Caviar, a commercial, feature and TV production company with offices in L.A., Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, has extended its geographic reach, launching a London office in a joint venture with U.K. shop Pulse Films.
The move makes Caviar’s roster of directors available to the U.K. market. Sadie Ward at Pulse Films will act as head of sales for Caviar’s London office. Caviar additionally gains a production foothold in the U.K.
“With the traction Caviar has gained in Europe over the last few years, we’ve realized a need for a full-service Caviar office in London,” said Michael Sagol, executive producer and managing partner of Caviar.
Presently Caviar and Pulse are exploring future avenues for working together in the U.S. Pulse is no stranger to the American ad market, having a while back been in an affiliation with production house Chelsea.
Founded in 2005 by Thomas Benski, Marisa Clifford and Ian Bonhote, Pulse Films is a talent management and integrated content production company with work spanning varied platforms. Pulse maintains five specialist stand-alone departments–Advertising, Fashion, Film, Music and TV.
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