JULY 7, 2000 Four members of a film crew making a Nissan commercial in a remote section of the Vancouver area died when the helicopter they were on board crashed into a glacier on June 22. The identities of three of the victims were confirmed: director Paul Giraud, 47, of bicoastal/international HSI Productions; first assistant cameraman Mikael Glattes, 37; and grip Ivan Weber, 28….A sixth chapter of the national Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) has been formed in Minneapolis, with chapter seven expected to be launched in Atlanta on July 11….Director Jim Manera has signed an agreement with Santa Monica-based The Joneses for exclusive spot representation. Manera comes over from Venice, Calif.-headquartered Cucoloris Films, where he spent the past year and a half….
JULY 7, 1995 Director Lance Kelleher, a partner in the Sydney-based production house Kino Montage, has signed with Ritts/Hayden, Los Angeles, for his first exclusive spot representation in the U.S….Unitel Video, headquartered in New York, has appointed Jill Debin Cohen president of Windsor Video and Windsor New Media, where she has served as VP/general manager for the past two years….Commercial production company Zooma Zooma, New York, has added comedy spot director Todd Korgan to its roster….Tokyo-based director/cameraman Yasushi Handa has signed an agreement with Orbit Productions, Hollywood, for representation in the U.S. and European markets….Frank S. Coleman has joined Cinema Products as Northeast sales manager in New York. He was previously assistant product manager at BTS/Phillips, New York, and also worked as Northeast regional sales representative at Bosch Fernseh in Saddle River, N.J….
