Untold Studios has signed design-led director and creative director Andrei Juradowitch for representation in the U.S., U.K. and throughout Europe. The Australian-born Juradowitch splits his time among New York City, Sydney and Untold’s U.S. base in Los Angeles. Working across multiple industries such as film, commercials, automotive, fashion, technology and experiential, he has collaborated with clients including Chevrolet, Sony Music, Mercedes-Benz, Snapchat, Bose, LG, Samsung, Hewlett Packard and Zaha Hadid. He has worked with leading design and production companies around the world and has an affinity for high-end projects that incorporate live-action, design, VFX and interactive components. Untold maintains studios in London and L.A…..
New York-based Special Operations Studios (SOS) has hired Kaylee King-Balentine as managing director, a new role for the hybrid agency reporting directly to co-founders Brad Dixon and Frederic Brehm. The managing director position puts an emphasis on procedures and the business side of commercials and filmmaking. King-Balentine brings to SOS an Emmy award winning background as an executive producer with more than 13 years of experience in commercial, branded content and documentary filmmaking. Prior to joining SOS, she was EVP of The Garden Creative. Before that, she spent five years at The New York Times as an executive producer managing creative teams across the newsroom and advertising departments–including a stint in London overseeing all creative for T Brand Studio International. Over the years, King-Balentine has worked on campaigns for dozens of brands including Samsung, Cartier, Volvo, Philips, UBS, Cole Haan, Capital One, National Geographic and Emirates Airlines. She has won numerous awards including a Cannes Lions Grand Prix and along the way founded The Selects, a filmmaking incubator for new directors within The Times….