Director Jeff Low, who’s handled in Canada by production house OPC, has gained U.S. representation by joining the roster of Biscuit Filmworks. The move marks his breaking out as a solo director. Up to this point, Low’s most notable directorial credits–including the recent Skittles “Touch The Rainbow” campaign for BBDO Toronto–have been done in tandem with Chris Woods of the duo Woods+Low. While the two will continue to work together on select projects via OPC, Woods too has branched out and is repped as an individual helmer stateside by The Sweet Shop.
The Skittles campaign enables computer users to play a participatory role in video fare as it unfolds on the Internet–just through the simple placement of a finger on a strategically positioned dot on the computer screen. In one online video, for example, a cat licks your finger. The feline is then succeeded by an offbeat guy in a cat costume who too licks your extended finger. The video opens with an invite for us to “Touch the Rainbow” and ends with a declaration that we have licked the rainbow.
In another video, a well placed finger stops an oncoming getaway car, allowing a winged cop to cage a would-be Skittles bandit. Turns out the cop–who is little more than a head with wings attached, as well as a police cap–knew the culprit years ago when they were fellow summer campers. The video’s parting slogan is an earnest “Reunite the Rainbow.”
Woods & Low’s other credits include campaigns for WWF, BMW Mini, Baskin-Robbins, Brita and Habitat for Humanity. Various pieces of the work have been recognized and honored in the Communication Arts Design and Advertising Annual, The One Show, London International Awards and The Bessies.
Shawn Lacy, managing director of Biscuit, described Low’s work as spanning “both comedic and visual storytelling, and we are happy to be the first to bring his talents to the U.S. market.”
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles โ "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson โ that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More