FilmTecknarna, headquartered in Stockholm with offices in New York, has inked a deal to represent Berlin-based director Lucas Zanotto for exclusive commercial representation in the U.S., Canadian, French and Nordic markets. This marks the first time Zanotto has been repped stateside; he continues to helm projects independently in Germany.
Zanotto’s aesthetic blends a variety of mixed media in new and experimental ways, a modern and minimal approach perhaps best exemplified by a network identity project produced and directed by Berlin-based dyrdee Media in conjunction with the director for Nickelodeon Germany. The idents went on to win the Gold Design Lion at the 2009 Cannes International Advertising Festival.
“We love Lucas’ ability to mix different media. His way of styling classic animation in combination with digital media gives his film a very modern and analog feel. It’s a decidedly different approach that conjures new and unexpected animation possibilities,” said Lars Ohlson, FilmTecknarna CEO.
Zanotto comes from a background as a product and graphic designer. After receiving his design diploma in Milan, he worked in several different international design studios (including the noted product design firm Continuum). Slowly he moved into graphic design area and then went on to directing films and creating motion graphics.
After Milan, he lived in Barcelona and later moved to Berlin. Zanotto’s work has been recognized by numerous award shows, including Promax International, and the Ottawa Animation Film Festival.
Zanotto comes aboard a FilmTecknarna directorial roster that consists of Jonas Odell, David Nord, Johanna Andersson, Jessica Laurén, Boris Nawratil, Stig Bergqvist, Jonas Dahlbeck, and Jory Hull.
The company is repped in the U.S. by Judy Wolff on the East Coast, Hill Reps in the Midwest and Reber Covington on the West Coast. Hesty Reps handles FilmTecknarna in Canada.
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More