Visual effects/design house MassMarket has secured executive producers on both coasts, naming Nancy Nina Hwang to serve in its New York office and Elexis Stearn in Los Angeles. Hwang and Stearn will work together closely with longtime New York EP Angela Bowen to develop the growth and scope of MassMarket’s work as well as the studio’s identity nationally and independently in their local markets.
Hwang previously worked as a sr. producer for sister companies MassMarket and Psyop for the past four years. At MassMarket, Hwang’s contributions mark some of the company’s finest recent work, including the Allstate “Mayhem” campaign with directors Phil Morrison and Romain Gavras, Nike’s “Human Chain” directed by Brian Beletic, and Travelers and Monster.com helmed by Rupert Sanders.
Before her recent appointment as EP, Hwang worked on the agency side as broadcast producer at TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles.
Meanwhile Stearn comes over to MassMarket from MPC’s L.A. operation where as exec producer she oversaw campaigns for Honda out of RPA, Santa Monica, Calif., Absolut from TBWAChiatDay, New York, Dairy Queen for Grey New York and Infiniti via TBWAChiatDay, L.A. Prior to MPC, Stearn worked at Miami Ad School as placement director; and until her move to Miami, she was with Zoic Studios from its inception as executive producer/head of sales.
Stars Among Those Who Lost Their Homes In L.A. Area Fires; Jamie Lee Curtis Pledges $1M To Relief Effort
Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Jeff Bridges, and R&B star Jhené Aiko, and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed. Next week's Oscar nominations have been delayed. And tens of thousands of Angelenos are displaced and awaiting word Thursday on whether their homes survived the flames — some of them the city's most famous denizens. Thousands of structures have been destroyed but damage assessments are just beginning. More than 180,000 people are also under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, a number that continues to shift as new fires erupt. Late Wednesday, a fire in the Hollywood Hills was scorching the hills near the famed Hollywood Bowl and Dolby Theatre, which is the home of the Academy Awards. That fire had been largely contained without damage to Hollywood landmarks. Here are how the fires are impacting celebrities and the Los Angeles entertainment industry: Stars whose homes have burned in the fires Celebrities like Crystal and his wife, Janice, were sharing memories of the homes they lost. The Crystals lost the home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that they lived in for 45 years. "Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this," the Crystals wrote in the statement. After her learning her Pacific Palisades home was lost in the fires, Melissa Rivers says she was... Read More