India Amarteifio Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran “Second Chance,” the directorial debut of Indian filmmaker Subhadra Mahajan, has been picked up for international sales by Thailand-based Diversion ahead of its world premiere at the 2024 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film is set to debut on July 2 in the festival’s Proxima Competition section. The film tells the story of Nia, a young woman from the city who returns to her family home in the western Himalayas after a decade-long absence.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Sam Waterston has signed with Paradigm for representation. 

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed actress Cree for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Sosie Bacon, most recently seen starring as Rose Cotter in Paramount/Temple Hill’s Smile, has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Kristy Woodson Harvey, the New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of eleven novels including The Summer of Songbirds and Under The Southern Sky, has signed with Rain for representation.

Ty Myers has signed with Records Nashville/ Columbia Records and will release his new song “Let ‘Em Talk” via the label “very soon,” according to the announcement. Myers is managed by Blake Shelton manager Narvel Blackstock of Starstruck Entertainment. He has enjoyed hits with his songs “Tie That Binds” and “Drinkin’ Alone” (which may be written from experience as he is not yet of drinking age).

Fresh off the success of her Star Wars series, The Acolyte, director Leslye Headland has found new agents as she has signed with CAA for representation.

Katcy Stephan TV and film actor Brian Tee has signed with Verve for representation. Tee recently starred alongside Nicole Kidman in the limited series “Expats,” directed by Lulu Wang for Prime Video. Up next, he will appear in Season 3 of Prime Video’s action series “Reacher” alongside star Alan Ritchson.

Katcy Stephan Dr. Mark Hyman has signed with WME in all areas. Hyman is the co-founder and chief medical officer of medical intelligence company Function Health, which offers a membership that includes over 100 lab tests and doctor insights on the results.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed director and producer Dean Israelite for representation in all areas.

Katcy Stephan Orbital Studios, a film and television production studio specializing in end-to-end virtual production services, has signed with CAA. Orbital Studios leverages cutting-edge technology to create dynamic virtual environments that blend with real-world performance.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed The Sympathizer star Hoa Xuande for representation.

Alex Ritman CAA has signed Cash Carraway, the Irish-English writer, director and exec producer best known for creating the HBO series “Rain Dogs.” Carraway’s first TV production, “Rain Dogs” — a bleak British dramedy about an unconventional relationship between a working-class single mother, her young daughter and a privileged gay man — was met with critical acclaim when it aired in March 2023. The eight-part series starred Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Fleur Tashjian, and later earned a Gotham Award nomination for best breakthrough series, while Carraway was named a BAFTA Breakthrough.

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed filmmaker, author, and digital creator Chris Stuckmann for representation in all areas.

Action star Kellan Lutz, known for his work in the Twilight films and the FBI franchise among others, has signed with Gilbertson Entertainment for management.

Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton, aka Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, have arrived at a special screening of Bridgerton season three part two on Wednesday (June 12) at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, England.

Katcy Stephan Sheryl Lee Ralph has signed with CAA for representation. An Emmy, Critics Choice and Independent Spirit Award winner, Ralph is currently seen starring in ABC’s hit comedy series “Abbott Elementary” opposite Quinta Brunson.

Katcy Stephan Thirteen-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum has signed with Paradigm for representation. Javerbaum spent 11 years at “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” as a writer (1999-2002), head writer (2003-2006) and executive producer (2007-2010).

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Adi Shankar and his Bootleg Universe Media Productions have signed with WME for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. He continues to be repped by Chris S. Lee at B&C Content and Scott Sims at Ziffren Brittenham.

Katcy Stephan UTA has signed Spanish actor Karla Sofía Gascón for representation. Gascón plays the title role in Jacques Audiard’s film “Emilia Pérez,” for which she made history at the Cannes Film Festival in May as the first transgender woman to win the award for best actress. She shared the honor with co-stars Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz.