Director/cameraman Charlie Cole and exec producer Neil Hallenborg have teamed to launch Charcoal Films, a N.Y.-based shop which kicked off with a two-day shoot for LongHorn Steakhouses out of Grey New York. At press time, Charcoal was prepping a five-day shoot in L.A. for Publix supermarkets and Tampa agency 22Squared. Cole and Hallenborg formerly worked together at Nola Pictures, N.Y.–their last job there having been for ALFA Insurance out of Luckie & Company, Birmingham, AL. Hallenborg has been Cole’s producer and first assistant director for many years, dating back to their days together at OneSuch Films. After OneSuch, Cole’s affiliations included Fahrenheit Films, Cohn+Co., and Nola….Video artist and filmmaker Marco Brambilla has confirmed an ongoing collaborative relationship with London-headquartered Stink. Brambilla will be represented internationally as an artist for special projects, His latest work produced through Stink is the video collage, Power, commissioned by Kanye West, which has already attracted over six million online views in under a week….Helen Hughes has come aboard Framestore, which has studios in N.Y. and London, as a senior commercials producer. She most recently served as exec producer and director of production for Southern California’s Method. Earlier she helped to establish the L.A. studio of The Mill….Thor Raxlen is partner/creative director in the recently opened, N.Y.-based live-action/VFX/character animation/design/post finishing studio Lair. The new venture’s core team includes head of production Theresa Loquercio, producers Alex Aab and Nicole Rodan, editors Jason Yantz and Linda Peters and post producer Ted McEnaney….
Curatorial Committee Roster Is Set For The 2025 AICP Post Awards
The AICP has set the full roster for the Curatorial Committee for the 2025 AICP Post Awards. The group, representing experts from the full gamut of postproduction crafts as well as from the agency and brand ranks, will meet this spring under the leadership of AICP Post Awards chairperson James Razzall, U.S. president of advertising, Framestore.
The extended entry deadline for the full suite of AICP Awards--which includes The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, and the AICP Next Awards--is Wednesday, March 5. Full entry details can be found here. The results of each show will debut during AICP Week in New York this June, and be featured at a gala celebration at The Museum of Modern Art.
One of Razzall’s key responsibilities as chair is to form the AICP Post Awards Curatorial Committee, which will determine the selection of the final winners and choose the Post Awards Best of Show from among the category winners. “I was looking for the best people at the top level in all their respective crafts,” explained Razzall. “We aimed to be as diverse and geographically as broad as possible. And we looked for cross-discipline opinions. We strove for a mix of people, including those who curate the work, not just our peers in post but also the best people we have worked with on the brand and agency side.
“Across the board, we were looking for people with a strong voice,” Razzall continued. “Our goal is to have a proper conversation, so we can filter through to make sure the best work is being recognized. When you consider the amount of effort that’s gone into these entries and the level of craft that they exhibit, we owe them that respect and honor of judging the work... Read More