Lauren Bleiweiss has been hired as executive producer at creative editorial house Final Cut New York. She had been exec producer of music/sound house Human where she was involved in developing the brand as well as extending the company’s global reach with additional offices in London and Los Angeles. She oversaw assorted notable jobs for Human, spanning such clients as Coca-Cola, Nike, Stella, American Express, Jameson, UPS and Fanta.
Prior to Human, Bleiweiss worked at Zander Reps, representing such companies as Backyard and Brand New School.
Final Cut maintains offices in New York, L.A. and London. New York editors include Ashley Kreamer, JD Smyth, Jeff Buchanan, Michael Dart Wadsworth, Patrick Colman, Sarah Iben, Sonejuhi Siniha, Stephane Dumonceau. Final Cut’s talent roster also sports sound designer Terressa Tate.
Director Angie Bird Joins Scheme Engine For U.S. Representation
Scheme Engine has added director/photographer Angie Bird to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and original content.
Bird crafts deeply human and charismatic portrayals of community, empowerment and the rituals of celebration across commercials, elevated documentary and short film. A former agency creative, Bird has a body of brand work consisting of cinematic lifestyle campaigns for Nike, Dove, Allstate, Procter & Gamble and the YMCA, among others. Prior to joining Scheme Engine, Bird was most recently represented in the U.S. for commercials by production house Curfew.
Two years into her career, Bird back in 2016 won a Cannes Young Director Award for “Mean Tweets,” a provocative campaign for Raising the Roof, that challenged stereotypes of unhoused individuals with striking humanizing portraits. The project earned honors at the Clios, and Webbys and was shortlisted at Cannes.
Her Gillette campaign, “First Shave”--a heartfelt examination of masculinity in the trans community--earned three Cannes prizes and won honors at the Clios and The One Show.
As a director invested in films that ignite conversation, and inspire action, Bird embraces challenging, overlooked stories, bringing to light complex, authentically heroic characters faced with cultural stigmatization and gender-based discrimination. She co-wrote and directed "Short Life Stories" for White Ribbon and Canadian agency Bensimon Byrne--a shattering call to dismantle transphobia, following the journey of a transgender woman as she steps into her authentic life. The campaign won six awards at One SCREEN 2024, including Best in Region: North America and Best in Show
“I’m inspired,” affirmed Bird, “to create stories that champion the... Read More