Dominic Goldman is joining U.K. ad agency Above+Beyond as its executive creative director. He is known for his tenures as a creative partner at BBH London and as ECD at Grey London.
Goldman began his career as a digital creative at Media Arts and went on to create integrated work for agencies in Asia and the US including Ogilvy and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
He joined BBH London in 2007, delivering work such as Barnardo’s “Break the Cycle,” ASOS’ “Urban Tour” and Audi’s “Birth.” In the eight years Goldman was at BBH, the agency won Agency of the Year twice, was Digital Agency of the Year at the Webbys and was the IPA Agency of the Year for Effectiveness.
Goldman was hired by Grey London in 2015 as deputy executive director, and was later promoted to ECD. Creative highlights during his time at Grey included the 2017 Lucozade Sport film that told the life story of Anthony Joshua, the Bose “Get Closer” campaign and the iconic Tate Britain work.
Goldman has been awarded numerous international awards, including 46 Cannes Lions.
At Above+Beyond, Goldman will be part of the management team, reporting to Zaid Al-Zaidy, CEO, and working alongside Tom Bedwell, managing director, and David Frymann, strategy partner.
David Billing, group chief creative officer of parent The Beyond Collective, will be handing over the creative reins of Above+Beyond to Goldman, and will focus on growing opportunities within the wider group.
Director Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck” Wins People’s Choice Award At The Toronto Film Fest
The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award went to “The Life of Chuck,” handing director-writer Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation one of the most-watched prizes of the fall film festival circuit.
The award for “The Life of Chuck” was announced Sunday (9/15) as North American’s largest film festival drew to a close. “The Life of Chuck,” based on King’s 2020 novella of the same name, stars Tom Hiddleston as Charles “Chuck” Krantz, an ordinary man living through apocalyptic cataclysms. Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Jacob Tremblay co-star.
TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is regarded as a reliable Oscar harbinger. Since 2012, every winner of the festival’s top prize has gone on to be nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards. Last year, Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” won, and went on to be a major awards contender.
But “The Life of Chuck” could test that track record. The film is up for sale and doesn’t yet have distribution. It could be acquired and quickly readied for release this fall, or it might end up a 2025 release. “The Life of Chuck” drew mixed — though mostly positive reviews — out of Toronto, though audiences were clearly charmed by the uplifting drama.
Runners-up for the People’s Choice Award, which is voted on by festival attendees, were both films that first premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The first was Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez.” The second runner-up was Sean Baker’s “Anora,” the Palme d’Or winner at Cannes.
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