Director/cameraman Eric Saarinen has joined Bully Pictures for exclusive national representation. He was formerly handled by Great Guns. His work over the years has won assorted awards, including a Cannes Grand Prix and five Clios. Saarinen’s recent credits include Chevy, Fiat, BMW and Jeep. He is perhaps best known for his lengthy tenure at the venerable Plum Productions, a company he co-founded with exec producer Chuck Sloan….Hamish Macdonald has come aboard Iloura Advertising in Melbourne, Australia, as its executive producer of advertising. He formerly served as exec producer of XYZ Studios, producing assorted commercials. At Iloura, Macdonald will lead a revamped team that includes creative technology company Boffswana and Flagstaff Studios as well as broadened services in 2D and 3D VFX and animation, Smoke and color. He will also work closely with the Iloura Sydney Studio, Alastair Stephen, exec producer of commercials….
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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