Full-service, Detroit-based advertising agency Doner has named Ryan McKone to the newly created role of SVP, director of digital strategy, and Carla Butwin as VP, creative director.
McKone will refine Doner’s approach to digital strategy and expand the shop’s digital capabilities across a variety of channels. He will report to Jane Goodman, chief strategy officer.
Butwin meanwhile will help lead creative development for a range of Doner clients including Cox and McDonald’s. She reports to executive creative director Jon Krevolin.
Prior to Doner, McKone served as a strategic consultant for B-Reel in New York where he partnered with brands including Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Spotify, and Viacom, among others. He also held digital strategy roles at Onion Labs, FCB New York, Cramer-Krasselt, and J. Walter Thompson. In addition to his 10 years of advertising agency experience, McKone has worked in the music industry. He designed the digital strategy for Heineken’s summer music event series and worked with British music magazine Mixmag, helping the publication launch in New York as a purely digital and experiential brand.
Butwin previously served as associate creative director at Huge and Deutsch New York. She has worked on creative campaigns for a variety of brands including Alfa Romeo, Anheuser-Busch, Capri Sun, Fiat, Jeep, Ram, Siemens, and Sherwin-Williams.
“Our clients look to us to keep them on the cutting edge of digital content creation and execution,” said David DeMuth, CEO at Doner. “In recent years, we have propelled the agency to become a strategic, digitally-driven operation. The additions of Ryan and Carla mark a significant step forward as we continue to advance the agency’s digital expertise.”
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this yearโs AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckisโ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwoodโs Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
โAt the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,โ said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. โWe look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.โ
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraรญn, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the worldโs most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More