Deloitte Corporate Restructuring Group, which specializes in reorganizing troubled companies, has taken over day-to-day operation of Modern VideoFilm. Scott Avila, a principal of Deloitte Crg, has been named CEO of the postproduction facility. He replaces Moshe Barkat, the company’s founder, who was ousted as CEO and President by the board of directors in September. Cooper Crouse, a director of Deloitte Crg, has been named President of Modern Video/Film.
Avila and Crouse’s previous job for Deloitte Crg, a subsidiary of the giant professional services and accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd, was to manage the affairs of the financially distressed Culver Studios before its sale to Hackman Capital Partners this year. Roxanna Sassanian, a former financial officer at the Culver Studios, has been named Modern Video/Film’s CFO, replacing the ousted Hugh Miller.
Asked about Deloitte Crg, Avila told Deadline: “I can’t comment on that. I...
Avila and Crouse’s previous job for Deloitte Crg, a subsidiary of the giant professional services and accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd, was to manage the affairs of the financially distressed Culver Studios before its sale to Hackman Capital Partners this year. Roxanna Sassanian, a former financial officer at the Culver Studios, has been named Modern Video/Film’s CFO, replacing the ousted Hugh Miller.
Asked about Deloitte Crg, Avila told Deadline: “I can’t comment on that. I...
- 10/22/2014
- by David Robb
- Deadline
There’s been a shakeup of senior management at one of Hollywood’s top postproduction facilities. Modern VideoFilm founder Moshe Barkat is out as president and CEO, as is Hugh Miller, the company’s CFO and second-ranking officer.
Both men’s names have been removed from the company’s website listing of its management team. Before Barkat was removed, the site listed him as “the driving force behind the growth and success of the company for more than three decades.” Ironically, the site also states that “our record for stability in management and staff is reflected in our longstanding client relationships.”
Modern VideoFilm, which has provided postproduction and distribution services to the film and TV industry for more than 33 years, employs more than 500 artists, engineers, producers, technicians, client representatives and support personnel at its facilities in Burbank, Glendale, Santa Monica and Arizona.
The company has worked on high-profile film and TV shows including Avatar,...
Both men’s names have been removed from the company’s website listing of its management team. Before Barkat was removed, the site listed him as “the driving force behind the growth and success of the company for more than three decades.” Ironically, the site also states that “our record for stability in management and staff is reflected in our longstanding client relationships.”
Modern VideoFilm, which has provided postproduction and distribution services to the film and TV industry for more than 33 years, employs more than 500 artists, engineers, producers, technicians, client representatives and support personnel at its facilities in Burbank, Glendale, Santa Monica and Arizona.
The company has worked on high-profile film and TV shows including Avatar,...
- 10/3/2014
- by David Robb
- Deadline
Writer-director Jennifer Peedom was in her tent at the base camp at Mount Everest when the avalanche struck last month, killing 16 Nepali guides. An experienced climber, she was about 2km from the devastation but heard the noise. The Sherpas who had been hired for the Everest expedition she had planned to film were in the ice fall when the avalanche happened above the base camp. Fortunately none was killed or injured, but Peedom quickly realised the subject and tone of the feature documentary she was shooting had changed dramatically. With the working title Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, the film had intended to follow an Everest expedition from the viewpoints of the Sherpas and their sometimes uneasy relationships with foreign climbers. Subsequently the climbing season was cancelled as the Sherpas made demands on the government for compensation and insurance. .We knew this was the story we had to cover,...
- 5/13/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Triple M presenter Merrick Watts has made a mock version of the 1980s Tourism Australia ad which starred Paul Hogan and the famous line ‘throw another shrimp on the barbie’.
The online ad for Meat & Livestock Australia created by Bmf is part of Mla’s ‘Throw another steak on the barbie’ campaign.
The idea behind the campaign is to petition the tourism board to remake the original ad and undo the stereotype that Australians ‘throw shrimps’ on the barbecue.
Watts told Mumbrella: “We had a whole lot of hits for the petition that was set up by Mla and as a result I’ve made a recreation of the Tourism Australia ad.
“It’s funny because it’s so crappy. Basically Mla said just do whatever you want to do.” he said.
“Mla have a good sense of humour. They thought it would be funny to put some resources into...
The online ad for Meat & Livestock Australia created by Bmf is part of Mla’s ‘Throw another steak on the barbie’ campaign.
The idea behind the campaign is to petition the tourism board to remake the original ad and undo the stereotype that Australians ‘throw shrimps’ on the barbecue.
Watts told Mumbrella: “We had a whole lot of hits for the petition that was set up by Mla and as a result I’ve made a recreation of the Tourism Australia ad.
“It’s funny because it’s so crappy. Basically Mla said just do whatever you want to do.” he said.
“Mla have a good sense of humour. They thought it would be funny to put some resources into...
- 12/7/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Opera House is hugely recognisable – but there are literally millions of people who visit it each year, who have never been to an actual performance there,” says Caroline David, producer of the Ship Song Project. Based upon Nick Cave’s “The Ship Song”, it is an online campaign that invited Australian and international musicians to pay homage to the theatre.
“The Opera House like all businesses needs to make money to survive, so the aim with this project was to de-mystify the House and make it accessible to everyone and in particular the youth market,” explains David, a producer at Exit Films. The film moves through both back and front of house, introducing performers such as Silverchair’s Daniel Johns, Kev Carmody, Sarah Blasko, Martha Wainwright, Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, and John Bell of Bell Shakespeare who all offered their time for free. On their scheduled shoot day,...
“The Opera House like all businesses needs to make money to survive, so the aim with this project was to de-mystify the House and make it accessible to everyone and in particular the youth market,” explains David, a producer at Exit Films. The film moves through both back and front of house, introducing performers such as Silverchair’s Daniel Johns, Kev Carmody, Sarah Blasko, Martha Wainwright, Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, and John Bell of Bell Shakespeare who all offered their time for free. On their scheduled shoot day,...
- 8/25/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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