Evin Shutt has been upped from global chief operating officer and partner to chief executive officer of 72andSunny. With her promotion, CEO Matt Jarvis becomes co-chairman of the global company effective immediately.
As the first employee of 72andSunny in 2004, Shutt has played a vital role in shaping the company’s success in its 15-year history, turning the shop’s values into growth and action. From five people around one table to more than 700 staffers in five offices across Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam, Sydney and Singapore, 72andSunny helps many of the world’s best brands take bold and brave creative leaps.
Shutt has been a key driver of 72andSunny’s global expansion, the incubation and launch of Hecho Studios, the corporate responsibility consulting practice, Brand Citizens, and 72andSunny’s leadership position in talent and culture. The company has been recognized in talent and culture by the 3% Conference, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and in the publication of the industry’s first Diversity and Inclusion Playbook.
“After 15 years we have taken 72andSunny to a very high basecamp. Our track record of success, the depth and quality of our relationships, and the company’s strong creative identity and talent have put us in a position of strength as we grow into the future,” said Shutt. “For a company whose mantra is ‘comfort with change,’ the dynamism of the market plays to our advantage and unlocks new ways for us to bring value to our clients, and meaning for our people.”
Jarvis added, “Evin is an innovator with a bias for action. She leads with a fearless spirit and is relentless in the pursuit of unignorable creativity, massive cultural impact, and personal growth of our people. We are all stewards of 72andSunny, and having Evin as our shot-caller unlocks further ambition and energy for all of us to seize the exciting future which lies ahead.”
“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 year’s 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 Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s 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.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
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 Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More