Caviar in Venice, Calif., has signed directors Jason Woliner and Jake Szymanski. The latter is known for his steady diet of original content on the Funny or Die website, including “Forehead Tittaes” with Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard. Szymanski has also helmed Funny or Die fare starring Rachel Bilson, Denise Richards, Heidi Montag, Will Ferrell and Paris Hilton. Szymanski recently wrapped his first commercialmaking endeavor, a campaign for Vitamin Water. Meanwhile Woliner is the non-performing member of the comedy group Human Giant and directed the bulk of the sketch comedy series that the group produced for MTV. As of late, Woliner has directed multiple episodes of the NBC show Parks and Recreation, as well as the live-action Adult Swim pilot Eagleheart starring Chris Elliott. Woliner also helmed several segments of the HBO series Funny or Die Presents (including the miniseries titled Designated Driver) and the improvised Spike single-camera comedy Players. Woliner also has Comedy Central specials to his credit such as Aziz Ansari’s Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening….Designer/creative director Nando Costa has joined Superfad. He will be repped by Moxie Pictures under the Superfad directing banner. His recent credits include the Modest Mouse music video “Whale Song”, produced by Nervo/Bent Image Lab. Costa has held creative director positions at Modernista!, Digital Kitchen and at his own shops, Nakd (in Rio de Janeiro) and Nervo….U.K.-based director Simon Cracknell has secured representation in Canada, joining the roster of Toronto-based production house Brown. He remains repped in the U.K. by Th2ng, in France by Vingt3, stateside by Instant Karma, and in Asia by Bullet….
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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