Australian directors Dael Oates and Owen Trevor have joined forces with executive producer Lucas Jenner to form Rabbit Content Australia.
In collaboration with Rabbit in the US, Oates, Trevor and Jenner have established an independent Asia Pacific presence based in Sydney with Business Development partner Tom Marks overseeing the Melbourne office.
In addition to Oates and Trevor, the roster launches with established international directors Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something about Mary), Jackson+Karinja and 2013 Oscar nominees, The Fines (Sean and Andrea Fine). The latter directorial duo has their Inocente in the running for a Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award. Last month, The Fines’ Life According to Sam was screened in the Sundance Film Festival’s Documentary Premieres section.
“The business of creating advertising is changing so rapidly at the moment,” said Jenner. “Rabbit is focused on how to find new solutions for the challenges faced by clients and agencies. In this climate, we believe a company needs to be stocked with multi-disciplinary creatives who are able to work across diverse fields such as events, photography, web content and film.”
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More