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.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
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