Director Chris Nelson has joined bicoastal HSI Productions for representation in the U.S. He is handled in the U.K. by London-based Tribe International. Nelson was formerly repped stateside by Little Minx….New York-based production house Collective has signed director Margee Challa who’s known for her work in lifestyle, fashion and beauty. She joins a directorial roster that also consists of Jeremy Warshaw and company founder David McNamara….Grey Amsterdam has added Tim Sajdak and Oscar Asmoarp as digital directors. The two Swedes will report to executive creative directors Colin Lamberton and Seyoan Vela. Sajdak is a veteran interactive producer whose experience spans such notable agencies as Farfar and Forsman & Bodenfers. Asmoarp is an interactive creative with both art direction and front-end development skills He has worked on campaigns out of interactive agencies in both Europe and the U.S….Los Angeles-based production collective Deek has been launched, under the aegis of directors Dan Reid and Brinton Jaecks….Utopic, a hybrid production/post/digital company, has been launched in Chicago by editors Jan Maitland and Tom Kloehn, digital artisans Tony Passero and Shannon Kemp, and veteran ad agency executive producer Michael Antonucci….
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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