Director Bob Morrow has joined Los Angeles production house A Common Thread, where he recently completed a package of branded web shorts featuring Iron Chef Cat Cora for Palmolive. Morrow previously was a creative director at Kansas City, Mo.-based retail branding agency Bernstein-Rein….Mike Shackle has joined Deutsch New York as sr. VP/group creative director on the Microsoft account. Deutsch was awarded the global Cloud Computing business in August 2010, and in May was handed the Microsoft Office 365 business, doubling its portfolio of Microsoft business. Most recently, Shackle was executive creative director at BBH New York, where he led creative for the global Vaseline and Ally Bank accounts. Prior to BBH, he worked as exec creative director at Y&R/Enfatico in Beijing on the Land Rover account, for which he helped win the agency its first Cannes Lion….John Tissavary has joined Southfield, Mich.-based Postique where he will be supervising the DI department as well as serving as a consultant on digital intermediate projects for Grace & Wild Studios. Postique is a division of Grace & Wild, Inc. Tissavary brings more than 25 years experience in the filmmaking and commercial world to Postique. Throughout his career, he has served as producer, director, colorist and visual effects artist for a wide variety of projects ranging from feature films (The Matrix, Ocean's 11, Scorpion King, Stealth) to commercial and music video projects of every conceivable size and budget. He is an expert in digital intermediate workflows, and specifically consults on RED One workflows and the Scratch color correction software. Tissavary most recently held the position of president of Maxsar Post. Tissavary joins the DI team, which includes senior colorist John Cathel and associate colorist Chuck Klatt from Postique along with senior colorists Pat Mathews and Rob Randall from Grace & Wild Studios….
“A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “Gladiator II,” “Wicked” Among ADG Excellence in Production Design Award Nominees
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has unveiled the nominees for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. The ceremony, hosted by actress and comedian Rachael Harris, will take place on Feb. 15, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Among the motion picture nominees are the production designers on A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Gladiator II, Nosferatu and Saturday Night in the Period Feature Film category; and Alien: Romulus, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Wicked in the Fantasy Feature Film category.
Television nominations span the likes of Bridgerton, Fallout, House of the Dragon, The Lord of the Rings: Pachinko, Rings of Power, Ripley and Shogun.
The ADG Awards celebrate excellence in production design across theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, and animated feature films. The 2025 Cinematic Imagery Award will be presented to Academy Award®-nominated director and filmmaker Jason Reitman, whose body of work includes Juno, Up in the Air and Saturday Night.
“This year’s nominees showcase the incredible artistry and vision that define our craft and our industry. We’re thrilled to bring the Guild together to celebrate the achievements of these incredible production designers and their art departments,” shared award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG, and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG, in a joint statement.
In addition, the ADG will honor Lisa Frazza, Barbara Mesney, Dan Sweetman, and J. Dennis Washington with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Legendary production designer Carl Jules Weyl will be inducted into the ADG Hall of Fame as part of the... Read More