Knucklehead has added directing duo Broken Antenna–aka Myles McAuliffe and Gustav Newby–to its U.K. roster. Their work spans such clients as Nike, Irn-Bru, and the British Heart Foundation. McAuliffe and Newby grew up in Camberwell, South London, loving films and hip-hop. After getting their foot in the door working with the location department on films such as Skyfall and Made in Dagenham, the pair went on to university to study film. Early work included a documentary Lo-Down in London, which followed the London chapter of a New York gang called Lo-Lifes who exclusively wear Ralph Lauren clothes. Agency experience came at Mother London, before a move into shooting music videos which allowed the duo to create a body of work that’s since been recognized at the UK MVA and Berlin MVA awards and with air time on Channel 4’s Random Acts. Recent work has been for Jam Baxter Feat. Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and their new promo "Wonderland" for Hak….
Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey Launch Production House 34North
Executive producers Ron Cicero and Bo Clancey have teamed to launch 34North. The shop opens with a roster which includes accomplished directors Jan Wentz, Ben Nakamura Whitehouse, David Edwards and Mario Feil, as well as such up-and-coming filmmakers as Glenn Stewart and Chris Fowles. Nakamura Whitehouse, Edwards, Feil and Fowles come over from CoMPANY Films, the production company for which Cicero served as an EP for the past nearly five years. Director Wentz had most recently been with production house Skunk while Stewart now gains his first U.S. representation. EP Clancey was freelance producing prior to the formation of 34North. He and Cicero have known each other for some 25 years, recently reconnecting on a job directed by Fowles. Cicero said that he and Clancey “want to keep a highly focused roster where talent management can be one on one--where we all share in the directors’ success together.” Clancey also brings an agency pedigree to the new venture. “I started at Campbell Ewald in accounts, no less,” said Clancey. “I saw firsthand how much work agencies put in before we even see a script. You have to respect that investment. These agency experiences really shaped my approach to production--it’s about empathy, listening between the lines, and ultimately making the process seamless.” 34North represents a meeting point--both literally and creatively. Named after the latitude of Malibu, Calif., where the idea for the company was born, it also embraces the power of storytelling. “34North118West was the first GPS-enabled narrative,” Cicero explained. “That blend of art and technology, to captivate an audience, mirrors what we do here--create compelling work, with talented people, harnessing state-of-the-art... Read More