Ed Decter—who directed The New Guy, slated for a May release through Sony—has signed with bicoastal First Look Artists for representation as a spot helmer. Decter co-wrote with partner John J. Strauss the hit comedy There’s Something About Mary, which was directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. First Look Artists is the recently launched commercial production division of publicly traded First Look Media (SHOOT, 2/9, p. 1). Linda Ross is executive producer of First Look Artists….Director Bobby Sheehan is joining bicoastal Celsius Films. He was formerly repped via Squeak Pictures, Los Angeles….Bonnie Goldfarb will be partnered as executive producer in the soon-to-be formally launched Harvest, the production company she is co-founding with director Baker Smith (See 2/9 "Street Talk," p. 22). Goldfarb has been Smith’s longtime producer….Director Joe Schaak has been named a full partner in Minneapolis-headquartered spot production house Twist, joining founding partners of the three-year-old shop, president/executive producer Jim Geib and director Rich Michell. Schaak has been with Twist since its inception, but mostly until now only for regional representation as he ventured out for national coverage via other houses. But now, Schaak’s partnership signals his commitment to be repped throughout the country—and internationally—by Twist, which has expansion plans domestically and overseas….Feature DP Caleb Deschanel, ASC, who directs commercials via West Hollywood-based Dark Light Pictures, won the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award in theatrical motion pictures for his lensing of The Patriot….After wrapping the feature Vertical Limit, director Martin Campbell is available for spots via Santa Monica-headquartered Original Film….Sandy Schwartz, formerly of bicoastal Shelter Films, is joining bicoastal Go Film as production manager….San Francisco-based recording and audio post facility Music Annex has changed its name to Annex Digital….Chuck Pfeifer, a partner in New York-based production company Pfeifer Van Dusen, is set to make another cameo appearance for director Amos Kollek in Beirut. Pfeifer also appeared in Kollek’s Fast Food, Fast Women….
