Director Claudio Borrelli has secured his first career representation in the U.S. and Europe, signing with bicoastal/international Hungry Man. Borrelli continues to maintain, with longtime producer partner Julia Tavares, the Sao Paulo, Brazil-based production house Killers, which opened eight months ago.
Killers handles Borrelli in the Brazilian ad market, with Hungry Man repping him in the rest of the world. Borrelli has been among South America’s most successful directors. His work for Volkswagen, Fiat, Brahma and Rainha has scored Cannes Lions and other industry honors. For Brazilian agencies, his latest endeavors include Brahma beer’s “Bull” via agency Africa, TIM mobile’s “Water” vi LewLara, and a Volkswagen Fox ad, “Taller,” out of Almap BBDO.
Borrelli, a UCLA film school graduate, came to the attention of many worldwide when he was included in Saatchi & Saatchi’s New Directors Showcase at the Cannes International Advertising Festival several years ago. He has since become widely known for a mix of moving visuals and strong narrative storytelling, driven in part by his approach to visual effects and editing.
Tavares initiated contact with Hungry Man, inquiring to see if the company would be interested in repping Borrelli outside Latin America. Hungry Man’s managing director Stephen Orent related that he and Buckley were shooting in Rio de Janeiro when they heard from Tavares. Upon seeing Borrelli’s work, Buckley and Orent immediately pursued the director. Borrelli and Tavares visited Hungry Man in New York, and a deal was finalized.
Hungry Man has made significant connections in Latin America. Besides the Borrelli signing, the company maintains Hungry Man Rio, a shop in Brazil headed by managing director Alex Mehedff.
TikTok’s Fate Arrives At Supreme Court; Arguments Center On Free Speech and National Security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok's sale by its Chinese parent company.
Working on a tight deadline, the justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump, who has dropped his earlier support for a ban, to give him and his new administration time to reach a "political resolution" and avoid deciding the case. It's unclear if the court will take the Republican president-elect's views — a highly unusual attempt to influence a case — into account.
TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
"Rarely if ever has the court confronted a free-speech case that matters to so many people," lawyers for the users and content creators wrote. Content creators are anxiously awaiting a decision that could upend their livelihoods and are eyeing other platforms.
The case represents another example of the court being asked to rule about a medium with which the justices have acknowledged they have little familiarity or expertise, though they often weigh in on meaty issues involving restrictions on speech.
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