The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has named Roberto Cecchini as chairman of the 2000 AICP Show and Lecture Series, which debuts in June at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Cecchini is president/executive producer of bicoastal/international The Artists Company.
The two-day lecture series (6/6-7) precedes the premiere of the ninth annual AICP Show on the evening of June 7. Established in ’92 in cooperation with MoMA, The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial is a compendium of commercials cited for their excellence and selected for honors in 22 categories of spot filmmaking. Also known as "America’s Reel," the AICP Show compendium is made part of the permanent archives of MoMA’s Department of Film and Video
"The AICP has taken this show to extraordinary heights, as those fortunate enough to win inclusion in MoMA’s permanent collection and collect the accolades that accompany that honor will attest," said Cecchini. "I am privileged and excited to chair the millennial AICP Show."
Cecchini is the founder of four production companies, all currently in operation. In ’77, he opened Bill Hudson Films, which later became The Artists Company. Cecchini’s second company, bicoastal/international The A+R Group, which began as a music video house, is now active in spots as well. Cecchini then opened The Artists Company Ltd., London, to serve the European market in both commercials and music clips. And he recently established bicoastal Monkeyshine, a mixed media and graphic design shop that garnered attention for the titles in the feature film Stigmata. Monkeyshine has also turned out spots utilizing mixed media for such clients as American Express, Maxwell House and the Kellogg Company.
As chairman of the 2000 AICP Show, Cecchini leads a 22-person show committee comprised of AICP members, and is responsible for recommending policies and speakers, reviewing marketing materials and promoting the event. He also serves on the AICP Show’s Board of Governors, which is the final arbiter in charge of ensuring the quality of the AICP Show and adherence to its rules.
Members of the Show Committee include: Sally Antonacchio, Denise Blate and Mary Eiff of The Artists Company; Mark Androw of The Story Companies, Chicago, New York, Santa Monica and Dallas; past AICP Show chairperson Carol Case of bicoastal Original Film and Holiday; Al Califano of bicoastal OneSuch Films; Phillip Collins of bicoastal Atherton; Jeff Devlin of bicoastal Flying Tiger Films; Bess Dulany of bicoastal/international @radical.media; Nancy Early of New York-based eo productions; Jack Fahey from Celsius Films, New York; Joanne Ferraro of bicoastal Coppos Films; Robin Fried of MacGuffin Films, New York; John Johnston of Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y., and Hollywood; Rick Lopes, The Lopes Picture Company, New York; Tom Mooney of bicoastal Headquarters; Stuart Match Suna and Alan Suna of Silvercup Studios, Long Island City, N.Y.; Robert Wherry from bicoastal HKM Productions; Nick Wollner of Crossroads Films, bicoastal and Chicago; and Lori Youmans of bicoastal Bedford Falls.
The AICP Show’s call for entries will be available Dec. 17 at www.aicp.com/show; the deadline for entries is Feb. 11.
Following its June debut at MoMA, the AICP Show will be exhibited in the museum’s scheduled film rotation, and will tour thereafter. In addition to New York, the AICP Show will be screened in 10 American cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, San Francisco and Winston-Salem, N.C.), and will travel to cultural venues in Europe and Asia.
