New York City-based creative content company Versus has appointed Tony Kadillak as EP, business strategy. He is tasked with helping the company expand its reach in entertainment and streaming. Kadillak has spent the majority of his career in branding and promotion for leading entertainment and sports brands. He’s been responsible for developing new business and supporting the strategic growth of agencies while focusing on key clients to drive the value of design-led thinking to their bottom lines. He spent the past three years at design and branding agency Thornberg & Forester, working with brands including the NFL, Spectrum, NBC Sports, Audible, NBC Universal, and A&E Networks. Prior to that Kadillak worked at SaaS startup ZPPR, focused on media collaboration and asset management, and entertainment branding agencies Troika, loyalkaspar, ModOp, and Leroy + Clarkson. He began his career in software in the Bay Area with Ariba (now part of SAP). Kadillak is a Montana native and calls Bozeman home with his family. Versus’ clients include Audible, Disney, Facebook, JBL, Mercedes, NFL, and Verizon….
“Conclave,” “Nickel Boys” Among Film Finalists For USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 37th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards, which honor the writers of the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the writers of the works on which they are based.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film
--James Mangold and Jay Cocks for “A Complete Unknown” based on the nonfiction book “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties” by Elijah Wald
--Peter Straughan for “Conclave” based on the novel by Robert Harris
--RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes for “Nickel Boys” based on the book “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
--Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (screenplay and story) and Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield (story) for “Sing Sing” based on the “Esquire” magazine article “The Sing Sing Follies” by John H. Richardson
--Screenwriter Chris Sanders and novelist Peter Brown for “The Wild Robot”
The finalist writers for episodic series are, in alphabetical order by series
--Richard Gadd for the sixth episode of “Baby Reindeer,” based on his stage play of the same name
--Steven Zaillian for “V Lucio,” the fifth episode of “Ripley,” based on “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith
--Joshua Zetumer for the episode “The People in the Dirt” from “Say Nothing,” based on the nonfiction book “Say by Patrick Radden Keefe
--Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks for “Anjin,” the first episode of “Shōgun,” based on the novel by James Clavell
--Will Smith for the episode “Hello Goodbye,” from “Slow Horses,” based on the novel... Read More