Laura Fegley, who earlier in her career served as creative director for JWT New York on the Nestle account, has joined BBH New York as creative director.
At her new roost, she will report directly to chief creative officer John Patroulis and will oversee creative for the global Vaseline account and for BBH Zag, the agency’s brand invention business.
Fegley comes aboard BBH New York after spending the past two years as a freelance creative consultant working with leading brands such as Dos Equis, Old Navy, Tide and Rembrandt. Previously, Fegley served as creative director at JWT New York for Nestlé, and has worked as a freelance brand consultant for Lifetime Television and a number of leading agencies.
She has also held positions at Cliff Freeman & Partners, where she worked on Fox Sports, among others, and Merkley+Partners, where she collaborated on Mercedes. Her work has been recognized at numerous award shows, including the Cannes Lions and the One Show.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More