TBWAMedia Arts Lab, the global advertising agency dedicated to Apple, has appointed Julian Cheevers to serve as managing director in Los Angeles. Cheevers will report directly to TBWAMedia Arts Lab global president, Katrien De Bauw.
Cheevers will oversee Los Angeles office operations and focus on continuing the momentum of world-class work produced by the agency, which had its best performance to date at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The agency won a total of 16 Lions, including one Grand Prix, and three Gold Lions.
“I was drawn to TBWAMedia Arts Lab because of the shared ambition to do culturally relevant work, on a global stage” said Cheevers. “This is a wonderful challenge and I am excited to partner with the TBWAMedia Arts Lab leadership team to foster an environment for transformative work to take place.”
Cheevers comes to TBWAMedia Arts Lab with deep experience working with other, dynamic brands such as Nike, MailChimp, Under Armor, The New York Times and many more. While at Droga5, Cheevers led teams across multiple clients that won prestigious Grand Prix awards for strategy, film, cyber and integrated. Most recently, his work with Tourism Australia, Dundee: The Son of a Legend Returns Home, was recognized with a coveted Titanium Lion at the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More