Producers Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel and Kate Bacon have teamed with director Chris Woods (not to be confused with the director of the same name at Alive & Well) to launch L.A.-based production house The Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC). Matusow is CEO of the company while Marie Soto has come aboard as an exec producer. Woods’ prior roosts include Mirror Films and Momentum. Additionally, TPSC has entered into co-venture agreements with Unit FX and The Noise Deli. Per this arrangement, TPSC can offer advertising agencies and clients packaged services, tapping into the talent and resources at Unit FX (which is housed in the same facility as TPSC) and The Noise Deli (based in London). TPSC, Unit FX and The Noise Deli continue to pursue independent projects as well….Director Floria Sigismondi has joined Black Dog Films, the music video division of RSA Films, for music video representation in both the U.S. and U.K. She continues to be handled for commercials by Believe Media where among her notable credits is Absolut Vodka’s “Blank” for TBWAChiatDay, New York, one of many projects cited in this SHOOT issue’s Agency of the Year coverage. Sigismondi has directed music videos over the years for such artists as The White Stripes, David Bowie, The Cure, Sigur Ros and Bjork….Bicoastal The Famous Group has signed director John X. Carey. Earlier this year, Carey was awarded an ADC Gold Cube from the Art Directors Club for his work on “Voices from the Field” for Designmatters/Project Concern International….Film and spot production company Three (One) O’s co-founder and principal Norry Niven has completed principal photography on his feature film directing debut, Chasing Shakespeare…
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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