Hungry Man has added filmmaker Iqbal Ahmed to its roster for worldwide representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos.
With a passion for finding humanity and authentic emotion in every project, Ahmed directs cinematic and emotional stories that straddle the line between the intimate and the epic. As a film, commercial, and music video director, Ahmed has seen his work receive over 300 million views, garner Vimeo Staff Picks, as well as get featured in NOWNESS, DAZED, Vice, Directors Notes, Booooooom, and The Atlantic. He boasts a list of clients and collaborators including Nike, Adidas, Google, Spotify, Pinterest, Facebook, H&M, Viacom, Snapchat, Microsoft, Nixon and Walmart. Prior to joining Hungry Man, Ahmed was most recently repped in the U.S. ad market by Rattling Stick.
Ahmed was a 2021 Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) Fellow and has been recognized with awards from numerous film festivals.
Caleb Dewart, managing partner at Hungry Man, said, “Iqbal’s depth as a filmmaker is what gets us excited. Telling honest stories with a cinematic eye is a true gift and Iqbal has it. His energy and enthusiasm are infectious and his relentlessness and intelligence are an inspiration. It’s one thing to light up a room with your energy. It’s another thing to light up a room and have something to say.”
Ahmed said, “Signing with a legendary company like Hungry Man is a dream. I’ve been a fan of their work for ages – it has consistently been culture-defining. To join such a talented roster of directors is humbling and inspiring. I’ve been warmly welcomed into the family, and I can’t wait to get started and to tell visual and emotional stories with them.”
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