PRETTYBIRD, the production house founded by executive producer Kerstin Emhoff and director Paul Hunter, has signed writing and directing duo Geremy & Georgie (Geremy Jasper, Georgie Greville) for global representation for branded entertainment and music videos. The longtime filmmaking team—known largely for stylish and surreal music videos, film and commercial work—will be rostered as separate directors.
Jasper hails from Hillside, New Jersey, while Greville boasts a varied background from Australia, Singapore, London, New York and Boston. Upon meeting at MTV, the duo bonded over a mutual love for innovative, non-traditional creative concepts. Together they founded LEGS, the award winning multimedia studio behind a variety of esteemed works including the VMA-nominated videos for Florence + The Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over” and Selena Gomez’s “Love You Like a Love Song”; Target’s Gold Cannes Lion winner “Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular”; British designer Gareth Pugh’s MADE Fashion Week showcase for Lexus Design Disrupted; and high energy, choreographed dance films for brands such as Rag & Bone and Evian, among many others. Jasper and Greville are now individually pursuing large-scale projects.
Jasper’s first feature film, Patti Cake$, was a breakout hit at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film recently played at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight and will be released theatrically by Fox Searchlight this summer. A lifelong music freak, Jasper also wrote all the movie’s original songs, which will be released as a soundtrack album on Republic Records.
Greville co-founded Milk Makeup, where she leads the brand’s visual identity with an unprecedented multi-media presence. Under her supervision as creative director, the cosmetic brand embraces individuality and authenticity, in the process redefining conventional beauty standards.
“I first met Georgie and Geremy in 2009 right after we started the company,” recalled Emhoff, PRETTYBIRD co-founder and president. “I was so impressed by their ability to look outside traditional platforms and to expand on their creative ideas. It is really unbelievable what they have achieved together and as individuals, blazing trails in both traditional and non-traditional mediums. We have waited eight years to finally get to work with them and are so excited about our future together!”
Greville said he’s gratified to be on a PRETTYBIRD directorial roster with “heroes like Melina Matsoukas, The Daniels, Fleur [Fortuné], and Tim & Eric.” Of Emhoff and Hunter, Greville related, “They have championed diverse content since day one and have the vision to truly champion each director’s cocktail of unique weirdness.”
Jasper added, “If and when aliens land on Earth and want to understand the concept of ‘human creativity,’ I would just point them to the work of PRETTYBIRD. They are the gold standard and I’m absolutely over the moon to be a member of this gang.”
Droga5 Appoints Emma Montgomery As Global Chief Strategy Officer
Creative agency network Droga5 has appointed Emma Montgomery as global chief strategy officer. She is the third global appointment for the agency this year, with Pelle Sjoenell named worldwide chief creative officer this past March, and global CEO Mark Green recently appointed this fall. Montgomery will be responsible for connecting and supercharging Droga5’s strategy and creative offerings globally. She will be based in its headquarters in New York City.
“Emma is a world-class strategic leader and authority that I’ve long admired and dreamt of being partners-in-crime with,” said Sjoenell. “Her work inspires the creativity that connects people and brands in ways that move business and culture forward, so I’m excited to finally be able to work with her alongside Mark, and to see her lead and further strengthen our leadership and strategy teams around the world.”
Montgomery joins Droga5 after serving as CEO of DDB Chicago. She’s been in the industry for over 20 years, and has served in several high-level leadership positions throughout her career, including as president and CSO of Leo Burnett Chicago, global CSO of TBWA, and CEO of Leo Burnett Australia. She’s also worked across a breadth of categories and multiple global clients such as Kraft, Aldi, Diageo and Molson Coors, among many others, including challenger brands and startups.
“I’m excited to join Droga5 and have the opportunity to help carve out a new path for the brand globally, building on its tremendous legacy of creative leadership,” said Montgomery. “The potential of Droga5, combined with the possibilities of Accenture Song, was too exciting to pass up. No other agency has what they have, and as marketing shifts, the chance to make creativity a genuine... Read More