Matt Miller, president/CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers, and Jackie Kelman Bisbee, founding partner/co-owner, Park Pictures, and chairperson of the 2012 AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Commercial, today announced the composition of the Show’s Curatorial Committee. The Show debuts June 12 at The Museum of Modern Art, and entries are now being accepted.
“The Curatorial Committee is an integral part in ensuring the success of the Show each year,” said Miller. “Having such a deep bench of industry professionals from so many different disciplines brings a great perspective to each installment of the Show.”
Under the direction of Kelman Bisbee and Miller, The Curatorial Committee is comprised of a cross-section of industry leaders, working in all disciplines which contribute to creating marketing in the motion image. The Curatorial Committee is part of a bifurcated judging system, which begins with a series of judging panels from across the country, with experts in various fields judging work across the 23 categories in the Show. The Curatorial Committee is the final arbiter in the disposition of the Show, confirming eligibility and appropriateness to category. The AICP Next Awards are judged by a separate panel.
“This is an amazing committee, who bring a huge amount of experience and insight to the Show across all categories,” said Kelman Bisbee. “It will be great to meet with them to discuss and analyze the work.”
In addition to Kelman Bisbee and Miller, the Curatorial Committee comprises: Lance Acord, director, Park Pictures; Stephanie Apt, president, Final Cut; Rick Boyko, managing director, VCU Brandcenter; Brian Carmody, managing partner/co-founder, SMUGGLER; Susan Credle, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett; Scott Duchon, chief creative officer, twofifteenmccann; Pete Favat, managing partner/chief creative officer, Arnold; Robert Fernandez, CEO, Moxie Pictures; Sherman Foote, partner/creative director/composer, Big Foote; Susan Hoffman, executive creative director, Wieden + Kennedy, Portland; Linda Honan, sr. creative director, BBDO; Roseanne Horn, executive director of broadcast production, McGarryBowen; Marie Hyon, founder/creative director, PSYOP; Kerry Keenan, global director of creative content, Y&R; Andrew Keller, CEO, Crispin Porter + Bogusky; Angus Kneale, executive creative director, The Mill; Karen Kourtessis, partner/editor, Crew Cuts; Raymond Loewy, founder/composer/sound designer, tonefarmer; Kevin McKeon, partner/chief creative officer, StrawberryFrog; G. Andrew Meyer, sr. VP/group creative director, Cramer-Krasselt; Sarah Patterson, executive producer, TBWAChiatDay, LA; Danny Rosenbloom, managing director, Brand New School; Ole Sanders, director, Traktor; Erik-Jan Verheijen, head of broadcast, Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam; Roger Wojahn, composer, Wojahn Bros.
The Show entry site, powered by Nice Spots, is now accepting entries. The entry deadline for the Show & Next Awards is March 2, 2012 for work airing February 28, 2011 — March 2, 2012. The Show, established in 1992, is the most important advertising showcase in the U.S. Each year, the best advertising appearing in the moving image is honored and made part of the archive of the Department of Film at MoMA. The Next Awards, a featured presentation of the Show launched five years ago, to highlight the winners of the Next categories, which honor advertising that appears outside of traditional channels.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More