Pebble, a U.K.-based automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has appointed Tanya Rai to the newly created position of marketing and communications manager. Working closely with sales and marketing director Alison Pavitt, Rai will help develop a consistently engaging voice for the brand across all channels and types of content, and support the team in multiple marcoms activities as Pebble embarks on the next phase of its expansion plans. Rai joins Pebble having worked across the media and entertainment sector for over 13 years, both as an employee and freelancer. Major clients in that time have included the BBC, Cheltenham Festivals, Wildscreen and IBC, where she managed the delivery of the popular and influential Big Screen Program. She was a mentee on the RISE award-winning mentoring program in 2019, and subsequently joined the RISE board as the marketing and event lead. Rai currently holds a place on the Wonder Women in TV mentoring program and earlier this year, was nominated to apply for a place on The TV Collective’s Breakthrough Leadership Program….
Purpose-driven nonprofit firm Cause Communications has added a trio of consulting and marketing experts to its L.A.-based operation–Kristen Caloca as VP of accounts, Christopher de Haan as marketing director and Jane Murcia as sr. media relations manager. The infusion of talent expands Cause Communications’ capacity to support and amplify social impact causes….
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Additional festival highlights include documentaries Architecton directed by Victor Kossakovsky; Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie directed by David Bushell; Devo directed by Chris Smith about the legendary new wave provocateurs; Gaucho Gaucho directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; Group Therapy directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; No Other Land directed by a Palestinian-Israeli team comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; Pavements directed by Alex Ross Perry; and Separated directed by Errol Morris. Notable narrative titles include Black Dog (Gou Zen) directed by Guan Hu; Bonjour Tristesse directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More