WAX–a boutique film editorial company and creative collective founded last year by exec producer Toni Lipari and editor Stephen Jess–has added editor Christopher Huth to its roster. Huth’s credits include the Cannes Gold PR Lion-winning Honey Maid “This is Wholesome” campaign for Droga 5 with Academy Award-winning directors Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin; the Cannes Grand Prix-winning Mobile Lion “Demo Slam” campaign for Google via Johannes Leonardo; and AICP Best in Show spot “Dear Sophie” for Google Chrome’s “the web is what you make of it” campaign via BBH New York.
Huth joins from Lost Planet where he enjoyed collaborations with Smuggler director David Frankham on spots for Mercedes and Bank of America, and with Independent Media’s Janusz Kaminski on spots for New York Times Magazine and JBL. In addition, a fair share of Huth’s work has been outside of traditional production workflow, either sourcing material with his own team (Mazda, iStock), creating fresh concepts from existing footage banks (Visa, Belvedere) or generating spots through graphic interface/online content (Google).
Huth is currently cutting his first campaign for WAX: an AT&T job directed by the DGA Award-nominated duo The Mercadantes of Park Pictures for BBDO New York.
First-Time Feature Directors Make Major Splash At AFI Fest, Generate Oscar Buzz
Two first-time feature directors who are generating Oscar buzz this awards season were front and center this past weekend at AFI Fest in Hollywood. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first woman nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar---on the strength of Mudbound in 2018--brought her feature directorial debut, The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios), to the festival on Sunday (10/27), and shared insights into the film during a conversation session immediately following the screening. This came a day after William Goldenberg, an Oscar-winning editor for Argo in 2013, had his initial foray into feature directing, Unstoppable (Amazon MGM Studios), showcased at the AFI proceedings. He too spoke after the screening during a panel discussion. The Fire Inside--which made its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival--tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (portrayed by Ryan Destiny), a Black boxer from Flint, Mich., who trained to become the first woman in U.S. history to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the sport. She achieved this feat--with the help of coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry)--only to find that her victory at the Summer Games came with relatively little fanfare and no endorsement deals. So much for the hope that the historic accomplishment would be a ticket out of socioeconomic purgatory for Shields and her family. It seemed like yet another setback in a cycle of adversity throughout Shields’ life but she persevered, going on to win her second Gold Medal at the next Olympics and becoming a champion for gender equality and equitable pay for women in sports. Shields has served as a source of inspiration for woman athletes worldwide--as well as to the community of... Read More