London-based Four Hundred Films has been consolidated into the U.K. operation of bicoastal/international @radical.media. Coming under the @radical.media London banner are Four Hundred Films’ co-founder/managing director Caspar Delaney, and directors Stuart Douglas, Jon Hollis, Sharon Maguire and Gerald McMorrow….Word is that director Chris Hooper has departed bicoastal Tool of North America, and has joined bicoastal Bob Industries….Director Allen Martinez is set to join Hollywood-based Scream effective July 1. He comes over from Tate & Partners, Santa Monica….Director Kim Dempster and executive producer Meg Sudlik have launched Greenwich Films, New York….DDB New York has promoted executive producer Celia Williams to head of broadcast production.…Harley’s House, Santa Monica, has purchased Click 3X Los Angeles, also based in Santa Monica….Director/animator Stig Bergqvist has left Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials, a division of Hollywood-based animation house Klasky Csupo, and returned to Filmtecknarna Animation, Stockholm. Bergqvist, who is based in Los Angeles, co-founded Filmtecknarna (with director Jonas Odell and producer/CEO Lars Ohlson) and is part owner of the studio. Filmtecknarna is repped in North America by Curious Pictures, New York….Editor Jun Diaz has joined MacKenzie Cutler, New York.…Animation studio Wild Brain, San Francisco, has launched a Munich, Germany-based subsidiary: Wild Trixx Media GmbH, headed by managing director Curtis Briggs. The new venture will work on television and feature projects, as well as commercials…. Design director Vanessa Marzaroli has come aboard Blind Visual Propaganda, Santa Monica. She had been with Fuel, Santa Monica….
Directors Amy+Pilar and Jose Antonio Prat Join Reform School
Boutique content production company Reform has added comedy directing duo Amy+Pilar (Amy York Rubin and Pilar Boehm) and award-winning multicultural director Jose Antonio Prat to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded entertainment.
Partners in both life and art, Amy+Pilar are know for their sharp wit and comedic timing. Their synchronicity is evident in a body of work across TV, film and commercials. Prior to joining Reform School, Amy+Pilar had been repped in the ad market by production company Knucklehead.
Amy has directed high-profile comedy sketches featuring stars like Amy Schumer, Kate McKinnon, and Sarah Silverman. On the episodic front, Amy has helmed for series such as Fresh Off the Boat, Casual, Superstore and Angie Tribeca--as well as the pilot for the hit Netflix comedy Dead to Me.
Before joining forces with Amy behind the camera, Pilar was a psychotherapist, a background that informs her ability to create fascinating characters and stage irresistible, nuanced performances. Amy and Pilar’s shared passion for comedy brought them together. Their collaboration began with a Synchrony Bank campaign, starring cult-comedy favorite Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics), and they went on to direct the pilot of the Hulu series Love, Victor. Amy+Pilar’s ad fare also includes spots for Uber’s “Go-Get” campaign and “Shift,” starring Martin Starr.
“We have been fans of Amy and Pilar for a long time,” said Ryan Ennis, executive director at Reform School. “They excel at capturing comedic performances and dialogue. Coming from the TV and L.A. comedy scenes, they’ve built a strong following and collaborated with some of our favorite funny people.... Read More