August 31, 2012
Oscars change rule for best original song nomineesLOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be more songs vying for Oscars at next year’s Academy Awards.
The motion picture academy said Thursday that there will be a minimum of five nominees in the original song category at next year’s ceremony.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says that the five nominated songs receiving the highest number of votes from music branch members will be up for the final award. The voting process previously only allowed songs that earned an average score to be nominated.
Only two songs were nominated for the trophy earlier this year for the first time in Oscar history, with “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” winning the prize.
The 85th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
New film to chronicle Rolling Stones’ journey
LONDON (AP) — A documentary with newly-released historic footage will trace The Rolling Stones’ 50-year journey from teenagers to rock icons, publicists for the band said Thursday.
The film, titled “Crossfire Hurricane” — from a lyric in “Jumping Jack Flash” — is due for release in some British cinemas in October.
The documentary includes footage showing the band’s first road trips and the chaos of early tours, accompanied by commentaries by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and former Stones Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor.
“This is not an academic history lesson,” director Brett Morgen said in a statement. Instead, the film invites the audience to experience “the Stones’ nearly mythical journey from outsiders to rock and roll royalty,” he said. (Morgen’s commercialmaking roost is Anonymous Content.)
The documentary also will be shown later this year on HBO and the BBC.
The Stones, which are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, have so far kept their plans secret. On Thursday, a publicist for the band denied reports that it will play four shows in London and New York in November.
The reports followed rumors that the rockers may be releasing new material after Jagger tweeted a photo of him holding a guitar inside a Paris recording studio this week.
The band first played in July, 1962 at The Marquee Club in London.
Paramount and ‘Godfather’ author heirs clash in NY
By Larry Neumeister
NEW YORK (AP) – The dispute over the future of “The Godfather” franchise is moving to federal court in Manhattan as Paramount Pictures and heirs of the story’s author face off at a hearing Thursday.
The son of “The Godfather” creator Mario Puzo wants a judge to end Paramount’s rights to make future “Godfather” films.
Lawyers for Anthony Puzo said in court papers that the company breached its contract when it tried in December to stop publication of “The Family Corleone,” a “Godfather” sequel that was published in May.
Paramount, which is owned by Viacom Inc., sued the late author’s estate in March, seeking a declaration that it automatically owned book publishing rights in any book that was a sequel to “The Godfather.” Paramount said in court papers that in 1969, it purchased from Puzo all rights and copyright interests in “The Godfather,” including all “literary” rights and rights to use any characters created for the story in “other works.” Mario Puzo died in 1999.
Paramount said the only right left to the Puzo estate was the right to publish the original novel “The Godfather” and to publish versions and adaptations.
But the estate’s lawyers disagree. They said the agreement excluded book publication rights from the rights that Paramount could acquire.
They said Paramount also got nasty in trying to prevent publication of the new sequel by contacting the publishers of the book and insisting that neither the publishers nor the estate had any right to publish it.
The estate asked the court to declare that the estate owns the book publishing rights to any sequel, that Paramount cannot prevent the estate from publishing the book and that Paramount does not automatically have film rights to new books.
“The rights repudiated and violated by Paramount were of fundamental and critical importance to Puzo and were of the essence of the 1969 agreement,” the lawyers wrote. “More than once, Puzo said, ‘Books are my world,'” explaining why Paramount didn’t get book rights and wouldn’t get them.”
GLAAD gives CW network high marks for diversityBy Frazier Moore, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The advocacy group GLAAD has given the CW network high marks among broadcast outlets for its portrayal of gay and lesbian characters. Meanwhile, cable networks Showtime, ABC Family, TNT and HBO all were given a favorable rating by the group.
The number of gay and lesbian images on TV held steady this year. But the range of impressions continued to grow, with those representations increasingly presented in a matter-of-fact manner rather than as curiosities, GLAAD found in its annual Network Responsibility Index. But two-thirds of all gay-and-lesbian-inclusive hours showcased white people, the study found, prompting GLAAD to call for networks to recognize a broader diversity within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
“Americans expect to see their off-screen worlds represented onscreen, and today more than ever that includes LGBT people and families,” said GLAAD president Herndon Graddick.
He pointed to the family of gay couple Mitchell and Cameron on ABC’s “Modern Family” and to Emily, a teen who came out as a lesbian on ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars.”
They not only indicate “growing acceptance of our community,” Graddick said, “but have found praise from viewers and critics alike at a time when visibility and acceptance of LGBT people is at an all-time high.”
Conducted for the sixth year by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the study tracked original prime-time programming on 10 major cable networks as well as the five major broadcast networks.
Behind broadcast front-runner CW (with gay-and-lesbian-inclusive hours at 33 percent), ABC and Fox swapped places from last year, ranking second and third place, respectively. NBC remained in fourth place. For the fourth year in a row, CBS held last place, the study found, with only 8 percent.
Among cable networks, former top-ranked MTV was placed with FX, TLC and USA as only “adequate.”
But FX saw the biggest increase over last year, with its percentage of gay-and-lesbian-inclusive hours rising from 19 percent to 34 percent, thanks to programs like “American Horror Story” and “Archer.”
Among the highlights in transgender images this year, GLAAD cited Chaz Bono’s appearance as a contestant on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”
Documentary producer found dead in likely suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A documentary producer who worked with Leonardo DiCaprio on the environmental film “The 11th Hour” has been found dead.
Coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter says Brian Gerber’s body was recovered Wednesday morning after being found near a vehicle that plunged from a mountain highway northeast of Los Angeles.
Winter says his death is being investigated as a possible suicide. Gerber had been reported missing over the weekend.
The 41-year-old’s film credits include “The Dungeon Masters,” which focused on three Dungeons and Dragons game devotees. According to a biography on his company’s website, Gerber worked with the band R.E.M. and has worked on several music documentaries.
He also co-founded a series of conferences titled “Digital Hollywood.”
He is survived by his wife, actress Arabella Field and two young sons.
Sony to sell ultra-HD ‘4K’ TV set in US storesPeter Svensson, Technology Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — High-definition TVs roughly quadrupled the resolution of the sets that came before them. Now, the industry is poised to do it again.
By December, U.S. stores will sell a TV set with four times the resolution of today’s best HDTVs, Sony Corp. said Wednesday. The set will measure 84 inches on the diagonal, making the screen area four times as large as the common 42-inch set.
Executives said Sony will reveal the price of the set next week.
There is, for now, very little video content available that can take advantage of the higher resolution. With some work and know-how, a computer connected to the set can display video in the ultra-HD “4K” resolution. The set will also do its best to “upscale” TV, DVD and Blu-ray movies, so they look better.
Phil Molyneux, COO of Sony Electronics, said the situation was no different from the launch of the cassette tape, the CD or the DVD.
“We always get this question when we launch beautiful new technology: Where’s the content?” Molyneux told journalists at an event in New York. “Did we bring the content to market? Yes, we did.”
The exact resolution of the set is 3,840 by 2,160 pixels. It’s known as “4K” because it has nearly 4,000 pixels on the horizontal edge. That compares with 1,920 by 1,080 pixels in “1080p” sets. More pixels allow TV makers to make bigger screens without compromising sharpness.
Sony makes digital projectors operating at 4K resolution for movie theaters.
The TV industry has been looking for a technology that will get consumers to upgrade their HDTV sets. Sales are slumping after an initial wave of upgrades from standard-definition sets, and 3-D sets attract only a small number of consumers.
Apple Inc. has slowly been quadrupling the resolution of its devices, starting with the iPhone 4 two years ago. This year, it released iPads and MacBooks with ultra-high-resolution screens.
Man sent to prison for Internet-based Ponzi scheme disguised as online ad companyBy Pete Yost
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who ran a Ponzi scheme disguised as an online advertising company has been sentenced to 78 months in prison.
Thomas Bowdoin, founder and operator of AdSurf Daily Inc., pleaded guilty to wire fraud after promising huge returns to tens of thousands of investors across the United States and abroad. The scheme generated more than $120 million.
Investors were to earn 125 percent on each dollar paid into ASD, as long as they viewed other members’ websites for a few minutes each day on ASD’s Internet page. Members were to receive recruiting commissions.
The pyramid-style business model relied on increasing investments of new money to pay debt owed to earlier investors. Bowdoin, 77, is from Quincy, Fla. He was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer in Washington.
SEC proposing to lift ban on hedge fund ads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hedge funds would be allowed to advertise to the general public under a proposal put forth Wednesday.
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-1 to seek public comment on the proposal, which would formally lift a ban on hedge funds marketing their investments to a wide audience. The public has 30 days to comment, after which the SEC will likely take a final vote.
Hedge funds still would be required to sell securities only to investors with a net worth of at least $1 million excluding their primary residence.
The change is called for by legislation enacted in March. The law also makes it easier for small startup companies to raise capital without having to comply immediately with a range of SEC reporting rules.
Campbell channels Andy Warhol for new cansBy Candice Choi, Food Industry Writer
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Campbell Soup is tapping Andy Warhol for another 15 minutes of fame.
The world’s biggest soup maker plans to introduce special-edition cans of its condensed tomato soup bearing labels reminiscent of the pop artist’s paintings at Target stores starting Sunday. The 1.2 million cans will cost 75 cents each.
The Campbell Soup Co.’s embrace of Warhol’s iconic imagery is a switch from its initial reaction, when the company considered taking legal action before deciding to see how the paintings were received by the public.
“There’s some evidence to show there was a little bit of concern,” said Jonathon Thorn, an archivist for Campbell Soup. “But they decided to take a wait-and-see approach.”
By 1964, however, the company realized the paintings were becoming a phenomenon and embraced the depictions. Campbell’s marketing manager even sent Warhol a letter expressing admiration for his work.
“I have since learned that you like Tomato Soup,” William MacFarland wrote in the letter. “I am taking the liberty of having a couple cases of our Tomato Soup delivered to you.”
Later that same year, Campbell commissioned Warhol to do a painting of a can of Campbell’s tomato soup as a gift for its retiring board chairman, Oliver G. Willits; Warhol was paid $2,000 for the work. Campbell also invited the artist to visit its headquarters in Camden, N.J., although Thorn said there’s no indication a visit ever took place.
There was no contact after that until 1985, when the company commissioned Warhol to paint packages of its new dry soup mixes for advertisements. Warhol died about two years later.
In 1993, the company bought a Warhol painting of one of its tomato soup cans to hang in its boardroom of its headquarters. The company also has a licensing agreement with the Warhol estate to sell clothing, magnets and other gear, mostly overseas, bearing the artist’s renditions.
Campbell has sold Warhol-inspired cans on two other occasions, although on much smaller scales. In 2004, the company sold 75,000 four-packs of Warhol-inspired cans at Giant Eagle, a Pittsburgh-based supermarket operator. During the holiday season in 2006, the company sold 12,000 units at Barney’s in New York.
The latest promotion comes as Campbell looks to turn around its struggling soup business after years of declining sales; the company plans to introduce dozens of new products this year. The cans to be sold at Target will come in four color schemes, with famed Warhol quote such as “In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.”
Kim Kardashian and Old Navy settle lawsuit over adBy Anthony McCartney, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kim Kardashian has settled a lawsuit against Old Navy claiming the clothing retailer violated her publicity rights by using a lookalike in an ad.
Kardashian sued over the spot in July 2011, claiming the company’s use of a model who looked like her might confuse consumers about her actual endorsements, which include a clothing store and shoe line.
No details about the settlement were filed with the court.
“The lawsuit was resolved to the mutual satisfaction of the parties,” said the reality TV starlet’s attorney Gary Hecker, who declined to elaborate.
A spokesperson for Old Navy parent company The Gap Inc. was not immediately available.
The lawsuit was over the commercial titled “Super C-U-T-E.” The ad began airing in February 2011 and was still being used in some of the company’s promotions months later, Kardashian’s lawsuit stated.
It featured Canadian singer-model Melissa Molinaro, who an attorney for Old Navy said at a January hearing was famous in her own right. Her appearance in the ad wasn’t intended to draw similarities to Kardashian, the retailer maintained.
Hecker contended that some news outlets and Twitter users noted similarities in the women’s appearances.
Kardashian, 31, was seeking unspecified damages and an order barring Old Navy from using a lookalike model again.
FX orders 90 more episodes of ‘Anger Management’LOS ANGELES (AP) – The FX channel says it has ordered 90 more episodes of the Charlie Sheen sitcom “Anger Management.”
The unusually large order reflects the original agreement that FX made for the sitcom, which marked Sheen’s quick return to TV after he was fired from “Two and a Half Men.”
As part of the deal, FX set a ratings target for eight of the first 10 episodes of “Anger Management.” The show reached the threshold, earning an automatic 90-episode order.
FX says “Anger Management” is cable’s highest-rated new comedy series this year, averaging 4.5 million viewers.
FX Networks executive vice president Chuck Saftler says he’s confident the producers and cast will be able to produce another 90 episodes during the next two years after quickly turning out the first 10.
The Man with the Golden Anniversary: Global James Bond Day Slated For Oct. 5
LOS ANGELES–In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise on the anniversary of “Dr. No,” which enjoyed its world film premiere in London on October 5, 1962, and in anticipation of the worldwide release of the 23rd James Bond adventure “SKYFALL–,” Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today that October 5, 2012 will be Global James Bond Day, a day-long series of events for Bond fans around the world.
A new feature documentary from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Passion Pictures and Red Box Films, “Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007,” will be also be unveiled, country-specific details to follow. Directed by Stevan Riley (“Fire In Babylon”),”Everything or Nothing” focuses on three men with a shared dream–Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman and author Ian Fleming. It’s the thrilling and inspiring narrative behind the longest running film franchise in cinema history.
Further worldwide events celebrating Bond’s golden anniversary include a global online and live auction charity event of 50 lots to benefit twelve charitable institutions organized by Christie’s in London (full details at www.christies.com/bond), a global survey to discover the favorite Bond film by country, a film retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, a Music of Bond night in Los Angeles hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an exhibition, “Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style,” at TIFF in Toronto. Leading up to Global James Bond Day, for the first time ever fans can own all 22 films in the franchise on Blu-ray Disc in one comprehensive collection with BOND 50, releasing worldwide beginning September 24. Further updates by country will be announced in due course on 007.com and facebook/JamesBond007.
Colorist Ted Brady Joins Keep Me PostedBURBANK, Calif.–Keep Me Posted (KMP), a FotoKem company specializing in the finishing of episodic television, promos, commercials and trailers, has added colorist Ted Brady to its roster.
Brady began his career as a producer and film editor, but then quickly segued into color timing, working at such facilities as Mad Old Nut, LaserPacific, 1080, and Creative Post and Transfer. His long list of credits includes such TV shows as “Arrested Development,” “Weeds,” Nickelodeon’s “How to Rock” and “Big Time Rush,” and ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Greek.” Brady’s accolades consist of nominations for an HPA Award and an International Monitor Award, as well as a National Bronze Telly Award.
Founded in 1998, KMP became part of the Fotokem family in 2003.
Careless smoking cause of Tyler Perry studio fire
ATLANTA (AP) – Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking.
Capt. Marian McDaniel is with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. McDaniel said Tuesday that no criminal charges were pending.
The fire broke out Monday morning on the roof of a building undergoing repairs. It took firefighters about an hour to get the fire under control. The structural integrity of the building was not compromised.
This was the second blaze in recent months at the filming complex. On May 1, more than 100 firefighters battled a blaze that ripped through a simulated streetscape at the studios, sending flames about six stories into the sky. The cause of that fire was not determined because the intensity of that fire consumed any evidence that could be used to determine its origin.
Spec Bank Launches Custom Scriptwriting Services, Enters Into Relationship With Jeff Nicosia
LOS ANGELES–Spec Bank, an online resource through which aspiring commercial directors can access spec scripts penned by established ad agency creatives, has expanded on that core business by now starting to provide custom scriptwriting services as well as professional critiques of reels. The diversification comes as Spec Bank, founded by Dan Sorgen, marks its five-year anniversary.
The expansion of services represents a natural evolution for Spec Bank which has seen its mainstay offering grow to more than 650 spec scripts written by a network of creatives from agencies across the country, including Y&R, Deutsch, TBWAChiatDay, BBDO, DDB and BBH. This resource was created for directors looking to shoot spec spots and build their reels while helping agency creatives get a second chance for their unrealized concepts to be produced. Since Spec Bank’s launch in 2007, more than 100 spec spots have been made by Spec Bank members.
Now Spec Bank is adding customized scriptwriting for end clients and the directors and production companies working with those clients. Companies can access Spec Bank’s network of agency copywriters for customized scripts for hire, at greatly reduced fees when compared with what the same service would cost if provided by major ad agencies.
Spec Bank has also entered into an arrangement with industry vet Jeff Nicosia to provide professional feedback on directorial reels. Formerly with ChiatDay and Campbell/Ewald, and co-founder of SpotLab, which helped launch a number of directing careers, Nicosia is available as part of Spec Bank’s Reel Review service, helping members with virtual consultation services to identify their niche and career path, providing career advice on varied fronts including what type of scripts to shoot next.
Additionally, Sorgen has launched several new features on Spec Bank members on the company site: a section with sample director treatments; a shorts section with 30 short film scripts; and a production service that connects companies that need a fully produced spot or web video with small production companies for a fast turnaround at a relatively inexpensive cost.
BIFFLA Selects Kiki Melendez’s “The Journey of a Female Comic/La Trayectoria de Una Comediante” as Closing Film
LOS ANGELES–The four-day Broadway International Film Festival Los Angeles (BIFFLA), which will be held Sept. 20-23, will conclude with the showing of “The Journey of a Female Comic/La Trayectoria de Una Comediante”, produced by Kiki Melendez and written by the comedian herself and Lyn McCullough. Melendez also directed, working with co-director Eric Crespo.
“We chose Kiki’s film to close the festival because besides being highly entertaining, motivational and educational, it is also a film that could become a classic look into our Latinos In Hollywood” said Emilio Vega founder of Arco del Triunfo Productions and executive director for BIFFLA.
The original, bilingual docu-comedy takes us on a journey through the life of Melendez, showcasing not only her triumphs and tribulations but walking through the life of all Latinos in Hollwood with cameos from Esai Morales, Lupe Ontiveros, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jacob Vargas, Nadine Velazquez, and The Dominican Obama, as well as stock footage appearances from Sofia Vergara, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Shakira, and Mark Anthony, among others.
“The Journey of a Female Comic/La Trayectoria de una Comediante” will close out the festivities of the BIFFLA on Sunday September 23 at 8pm at the Broadway Place in Los Angeles.
Wong Kar-wai to head Berlin festival jury
BERLIN (AP) — Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say Chinese director Wong Kar-wai will lead the jury at next year’s event in February.
Festival director Dieter Kosslick praised the 56-year-old Wong on Tuesday for the “distinctive signature and the poetry of his works.”
Wong, who was born in Shanghai and grew up in Hong Kong, is known for films including “As Tears Go By,” ”Chungking Express,” ”Happy Together” and “In the Mood for Love.”
The Berlin festival didn’t immediately name other members of the jury, which will choose the winner of the event’s top Golden Bear honor and other prizes.
This year’s jury president was British director Mike Leigh. The 2013 edition — the festival’s 63rd — runs from Feb. 7-17.
Director Tony Scott cremated; scholarship created
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Scott has been cremated, and his widow will keep his remains at their Los Angeles-area home.
The information is included on Scott’s death certificate, which was released Monday.
The document doesn’t include a formal determination of Scott’s cause of death. Coroner’s officials expect it will take several weeks to finalize their investigation, but they are treating his case as a probable suicide.
The “Top Gun” director jumped from a bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor on Aug. 19. Family and close friends gathered over the weekend to honor the British-born director at a private memorial.
His family also announced Monday that they have created a memorial scholarship at the American Film Institute to help future filmmakers and honor his creative legacy.
The last film Scott directed was 2010’s “Unstoppable.”
Yahoo’s new CEO finds her chief marketing officer
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo is bringing in a new chief marketing officer as the troubled Internet company tries to burnish its image and revive its revenue growth under recently hired CEO Marissa Mayer.
Kathy Savitt will start working as Yahoo’s marketing chief on Sept. 14. Mayer convinced Savitt to leave Lockerz, an online commerce service that she has been running since 2009.
Savitt, 48, will remain Lockerz’ chairman and also will make a personal investment in the company she is leaving behind.
The hiring announced Monday is one of the first major pieces in the management team that Mayer is cobbling together to help turn around Yahoo. Mayer, 37, became Yahoo’s CEO six weeks ago, ending her 13-year stint as a key executive at Internet search leader Google Inc.
Yahoo, which is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has been stuck in an extended financial funk that has depressed its stock. Mayer is the fifth CEO in the past five years to attempt a turnaround.
“Yahoo is at an important and unique inflection point in its storied history,” Savitt said in a statement.
Before launching Lockerz in 2009, Savitt was a marketing and communications sharpshooter at retailers American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.
Annie Awards Issues Call For Entries
BURBANK, Calif.–The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its call for entries for the 40th Annual Annie Awards, which recognize excellence in animation. Submissions will be accepted beginning September 3. The 40th Annual Annie Awards ceremony is set for Saturday, February 2, 2013, at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
The 2012 Annie Awards will be presented in 30 categories including two new categories–Best Student Production and Winsor McCay Member’s Choice Award. While Annie voting is limited to ASIFA-Hollywood’s professional membership, all members, both professional and associate of ASIFA’s worldwide chapters, will be able to vote on this award.
Entries submitted for consideration will be from productions that were released in the United States between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Details on how to enter may be found at www.annieawards.org. The deadline to receive submissions and materials is Sunday, October 14, 2012 by 5 p.m.
Finalists named for California On Location Awards
LOS ANGELES–Finalists for the 18th annual California On Location Awards (COLA) have been announced by the Film Liaisons In California Statewide (FLICS), the awards program producing organization. The 2012 COLA event will be hosted by the historic Langham Huntington Hotel of Pasadena on October 28. The awards recognize location professionals and production companies for excellence while working on location in California. Public employees are also recognized in various awards categories for delivering outstanding service and on-location support to the industry.
COLA is a signature event of FLICS, a non-profit organization of 43 regional film offices and film commissions throughout the state.
The 2012 COLA finalists selected by the panel in nine location professional categories are:
o Location Manager of the Year, Studio Features — Rick Schuler for “Savages,” JJ Hook for work on “The Dark Knight Rises,” and Chris Baugh for the feature film “Argo.”
o Location Team of the Year, Studio Features — “Star Trek II,” Steve Woroniecki; “Gangster Squad,” Robin Citrin; “Savages,” Rick Schuler; and “Argo,” Chris Baugh.
o Assistant Location Manager of the Year, Features –“Mockingbird,” Karen Gilbert; “The Amazing Spiderman,” Lee David Lee; “Argo,” Ryan “Trey” Neary; “The Dark Knight Rises,” Keomanee Vilaythong for Magnus Rex.
o Location Manager of the Year, Independent Feature – David Flannery for “Smashed,” Caleb Duffy for “Hitchcock,” and Rocky Brooks for “The Bronx Bull.”
o Location Team of the Year, Independent Features – “Look of Love,” Mike Fantasia; “Knight of Cups,” David Lyons; and “Mockingbird,” Bob Craft.
o Location Manager of the Year, TV Commercials – Brian Bird, “DirecTV”; Scott Logan, “Gymkhana 5”; and Mark Abbott for “Mazda: Prison Break.”
o Location Manager of the Year, Episodic Television – Tony Salome, “NCIS: Los Angeles Episode 321: Touch of Death”; Rob Dohan, “Switched at Birth;” and Gregory Alpert for “Luck.”
o Location Team of the Year, Episodic Television – “Southland: Sunset,” Michael Haro; “CSI: NY,” Tim Hillman; and “NCIS: LA,” Jason Savage.
o Assistant Location Manager of the Year, Television — “The Office,” Anna Coats; “Enlightened,” Lee David Lee; and “The Client List,” Eva Schroeder.
o In the category of Reality TV Production Company of the Year the finalists are the “Amazing Race” for CBS Television; “Finding Bigfoot,” Ping Pong Productions; and “Top Gear” for Sun Never Sets Production.
R&R hires Jeffrey Butterworth as associate creative director
LAS VEGAS–Jeffrey Butterworth has joined R&R Partners’ creative team as associate creative director/copywriter after nine years at Mering Carson in Sacramento where he worked on the NFL, California Tourism, Disney, Pebble Beach Resort, and Auto Club Speedway.
Butterworth’s accounts at R&R include the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. He is based in R&R’s Las Vegas office.
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