Independent ad agency Firehouse has hired Krista McCrimmon as its new group creative director.
McCrimmon has worked at agencies including 22 Squared, TM Advertising, Johnson & Sekin and Recreation Dallas. She has worked with a range of brands like American Airlines, Ace Cash Express and 7-Eleven and has been recognized as a leading woman in advertising when she was named a 2019 Shining Star by the Dallas chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
“Firehouse is always pushing clients to challenge conventional thinking and break the cycle of status quo behaviors– Krista is a fantastic addition who will help further our goal of leveraging creativity to foster positive and enduring relationships between our clients and their customers,” said Tripp Westbrook, president and chief creative officer at Firehouse. “She is one of the industry’s top creatives and her talent, values and smarts will shape and influence our agency’s future in the best of ways.”
McCrimmon said, “Firehouse is an agency I have been interested in for a long time, and I couldn’t be more stoked to have finally landed here. I’m ready to help elevate and support Firehouse’s exceptional team of creators while continuing to make the agency’s brands stand apart from the competition.”
Firehouse clients include The Dallas Zoo, Lennox, Trupanion, HOA Brands, Stryker, Coinstar, Toyota and Mary Kay.
McCrimmon graduated from the University of North Texas with a major in communication design and a minor in advertising.
“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