Hillary Pitcher is joining Toronto-based studio The Juggernaut in the role of executive producer. Pitcher has extensive experience in production as well as sales and marketing at various houses and agencies, including Lowe Roche, Open and School Editing in Toronto, and Robin Frank Management in New York. Pitcher will play a key role as The Juggernaut expands its capabilities into full content production after 17 years as a postproduction/VFX house. The Juggernaut now represents a varied lineup of directors, DPs, designers, and creators including Mathew den Boer, Nigel McGinn, Nick Sewell, Cam Roden, comedy director Mark Mainguy and veteran director/DP Eric Yealland. The roster is supported by in-house editor and online artist Alec McKay. The roster expansion coincides with The Juggernaut’s move into its new downtown studio, a historic coach house near Kensington Market. The space, which is in the final stages of a rebuild by noted architects Francesca Piccaluga and Vis Sankrithi, features a fully equipped shooting space with load-in, editing and finishing suites, and an industrial kitchen designed to accommodate food and beverage shoots. The Juggernaut recently worked with Cronos Group to film the cannabis brand’s operations and growth facility; produced a live-action/animated national campaign for Molson with Rethink; worked with agency SOS to shoot and edit promotional pieces for Queen’s and Algoma universities; collaborated with forthcoming video-app Snibble on an animated brand video; produced a series of animated content for gaming giant Ubisoft; and shot and finished more than 80 beverage and recipe videos for Diageo. The Juggernaut was founded in 2002 by partners Patrick Fay (new business) and Craig Small (executive creative director)….
Kamala Harris Receives Chairman’s Prize At NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage Saturday night with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
"While we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the oval office nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said after receiving the NAACP's Chairman's Award. "The American story will be written by you. Written by us. By we the people."
The 56th annual Image Awards was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in the Los Angeles area.
Harris, defeated by Trump in last year's presidential election, was the first woman and the first person of color to serve as vice president. She had previously been a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general.
In her first major public appearance since leaving office, Harris did not reference her election loss or Trump's actions since entering the Oval Office, although Trump mocked her earlier in the day at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Harris spoke about eternal vigilance, the price of liberty, staying alert, seeking the truth and America's future.
"Some see the flames on our horizons, the rising waters in our cities, the shadows gathering over our democracy and ask 'What do we do now?'" Harris said. "But we know exactly what to do, because we have done it before. And we will do it again. We use our power. We organize, mobilize. We educate. We advocate. Our power has never come from having an easy path."
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