Company secures talent From Wieden+Kennedy, TBWA\Media Arts Lab and AKQA
Creative partner B-Reel has added to its management team with two hires in Los Angeles and one in Berlin. The L.A. team welcomes Melina Polly as managing director and Keith White as global talent director, overseeing talent across a growing staff of 170 people worldwide. Johann Laeschke is joining the Berlin team as managing director.
Polly joins B-Reel from TBWAMedia Arts Lab and brings 18 years of global brand leadership experience. White will leverage his most recent experience with global advertiser Media Arts Lab and Wieden+Kennedy and target and recruit top-tier talent for B-Reel. Laeschke comes from AKQA with 15 years of experience and will be responsible for the overall performance of B-Reel in Berlin.
“These new additions further fuel B-Reel’s international growth as a creative partner to some of the world’s top brands and agencies,” said B-Reel CEO Anders Wahlquist.
B-Reel has grown to become creative partner for leading household names, including Google, H&M and Facebook. They continuously push the boundaries of digital marketing, integrating different media and platforms, and combining advanced technology and traditional storytelling.
With offices in Stockholm, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Barcelona and Berlin, B-Reel maintains three divisions: Creative Partner, Commercials & Content, and Feature Films.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More