Keith Ehrlich has joined bicoastal Cohn + Company as East Coast sales rep….House of Usher Films, Santa Monica, has secured Southern California-based independent rep Steven Monkarsh to handle the West Coast, Texas and Detroit….John Buckley has been appointed in-house West Coast rep for Crew Cuts/West, Santa Monica….Chicago-based independent rep firm monaghan+halpine has parted ways with Claire Alden’s art.fx division, a New York-headquartered representatiion shop that handles the U.S. for a roster of animation and effects houses, including London outfits Picasso Pictures, Sherbet, and Frankie & Robin, as well as PSYOP Creative Collective, New York, and Wild Brain, San Francisco….Lisa Cleff has been named VP of sales and marketing for Goodspot Design and Goodspot Editorial, both based in Santa Monica. She formerly served as director of sales & marketing at R!OT Manhattan, New York. Prior to that, she was based at Attik, San Francisco, serving as U.S. director of business development…. Cinematographer Hubert Taczanowski has joined bicoastal Paradigm for exclusive representation in features and commercials. His recent feature credits include Tadpole starring Sigourney Weaver and John Ritter….
Director Lucrecia Signs With PRETTYBIRD For Her 1st U.S. Representation
PRETTYBIRD, the production company helmed by Paul Hunter, Kerstin Emhoff, and Ali Brown, has added award-winning filmmaker Lucrecia to its roster for U.S. commercial and music video representation. This marks the director’s first representation in the U.S. market.
Lucrecia has been signed to PRETTYBIRD UK since 2021, soon after winning UKMVA’s Best Pop Newcomer award for her Tarantino-esque music video for rapper/singer-songwriter Ashnikko--which the director pitched, prepped, and shot in only four days. Since joining PRETTYBIRD UK, Lucrecia has quickly made a name for herself. Her striking narratives, combined with a hyper-real aesthetic and iconic world creation, have been the centerpieces of her filmmaking and photography.
Her work has gone viral on more than one occasion. Her commercial for bibigo, “Live Delicious,” was widely admired and even recreated on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel. She has won awards from Kinsale Shark, Creative Circle, and UKMVA, as well as recognition at the Cannes Lions Young Directors Awards and Ciclope Awards.
Candice Dragonas, VP, talent strategy/executive producer PRETTYBIRD US, said of Lucrecia, “She brings a uniquely stylish approach to storytelling with the perfect splash of humor and playfulness. I admire her extreme passion for her craft and the drive to create at the top of her game.”
In addition to Lucrecia’s cinematic visual aesthetic, she routinely engages in another unique form of self-expression: nail art. She has had everything from whipped cream and cherries to chrome flames adorning her nails.
At PRETTYBIRD, Lucrecia joins a roster of filmmakers including Academy Award-winning duo Daniels (Everything Everywhere All At Once), A.V. Rockwell (A Thousand... Read More