Biscuit Filmworks, the Los Angeles shop founded a year ago by director Noam Murro and executive producer Shawn Lacy Tessaro, has entered into an affiliation with bicoastal Morton Jankel Zander. Per the association, Biscuit can remain a boutique operation while accessing and being able to offer major company resources via MJZ….Chuck Pfeifer, head of sales at New York-based Pfeifer Van Dusen, has amicably parted ways with director Bruce Van Dusen. The two had been partnered in the company since its inception nearly three years ago. Van Dusen is continuing to maintain Pfeifer Van Dusen, and will likely come up with a new moniker for the production house in the coming weeks. He has brought on Mark Kovacs as his executive producer, succeeding the recently retired Marty Gillen. The company’s sales team consists of East Coast sales director Steve Torrisi and independent reps Yvette Lubinsky on the West Coast and Tim Harwood in the Midwest….Director Larry Frey, formerly of bicoastal/international @radical.media, has come aboard bicoastal Villains. A noted former agency creative at such shops as Amsterdam-based 180, and prior to that Wieden+Kennedy’s Tokyo and Portland offices, Frey jumped over to the production house side to focus on his directorial career last year when he joined @radical.media….Director Lenny Bass has signed with bicoastal HSI Productions….Director Jean-Marc Piche, formerly of Conspiracy, bicoastal and Austin, Texas, has joined Blind Spot Media, Santa Monica….Bicoastal production shop Cohn+Company has signed the directing team the Poiraud Brothers—Thierry and Didier—for commercial representation….Director Scott Gillen, perhaps best known for his prowess in automotive advertising, has returned to Cognito Films, the Culver City, Calif.-based shop that was his first formal spot roost. Between his stays at Cognito, Gillen worked out of bicoastal Coppos Films and, more recently, Venice, Calif.-based Cucoloris….Director Eric Goldstein is moving his Minneapolis shop Giraffe Film Company to Chicago….Director Barry Kimm, best known as a documentary filmmaker, has joined Minneapolis-based Twist for national spot representation…. Animation director Mike Jones has retired, closing his long-running Minneapolis-based shop Mike Jones Film Corp. Jones will be moving to his native Australia in the middle of 2002….
AD&Co. Launches Studio A; Davida Hall To Head New Venture As Sr. Director of Creative Content
Female-founded and led creative marketing agency AD&Co. has opened Studio A. The new venture will serve as AD&Co.’s in-house social brand content division, focused on developing and producing digital programming for advertising, social media, and influencer marketing campaigns designed to reach today’s audiences on the most popular and pivotal platforms. Davida Hall has been named to head Studio A as sr. director of creative content. She shifts over from AD&Co. where she held the same title since December 2023. Hall’s affiliations prior to AD&Co. include PopSugar and Studio71.
Amy Demas, founder and chief creative officer of AD&Co., said, “We understand content is king-—or queen—and that our clients need to engage their customer communities where they live. That inspired the logical expansion of AD&Co with Studio A, which is committed to producing only the most engaging and authentic brand stories.”
Studio A will harness both AD&Co’s and Hall’s deep expertise in the lifestyle sector, as content creators and avid consumers. Specializing in reaching audiences where they spend their time, the studio is immersed in social media, pop culture, and current trends, expertly crafting visuals, language, and storytelling to reinforce client brand identities and cut through the noise.
Studio A debuts with the “This Is Me” campaign for Love + Craft + Beauty, a brand dedicated to embracing and promoting diversity within the beauty space. “This Is Me” highlights Gen Z’s affinity for radical self-expression that allows individuals to tell their own stories, free from labels, using beauty and fashion as tools of authenticity. The campaign showcases models celebrating their unique qualities to present... Read More