We Live in Public, directed by Ondi Timoner who is repped for spots by bicoastal Nonfiction Unlimited, has earned the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival….Also at the Sundance Fest, boutique distributor Arthouse Films bought worldwide rights to the documentary Art & Copy, which explores the impact of advertising and creativity on modern culture. Art & Copy was directed by Doug Pray whose commercialmaking home is Oil Factory, Los Angeles….Director Jason Zada has signed with bicoastal production house Tool of North America. Zada, who left his position last year as executive creative director at EVB–a leading digital interactive marketing/ad agency he co-founded in San Francisco–to pursue directing full time (SHOOT, 9/12/08), brings to Tool expertise in both the advertising and digital content arenas. He also has extensive directorial experience, having helmed high-profile projects during his EVB tenure as well as independently in recent months. His projects often entail storytelling across a cross-section of media….Hal Kirkland and Masashi Kawamura have joined the creative department of BBH New York. Both are hybrid creatives who have worked at numerous agencies around the world, most recently at 180 in Amsterdam….Marty Orzio has become chief creative officer at New York-based agency Gotham. He formerly served as chief creative officer at Energy BBDO, Chicago. Orzio first made an industry splash at Lowe & Partners, New York, where he spent a dozen years and became best known for lauded work on the Mercedes-Benz account. He later was partner/executive creative director at Merkley Newman Harty, New York….
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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