JWT has appointed Christophe Cauvy to the newly created position of European head of digital & innovation. He will be responsible for accelerating JWT’s already strong digital capabilities across Europe.
Cauvy joins JWT from Momentum Worldwide, London, where he was sr. VP & regional director of innovation for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Prior to this Cauvy was regional digital director for EMEA at McCann Worldgroup, based in London.
Cauvy brings to JWT 20 years of experience in communications and brand management, specifically within innovation and digital technologies. During his time at McCann Worldgroup, Cauvy was responsible for digital strategy across EMEA, in particular focusing on integrating digital capabilities into the work the group carried out for clients. At Momentum Worldwide his role primarily concentrated on conceiving and then launching new interactive properties, such as mobile or software applications and retail concepts.
Cauvy said, “From television programs and video games to digital platforms and innovative mobile applications, a lot is going on at JWT and my aim is to push boundaries even further.”
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 — on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More