Nexus Productions, London, has signed the young French directing duo FX & Mat, known for diverse animation disciplines and styles. The directors recently wrapped a spot for the Royal Bank of Canada. They first met at Supinfocom, a design school in northern France, and made an auspicious directing debut with their short film “En Tus Brazos” which won them awards from all over the world, including an award of excellence at Siggraph….With A Twist Studio, a computer animation and visual effects studio with shops in Venice, Calif., and Rochester Hills, Mich., has brought Dan Lombardo aboard as exec producer/general manager of its West Coast production facility. Lombardo, who arrives from a similar position with Montreal-headquartered Digital Dimension, will oversee West Coast production, client relations, sales and other activities for With A Twist, which is active in features and advertising. His specific focus will be to grow the company’s feature film business….
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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