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….
Director Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Dreams (Sex Love)” Wins Top Prize At The Berlin Film Festival
A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to "Dreams (Sex Love)" by director Dag Johan Haugerud.
Haynes called it a "meditation on love" that "cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence."
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It's the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. "Sex" premiered at Berlin in 2024, and "Love" was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro's dystopian drama "The Blue Trail." Argentine director Ivan Fund's rural saga "The Message" won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for "Living the Land," set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed "If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You." Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon."
The climax of the festival known as the Berlinale came on the eve of Germany's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition collapsed in a dispute about how to revitalize the country's economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the... Read More