479 NEWS
58th CAS Awards Nominations Include Local 479
IATSE Local 479 is pleased to announce that two of our members, Michael Filosa and Christopher Giles have been nominated for the 58th CAS Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing For 2021.
Mike was nominated for his work on Cobra Kai, Season 3, Episode 10 (Netflix). Read about Mike’s work on Cobra Kai on prosoundweb.com
Chris was nominated for his work on WandaVision Episode 8, “Previously On’ (Disney+). Read about Chris’ work on WandaVision on btlnews.com
Congratulations also go out to Local 479 members Alana Knutson and Jason Lewis for their work on the Disney+ series Hawkeye, Episode 3, “Echoes”, under Sound Mixer Pud Cusack, CAS (Local 695).
The 58th Annual CAS Awards will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom.
Are you a 479 member who has been nominated for an industry award? Please contact [email protected] with the details so we can share your news with our membership.

Michael Rayle Nominated for CAS Award

IATSE Local 479 is pleased to announce that one of our members, Michael Rayle, has been nominated for the 56th CAS Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing For 2019 for his work on the 3rd season of the Atlanta-lensed television series Stranger Things.
The 56th Annual CAS Awards will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom.
Update:
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First Man Oscar Nom for Sound Mixer Mary Ellis
Local 479 is pleased to announce that Sound Mixer Mary H. Ellis has been nominated for an Academy Award as a member of the Sound Department on the feature film “First Man“. This is Mary’s second Oscar nomination in two years. She was previously nominated as part of the sound team on (more…)

Mary Ellis and Flip Borrero Nominated For CAS Awards
IATSE Local 479 is pleased to announce that two of our members have been nominated for the 55th CAS Awards For Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing For 2018.
Please join us in congratulating Production Mixers Mary Ellis (First Man) and Felipe Borrero (Ozark).
The 55th Annual CAS Awards will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2019, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in the Wilshire Grand Ballroom.
[see full article on CinemaAudioSociety.com]
Are you a 479 member who has been nominated for an industry award? Please contact [email protected] with the details.

Sound Mixer Mary Ellis Nominated for Academy Award & BAFTA
Local 479 would like to extend its congratulations to Local 479 Sound Mixer Mary H. Ellis for her nomination for sound mixing for the feature film “Baby Driver“. Update: Mary has also been nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for her work on (more…)

The Business of Sound
On Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th , Local 479’s Vice President and sound mixer, Whit Norris, moderated “The Business of Sound”; a day long seminar designed to explore a variety of business matters unique to the sound department. Thanks to our state’s busy production market Whit was able to reach out around Atlanta to assemble an impressive cross-section of people who work in (more…)
