Chelsea has signed director Bruce Hunt for U.S. representation in commercials and branded content. Known for his expertise in visual effects, meshing them with live action and deploying them to advance the larger story as well as character development, Hunt has directed spots over the years for such clients as Visa, Toyota, Lexus, Nintendo, Volkswagen, Panasonic, Hyundai and Tourism Australia. For the latter, Hunt helmed the centerpiece commercial in a campaign overseen by filmmaker Baz Luhrman and tied into his theatrical feature Australia. (Hunt was a 3rd unit director on Australia.)
Hunt is an international artisan, repped for commercials by Revolver in Australia and Asia, @radical.media in Germany, and Home.corp in the U.K. His stateside spot roost prior to Chelsea was Biscuit Filmworks.
He has also been active in features. In addition to his contributions to Australia, Hunt served as 2nd unit director on The Matrix and Dark City. Both films are known for advancing the craft of special effects, and Hunt was a key player in the progressive visuals that define those movies. He also served as 3rd unit director on The Matrix sequels.
Hunt made his theatrical feature directing debut with The Cave. He most recently worked on Guillermo del Toro’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push — one that could include paying millions of dollars — to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist — Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado — beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 — on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More