Creative marketing agency Compadre has added Curtis Doss as executive creative director and Mika Saulitis as director of creative strategy.
Doss will be responsible for leading design and creative teams while Saulitis will lead brand strategy, positioning, and marketing assignments for the agency. The two will work closely with Compadre co-presidents Chuck Carey and Robert Blatchford and a team of creatives, strategists, writers, designers, directors, and producers.
Prior to joining Compadre, Doss served as creative director at design agency Big Block and creative services company BigStar, where he led creative teams in entertainment marketing, sports branding, and main title design assignments. He also served as art director at Planet Earth Skateboards and DC Shoes, where he focused on skate, surf, and snow markets.
Saulitis has developed positioning and integrated marketing campaigns for clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Sony, and FX. Prior to joining Compadre, Saulitis served as sr. creative strategist at creative branding agency Loyalkaspar, and as communications manager at brand consultancy Troika.
“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