Anonymous Content has added CG specialist Trevor Cawood to its directorial roster. Cawood, whose work runs the gamut from TV to advertising to feature films will specialize in the ad and integrated spaces for Anonymous, building upon notable work for brands such as Citroen, GMC and Verizon. Outside of advertising, his film directorial debut, Terminus, premiered and won an award at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and earned first place at Fantastic Fest, HollyShorts, Sonoma International Film Festival, and the Montréal Just For Laughs festival. Cawood's feature film work includes technical director credits on The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. In addition to his duties with Anonymous, Cawood is a partner at his own visual effects studio, The Embassy, whose artists worked on the Oscar-nominated visual effects for District 9, Cawood is represented in Canada and some regions in Europe for directing work through Spy Films. Prior to joining Anonymous, Cawood helmed via Biscuit Filmworks…..Darren O'Kelly, formerly head of production, has been appointed managing director of The Mill London. O'Kelly joined the company in 2002 and has worked on some of its highest profile ad projects including Sony's “Balls,” Guinness' “Tipping Point” and Cadbury's “Eyebrows”…
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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