CANTEEN, a Brooklyn-based tabletop production company under the aegis of EP Elyse Sara, has added directors Etienne Proulx and Charles Nordeen to its roster.
Proulx, a beer and liquids specialist, rose up the ranks of the tabletop industry honing his craft as a master rigger and special effects stylist. His three-year collaboration with Baskin-Robbins brought him to invent and R&D specific devices utilized in multiple campaigns. He also designed the tabletop elements for the Coors Light global campaign in 2016. His directing clients include McDonald’s, Budweiser, Tim Hortons, Nespresso and Subway.
Nordeen was a founding partner of a VFX and live action studio in his early days, directing TV series, music videos and indie films and was recognized with a slot in the 2014 SHOOT New Directors Showcase. He has more recently honed this skill with his passion for food to create a niche in the industry, shooting for brands such as Jack Daniel’s, Coffee-Mate, P&G and Marriott. Nordeen helmed PSA work for Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, giving him the opportunity to present his work personally to the former First Lady.
Barbra Streisand approves multi-part documentary that will draw upon her archives
A year after telling her story in a 1,000-page memoir, Barbra Streisand has approved a multi-part documentary about her life — to be directed by fellow Oscar winner Frank Marshall.
The documentary, announced Thursday by Sony Music Vision, is currently untitled and does not have a release date. It will feature rarely seen video, photographs and audio recordings from Streisand's personal archives. Oscar-winning documentary maker Alex Gibney, whose many credits include films about Paul Simon and Steve Jobs, will serve as producer.
"For years I've been thinking about the best way to share the vast amount of content I've been safely storing in my vault," the 82-year-old Streisand said in a statement. "These films, photos and music masters — many never seen or heard by the public — hold some of my most cherished memories. I'm so pleased that producer Alex Gibney and director Frank Marshall have agreed to take this journey with me."
Marshall, who has directed documentaries about the Beach Boys and the Bee Gees and produced such classics as "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "The Sixth Sense," said in a statement that the Streisand movie would "illustrate why she has become an enduring icon to a global audience of all generations."
Sony Music Vision is presenting and distributing the project in partnership with her longtime record label, Columbia Records.
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