Toni Saarinen and Brook Durham of Saarinen, Los Angeles, have been named to handle the West Coast and Texas for Superior Assembly Editing Company, Santa Monica….Open Frame Productions, New York, has signed Connie Mellors of Connie Mellors & Company, Toluca Lake, Calif., to handle West Coast representation; Cathi Connor, Jim Waldron and Wendy Hanson of The Connor Group, Chicago, for the Midwest; and Fran Montoya of Montoya Reps, Dallas, to cover Texas. Maggie Klein of New York-based Maggie Klein & Co. remains Open Frame’s New York rep….Lee Pisarski of Lee+Lou Productions, a Los Angeles-based independent rep firm, is now handling national sales for director Scott Miller of Scott Miller & Company, Malibu, Calif….Steve Lewis, president/directors agent of Studio City, Calif.-based The Directors Network, has signed several helmers for exclusive freelance representation: Milan-based director/cameramen Alberto Dell’Orto; Yas, a Japanese spotmaker who resides in Los Angeles and is known for his stylized work; New York-based monologue and real-people specialist Conrad Fink; Les Luxford, whose reputation is in complex live action/visual effects design combo jobs; and director/cameraman Michael Dali, a Midwest artisan whose reel combines strong visuals with real people and monologue….Production designer Lauryn LeClere has joined The Skouras Agency, Santa Monica, for exclusive representation….Cinematographer John Toll has wrapped the feature Vanilla Sky and is now available for spots through the Judy Marks Agency, Los Angeles….Rick Lee has been appointed senior account executive of sales and marketing for Picture Pipeline, a West Los Angeles-based secure broadband solutions company launched by TRW (SHOOT, 1/26, p. 7). Picture Pipeline offers digital dailies, postproduction collaboration and file transfer services to the film, TV, spot and music video communities. Lee formerly was a senior account exec at post house Hollywood Digital….
Directors Amy+Pilar and Jose Antonio Prat Join Reform School
Boutique content production company Reform has added comedy directing duo Amy+Pilar (Amy York Rubin and Pilar Boehm) and award-winning multicultural director Jose Antonio Prat to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded entertainment.
Partners in both life and art, Amy+Pilar are know for their sharp wit and comedic timing. Their synchronicity is evident in a body of work across TV, film and commercials. Prior to joining Reform School, Amy+Pilar had been repped in the ad market by production company Knucklehead.
Amy has directed high-profile comedy sketches featuring stars like Amy Schumer, Kate McKinnon, and Sarah Silverman. On the episodic front, Amy has helmed for series such as Fresh Off the Boat, Casual, Superstore and Angie Tribeca--as well as the pilot for the hit Netflix comedy Dead to Me.
Before joining forces with Amy behind the camera, Pilar was a psychotherapist, a background that informs her ability to create fascinating characters and stage irresistible, nuanced performances. Amy and Pilar’s shared passion for comedy brought them together. Their collaboration began with a Synchrony Bank campaign, starring cult-comedy favorite Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics), and they went on to direct the pilot of the Hulu series Love, Victor. Amy+Pilar’s ad fare also includes spots for Uber’s “Go-Get” campaign and “Shift,” starring Martin Starr.
“We have been fans of Amy and Pilar for a long time,” said Ryan Ennis, executive director at Reform School. “They excel at capturing comedic performances and dialogue. Coming from the TV and L.A. comedy scenes, they’ve built a strong following and collaborated with some of our favorite funny people.... Read More