Biscuit Filmworks has added directing duo Jocelyn & Dawn to its U.S. roster. This marks the directorial team’s first representation in the commercialmaking space.
Creative partners since 2015, Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe are known for their singular visual style and fresh, whip-smart comedy. Their film Greener Grass, which they wrote and directed, earned a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination this year for Best First Screenplay.
Shawn Lacy, co-founder and managing director at Biscuit, is enthused over prospects for the directing duo as they extend their creative reach into advertising. “Jocelyn & Dawn bring not only a contagious and original sense of humor, but also a completely assured visual tone that has been refined through their film and TV work,” assessed Lacy.
Jocelyn & Dawn’s debut feature film Greener Grass premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and earned critical accolades. Greener Grass was distributed theatrically by IFC and is currently streaming on Hulu. Jocelyn & Dawn have also directed multiple episodes of TruTV’s Adam Ruins Everything, and have written and produced three short films which have collectively screened in over 70 film festivals worldwide and earned numerous awards, including a writing award at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival. The duo met through their sketch and improv work at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where they have each been mainstage performers for over a decade.
Jocelyn & Dawn join a Biscuit directorial roster which includes Aaron Stoller, Andreas Nilsson, Ben Strebel, Big Red Button, Christopher Riggert, Clay Weiner, Dan DiFelice, Daniel Warwick, Errol Morris, The Glue Society, Isaiah Seret, Jeff Low, Joaquin & Lalou, Justin Kurzel, Matt Devine, Michael Downing, Molly Manners, company co-founder Noam Murro, Rachel McDonald, and Steve Rogers.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More