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EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based global management and production company 75East has signed Sudanese writer-director and producer Amjad Abu Alala. The director first broke out internationally with debut film You Will Die At 20, which won Venice's Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best First Feature in…

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm Talent Agency on Wednesday announced the launch of The Sports Group, a dedicated, all-encompassing division established to represent a roster of elite athletes and iconic teams. Led by seasoned agents Nick LoPiccolo and Brett Hansen, The Sports Group will consist of a specialized…

Creative Artists Agency has named John Storey Chief Financial Officer. Storey joins after 19 years at Asurion, a company focused on technology protection and support, where he most recently served as President of Finance and Operations. During his time at that company, he held the role of CFO for…

EXCLUSIVE: Clara Rugaard has signed with Gersh for Representation. Rugaard has recently wrapped filming The Crow Girls, a new series for Paramount+ and Buccaneer Media opposite Eve Myles, Katherine Kelly, and Dougray Scott. Additionally, she recently finished shooting Desperate Journey for Michael…

John D. Kimble, a longtime talent agent who worked for the William Morris Agency and helped launch Triad Artists in the mid-1980s, died November 10 in Dallas, where he retired in 2022 to be close to family. He was 79. His death was confirmed by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Pródigo Films, the Brazilian production company behind Paramount+’s International Emmy Award-nominated MMA series Anderson Spider Silva, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation. Boasting an unmatched reputation in their native country, along with unrivaled access to…

EXCLUSIVE: After premiering his debut feature Griffin in Summer at the Tribeca Festival and seeing it rack up multiple awards, filmmaker Nicholas Colia has signed with Buchwald for representation. A coming-of-age drama that Colia also wrote, Griffin in Summer tells the story of 14-year-old Griffin…

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Pearl has left CAA to join Mosaic, transitioning to management after almost two decades in the agency business. The list of clients he would be bringing with him is still being finalized. For the past almost eight years, Pearl was a Los Angeles-based agent in CAA’s Motion Picture…

EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with names: CAA is letting go of a number of agents Friday. I hear the cuts are primarily impacting the television — scripted and unscripted — and film departments. Overall, the staff reductions are said to involve more than 20 people, with one estimate putting the number in the 20-30…

EXCLUSIVE: Rosa Salazar, the actress, director and producer best known for roles in Alita: Battle Angel and Prime Video’s Undone, has signed with Sugar23 for management ahead of a busy 2025. On February 14, Salazar enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role alongside Anthony Mackie and Harrison…

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Denison, perhaps known best for his starring role on all seven seasons of TNT’s The Closer, has signed with Wright Entertainment for management. Denison portrayed Lieutenant Andy Flynn on The Closer, as well as its spinoff Major Crimes. He received a Prism Award for Outstanding…

Wednesday was a difficult day in Hollywood as people in an industry that predominantly backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, working in a state that Harris carried by 20%, had to come to grips with the idea of another four years under President Donald Trump. There was virtually no conversation…