Though they will have to wait ’til June to be formally honored at the Art Directors Club (ADC) Awards ceremony in New York City, the winners of the 85th annual competition have been announced. Gold Cubes in Advertising were awarded to two commercials: adidas’ “Hello Tomorrow” directed by Spike Jonze of bicoastal/international MJZ for TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco; and Sony Bravia LCD TVs’ “Balls” helmed by MJZ’s Nicolai Fuglsig for Fallon, London. “Balls” took not only a Gold in the TV, over 30 seconds, category, but also two Silvers–one for cinematography (DP Joaquin Baca Asay), the other for cinema, over 30 seconds. “Hello Tomorrow” garnered Gold in the TV, over 30 seconds category. Scoring Silver were Guinness’ “noitulovE” directed by Daniel Kleinman of Kleinman Productions, London, for AMV BBDO, London; and Foster’s Carlton Draught’s “Big Ad” directed by Paul Middleditch of Plaza Films, Sydney, for George Patterson Y&R, Melbourne. The latter’s Silver was in the TV, over :30 category, while the “noitulovE” Silver came for visual effects, which were done by Framestore-CFC, London and New York. Topping the ADC Hybrid competition with the lone Gold was NTT-Resonant, Inc, and the Japanese search engine goo.com with a campaign from Ground, a division of Dentsu, Tokyo…..Bicoastal commercial production house Pony Show has signed director Didier Poiraud, formerly of the Poiraud Brothers…..Director Dennis Dugan, whose feature credits include Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, and the recently released Benchwarmers, is now available for commercials through Original Film, Los Angeles…..Director Laszlo Kadar has joined Nola Pictures, New York….
The End of The “Rust” Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin May Unlock A Civil Lawsuit
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won't appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie "Rust" in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Baldwin, the lead actor and coproducer, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
Allred said Hutchins' relatives are determined to pursue damages and compensation from Baldwin and "Rust" producers in New Mexico civil court, and want Baldwin to answer questions under oath in the proceedings. Hutchins' widower and son previously reached a separate legal settlement.
"With the withdrawal that was made public yesterday, we are now able to proceed with our civil case," Allred said. "Clearly, the rights of Alec Baldwin were protected, but the due process rights of the victims — Halyna Hutchins and her parents and her sister — were violated."
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