Dutch directing collective PostPanic has expanded its relationship with Savage, signing on with the shop–which maintains offices in New York and Prague–for representation in North America. Savage, under the aegis of founder Pavla Burgetova, had already been working with PostPanic in Europe.
Based in Amsterdam, PostPanic’s expertise spans live action, motion graphics, visual effects and 2D/3D animation. The collective’s core members include co-founder Mischa Rozema and Chris Staves. The former is perhaps the best known helmer in the collective while Staves–who directs and heads up the in-house effects team at PostPanic’s central Amsterdam studio–was a former partner and director at Psyop, New York, as well as creative director for both MassMarket (N.Y.) and Method (L.A.)
Most recently, Savage and PostPanic teamed up to produce lauded titles for the 2011 OFFF Design festival in Barcelona, Spain. Shot on location in Prague, the project combines live action with provocative, graphic-led visual effects guiding the viewer through a grim scenario embedded with the names of artists appearing at the festival. The press and festival attention generated by the piece helped garner Rozema a feature film project on which he is currently working.
PostPanic’s work spans varied platforms, from traditional broadcast to production of digital assets for websites and mobile, as well as several 3D projection spots for such clients as Mattel’s HotWheels.
Among PostPanic’s collection of kudos is a 2009 AICP Next Award in the Experiential category for the “Lost Ring” film trailers, part of the digital campaign created by AKQA San Francisco for McDonald’s sponsorship of the 2008 Olympics. PostPanic has turned out work over the years for such U.S. agencies and clients as Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, McCann Erickson, Nike and Google.
Additionally Savage has lined up a couple of independent reps in the U.S., with Siobhan McCafferty & Associates now handling the West Coast, and Catherine De Angelis of Hot Betty covering the Midwest.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More