As the NHL lockout continues and the season is seriously delayed, fans will boycott the sport once a settlement is reached–at least that’s what a core group of fans espouses for the good of the game. This video is designed to spark a movement that if the puck doesn’t drop on ice, fans will drop the sport for an appropriate, commensurate stretch of time.
A trio of hockey fans–director Steve Chase, former pro player Christian Lalonde and Mike Devlin, creative director/executive VP of Draftfcb, New York–came up with the concept for this simple video asking fans to boycott the NHL.
What was once just an idea among friends is now gaining momentum. The grass-roots initiative called “Just Drop It” asks hockey fans to take a pledge and boycott one NHL Game for every one game the league takes away after Dec. 21. The boycott goes beyond game attendance and urges fans not to buy any NHL merchandise or watch televised games during that same span of time.
Chase independently directed and edited “Just Drop It.” He recently signed with Oil Factory for spots and branded content.
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
(Netflix)
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