Ad agency DAVID Miami, which also maintains bases of operation in Argentina and Brazil, has promoted several key staffers.
Managing director Paulo Fogaca will take on the role of global chief operating officer overseeing DAVID’s three offices. Also, the creatives promoted within the creative leadership team–comprised of Tony Kalathara, Juan Peña Plaza, Ricardo Casal, Danny Alvarez, and Jason Wolske–will be leading all creative efforts from the agency. The account management department will be led by Carmen Rodriguez, head of account management. And in the year ahead, DAVID Miami will be strengthening their production and strategy teams, led by head of global production Veronica Beach, and director of strategic planning Jon Carlaw, respectively.
Fogaca will remain in Miami and will continue his role as managing director for that office, in addition to taking on global responsibilities. He was responsible for helping DAVID Miami open its doors in 2014, and has been key to helping grow the agency’s client roster, talent, and business over the years.
Tony Kalathara has been promoted to executive group creative director. He helped to create DAVID’s groundbreaking work, like Burger King’s “Burning Stores.”
Juan Peña Plaza and Ricardo Casal have both been promoted to executive creative directors. They are responsible for work like Kraft-Heinz’s “Pass The Heinz” campaign, as well as Burger King’s “Google Home of the Whopper,” which won a Grand Prix in Cannes in 2017.
Jason Wolske and Danny Alvarez have been promoted to group creative directors. Since they joined the agency over three years ago, they’ve worked on numerous award-winning campaigns across DAVID’s client portfolio, including Burger King, Budweiser, Kraft-Heinz, and Coca-Cola. Wolske has more than 13 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining DAVID Miami, he worked at CP+B, Deutsch LA, and Zimmerman, and was a partner at Chalk. Alvarez has more than 10 years of ad industry experience and has previously worked at CP+B, BBDO, TBWAChiatDay, and Wieden+Kennedy.
Carmen Rodriguez has been promoted to head of account management and will be responsible for leading that department while being involved in key projects with her group of account directors across the agency. Since her start at DAVID Miami in December 2016, Rodriguez has been responsible for spearheading the Burger King group of accounts, including Burger King US, UK, and global. She’s also led ABI’s group of accounts, including Budweiser and Modelo, which DAVID Miami won last year.
“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