Cliff Grant has joined The Story Companies, bicoastal and Chicago, as executive producer. He is experienced in both commercials and episodic television. Grant most recently served for two years as line producer on the NBC reality series Starting Over.
At The Story Companies, Grant will work with the shop’s spot directors and be involved in its national sales push. He will also help to recruit new directorial talent. Grant is based in Chicago.
Grant’s move represents a homecoming–both to the studio and to commercials. Early in his career, he served as production manager at The Story Companies. Grant went on to several spot industry roosts, having been a staff producer at Manarchy Films, Chicago, then being partnered in his own company, and next working as a producer on jobs for such shops as Crossroads, bicoastal and Chicago, bicoastal/international MJZ, and bicoastal Moxie Pictures (which recently opened a London office).
Grant is currently producing several projects for The Story Companies, including campaigns for Mississippi Gulf Coast Tourism, directed by David Orr, and Lowe’s, helmed by Laurie Rubin.
A Chicago native, Grant graduated from Columbia University with a film degree. He came up through the ranks working as a production assistant on spot and feature film shoots. He then landed his first staff post with The Story Companies.AICP Awards Tour To Conclude With Stops In Dallas and Chicago
The 2024 AICP Awards Tour concludes with stops in Dallas and Chicago this month as it wraps up its tour of cities across the U.S. The National Tour brought presentations, panels and screenings to marketers, advertising agencies, production and postproduction companies.
The AICP Awards will be in Dallas on Thursday, November 14, at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, followed by the Chicago event, set for Thursday, November 21, at The Old Post Office. Tickets are available now for both events here.
In Dallas, the program kicks off at 6:45 pm with a happy hour, followed by the screening and panel discussion at 7:30. The evening ends with a networking reception from 8:30 to 11:30.
Appearing in Dallas will be Abe Garcia, chief creative officer, Dieste; Julia Melle, director of brand and content, Southwest Airlines; and Isaac Pagán Muñoz, VP, executive creative director of PepsiCo Foods. The panel will review selected winners from the suite of the AICP Awards programs, offering insights into what made them rise to the top of their respective categories and share their viewpoints on key trends in the industry.
The Chicago stop starts at 6 pm with a happy hour, followed by the presentation and screening at 7 pm. A reception caps the event, starting at 8 pm and concluding at 11:30 pm.
The panel there will feature 2024 AICP Awards curators and winners from the marketer, agency, production and postproduction sectors who’ll highlight this year’s winners. The conversation will include a discussion about the winning work, including insights into what makes a project stand out, as well as industry trends and insights.
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