Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA), Hollywood, has taken on representation for DP Christian Berger, winner of this year’s American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award for best feature cinematography on the strength of Das weisse Band (The White Ribbon), directed by Michael Haneke. Berger also earlier received an Academy Award nomination for his work on The White Ribbon….DDA has also signed cinematographer Nancy Schreiber, ASC, whose latest feature, Every Day (written and directed by Nip/Tuck’s producer/writer Richard Levine), premiered recently at the Tribeca Film Festival….DP Benoit Delhomme (1408, The Proposition) is now repped at the Sheldon Prosnit Agency, Los Angeles, for features, commercials and music videos…..Los Angeles-based Sunset Editorial has secured Chuck Silverman of indie firm Chuck Silverman Represents for national representation….VFX vet Pam Hogarth has joined bicoastal Look Effects Inc. as director of marketing. Prior to Look, she spent 12 years helping to build Gnomon School of Visual Effects into a leading educational institution for careers in computer graphics….
R/GA Goes Independent In Management and Private Equity Partnership
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) has sold R/GA, the creative innovation company, to Truelink Capital, a private equity firm with a track record of investing in tech-enabled services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The move thus marks R/GA’s return to independence as a privately owned company after 23 years as part of IPG. R/GA’s global management team and Truelink Capital have formed an indie partnership. R/GA’s global CEO Robin Forbes and chair & global chief creative officer Tiffany Rolfe are two of the global leaders, together with others, who are investing in the company as part of the deal. R/GA’s next chapter will be fueled out of the gate by a $50M Innovation Fund, enabling the company to invest in new skillsets and talent, and acquire new capabilities, emerging tools and platforms. Additionally, R/GA has established a Strategic Advisory Council of senior marketing and technology executives to support emerging AI client transformation opportunities across multiple sectors.
As an independent company, R/GA is activating an AI-enabled model to better serve clients, unburdened by the restrictions and overheads of traditional corporate structures. New remuneration models based on outcomes, agile new team structures, and scaling up its flexible talent model “R/GA Associates,” are among the initial changes being implemented.
“Today is a landmark moment for R/GA, as we enter an exciting new chapter as a private company supported by our new partners at Truelink Capital. This announcement also signals a stark contrast to a wider trend towards consolidation in the agency business. Most agencies will struggle to make the pivot in this new age, especially at a time when they’re operating within complex agency... Read More