The directing duo known as Gentlemen–consisting of Brett Snider and Billy Federighi–has signed with Über Content, the Hollywood house headed by partners/executive producers Phyllis Koenig and Preston Lee, for exclusive U.S. spot representation. The up-and-coming directorial team made its initial mark in ad contests for Converse and Doritos, and have since graduated to earning assignments from Kellogg’s out of Leo Burnett, Chicago, and the Kentucky Lottery via Northlich, Cincinnati….Editor Joshua Teicher, formerly of Red Car, has joined earth2mars, New York….Santa Monica-based music company Emoto has forged a relationship with indie record label Kill Rock Stars to seek creative opportunities for a select group of their artists, including Thao Nguyen, Panther, Marnie Stern, and Jeff Hanson. The two companies have a track record together. Emoto and Howard Paar, head of its licensing division, have been working with the label for some time and have licensed artists for the Showtime series The L Word….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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