The Artists Company, headed by owner/executive producer Sally Antonacchio, has signed independent rep firm Donna D’Aguanno & Co. to handle the Midwest. Donna D’Aguanno is the principal contact for the Midwest region, which most recently saw David Ramser direct a Ford Fusion Superbowl spot for Team Detroit….Three-time Oscar-winning (Hugo and The Aviator, both directed by Martin Scorsese, and JFK directed by Oliver Stone) cinematographer Robert Richardson, ASC, is now available for commercials and feature films exclusively through The Skouras Agency….Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has signed costume designer Dorotka Sapinska (The Signal)…DDA has also secured TV bookings for DP David Stockton, ASC, for the Gotham pilot (director Danny Cannon) and for production designer Jason Fijal on the Dream Corp pilot (director Daniel Stressen)…And DDA Feature film bookings include DP Bob Gantz, ASC, for director Jean-Francois Richet’s Blood Father, DP Stean Czapsky, ASC for director Boaz Yakin’s Max, editor Jim Flynn for director Kevin Connolly’s Dear Eleanor, costume designer Paco Delgado for director Louis Leterrier’s Grimsby, and costume designer Meghan Kasperlik for director Stephen Herek’s The Great Gilly Hopkins….Atlona, an AV and IT distribution and connectivity solutions provider, has chosen Roger Takacs as its national sales manager, commercial. Takacs is responsible for working closely with distributors, dealers, consultants, and end users in the North American AV market to grow and manage the commercial segment of Atlona’s business. Before joining Atlona, Takacs spent nine years as the regional sales manager for Crestron covering Southern California, Arizona, Las Vegas, and Hawaii. Takacs’ other experience includes stints at Custom Display Solutions, Inc, CompView, MCSi, and Intellisys Group….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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