Blueyed Pictures, Los Angeles, has entered into a relationship with executive producer Chris Buckley and his roster of designers, animators and effects directors from around the world, including the No Brain animation crew from Paris and helmer Johan Rimer. Buckley will head a yet-to-be-named in-house satellite shop at Blueyed….
Swedish director Henrik Hallgren has come aboard Compulsive Pictures, New York, for spot representation in the U.S. He’s been considered a rising star in Europe since he began helming work for Stockholm-based production house Atmosfar last year. Hallgren is perhaps best known for his international Sprite commercial, “Hamster,” which was shortlisted at the 2004 Cannes International Advertising Festival….
Czar.US has signed New York based-director Mark Tiedemann, formerly of bicoastal Celsius Films. Founded in 1991, the Amsterdam-based Czar has since added offices in Brussels, Berlin and New York. The latter U.S. operation re-established its New York office in late ’03….
Director Mike Wang, formerly of V12, Santa Monica, has joined CFM International, New York…..
London-based M-A-D-E has inked a representation deal with Manifesto Films, which maintains shops in Zurich, Switzerland, and Vancouver B.C. Per the arrangement, director Reto Salimbeni, Manifesto’s founder, will be handled in the U.K. by M-A-D-E. In turn, Manifesto will platform M-A-D-E’s directors in Switzerland and Canada, including the New York-based helming team Suk & Koch….
Director Jaume Collet-Serra, who recently signed with bicoastal/international Believe Media for commercials, has seen the release of his first feature film, House of Wax, a remake of the ’53 horror film of the same title…..
