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.
Directing and Editing “Conclave”; Insights From Edward Berger and Nick Emerson
It’s been a bruising election year but this time we’re referring to a ballot box struggle that’s more adult than the one you’d typically first think of in 2024. Rather, on the industry awards front, the election being cited is that of the Pope which takes front and center stage in director Edward Berger’s Conclave (Focus Features), based on the 2016 novel of the same title by Robert Harris. Adapted by screenwriter Peter Straugham, Conclave stars Ralph Fiennes as the cardinal leading the conclave that has convened to select the next Pope. While part political thriller, full of backstabbing and behind-closed-door machinations, Conclave also registers as a thoughtful adult drama dealing with themes such as a crisis of faith, weighing the greater good, and engaging in a struggle that’s as much about spirituality as the attainment of power.
Conclave is Berger’s first feature after his heralded All Quiet on the Western Front, winner of four Oscars in 2023, including for Best International Feature Film. And while Conclave would on the surface seem to be quite a departure from that World War I drama, there’s a shared bond of humanity which courses through both films.
For Berger, the heightened awareness of humanity hit home for him by virtue of where he was--in Rome, primarily at the famed Cinecittà studio--to shoot Conclave, sans any involvement from the Vatican. He recalled waking up in Rome to “soak up” the city. While having his morning espresso, Berger recollected looking out a window and seeing a priest walking about with a cigarette in his mouth, a nun having a cup of coffee, an archbishop carrying a briefcase. It dawned on Berger that these were just people going to... Read More