Director Patrik Bergh has joined B-Reel Films for commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K. Bergh, who is based in London and was previously with Partizan, has received recognition for his work on behalf of such clients as Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford and the BBC….Nick Davis, part of the Academy Award-nominated visual effects team on The Dark Knight, has come aboard the U.S. and U.K. directorial roster of Home.corp for commercials. This marks the first time Davis has had representation as a spot director. Davis has served as VFX supervisor on such high-profile projects as The Dark Knight, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the first two Harry Potter movies…Director Evan Mathis has joined New York-based LAIR….Whitehouse Post, long established in the U.S. and U.K., has entered into a partnership with Amsterdam post house The Ambassadors. Per the arrangement, each shop can extend its marketplace reach for its editorial roster, sharing talent and resources. Editor Ethan Mitchell has transferred from Whitehouse Post’s New York office in order to launch Whitehouse Post@The Ambassadors this month and will be joined by an ensemble of the company’s U.K. editorial talent. The partnership with The Ambassadors is a continuation of Whitehouse’s affinity for developing creative working relationships with like-minded companies to benefit clients. Other Whitehouse partnerships span motion graphics and directorial company Gentleman Scholar in L.A., production company Cap Gun with offices in Chicago and London, and visual effects house Carbon in New York….Director Matt Smukler, who continues to be handled stateside by Hello!, has joined Independent Films, London, for U.K. representation….
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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