EXCLUSIVE: After smashing records in Vietnam, Tran Thanh’s hit romance drama Mai has now set a new milestone for an opening weekend at the international box office, becoming the first Vietnamese title to score a $1M debut outside the home market.
06.03.2024 - 10:45 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: International Artists Management (IAM) has been removed from the UK’s respected agency professional body after Deadline revealed it sent a client misrepresented self-tape audition invites.
The Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) said in a statement that it had revoked IAM’s membership amid concerns over the company’s honesty and integrity.
The PMA’s decision comes after a Deadline investigation showed that IAM sent client Mark Barrett at least six illegitimate self-tape invites over a two-year period.
In five of the purported invites, IAM appeared to change the wording of emails from casting directors to make it seem as if they had requested Barrett to tape for a role when in fact he had not been called to audition.
Through its attorney Carter-Ruck, IAM argued that the misleading self-tape invites were in Barrett’s interests as it pushed for him to secure work.
Barrett, who has featured in projects including Outlander, disputed this. The actor said he was not made aware that he was recording unsolicited self-tapes and would have refused to do so had he known about the tactic.
The PMA, which counts top agencies including UTA-owned Curtis Brown and Independent Talent among its members, appears to have agreed with Barrett’s interpretation of events.
The organization said: “The welfare of the artist is at the heart of the approved PMA code of conduct. Honesty and integrity are the cornerstones of the agent-artist relationship. It damages us all when that trust is broken. IAM’s membership of the PMA is no longer tenable in light of recent allegations.”
In response, IAM said it had put in place new procedures to offer clients transparency over auditions. The agency added that it was committed to best practice,
EXCLUSIVE: After smashing records in Vietnam, Tran Thanh’s hit romance drama Mai has now set a new milestone for an opening weekend at the international box office, becoming the first Vietnamese title to score a $1M debut outside the home market.
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