Director Patrik Bergh has joined B-Reel Films for commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K. Bergh, who is based in London and was previously with Partizan, has received recognition for his work on behalf of such clients as Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford and the BBC….Nick Davis, part of the Academy Award-nominated visual effects team on The Dark Knight, has come aboard the U.S. and U.K. directorial roster of Home.corp for commercials. This marks the first time Davis has had representation as a spot director. Davis has served as VFX supervisor on such high-profile projects as The Dark Knight, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the first two Harry Potter movies…Director Evan Mathis has joined New York-based LAIR….Whitehouse Post, long established in the U.S. and U.K., has entered into a partnership with Amsterdam post house The Ambassadors. Per the arrangement, each shop can extend its marketplace reach for its editorial roster, sharing talent and resources. Editor Ethan Mitchell has transferred from Whitehouse Post’s New York office in order to launch Whitehouse Post@The Ambassadors this month and will be joined by an ensemble of the company’s U.K. editorial talent. The partnership with The Ambassadors is a continuation of Whitehouse’s affinity for developing creative working relationships with like-minded companies to benefit clients. Other Whitehouse partnerships span motion graphics and directorial company Gentleman Scholar in L.A., production company Cap Gun with offices in Chicago and London, and visual effects house Carbon in New York….Director Matt Smukler, who continues to be handled stateside by Hello!, has joined Independent Films, London, for U.K. representation….
FireAid Concert Features Major Music Stars, Shares Stories Of Loss To Raise Money For L.A. Wildfire Relief
Pop stars, first responders, rock stars and those who've lost everything in the devastating LA-area wildfires came together for FireAid, a massive benefit concert Thursday that combined spectacular performances with moving storytelling from survivors and reminders of the destruction.
In a night full of surprises, a reunion of Nirvana — fronted by St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett in the place of the late Kurt Cobain — tops the list. They launched into "Breed," "School" and "Territorial Pissings" respectively, inspired and unexpected choices.
Drummer Dave Grohl's daughter, Violet, then emerged on stage for "All Apologies."
Closer Lady Gaga, after powering through the Oscar-award winning "Shallow" and "Always Remember Us This Way" from "A Star Is Born," played a new song on the piano. "It's just for tonight, it's just for you," she said of the song she wrote with fiancé businessman Michael Polansky. "Time is a healer."
"All I need is time," she sang in the folk-y pop chorus. "To heal my broken wings and then I'll soar."
Green Day kicked off the massive show by launching into "Last Night on Earth" at the Kia Forum and were soon joined by Billie Eilish for the first surprise of the night. The lyrics are surprisingly astute: "If I lose everything in the fire / I'm sending all my love to you."
After their set, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong hugged actor Billy Crystal, who was there to welcome to the crowd at the Kia Forum.
"Our goal is simple tonight, to spend more money than the Dodgers spent on free agents," he joked. He told the audience U2 offered the first big donation of the night: $1 million dollars.
Crystal said he was wearing the clothes he had on when he evacuated. He lost his home in... Read More