Women-owned bicoastal edit house The Den has promoted editor Katie Cali to partner.
Cali joined The Den soon after the company’s 2020 launch. As partner, she will work closely with The Den’s founders, Rachel Seitel and Christjan Jordan, and fellow partners, president/managing director Vic Palumbo and editor Tobias Suhm, to further develop The Den’s brand, profile and reputation.
Global brands Cali has collaborated with include Beats by Dre with Billie Eilish, Samsung, Reebok, Google, Under Armour, Disney, and Lincoln; and agencies such as MAL/TBWA, BBH, Saatchi, 72andsunny, GSD&M, and VMLY&R. Cali has worked with directors like Martin Granger, Jake Szymanski, Wayne McClammy, JJ Adler, Fatal Farm, Rohan Blair-Mangat, Danny Boyle, Clayton Vomero, and Rupert Smith, on everything from spots to documentaries. Most recently, she cut Uber Eats’ Super Bowl spot with Jennifer Coolidge and she was one of the editors for the latest AppleTV ad with Jon Hamm.
“I feel extremely fortunate to tell stories for a living and to work closely with people who inspire me,” said Cali. “I’m very excited to accept this new opportunity and to have a voice in the future of this stellar group of creatives and leaders.”
A Similar But Different Take On A Feature Film Debut
Similar But Different is not only the moniker for the directorial duo of Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler but also in some respects an apt description of their feature filmmaking debut, My Fault: London (Amazon MGM Studios). The movie, which premiered last week on Amazon Prime Video, has on one level some select elements similar to what we’re accustomed to in the young adult (YA) universe--which helps make it familiar, comfortable and relatable--yet at the same time My Fault: London brings a new, decidedly different dimension to YA entertainment, uniquely meshing action-adventure, mystery, music, romance and humor. The film captures the feel of the underground London culture, lending an authenticity and contemporary vibe that’s a departure from the norm when it comes to the adaptation of YA literature. This mesh of similar but different has served the film well in that there was some target audience skepticism initially over the notion of doing an English adaptation of the popular, fan-favorite Spanish-language novel “Culpa Mia,” the first of the “Culpables” trilogy. Thus it’s most gratifying for Girdwood and Fassler to see the social media response after the release of My Fault: London, with many viewers enthusiastically embracing the film. My Fault: London introduces us to Noah (portrayed by Asha Banks) who’s uprooted from her U.S. hometown, having to leave her boyfriend and friends behind to move with her mother (Eve Macklin) to London. Mom has a new rich husband (Ray Fearon) in London and their new residence is a mansion. There Noah meets Nick (Matthew Broome), her new stepbrother. They have an immediate mutual dislike for each other which blossoms into something quite different over time. Along the... Read More