Bicoastal Original Film has added the directing team of Bernd&Jeff for U.S. representation. Bernd&Jeff has collaborated with popular musical acts and international brands including Audi, H&M, Lamborghini, Ikea, Mercedes-Benz and Wella. Both hailing from Germany, Bernd Possardt and Jeffrey Lisk met over 15 years ago and immediately began combining their experiences in media. Since 2002 the directing duo has been known for applying their backgrounds in cultural sciences, photography, art direction and film to varied projects…. Mike Brady, formerly an executive producer at Believe Media, has assumed the same role with HELLO! where he will help oversee the commercials business along with exec producer Carl Swan…..Jayan Films, Atlanta, has signed director Stacey Fitzgerald for representation in the commercial, corporate, and direct-to-client markets. In addition to spots and public service credits, Fitzgerald has also been active in long-form fare, having directed the comedy The Delivery Boy Chronicles starring Grammy Award winner Shawn Mullins in his first theatrical appearance. The film is being distributed domestically and internationally….
Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey Launch Production House 34North
Executive producers Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey have teamed to launch 34North. The shop opens with a roster which includes accomplished directors Jan Wentz, Ben Nakamura Whitehouse, David Edwards and Mario Feil, as well as such up-and-coming filmmakers as Glenn Stewart and Chris Fowles. Nakamura Whitehouse, Edwards, Feil and Fowles come over from CoMPANY Films, the production company for which Cicero served as an EP for the past nearly five years. Director Wentz had most recently been with production house Skunk while Stewart now gains his first U.S. representation. EP Clancey was freelance producing prior to the formation of 34North. He and Cicero have known each other for some 25 years, recently reconnecting on a job directed by Fowles. Cicero said that he and Clancey “want to keep a highly focused roster where talent management can be one on one--where we all share in the directors’ success together.” Clancey also brings an agency pedigree to the new venture. “I started at Campbell Ewald in accounts, no less,” said Clancey. “I saw firsthand how much work agencies put in before we even see a script. You have to respect that investment. These agency experiences really shaped my approach to production--it’s about empathy, listening between the lines, and ultimately making the process seamless.” 34North represents a meeting point--both literally and creatively. Named after the latitude of Malibu, Calif., where the idea for the company was born, it also embraces the power of storytelling. “34North118West was the first GPS-enabled narrative,” Cicero explained. “That blend of art and technology, to captivate an audience, mirrors what we do here--create compelling work, with talented people, harnessing state-of-the-art... Read More