Former Young & Rubicam Chicago creative directors Dave Loew and Jon Wyville will join Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, as senior VPs/creative directors effective in April. Loew and Wyville will report directly to U.S. chief creative officer John Condon.
Loew and Wyville will initially work across Burnett’s portfolio and support new business initiatives.
Most recently at Y&R, Loew and Wyville created noted fare for Miller Brewing Company, NASCAR and Sears. Their Miller Lite “Dominoes” commercial–directed by Fredrik Bond of bicoastal/international MJZ–was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award in 2004. The team’s creative work has also been honored at Cannes, the Clios, the One Show, D&AD, the Andys and the Effies, among other competitions.
Prior to joining Y&R Chicago, Loew worked at creative boutiques Black Rocket in San Francisco and McConnaughy Stein Schmidt Brown in Chicago.
In addition to his tenure at Y&R Chicago, Wyville worked as a creative director for Fallon Minneapolis on the BMW account and at McConnaughy Stein Schmidt Brown, Chicago.
DGA Feature Nominees: Audiard, Baker, Berger, Corbet and Mangold
The field of feature nominees for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards spanning two categories is set. Nominated for the DGA honor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 are: Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Sean Baker for Anora, Edward Berger for Conclave, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist, and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown.
The DGA also revealed the nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. The first-time narrative feature directors are: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light, Megan Park for My Old Ass, RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, Halfdan Ullman Tondel for Armand, and Sean Wang for Diddy.
“2024 has been a truly extraordinary year for storytelling--and today’s nominees have created audacious and unique films that expand the possibilities of cinematic excellence,” said DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter. “I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement and what makes these nominations so very special.”
The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8.
Here’s a fuller rundown of the nominees in both DGA Award categories:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 (in alphabetical order):
JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez
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