David Mandel, whose credits include directing five episodes of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm starring Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, has joined Green Dot Films for commercials and branded content. Mandel also earlier served as a writer and producer on Seinfeld from 1995 until the show’s conclusion in ’98.
In addition, Mandel wrote and produced the Sacha Baron-Cohen film comedy The Dictator (2012) alongside Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer. His most recent writing and producing work is the HBO movie Clear History (2013), which stars Jon Hamm, Kate Hudson, and Larry David that premiered this month.
Mandel brings to Green Dot an affinity for scripted and improv-centric comedy. He was a key writer on Saturday Night Live from 1992-’95, a period which included working on a wide range of commercial parodies as well as such memorable skits as “Bill Clinton at McDonald’s.” Mandel’s subsequent work on Seinfeld earned multiple Emmy and Writers Guild of America (WGA) award nominations for writing–most notably for his work on the popular “Bizarro Jerry” episode–as well as a WGA award win for the episode “The Pool Guy”. He’s also written for The Simpsons and is an alumnus of The Harvard Lampoon.
Over the years, Mandel’s work has yielded multiple Emmy, WGA and Producers Guild of America award nominations.
“David Mandel has written and directed some of the funniest things I’ve seen from the last 15 years. He consistently creates the type of funny that hits your brain and belly at the same time,” said Darren Foldes, executive producer and head of sales at Green Dot Films. “That fact alone would be enough for Green Dot to be excited to represent him, but he has also shown his talent in a variety of media, successfully telling comedic stories of varying lengths, and has worked closely with many of the true comedic giants of our time.”
Mandel joins a Green Dot directorial roster that includes: Rebecca Baehler, Alain Briere, Mark Coppos, Richard Farmer (formerly of the directing team HAPPY), Rafael Fernandez, Kim Jacobs, Robert Jitzmark, Minivegas, Luc Schurgers (founder of Minivegas), Brent Thomas and Claire Thomas.
ADCOLOR | The One Club Creative Award Winners: Translation’s Jason Campbell and League Twenty Two’s Ashley Henderson
Jason Campbell, chief creative officer at Translation Enterprises, and Ashley Henderson, founder and CEO at League Twenty Two, are the recipients of this year’s ADCOLOR | THE ONE CLUB Creative Award, presented this past weekend at the 18th annual ADCOLOR Awards ceremony, part of the 2024 ADCOLOR Conference in Los Angeles.
Now in its 15th year, the ADCOLOR | THE One Club Creative Award is given to a professional in a creative field from a historically excluded community who has demonstrated extraordinary talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital, and traditional advertising disciplines.
The honor is presented jointly by The One Club for Creativity and ADCOLOR, the organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries.
The award was co-presented on stage by Adrienne Lucas, head of DEI & strategic partnerships at The One Club, and Courtney Richardson, creative director at Droga5, who won the award in 2021.
“The One Club has for decades provided programming such as ONE School, Creative Boot Camps, and annual Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair that helps solve the industry’s diversity problem,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club. “We’re proud to work with ADCOLOR and recognize Jason and Ashley for their inspiring accomplishments.”
Campbell’s Caribbean roots color his creativity, his perspectives, and have been instrumental in how he got to where he is today.
He has worked for brands including Nike, the NBA, Verizon, Impossible Foods, Airbnb and Beats by Dre, and held a teaching position at Miami Ad School. Prior to his professional career, he received The One Club’s Patrick Kelly... Read More