Top talent agent Ara Keshishian leaves CAA for Inferno EntertainmentMarch 2, 2012 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leading talent agent Ara Keshishian is leaving CAA for the finance and production company Inferno Entertainment, The Wrap reported. He will be executive vice president of production and development at Inferno, an Inferno spokesman said. At Creative Artists Agency, he was a member of teams that represented Natalie Portman, Billy Crudup, producer Oren Peli ("Paranormal Activity,") and Antonio Banderas, among others. Keshishian has been at CAA since 1997. He started in the mailroom. Inferno was the production company on this year's "Cogan's Trade," starring Brad Pitt. It produced the recent Liam Neeson movie "The Grey" and is now working on "The Host." The agent's departure comes a day after CAA fired Dan Aloni. Aloni represents "Dark Knight" writer-director Christopher Nolan, who left the agency in the wake of Aloni's dismissal. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |