Director Michael Wright has joined the roster at New York-based mixed media and animation production company Curious Pictures. Based in the U.K., Wright has been involved in television programming, TV commercials, short films and music videos for more than 20 years, first as a production designer, then as an commercial director for such companies as Aardman, Partizan (which continues to represent him in the U.K. and Paris) and Rhythm + Hues….Paul Abatemarco has joined bicoastal Stardust Studios as executive producer of its Santa Monica shop. He most recently served as VP and head of sales at Radium and prior to that as director of operations at Riot, Santa Monica….Director Scott McCullough, represented for commercials by STORY, Chicago and bicoastal, has completed his first feature film, 3 Days Gone. The thriller stars Michelle Stafford, a two-time Emmy winner for her role on The Young and the Restless, and Christopher Backus, who’s appeared on such shows as The O.C. and Will & Grace. Plans call for the film to hit the festival circuit as the producers seek a theatrical distributor….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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