Founded in 2009 in Los Angeles, Native Pictures, headed by partner/executive producer Tomer DeVito, has launched a Chicago office under the aegis of exec producer Amy Jarvis Turner. Previously with Leo Burnett in Chicago, Turner is a producer with a presence in the Chicago advertising community. She’s enlisted several companies to produce award-winning campaigns, but it was the number of successful projects that she developed with Native that drew her closer to the company….MassMarket has brought Julien Brami aboard as VFX supervisor. An 11-year industry vet, his body of work spans such clients as Kellogg’s, Microsoft, Nike, Honda, Nintento, YouTube and Exxon, and has garnered honors including four Telly Awards, two D&AD Awards, a gold at the 2012 London International Awards, a 2012 gold Addy Award and a win at SXSW 2010 for Excellence in Title Design in the Movie Category….Editor Scott Gibney, whose credits include Verizon, Ritz Crackers, Time Warner Cable, Doritos and Clearasil, has joined Cutters Studios’ growing NYC office headed by exec producer Elizabeth Krajewski. He comes aboard a company roster consisting of editors Steve Bell and Nadav Kurtz. Gibney comes over from Outside Edit….Sr. editor Walter Mauriot is joining Nightshift and wil be available through the postproduction company’s offices in Paris, L.A. and NY. Mauriot made his Nightshift debut with the 24-hour music video for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” directed by We Are From LA and produced by Iconoclast, which launched November 21. Nightshift organized the post between its L.A. and Paris offices with a dedicated creative team that supervised the data management and workflow for the editing, color grading and finalization of this 24-hour project. Mauriot first discovered his love for editing as an assistant at Bandits in 1997, before freelancing and working alongside Michel Gondry’s trusted art director, François Nemeta. Mauriot then continued to bring his skilled editorial eye to numerous projects produced by Wanda Productions, Partizan, Midi-Minuit, Première Heure and Iconoclast, to name a few. Mauriot gained international recognition for his second Adidas spot for Sid Lee, “Unite All,” directed by SoMe and featuring A-trak, which followed up his work on the Adidas spot “All In,” directed by Romain Gavras. Mauriot and Gavras have partnered several times in recent years, including on the documentary following French electro duo Justice on their US tour A Cross The Universe; MIA’s notorious “Bad Girls” music video; and MIA’s “Born Free” video, which earned Mauriot the Antville Award for Best Editing in 2010. His work extends beyond advertisements and music videos, with Mauriot being one of two editors that cut Logorama, the 2010 Oscar winner for Best Animation Short Film, as well as full-length features including Unleashed, written by Luc Besson, and Babylon A.D. featuring Vin Diesel….
Ben Edwards and Guy Hobbs Set To Return To FCB London As Exec Creative Directors
Multi-award-winning senior creatives Ben Edwards and Guy Hobbs are rejoining FCB London as executive creative directors. They will assume their appointments in February 2025. The duo will report into chief creative officer Owen Lee, and partner closely with ECD Kyle Harman-Turner. Edwards and Hobbs will work across the entire portfolio of the agency’s client roster including Skoda, Andrex, Intuit Quickbooks, and new client, global confectionery brand Perfetti Van Melle for which FCB London has just been awarded lead agency for creative and strategic responsibilities for a portfolio of its gum brands. The appointment of Edwards and Hobbs follows a remarkable year for FCB London which has secured a raft of new business wins not only for Perfetti Van Melle but also Kellanova’s advantage brands including Pringles--as well as launching a number of celebrated campaigns including “Get Comfortable” for Kimberly-Clark’s Andrex. The creative duo join from Wonderhood Studios where they have been ECDs for nearly three years working with Three, Coral, and premium car brand Ineos Grenadier, among others. Prior to this they had a three-year stint at BBH firstly as sr. creatives, then associate creative directors, working across brands such as Tesco, Samsung, and Barclays. Edwards and Hobbs first teamed up eight years ago while at FCB London. During their time, they produced an array of award-winning work, including the acclaimed “This Girl Can” campaign for Sport England and “Pay it Forward” for The Big Issue, which won a host of awards including a Grand Prix at Eurobest; Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards at Cannes Lions; and a Gold Pencil at The One Show. FCB London CCO Lee said, “Everybody loves a boomerang. We’ve been wanting to tempt Ben... Read More