According to an informed source, bicoastal/international RSA and bicoastal Anonymous Content are talking about possibly merging their commercial production operations. However, at press time, the consummation of a deal was hardly a fait accompli. RSA’s holdings include bicoastal spot house RSA USA, London-based commercial shop RSA Films, bicoastal/international Top Dog Films (which represents a roster of feature directors for select commercials), and bicoastal/international music video company Black Dog Films…. Bicoastal Moss/Petermann/Holtzman (MPH), one of the production houses in the Stoney Road family, has closed its doors. Director Peter Moss has moved over to Hollywood-based SunSpots. The plans of directors Henry Holtzman and Fred Petermann were not known at press time….Director Brian Scott Weber has signed with Palomar Pictures, Los Angeles, for commercial and music video representation. Weber had been working through Los Angeles-based Scream….Director Young Kim, formerly of bicoastal/international hungry man, has joined Hollywood-based production house Little Minx….London-based spot and feature film special effects director David Lane has signed with Black Logic, New York, for representation stateside….Editor Erik Johnson is now working out of the New York office of bicoastal Crew Cuts. He had previously been cutting spots out of the San Francisco arm of the editorial house…Editor Brett Nicoletti has joined New York-based wild(child) editorial….After 62 years in business, New York agency Warwick Baker O’Neill is closing its doors on Aug. 3.….Saatchi & Saatchi San Francisco, shut down this week, resulting in the loss of jobs for some 50 employees. The shop never fully recovered from losing its anchor client, Hewlett-Packard Co., a year-and-a-half ago. Saatchi San Francisco co-creative directors Steve Silver and Curtis Melville are reportedly in the process of opening their own partnership, Silver/ Melville….Tom O’Keefe has been promoted from senior VP/client creative director to executive creative director of FCB San Francisco. He succeeds Rooney Carruthers who is returning home to the U.K. for personal reasons. Carruthers most recently served as executive creative director/art director on last week’s SHOOT Top Spot, "X-Ray Vision" for Levi’s Dockers Mobile Pant..…James J. McCaffrey, a co-founder of agency McCaffrey & McCall, New York, died of complications from a stroke on July 21. McCaffrey, a past president of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As), retired as chairman/CEO of McCaffrey & McCall in 1973; the agency was acquired by Saatchi & Saatchi New York in ’88….Lisa Prisco, former VP/creative director for Gap, GapKids and babyGap, has wrapped her first helming assignment since joining Los Angeles-headquartered A Band Apart—a client-direct spot, "Back to School," for American Eagle Outfitters….
“Come See Me in the Good Light” Wins Festival Favorite Award At Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival today (2/2) announced its final award for the 2025 edition: Come See Me in the Good Light in the Premieres category received the Festival Favorite Award. The honor was voted on by the audiences from all the new feature films presented at the 2025 Festival. Other award winners were previously announced at a ceremony at The Ray Theatre in Park City, Utah, on January 31 (for SHOOT's coverage, click here).
Kim Yutani, director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Throughout the Festival we saw audiences moved by Andrea Gibson’s and Megan Falley’s journeys in Come See Me in the Good Light. Festival goers embraced the humor and heartbreak of this intimate documentary directed by Ryan White, as it speaks to art and love and reminds us what it means to be alive as we face mortality.”
Looking ahead to next year, Sundance Institute also disclosed today the dates for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, from January 22–February 1, 2026.
“The past 11 days of the Festival have been a meaningful opportunity to connect as a community in support of independent storytelling,” said Amanda Kelso, acting CEO, Sundance Institute. “We look forward to being reunited with audiences, artists, industry, and press next January for another edition of the Festival.”
Eugene Hernandez, director, Sundance Film Festival and public programming, added, “As this year’s Festival comes to a close, we’re already looking ahead to 2026 and what will no doubt be an unforgettable experience! We invite you to save... Read More