Production company m ss ng p eces has brought Brian Latt on board as a partner/executive producer. He will be establishing a Los Angeles office for the Brooklyn, NY-based house.
Latt formerly served as president at Tool of North America where he introduced and implemented a groundbreaking growth plan. He helped Tool to evolve from a traditional production company to a fully integrated shop with top live-action directors, interactive directors and a full complement of in-house digital services. Just prior to his departure, Tool had amassed a dozen Cannes Lions, two Emmy Awards and a primetime Emmy nomination. Before joining Tool in 2006, Latt was a producer at MJZ.
Latt joins a m ss ng p eces management team that includes director/partner Josh Nussbaum, EP/partner Kate Oppenheim and EP/founder Ari Kushnir.
Scheme Engine has added director/photographer Angie Bird to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and original content.
Bird crafts deeply human and charismatic portrayals of community, empowerment and the rituals of celebration across commercials, elevated documentary and short film. A former agency creative, Bird has a body of brand work consisting of cinematic lifestyle campaigns for Nike, Dove, Allstate, Procter & Gamble and the YMCA, among others. Prior to joining Scheme Engine, Bird was most recently represented in the U.S. for commercials by production house Curfew.
Two years into her career, Bird back in 2016 won a Cannes Young Director Award for “Mean Tweets,” a provocative campaign for Raising the Roof, that challenged stereotypes of unhoused individuals with striking humanizing portraits. The project earned honors at the Clios, and Webbys and was shortlisted at Cannes.
Her Gillette campaign, “First Shave”--a heartfelt examination of masculinity in the trans community--earned three Cannes prizes and won honors at the Clios and The One Show.
As a director invested in films that ignite conversation, and inspire action, Bird embraces challenging, overlooked stories, bringing to light complex, authentically heroic characters faced with cultural stigmatization and gender-based discrimination. She co-wrote and directed "Short Life Stories" for White Ribbon and Canadian agency Bensimon Byrne--a shattering call to dismantle transphobia, following the journey of a transgender woman as she steps into her authentic life. The campaign won six awards at One SCREEN 2024, including Best in Region: North America and Best in Show
“I’m inspired,” affirmed Bird, “to create stories that champion the... Read More
