Jen Stocksmith has been named creative director at Tribal DDB New York where she will be working on Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. Prior to joining Tribal DDB, Stocksmith provided creative leadership at mcgarrybowen for clients including Sharp Electronics and JPMorgan Chase. She began her ad career in Minnesota, spending time at several Minneapolis shops–such as Fallon and Campbell Mithun–before moving to the NYC….Belgium-based directing duo Norman Bates has joined Stink London….Director Richard Sears has joined Synthetic Pictures for exclusive North American representation. His filmography spans more than 100 commercials, a number of branded content campaigns and shorts. He has already wrapped a job via Synthetic for The Ramey Agency. His other spot credits over the years include such clients as Toyota Prius, University of Phoenix, Nissan, AT&T, Burger King, Sprint and Ole Miss. Sears' short film An Evil Town caught the eyes of creatives from Wieden+Kennedy, helping him to land a Nike assignment which broke him into the ad arena. He has a feature project, Bottom of the World, set to shoot this year….Anthony Roman has joined music production company Black Iris as music supervisor. He will head up the shop's just launched music supervision arm in Brooklyn, NY. Black Iris maintains studios in L.A., Brooklyn and in Richmond, Va. Founder of NYC band Radio 4, Roman has 20 years of music industry experience as performer, composer, producer and music supervisor. He has scored and music supervised film, TV and commercial projects for clients such as Mitsubishi, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Nike, TriBeCa Films, FX, and Law and Order: SVU. Most recently he was music supervisor for Ira Glass' stage version of This American Life….
Director Lucrecia Signs With PRETTYBIRD For Her 1st U.S. Representation
PRETTYBIRD, the production company helmed by Paul Hunter, Kerstin Emhoff, and Ali Brown, has added award-winning filmmaker Lucrecia to its roster for U.S. commercial and music video representation. This marks the director’s first representation in the U.S. market.
Lucrecia has been signed to PRETTYBIRD UK since 2021, soon after winning UKMVA’s Best Pop Newcomer award for her Tarantino-esque music video for rapper/singer-songwriter Ashnikko--which the director pitched, prepped, and shot in only four days. Since joining PRETTYBIRD UK, Lucrecia has quickly made a name for herself. Her striking narratives, combined with a hyper-real aesthetic and iconic world creation, have been the centerpieces of her filmmaking and photography.
Her work has gone viral on more than one occasion. Her commercial for bibigo, “Live Delicious,” was widely admired and even recreated on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel. She has won awards from Kinsale Shark, Creative Circle, and UKMVA, as well as recognition at the Cannes Lions Young Directors Awards and Ciclope Awards.
Candice Dragonas, VP, talent strategy/executive producer PRETTYBIRD US, said of Lucrecia, “She brings a uniquely stylish approach to storytelling with the perfect splash of humor and playfulness. I admire her extreme passion for her craft and the drive to create at the top of her game.”
In addition to Lucrecia’s cinematic visual aesthetic, she routinely engages in another unique form of self-expression: nail art. She has had everything from whipped cream and cherries to chrome flames adorning her nails.
At PRETTYBIRD, Lucrecia joins a roster of filmmakers including Academy Award-winning duo Daniels (Everything Everywhere All At Once), A.V. Rockwell (A Thousand... Read More