Florence Buchanan and Karen McIntyre, both formerly of Deutsch, New York, have come aboard BBDO New York as creative directors.
“Florence and Karen bring a great blend of expertise across a broad range of categories from beauty to travel and entertainment,” said Bill Bruce, chief creative officer, BBDO New York. “We’re excited to offer their progressive style, forward-thinking and independent spirit to our clients.”
Buchanan and McIntyre first joined forces at Deutsch while working on accounts such as Almay, US Weekly as well as Westin and Sheraton hotels. While at Deutsch they helped make Almay’s “Intense i-color” one of the most successful color cosmetic launches of 2005 and created the first TV campaign for US Weekly, to increase readership among younger women. In addition, Buchanan helped devise the sensual, black-and-white “Modern Luxury” campaign that relaunched the Westin brand. Prior to Deutsch, Buchanan was a partner and creative director at JWT New York and McIntyre was a senior partner, associate creative director at Ogilvy & Mather, New York.
Most recently, the duo completed its first independent short film, Shepherds, that is currently making the rounds at film festivals both nationally and internationally.
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More