On the heels of several new business wins, independent creative agency Cutwater has brought on board associate creative director Aaron Sanchez and art director Nathan Lewis.
Sanchez’s career in advertising has most recently included the associate creative director role at DDB California, following a three-year stint at Crispin Porter + Bogusky. With DDB, he worked on Clorox and Qualcomm.
At CP+B, he pitched and won the Xbox One launch, worked on brands including Domino’s, Infiniti, Kraft and Microsoft, as well as clients within the agency’s product innovation group. He has won awards at Cannes, One Show, Clios, ADC and others. Prior to working on the agency side, Sanchez spent five years with GE, where he was a part of the prestigious CLP marketing training program.
Lewis has worked across the country as an art director for agencies including Crispin Porter + Bogusky, EVB, GSD&M and R/GA, on brands like Google, Nike, Verizon, Walgreens, Beats By Dre, Chipotle, Anheuser Busch, Samsung, Royal Caribbean and Old Navy.
“It’s been an exciting year at Cutwater thus far; we’ve won several new accounts, leading us to increase our creative staff,” said Chuck McBride, founder and CCO of Cutwater. “Both Aaron and Nathan have experience working across many brands in varied industries with strong backgrounds in multiple media forms. It’s the perfect complement to Cutwater as we continue to expand our capabilities and our roster.”
Cutwater was recently named agency of record for Visit Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA’s tourism bureau, and lead creative agency for MDsave, the first online healthcare marketplace.
“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