The creative team of Andy Hann and Andrew Kobliska has joined Click Entertainment, an entertainment and marketing division of Click 3X. Hann comes aboard as head of creative while Kobliska assumes the role of executive producer, marketing & brand strategy. The pair joins from Bigsmack where Hann was known for crafting promos for networks like A&E, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel and OWN. Hann has tackled everything from directing, writing and art direction for TV, print, outdoor, digital, radio and product packaging. Hann was responsible for the launch of the GameShow Network and the FOX Family Channel. Kobliska has acumen in creative, production, marketing, advertising and brand management, and 20-plus years of experience under his belt. Kobliska has worked for agencies, high-end postproduction studios and startups, winning several awards along the way and even opened his own production company, Gravy….Directors Ivan Grbovic and Henry Moore Selder have joined Cap Gun Collective for U.S. representation. A native of Montreal, Grbovic saw his 2012 feature debut Romeo Eleven win awards at several international film festivals, and notably, nominations for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Editing in Canada’s prestigious Jutra Awards last year. The Olympic spots he directed for Rona in 2010 marked his first major successes in the commercial world, and since then, he has worked with many ad agencies and brands, including Bank of America and Harley Davidson, while also continuing to direct music videos and developing original feature films. Based in Stockholm, Selder was a key factor in the emergence of the StyleWar collective as a directorial ensemble. As part of that collective, he directed high-profile spots for the likes of Audi, Nike, Pepsi, Mastercard and Mercedes-Benz, shooting in remote and urban locations across North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Scandinavia. After 10 years as part of StyleWar, he now returns to his roots as a solo director. His short films include the 30-minute sci-fi film entitled A Living Soul currently appearing on the international film festival circuit….Marisa Fiechter has joined Psyop’s NY office as executive producer. She had most recently been at MPC. Fiechter got her start at agency Hill Holliday before joining Trollback+Company in 2005. She later spent a year at Google Creative Lab prior to coming aboard MPC….Figliulo&Partners has hired Jon Randazzo as creative director. He is responsible for leading all of Figliulo&Partners’ creative activity for the Sprint business and is located in the agency’s New York office. Randazzo most recently worked as creative director for Goodby Silverstein and Partners. He has many accolades including Cannes Lions, Effies and The Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Award….
Movie Armorer On “Rust” Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge In Separate Case
The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film "Rust" pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment.
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty on the charge in exchange for a reduced sentence of 18 months supervised probation.
Judge T. Glenn Ellington approved the agreement that allows Gutierrez-Reed to begin probation while serving out an 18-month prison term at a New Mexico state penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
In the "Rust" case, prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the movie set and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
Gutierrez-Reed shuffled into the Santa Fe courtroom Monday in a beige jumpsuit, handcuffs and ankle shackles to change her plea to guilty and waive her right to trial.
"I'd just like to apologize to the court and thank you for your judgment today," she said.
The case stems from evidence that a few weeks before "Rust" began filming in October 2021, Gutierrez-Reed carried a gun into a downtown bar in Santa Fe where firearms are prohibited.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself in the bathroom of the bar with a handgun — explaining how she snuck in the prohibited firearm in a video that was obtained when authorities searched the armorer's phone during the "Rust" investigation.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March at trial of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Hutchins. She has an appeal of that conviction pending in a higher court.
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