July - September 2024 Hotsheet
Brad Abelson ’96 will direct Shrek 5 for DreamWorks-Illumination, set to release in 2026.
Eliana Alcouloumre ’17 was a recipient of the AFI Canva Fellowship for directing, one of the six disciplines at the AFI Conservatory.
Judd Apatow and Steven Spielberg are set to direct and produce the upcoming Coke vs. Pepsi film Cola Wars at Sony. The film is currently in development and being written by Ben Queen ’96 and Jason Shuman ’96.
Thomas Archer ’18 is set to have his directorial debut short film, Be Specific, premiere at the Oscar-Qualifying 55th Nashville Film Festival in September.
Writer/Director Christine Tian Berg ’09, along with her partner Simon Shterenberg, were 2024 Development Cohort Fellows in the Speranza Foundation Lincoln City Fellowship. They developed their Thai feature Born From Bamboo, joining a community of talented artists from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
Action film The Beast began principal photography in September, with Chris Bremble ’96 as Executive Producer.
Naveen Chaubal ’11 and Bryn Silverman ’11 were recently chosen by Filmmaker Magazine as part of this year’s selection for the 25 New Faces of Independent Film.
Steven Chbosky ’92 is set to direct the new comedy-drama titled Weekend Warriors, starring Mark Wahlberg and produced by Apple Original Films.
Ryan Coogler’s ’11 new horror thriller Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, dropped its official trailer. The project was filmed using IMAX cameras and is set for a wide release on March 5, 2025.
Julia Cox ’12 received a WGA Award nomination for Adapted Screenplay for her film NYAD.
Timothy Dowling ’96 is set to write the script for the upcoming action-comedy Loose Cannons, which is currently in development at Lionsgate and set to star Travis Kelce.
Alejandra Espasande ’00 curated the gallery exhibition titled ¡HABLADA EN ESPANOL! The Legacy of Hollywood’s Spanish-Language Cinema (1929-1939). The exhibition was on display during the month of June.
Mahnoor Euceph ’21 was selected as a 2024 Pillars Artist Fellow. She will receive $25,000 and mentorship from industry experts, helping her catapult her career and raise awareness on culture in entertainment.
Julio Vincent Gambuto’s ’16 new book Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!: How to Take Back Our Time, Attention, and Purpose in a Relentless World was released globally. The book was also selected as a Barnes and Noble's nonfiction “Pick of the Month” for August 2024.
The International Cinematographers Guild selected Matthew Halla ’15 as an honoree for the 2024 Emerging Cinematographer Awards for his work on The Unreachable Star.
Nahnatchka Khan ’94 signed another first-look deal with Universal TV, where she will continue to create, develop, write, produce, and supervise new projects for the network, including an adaption of the novel Killer Potential.
Olivia Levenson Korchagin ’14 received an award from The Aspen Institute’s Planet Media Call for Pitches for her media company Global Tinker’s latest project Solar Punks.
Four SCA students and recent alumni were selected as Student Academy Award semifinalists by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. They are Fiona Lu ’24, Majiye Uchibeke ’24, Luke J. Salewski ’23, and Robin Wang ’22, who won in the narrative category for their piece titled Neither Donkey nor Horse.
Laura Malatos ’21 and her filmmaking partner tied for the Sally Stovall Award for Creativity in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest for their short film Throwaway Living.
Anonymous Content signed director Anthony Mandler ’96.
Thomas Mendolia ’19 will make his writer-director debut with Henry’s Ebb, an indie horror-thriller, as production recently concluded in North Carolina.
Kyle Mooney ’07 will join the cast of Platonic for season 2 on Apple TV+.
John Ira Palmer ’17 produced the upcoming film September 5, starring Peter Sarsgaard and John Magaro, which premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
Paula Patton ’97 is set to produce and star in the psychological drama Finding Faith.
Jason Reitman ’99 joined the National Association of Theater Owners in September 2024.
Fred Anthony Smith ’02 directed and served as executive producer for Prime Video’s upcoming docuseries The Evolution of the Black Quarterback.
Sean Wang ’16 received an inaugural Gotham Week Alumni Honor of Distinction Award at the 45th annual Gotham Week held in Brooklyn, NY.
Sarah Winters ’17 was chosen as a participant for the 2024 AFI Cinematography Intensive for Women. The program aims to equip emerging cinematographers with training and mentorship to advance their careers.
Eugene Lee Yang ’08 is co-chairing the 22nd Unforgettable Gala and Asian Pacific Entertainment Awards alongside Adele Lim. The event is scheduled to take place in December 2024.
Chris Yost ’02 is set to write the TV adaptation of the novel Dungeon Crawler Carl for Universal International Studios and Seth MacFarlane.
Sijia Zheng’s ’26 short film Cat Chaser was selected for numerous awards and recognition for its integration of AI, including the LA Shorts International Film Festival, the Touchstone Independent Film Festival, the Cannes World Film Festival, etc.
Shengwei Zhou’s ’24 recent projects Perfect City: The Mother and Perfect City: The Bravest Kid received a combined 14 awards and nominations, and have been selected for over 80 international film and animation festivals globally.
A new procedural pilot has been picked up by CBS for the 2025-2026 programming schedule from director and executive producer Randy Zisk ’81.
Dances With Films: LA
A Little Hope for Chicago - Grand Jury Documentary Features WINNER
Leon Lozano ’04 (Director/Writer/Producer)
Garrett E.B. Thompson ’11 (Producer)
Black Silk - Grand Jury Narrative Shorts WINNER
Tiffany Gist ’20 (Producer)
Josh Akin ’21 (Producer)
Samuel Skeen ’20 (Producer)
New Films in Release
Bagman
Jeff Betancourt ’96 (Editor)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Alfred Gough ’94 (Writer/Executive Producer)
Miles Millar ’94 (Writer/Executive Producer)
Child Star
Yaniv Elani ’11 (Editor)
Coraline (3D Re-Release)
Michael Zoumas ’84, MA ’89 (Executive Producer)
Bill Mechanic (Producer)
Daughters
Zachary Luke Kislevitz (Consulting Producer)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Shawn Levy ’94 (Director/Writer/Producer)
Kevin Feige ’95 (Producer)
Dead Whispers
Colin Charles Dale ’20 (Writer)
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Russel Sommer ’06 (Writer)
Detained
Jeremy Palmer ’17 (Writer)
Dìdi
Sean Wang ’16 (Director/Writer/Producer)
Sam A. Davis ’16 (Associate Producer/Director of Photography)
Arielle Zakowski ’12 (Editor)
Jennifer Lee ’12 (SCA/Dornsife) (Associate Producer)
A Different Man
Aaron Schimberg ’99 (Director/Writer/Executive Producer)
Good One
Sarah Wilson ’15 (Co-Producer)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Tia Nolan ’91 (Editor)
Incoming
Jonathan Sadoff ’06 (Composer)
The Instigators
Chuck Maclean ’11 (Writer)
Doug Liman (Director)
Jackpot
Paul Feig ’84 (Director/Producer)
The Killer's Game
Jonathan Meisner ’85 (Executive Producer)
Peter Miller ’00 (Executive Producer)
Jake Katofsky ’18 (Co-Producer)
MaXXXine
Lily Collins (Actor)
My Penguin Friend
Steven P. Wegner ’93 (Producer)
My Spy The Eternal City
Marina Stabile ’04 (SCA/Dornsife) (Line Producer)
Never Let Go
Dan Levine ’17 (Producer)
Shawn Levy ’94 (Producer)
Old Guy
Ryan Winterstern ’11 (Executive Producer)
Reagan
Howard Klausner ’84 (Writer)
Sugarcane
Douglas Choi ’05 (Executive Producer)
Nathan Punwar ’07 (Editor)
The House Next Door
John Vourlis ’92 (Writer/Director)
They Listen
Dan Balgoyen ’04 (Executive Producer)
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Tina Mabry ’05 (Director/Writer)
Twisters
Terilyn A. Shropshire ’85 (SCA/Annenberg) (Editor)
New Series in Release
Agatha All Along (Disney+)
Kevin Feige ’95 (Executive Producer)
Brad Winderbaum ’05 (Executive Producer)
Jac Shaeffer ’04 (Writer/Producer/Director)
Ariel (Disney Channel)
Ezra Edmond ’11 (Producer)
The Ark (Syfy, Season 2)
Jonathon English ’70 (Producer)
Rebecca Rosenburg ’17 (Writer)
The Bachelorette (ABC, Season 21)
Bennett S. Graebner ’98 (Executive Producer)
Andrea Bailey ’95 (Supervising Producer)
Marlise C. Malkames ’92 (Editor)
Bad Monkey (Apple TV+)
Adam Sztykiel ’99 (Consulting Producer/Writer)
Barbecue Showdown (Netflix, Season 3)
Dominic Ciccodicola ’02 (Co-Executive Producer)
Emma Altmeyer ’16 (Associate Producer)
Eric Torres ’99 (Editor)
Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Matt Reeves ’88 (Executive Producer)
Claim to Fame (ABC, Season 3)
Eric Detwiler ’02 (Executive Producer)
Anthony J Gonzales ’00 (Director)
Cobra Kai (Netflix, Season 6)
Olga Lexell ’14 (Writer)
Emily in Paris (Netflix, Season 4)
Lily Collins (Producer/Actor)
Emperor of Ocean Park (MGM+)
John Wells ’82 (Executive Producer)
Forest Whitaker (Actor)
Hit-Monkey (Hulu, Season 2)
Matteo Borghese ’11 (Writer)
Rob Turbovsky ’11 (Writer)
Ken Kobayashi (Writer)
Paul Michael Levitt (Writer)
Impractical Jokers (TBS, Season 10B)
Whitney Houser ’01 (Editor)
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (Hulu)
Abigail Fuller ’08 (Director/Executive Producer)
Me (Apple TV+)
Barry L. Levy ’96 (Writer/Executive Producer)
Million Dollar Listing (Bravo, Season 15)
Peter LoGreco ’00 (Field Producer)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu, Season 4)
Matteo Borghese ’11 (Writer/Co-Executive Producer)
Rob Turbovsky ’11 (Writer/Co-Executive Producer)
Joshua Allen Griffith ’16 (Writer/Executive Story Editor)
Noah Levine ’19 (Writer)
Pachinko (Apple TV+)
Soo Hugh ’06 (Showrunner/Writer)
Rescue: HI-Surf (FOX)
John Wells ’82 (Co-Showrunner/Director/Executive Producer)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia (Prime Video)
Megan Ellison (Executive Producer)
Seal Team (Paramount+)
Kevin Ross ’90 (Editor)
The Serpent Queen (Starz, Season 2)
Ariella Blejer ’12 (Writer/Producer)
Dawn Kamoche ’12 (Writer/Producer)
Bear McCreary ’02 (Composer)
Shark Week Begins (Discovery/WB)
Christopher Stout ’02 (Supervising Producer)
Snowpiercer (AMC, Season 4)
Scott Derrickson ’95 (Executive Producer)
Tiffany Ezuma ’16 (Writer)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount +)
Christopher L. Yost ’02 (Writer/Showrunner/Executive Producer)
Claudia Spinelli ’00 (Overseeing Producer)
Terminator Zero (Netflix)
David Ellison ’11 (Executive Producer)
The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
Shawn Levy ’94 (Executive Producer)
Those About to Die (Peacock)
Ana Maria Lombo (Co-producer)
Micheal Ritter ’16 (Co-producer)
Ryan Stevens Harris ’06 (Editor)
Time Bandits (Apple TV+)
Yana Gorskaya ’02 (Director)
UnPrisoned (Hulu, Season 2)
Mikael Levin ’10 (Director of Photography)
Unstable (Netflix, Season 2)
Claire Scanlon ’96 (Director/Executive Producer)
Michael Shipley ’87 (Writer)
Wild West Chronicles
John Broderick ’13 (Writer)
Women in Blue (Apple TV+)
Alejandro Martínez ’13 (Director of Photography)
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