Park Pictures has signed director Tom McCarthy for commercial representation. McCarthy is an Oscar-nominated writer; his filmmaking has also garnered assorted honors.
Previously known primarily for his acting (The Wire,) McCarthy burst onto the filmmaking scene in 2003 as writer/director of his debut feature, The Station Agent, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award and the prestigious Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Additional recognition came from the BAFTA Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Writers Guild Awards, among others.
McCarthy’s next feature The Visitor premiered in 2007 to similar acclaim, winning the award for Best Screenplay from the San Diego Film Critics Society, the Satellite Award for Best Screenplay and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Direction.
After receiving a 2009 Oscar nomination for the screenplay for the Disney Pixar animated feature UP, co-written with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson, McCarthy went on to write and direct the 2011 dramedy Win Win, which won the Humanitas Prize that year for film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way. A Fox Searchlight release, Win Win starred Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan, and went on to be nominated for Best Original Screenplay by the WGA Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards.
In addition to his writing and directing, McCarthy continues his career as an actor with credits in such films as Flags of Our Fathers, Syriana, All the King’s Men, Duplicity and The Lovely Bones. He was also featured on the final season of the hit HBO drama series The Wire.
McCarthy has an ongoing overhead, development and production deal with Odd Lot Entertainment.
AD&Co. Launches Studio A; Davida Hall To Head New Venture As Sr. Director of Creative Content
Female-founded and led creative marketing agency AD&Co. has opened Studio A. The new venture will serve as AD&Co.’s in-house social brand content division, focused on developing and producing digital programming for advertising, social media, and influencer marketing campaigns designed to reach today’s audiences on the most popular and pivotal platforms. Davida Hall has been named to head Studio A as sr. director of creative content. She shifts over from AD&Co. where she held the same title since December 2023. Hall’s affiliations prior to AD&Co. include PopSugar and Studio71.
Amy Demas, founder and chief creative officer of AD&Co., said, “We understand content is king-—or queen—and that our clients need to engage their customer communities where they live. That inspired the logical expansion of AD&Co with Studio A, which is committed to producing only the most engaging and authentic brand stories.”
Studio A will harness both AD&Co’s and Hall’s deep expertise in the lifestyle sector, as content creators and avid consumers. Specializing in reaching audiences where they spend their time, the studio is immersed in social media, pop culture, and current trends, expertly crafting visuals, language, and storytelling to reinforce client brand identities and cut through the noise.
Studio A debuts with the “This Is Me” campaign for Love + Craft + Beauty, a brand dedicated to embracing and promoting diversity within the beauty space. “This Is Me” highlights Gen Z’s affinity for radical self-expression that allows individuals to tell their own stories, free from labels, using beauty and fashion as tools of authenticity. The campaign showcases models celebrating their unique qualities to present... Read More