Editor Stephen Berger has come aboard Cut+Run, continuing the company's growth curve over the past year which has included expansion into San Francisco and Austin. Berger will be available to work from any of the Cut+Run offices including Los Angeles, New York, and London.
Berger has a natural inclination to connect with each project, which can be seen in his beautiful, lyrical and intense work for Activision directed by Reynald Gresset, XBOX directed by David Fincher and Tim Miller, the Cannes-winning Logitech directed by Paul Hunter, BMW directed by Carl Erik Rinsch, and Sony Dreams by director Jessica Sanders.
Among Berger's other high-profile projects the Chevy Volt Super Bowl spot directed by Filip Engstrom and a Battlefield 3 spot directed by Noam Murro, as well as the BMW clean diesel launch directed by Raf Wathion, and Ugg spots with Tom Brady directed by the Guard brothers. Berger also garnered attention for Logorama, which earned the Academy Award for Best Animated Short; two Spike Jonze short films I'm Here and We Were Once A Fairytale; and Patrick Daughters' Grizzly Bear music video "Two Weeks" which won a Yellow Pencil. Berger, formerly of Final Cut, comes to Cut+Run having just edited a Target holiday campaign via 72andSunny.
Berger joins a Cut+Run's editing roster which includes Eve Ashwell, Ben Campbell, Isaac Chen, Nick Diss, Georgia Dodson, Alex Dondero, Frank Effron, Steve Gandolfi, Jon Grover, TG Herrington, Akiko Iwakawa, Sam Jones, Staci LeVan, Julia Knight, Gary Knight, Pete Koob, Dan Maloney, Chris McKay, Joel Miller, Jay Nelson, Sam Ostrove, Nathan Perry-Greene, Dan Robinson, Julian Tranquille, Graham Turner, and Dayn Williams.
Edelman Global CCO Judy John Named AICP Next Awards Judging Chair
Judy John, global chief creative officer at global communications firm Edelman, has been named as the 2025 AICP Next Awards judging chair. In this role, John has assembled a roster of jury presidents who will, in turn, select judges for all AICP Next Awards categories.
“I’m thrilled and honored to be named AICP Next Awards judging chair,” said John. “I’ve served as a Next jury president, and I know the caliber of work that’s entered and the level of talent judging that work. The Next Awards are special, as they recognize achievements through the lens of boundary-breaking innovations in marketing. Like great art, this work creates awe in the viewer, and reflects the times and culture in which it was created. The fact that the honored work is preserved in The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film’s archives for future generations adds a whole other level of significance.”
“Judy’s career in many ways reflects the DNA of the Next Awards, in that she is a globally-recognized expert in creating work using a wide range of techniques, media platforms and content formats,” said Matt Miller, president and CEO of AICP. “Her complete fluency in the current marketing communications landscape makes her an ideal judging chairperson. We’re delighted that she is serving in this role.”
The AICP Next Awards is much more than an awards competition; it’s also a platform for examining work through thought leadership and analysis. The entry deadline for the AICP Next Awards, along with the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial and the AICP Post Awards, is Wed., February 26. Details can be found here.
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