Director Nolan Goff has signed with CoMPANY Films for spot work in the U.S. Goff’s body of work includes commercials for Nike, Lululemon, Lebron Jame’s Ladder Nutrition and most recently, Peloton.
“Nolan (Goff) found early success as an agency creative here on the West Coast and that’s no easy task,” said executive producer Ron Cicero who heads CoMPANY along with EP Richard Goldstein. “That he then gained the trust of clients like Nike and Peloton to direct the work was even more impressive. For a relatively new director to approach us with that kind of reel–that isn’t spec–is almost unheard of.”
Goff leapt from video village to the director’s chair on a dare, writing and directing the short film titled Nobody Knows. The performance-heavy drama found success on the festival circuit and his fellow creatives started to take his new role as a filmmaker seriously .
Goff began his commercial career nurturing content as creative director/director at L.A. based agency Matte Black. It was here that he further refined his approach to storytelling. “Branding and spot work demand that you know how to tell better stories,” said Goff, who grew up in Texas, then moved to Los Angeles after realizing that he wanted to be “one of those people behind the scenes that gets to make the choices.”
Goff said he loves the collaboration in spot work, especially casting for today’s lifestyle brands. “It’s our responsibility to reflect the demographics for any particular project while involving the audience on a highly emotional level,” he noted. “I’m in a very good place, having pitched creative, and then getting to direct it on set.”
CoMPANY becomes the first official commercial production house roost for Goff.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More