempesta
- DECLAN QUINN, ASC shoots HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 for Steve Pink and MGM
- MAX GOLDMAN books BAYLOR with Stuart Parr at Furlined
- JOAQUIN GREY designs LEXUS for Andrew Douglas at Reset, and books BUDWEISER for Mark Romanek at Anonymous Content
- MARK LINDSAY books CANDIE'S with Chris Applebaum at HSI Productions
- CHRIS STULL designs RUDDERLESS for William H. Macy and Tee Rob Pictures
- BRUCE McCLEERY shoots 2nd unit on THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 for Marc Webb and Marvel Studios
- GINGER TOUGAS wraps TEDDY GRAHAMS for Terri Timely at Park Pictures
- JONATHAN SELA wraps KFC with Scott Vincent at Hungryman
- MICHAEL FOTTRELL produces FAST & FURIOUS 7 for James Wan and Universal Pictures
- PETE ZUMBA wraps ELECTROLUX for Michael Gracey at Partizan, and designs NYSE for Jason Harrington at Paydirt Pictures
- ADAM BECKMAN shoots CHASE with Chiara Clemente at Serial Pictures
- JOHN BARR shoots SPECIAL K with Charlie Crane at Knucklehead, and books SQUARETRADE with Matt Dilmore at Epoch Films
- BRADLEY GARLOCK designs Season 3 of VERSES & FLOW for Nature Boy Productions
- PASCAL LEBÈGUE, AFC shoots NEUTROGENA with David Cameron at Untitled
- FRANKLIN PETERSON edits COMET for Sam Esmail and Incognito Pictures
- MARK BENSON designs RUSTOLEUM for Nick Piper at Backyard
- KEVAN VAN THOMPSON produces NOVEMBER MAN for Roger Donaldson and Das Films
- WARREN HANSEN shoots MATTEL with Dan Driscoll at September Productions
- CHRISTOPHE LANZENBERG shoots MURDER OF A CAT for Gillian Greene
- RICHARD LASSALLE designs US CELLULAR for Ruben Fleischer at Caviar
- ROSS FANGER produces HERCULES: THE THRACIAN WARS for Brett Ratner and Film 44
- STEPHEN WINDON, ACS shoots HOLDEN with Derin Seale at FINCH
- CHRISTOPHER BAFFA, ASC wraps shooting BOUNCE for Sanaa Hamri and VH1
- CHRIS SOOS, CSC wraps OPTIMUM with Benji Weinstein at Tool of North America
- ADAM SANTELLI wraps SOUTHWEST with Michael Melagon at Sticks & Stones
- CHUCK OZEAS books RED ROBIN with Daniel Strange at Uber Content
- RALPH WINTER produces THE GIVER for The Weinstein Co. and Walden Media
- AFSHIN SHAHIDI wraps BUSCH GARDENS with Nick Spooner at Chirp Films
- BEN NOTT, ACS shoots PREDESTINATION for Michael & Peter Spierig and Blacklab Entertainment
- MITCHELL AMUNDSEN wraps SAMSUNG with Julian Farino at Recommended Media, and shoots DURACELL with Marcus Nispel at Tool of North America
- JOE DESALVO books FORD with Matias Moltrasio at Landia
- BRAD SHIELD, ACS shoots FIELD OF LOST SHOES for Sean McNamara
- DAVID HARP shoots the second season of MAJOR CRIMES for TNT
- MICHAEL KRANTZ art directs THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN for Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and Blumhouse Productions
- BRADLEY GARLOCK designs REVLON for John Cameron Mitchell at A White Label Product
Upcoming Releases
ALPHA HOUSE pilot directed by Adam Bernstein now available on AMAZON, with Cinematography by MATTHEW LLOYD, CSC
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS directed by J.J. Abrams in theaters May 17th with 2nd Unit Cinematography by BRUCE McCLEERY and with Visual Designs from NEVILLE PAGE
ERASED directed by Philipp Stölzl in theaters May 17th with Production Design by JEAN-FRANÇOIS CAMPEAU
FAST AND FURIOUS 6 directed by Justin Lin in theaters May 24th with Cinematography by STEPHEN WINDON, ACS
NOW YOU SEE ME directed by Louis Leterrier in theaters May 31st with Cinematography by MITCH AMUNDSEN and LARRY FONG, ASC
R.I.P.D. directed by Robert Schwentke and produced by MICHAEL FOTTRELL in theaters July 19th
THE WOLVERINE directed by James Mangold in theaters July 26th with Cinematography by ROSS EMERY, ACS
I, FRANKENSTEIN directed by Stuart Beattie in theaters September 13th with Cinematography by ROSS EMERY, ACS
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE directed by Noam Murro and produced by MARTY EWING in theaters August 2nd with Cinematography by SIMON DUGGAN, ACS
SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and produced by MARTY EWING in theaters October 4th
GRAVITY directed by Alfonso Cuarón in theaters October 4th with Cinematography by EMMANUEL LUBEZKI, ASC