Industry consultant Bob Samuel has been named executive producer of the newly formed Solution, a New York-headquartered creative resources management group which will offer representation and other services to companies on its roster. Samuel is in charge of day-to-day operations for Solution, which opens with two clients for national representation: Venice, Calif.-based visual effects house Sight Effects, and Hollywood-headquartered physical effects and set construction company Cinnabar.….Cathi Connor, Jim Waldron and Wendy Hanson of The Connor Group, Chicago, have been named to handle the Midwest for West Los Angeles-based Original Film….Don Stogo of Donald R. Stogo Associates (DRSA), New York, has signed an exclusive agreement with Zoom Film & Television, Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, to represent director/cameraman Mark Toia in the U.S. Additionally, DRSA will be exclusively repping director Dennis Hitchcock of Motion Picture Limited, Auckland, New Zealand, in the U.S…..Rachel Finn and Mary Saxon of FinnSaxon Represents, Santa Monica and San Francisco, respectively, have been named to cover the West Coast and Texas for Berkeley, Calif.-based sound design house Noises Digital, which features sound designer Kim Cristensen….London-based spot postproduction house Smoke & Mirrors has named Amanda Lowit its head of marketing, a newly created position at the company. She formerly served as head of television and a board director at Grey Worldwide, London….
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