Clarity Coverdale Fury (CCF) has secured Jim Landry as its new executive creative director. He has more than 20 years of experience at agencies like Fallon, OLSON, mono, Haberman and previously CCF. Landry succeeds agency co-founder and ECD Jac Coverdale, who will retire in 2017.
Landry had most recently been working at the agency he co-founded, Hammer Saw, when CCF reached out to him. He rejoins CCF with extensive experience in varied industries–especially health and wellness. His portfolio of award-winning work includes clients such as Herman Miller, MADD, Citi, Timberland PRO and Clearway Minnesota where he co-created the “Big Butt” billboards. His list of industry accolades ranges from Cannes to the One Show; plus Communication Arts, the MN AdFed Show, CLIOs, OBIEs, The International Andy and GRAPHIS.
“We sought Jim out and are thrilled to have him back at CCF,” said Rob Rankin, CCF President and CEO. “Jim has an unmatched breadth and depth of experience. But more importantly, he has a wildly creative and enthusiastic mind – and embodies the character and values we seek in our leadership.”
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More