Angela Smith will oversee the company’s recently restructured film, television, digital and awards teams.
UK-based PR firm Premier has promoted Angela Smith to the newly created role of managing director of filmed entertainment and to the executive board.
Smith will oversee Premier’s recently restructured film, television, digital and awards teams which were merged under one business in 2022 and continue to supervise awards campaigning.
Jonathan Rutter, co-founder and director of film will continue ”to provide the benefit of his long experience to wider relationship building across filmed entertainment and to other areas of the company’s activities”.
“Angela and...
UK-based PR firm Premier has promoted Angela Smith to the newly created role of managing director of filmed entertainment and to the executive board.
Smith will oversee Premier’s recently restructured film, television, digital and awards teams which were merged under one business in 2022 and continue to supervise awards campaigning.
Jonathan Rutter, co-founder and director of film will continue ”to provide the benefit of his long experience to wider relationship building across filmed entertainment and to other areas of the company’s activities”.
“Angela and...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Speakers include BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson, Film4’s Farhana Bhula and The British Blacklist’s Akua Gyamfi.
US producer Anthony Bregman, incoming BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson and leading UK execs are among the speakers confirmed for the second edition of the Sundance Film Festival: London industry programme.
The Sundance Institute will once again be partnering with Picturehouse for this year’s event, which takes place at London’s Picturehouse Central from July 6-9.
Bregman will deliver the keynote talk. He premiered three features at the Sundance Film Festival in January: Flora And Son, Eileen and You Hurt My Feelings,...
US producer Anthony Bregman, incoming BFI London Film Festival director Kristy Matheson and leading UK execs are among the speakers confirmed for the second edition of the Sundance Film Festival: London industry programme.
The Sundance Institute will once again be partnering with Picturehouse for this year’s event, which takes place at London’s Picturehouse Central from July 6-9.
Bregman will deliver the keynote talk. He premiered three features at the Sundance Film Festival in January: Flora And Son, Eileen and You Hurt My Feelings,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The UK-based comms agency has announced promotions and new hires.
UK-based communications agency Premier has restructured its filmed entertainment division with promotions and three new hires.
Former head of television Sj Peyton has been promoted to director of television. She is joined by the promotion of Fiona Lewis as director-photography and Eugene O’Connor as director-film. O’Connor previousy served as senior account director and is returning to the company from a freelance stint.
The trio will work alongside the division’s senior team which includes Alice Jenkins-Bruce (executive director), Annie McMonagle-Wilmot (director-digital), Jonathan Rutter (executive director) and Angela Smith (director-awards).
“This way of working,...
UK-based communications agency Premier has restructured its filmed entertainment division with promotions and three new hires.
Former head of television Sj Peyton has been promoted to director of television. She is joined by the promotion of Fiona Lewis as director-photography and Eugene O’Connor as director-film. O’Connor previousy served as senior account director and is returning to the company from a freelance stint.
The trio will work alongside the division’s senior team which includes Alice Jenkins-Bruce (executive director), Annie McMonagle-Wilmot (director-digital), Jonathan Rutter (executive director) and Angela Smith (director-awards).
“This way of working,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Melissa Kasule
- ScreenDaily
“There’s more of a crush over the opening weekend”, said one PR director.
International PR teams at the Berlinale are facing higher costs and scheduling complications as they juggle a shorter festival and less press and critics in town than usual.
“While I’m quite happy with the festival shaving off a few days, that has meant there’s more of a crush over the opening weekend,” said Jonathan Rutter, director of film at London-based Premier PR, which is repping seven titles in Official Selection, including Ursula Meier’s The Line in Competition.
“We’ve had to bring in...
International PR teams at the Berlinale are facing higher costs and scheduling complications as they juggle a shorter festival and less press and critics in town than usual.
“While I’m quite happy with the festival shaving off a few days, that has meant there’s more of a crush over the opening weekend,” said Jonathan Rutter, director of film at London-based Premier PR, which is repping seven titles in Official Selection, including Ursula Meier’s The Line in Competition.
“We’ve had to bring in...
- 2/10/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“There’s more of a crush over the opening weekend”, said one PR director.
International PR teams at the Berlinale are facing higher costs and scheduling complications as they juggle a shorter festival and less press and critics in town than usual.
“While I’m quite happy with the festival shaving off a few days, that has meant there’s more of a crush over the opening weekend,” said Jonathan Rutter, director of film at London-based Premier PR, which is repping seven titles in Official Selection, including Ursula Meier’s The Line in Competition.
“We’ve had to bring in...
International PR teams at the Berlinale are facing higher costs and scheduling complications as they juggle a shorter festival and less press and critics in town than usual.
“While I’m quite happy with the festival shaving off a few days, that has meant there’s more of a crush over the opening weekend,” said Jonathan Rutter, director of film at London-based Premier PR, which is repping seven titles in Official Selection, including Ursula Meier’s The Line in Competition.
“We’ve had to bring in...
- 2/10/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Hosts Matt Mueller and Fionnuala Halligan are joined on the Croisette by Screen’s Americas editor Jeremy Kay and Premier PR’s Jonathan Rutter.
In the second episode of our monthly podcast, Screen’s editor Matt Mueller and chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan report from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
The Screen International Podcast · On the ground for the return of Cannes
They discuss getting to Cannes, the vibe on the ground and opening night film Annette. They are then joined by Jonathan Rutter, director of film at Premier PR, who tells us about the logistics for getting talent to the festival.
In the second episode of our monthly podcast, Screen’s editor Matt Mueller and chief film critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan report from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
The Screen International Podcast · On the ground for the return of Cannes
They discuss getting to Cannes, the vibe on the ground and opening night film Annette. They are then joined by Jonathan Rutter, director of film at Premier PR, who tells us about the logistics for getting talent to the festival.
- 7/8/2021
- ScreenDaily
The hardest hit are those working with UK-based talent.
Publicists and marketing teams, particularly those working with UK-based talent, are even more frazzled than usual as they put together promo campaigns for key Cannes films amid strict travel regulations, quarantine requirements and onsite testing regimes.
“It has been tougher than usual,” admits Karina Gechtman, head of international marketing and publicity at Altitude Film Sales, who is overseeing the premieres for UK director Clio Barnard’s Directors’ Fortnight title Ali & Ava.
The challenge is the minimum five days of quarantine the UK government requires everyone returning from France to do.
Publicists and marketing teams, particularly those working with UK-based talent, are even more frazzled than usual as they put together promo campaigns for key Cannes films amid strict travel regulations, quarantine requirements and onsite testing regimes.
“It has been tougher than usual,” admits Karina Gechtman, head of international marketing and publicity at Altitude Film Sales, who is overseeing the premieres for UK director Clio Barnard’s Directors’ Fortnight title Ali & Ava.
The challenge is the minimum five days of quarantine the UK government requires everyone returning from France to do.
- 7/6/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Experts were talking in the latest ScreenDaily Talk.
The Venice Film Festival has been applauded for its handling of a physical event during the Covid-19 pandemic while also revealing areas that could be improved.
Taking part in the latest ScreenDaily Talks, Premier PR director of film Jonathan Rutter praised the safety measures employed by the festival, which runs September 2-12, and the positive atmosphere as industry gather together for the first time since the Berlinale in February.
Watch the full session above.
“The festival has done a great job, making it happen in these strange circumstances,” said the PR executive.
The Venice Film Festival has been applauded for its handling of a physical event during the Covid-19 pandemic while also revealing areas that could be improved.
Taking part in the latest ScreenDaily Talks, Premier PR director of film Jonathan Rutter praised the safety measures employed by the festival, which runs September 2-12, and the positive atmosphere as industry gather together for the first time since the Berlinale in February.
Watch the full session above.
“The festival has done a great job, making it happen in these strange circumstances,” said the PR executive.
- 9/8/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.
Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.
Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.
In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.
Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.
Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.
In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.
- 9/7/2020
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The veteran publicist looks back on 50 years in the business.
Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.
Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.
In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.
Celebrating 50 years in the business with the company he founded, Dda, veteran publicist Dennis Davidson is taking the leap into production.
Davidson is currently in Tbilisi preparing for thriller Deadline Belgrade, which is due to shoot in the first half of 2021. He is producing the project, which is to be directed by Florian Frerichs from a script by Jane Meikle and Victoria Aitken.
In the film, an investigative journalist is determined to expose the ugly truth behind a former street thug from her native Belgrade who has recast himself as a respected philanthropist.
- 9/7/2020
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The 28th edition of the Raindance Film Festival will take place in London from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7. this year.
Known as a showcase for independent cinema, the festival normally attracts some 16,000 visitors annually. The 2019 edition took place in September, but organizers have likely moved the event back as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic and its knock-on effects on film releases.
Winners of best short, best animation short and best documentary short at the festival will qualify for the Academy Awards. British films accepted at Raindance may qualify for BAFTA consideration. British features and shorts in the official selection are eligible for entry for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards.
Festival strands this year include Raindance Immersive, Raindance Queer, Raindance Sonic for music documentaries and live music, A Dirty World for environmental films, Homegrown for U.K. films), Viva Voce: Stories of Women, Female Gaze featuring films by women behind the camera,...
Known as a showcase for independent cinema, the festival normally attracts some 16,000 visitors annually. The 2019 edition took place in September, but organizers have likely moved the event back as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus pandemic and its knock-on effects on film releases.
Winners of best short, best animation short and best documentary short at the festival will qualify for the Academy Awards. British films accepted at Raindance may qualify for BAFTA consideration. British features and shorts in the official selection are eligible for entry for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards.
Festival strands this year include Raindance Immersive, Raindance Queer, Raindance Sonic for music documentaries and live music, A Dirty World for environmental films, Homegrown for U.K. films), Viva Voce: Stories of Women, Female Gaze featuring films by women behind the camera,...
- 3/25/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
PR exec to manage publicity and communications for Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment.
The UK’s Picturehouse has appointed Elizabeth Taylor as its publicity and communications manager.
Taylor joins from Premier PR where she held the position of account director, working on projects including Honey Boy and Atlantics. Taylor also worked on Sundance Film Festival London, which she’ll continue to manage from Picturehouse.
Taylor joined Premier in 2012 to work on publicity for the BFI London Film Festival and was subsequently given a permanent role on the film team under Jonathan Rutter.
Based in London, her new remit will be...
The UK’s Picturehouse has appointed Elizabeth Taylor as its publicity and communications manager.
Taylor joins from Premier PR where she held the position of account director, working on projects including Honey Boy and Atlantics. Taylor also worked on Sundance Film Festival London, which she’ll continue to manage from Picturehouse.
Taylor joined Premier in 2012 to work on publicity for the BFI London Film Festival and was subsequently given a permanent role on the film team under Jonathan Rutter.
Based in London, her new remit will be...
- 1/6/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Total of 842 people from 59 countries invited by AMPAS.
This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited 842 people from 59 countries to join its membership.
The strong cohort of international film names includes two producers of Cold War, the directors of Dogman, Stan & Ollie, and I Am Not A Witch, and various executives from different facets of the industry.
International executives invited include Eric Lagesse of French sales and distribution outfit Pyramide Films, London-based Netflix development and acquisitions executive Funa Maduka, Michele Halberstadt of French distribution and sales outfit Arp Selection, Lebanese producer and distributor Georges Schoucair of Abbout Productions,...
This year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited 842 people from 59 countries to join its membership.
The strong cohort of international film names includes two producers of Cold War, the directors of Dogman, Stan & Ollie, and I Am Not A Witch, and various executives from different facets of the industry.
International executives invited include Eric Lagesse of French sales and distribution outfit Pyramide Films, London-based Netflix development and acquisitions executive Funa Maduka, Michele Halberstadt of French distribution and sales outfit Arp Selection, Lebanese producer and distributor Georges Schoucair of Abbout Productions,...
- 7/3/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Publicity veterans Jonathan Rutter and Pamela Godwin-Austen on the list.
The Academy has invited 842 people from 59 countries – half of them women – including Lady Gaga, Adele, and Black Panther star Letitia Wright, to join the ranks in 2019.
The invitees include Jamie Bell, Claes Bang, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, and directors Matteo Garrone, Jennifer Kent and Mélanie Laurent, as well as Hollywood filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Not every one of the 842 may choose to join the Academy, although based on recent years, the acceptance rate is in the high 90% range. Besides women accounting for 50% of the new invitees, the Academy...
The Academy has invited 842 people from 59 countries – half of them women – including Lady Gaga, Adele, and Black Panther star Letitia Wright, to join the ranks in 2019.
The invitees include Jamie Bell, Claes Bang, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, and directors Matteo Garrone, Jennifer Kent and Mélanie Laurent, as well as Hollywood filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Not every one of the 842 may choose to join the Academy, although based on recent years, the acceptance rate is in the high 90% range. Besides women accounting for 50% of the new invitees, the Academy...
- 7/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In its continuing push to swell the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership ranks, 842 artists and executives from 59 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call.
People of color (29 percent) and women (50 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members also come from overseas.
In 2018, the Academy invited 928 new members.
Twenty-one Oscar winners are among the new invited members, including Guy Nattiv (“Skin”), filmmaker Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo”), Phil Lord, and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), and 82 Oscar nominees (including newbies like Lady Gaga and “Roma” breakout Marina de Tavira). Ten of the 17 branches invited more women than men. The percentage of women...
People of color (29 percent) and women (50 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members also come from overseas.
In 2018, the Academy invited 928 new members.
Twenty-one Oscar winners are among the new invited members, including Guy Nattiv (“Skin”), filmmaker Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo”), Phil Lord, and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), and 82 Oscar nominees (including newbies like Lady Gaga and “Roma” breakout Marina de Tavira). Ten of the 17 branches invited more women than men. The percentage of women...
- 7/1/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
In its continuing push to swell the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences membership ranks, 842 artists and executives from 59 countries have been invited to join this year. The branches have increasingly actively sought eligible people to become Academy members, but the Board of Governors makes the final call.
People of color (29 percent) and women (50 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members also come from overseas.
In 2018, the Academy invited 928 new members.
Twenty-one Oscar winners are among the new invited members, including Guy Nattiv (“Skin”), filmmaker Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo”), Phil Lord, and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), and 82 Oscar nominees (including newbies like Lady Gaga and “Roma” breakout Marina de Tavira). Ten of the 17 branches invited more women than men. The percentage of women...
People of color (29 percent) and women (50 percent) are among the many invites, as the Academy continues to address its long-term white-male dominance. As always, actors make up the largest branch of the Academy, but many new members also come from overseas.
In 2018, the Academy invited 928 new members.
Twenty-one Oscar winners are among the new invited members, including Guy Nattiv (“Skin”), filmmaker Jimmy Chin (“Free Solo”), Phil Lord, and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”), and 82 Oscar nominees (including newbies like Lady Gaga and “Roma” breakout Marina de Tavira). Ten of the 17 branches invited more women than men. The percentage of women...
- 7/1/2019
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Publicity veterans Jonathan Rutter and Pamela Godwin-Austen on the list.
The Academy has invited 842 people from 59 countries – half of them women – including Lady Gaga, Adele, and Black Panther star Letitia Wright, to join the ranks in 2019.
Potential new members include Jamie Bell, Claes Bang, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, and directors Matteo Garrone, Jennifer Kent and Mélanie Laurent, as well as Hollywood filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Not every one of the 842 may choose to join the Academy, although based on recent years, the acceptance rate is in the high 90% range. Besides women accounting for 50% of the new invitees, the...
The Academy has invited 842 people from 59 countries – half of them women – including Lady Gaga, Adele, and Black Panther star Letitia Wright, to join the ranks in 2019.
Potential new members include Jamie Bell, Claes Bang, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, and directors Matteo Garrone, Jennifer Kent and Mélanie Laurent, as well as Hollywood filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
Not every one of the 842 may choose to join the Academy, although based on recent years, the acceptance rate is in the high 90% range. Besides women accounting for 50% of the new invitees, the...
- 7/1/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Producers and PR supremos are divided when it comes to assessing the value of a red carpet.
Producers and PR supremos are divided when it comes to assessing the value of a red carpet - or blue carpet in Un Certain Regard - premiere in Cannes. Does a Croisette debut gives an arthouse or independent film a prominence it cannot get anywhere else?
“Any carpet that leads into the Palais is very good because it puts focus on your [independent] film,” said Oscar-winning UK producer Jeremy Thomas, who has Takeshi Miike’s First Love screening in Directors’ Fortnight. “You can breathe...
Producers and PR supremos are divided when it comes to assessing the value of a red carpet - or blue carpet in Un Certain Regard - premiere in Cannes. Does a Croisette debut gives an arthouse or independent film a prominence it cannot get anywhere else?
“Any carpet that leads into the Palais is very good because it puts focus on your [independent] film,” said Oscar-winning UK producer Jeremy Thomas, who has Takeshi Miike’s First Love screening in Directors’ Fortnight. “You can breathe...
- 5/19/2019
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
35 features with UK involvement are playing across the two festivals.
Four months ago, the UK was reacting to the disappointment of just four films with UK involvement in the Cannes Film Festival programme, including no outright UK films in the Competition, Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight strands.
Several execs reiterated to Screen at the time that Cannes remains the premiere destination of choice, but suggested the autumn festivals such as Venice and Toronto were beginning to offer an increased appeal to UK filmmakers with their closer proximity to distribution in key territories and awards season.
Indeed, the...
Four months ago, the UK was reacting to the disappointment of just four films with UK involvement in the Cannes Film Festival programme, including no outright UK films in the Competition, Un Certain Regard, Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight strands.
Several execs reiterated to Screen at the time that Cannes remains the premiere destination of choice, but suggested the autumn festivals such as Venice and Toronto were beginning to offer an increased appeal to UK filmmakers with their closer proximity to distribution in key territories and awards season.
Indeed, the...
- 8/24/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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