Dutch comedy director Rogier van der Ploeg is now available for work in the U.S. via Taxi Films in New York. A Cannes Grand Prix and Gold Lion winner, van der Ploeg is no stranger to stateside work with spots for such clients as Budweiser, Sprint, Miller Beer, Chevrolet and Dunkin’ Donuts. His European ad credits include Coca-Cola, Rolo, Sara Lee, Fiat and P&G….Cary Flaum has joined design/VFX/editorial house Perception, New York, as its managing director. A 10-plus year veteran of the commercial post industry, he most recently was head of production at the New York office of international VFX/design house Smoke & Mirrors. Over the years, Flaum has worked on such brands as Mercedes-Benz, Wendy’s, Dell, Activision and Sirius Satellite Radio. He earlier served as senior producer of VFX and design at Version2, New York….Stephen Leps, a noted creative director at Zig, Toronto, will be moving over to Zig’s Chicago office next month….
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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