Commercial director, Graeme Joyce has joined Limey, a Hollywood-based production company owned and operated by executive producer Andrew Denyer.
Joyce comes over to Limey from Moxie Pictures. Previously he was with HSI and Untitled.
Denyer said he was drawn to Joyce’s storytelling prowess mixed with his deft use of visual effects and design elements. The EP cited Joyce’s body of spot work as well as his short film Lifetripper–currently on the festival circuit–which centers on a middle-aged mechanic as he questions his future while taking the bus to and from work. Joyce also wrote the short which is his first venture into a longer form narrative film.
Joyce’s commercial credits over the years span such clients as Target, Mercedes-Benz and British Airways. He got his first major break in the music video arena.
Joyce was raised in The Cotswold’s, the heart of the English countryside. After a stint at art school, a summer visit to Los Angeles sparked an interest and a career in visual media. During time spent on Los Angeles commercial sets, Joyce shot some footage of a friend’s band using a Bolex hand cranked camera. Lip-sync was fudged in post and the resulting spec was seen by Scott Weiland who hired Joyce to direct two clips for his band Stone Temple Pilots. The Music Video Production Association (MVPA) awarded the “Directorial Debut Award” to the band’s video “Wicked Garden” directed by Joyce.
Joyce now lives in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake area. He joins a Limey directorial roster that includes Scott Weintrob, Agust Baldursson, and helming team KN+SAW. Weintrob has recently completed work for Acura and Lenovo. His new short film Two Legged Rat Bastards, produced in partnership with Limey, RED and Avid, is having its European premiere later this month at the 55th BFI London Film Festival.
Limey’s sales force consists of independent reps Jared Shapiro (Moustache) on the East Coast, Jeanie DiMaggio in the West and Texas, and Janice Harryman (Barker) and Jim Robison (Jim Robison Reps) in the Midwest.
HBO Inks Two-Year First-Look Deal With Sharon Horgan and Her Production Company Merman
HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with BAFTA-winning and Emmy®-nominated actor, writer, and producer Sharon Horgan (“Bad Sisters,” “Catastrophe”) and her multi award-winning production company Merman. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal, from Horgan and produced by Merman, with Horgan serving as writer, star, and executive producer.
This comedy series follows a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love while juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son.
Amy Gravitt, executive VP, HBO & Max Comedy Programming, said, “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon. Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all feel a little less lonely, that is what sets her comedy apart so brilliantly. She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd other people’s stories, we’re looking forward to the new talent she will bring into the fold.”
Horgan said, “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey [Bloys], Amy, Francesca [Orsi] and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”
Horgan has created and starred in such series as “Pulling,” “Catastrophe,” “Motherland,” “Amandaland” and BAFTA and Peabody winning series “Bad Sisters,” which recently released its second season. She received Emmy® nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (“Catastrophe”), Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (“Bad... Read More