Fashion and luxury agency Great Bowery has launched Great Bowery Film, a New York-based production company and artist management agency representing artists across the film and luxury, feature film, commercial and branded content sectors. The new venture’s roster includes directors, photographers, art and creative directors, designers and animators who collaborate with fashion, luxury and beauty brands, producing commercial and film content. Among the talent is the Dutch fashion photography duo of Inez and Vinoodh, and Swedish fashion photographer and director Mikael Jansson. A global production collective, Great Bowery Film maintains in-house partnerships with agencies such as CLM, M.A.P., Streeters, Bernstein & Andriulli, and Wenzell & Co. “The launch of Great Bowery Film really completes the circle for Great Bowery, our artists, and our clients. We’ve united and integrated our talent with an in-house production agency, to truly empower and embolden our community of creatives,” said Shannon Lords, executive producer, Great Bowery Film. The company’s truly integrated production agency model provides services from concept development through production and postproduction….
YouTooCanWoo, an artist-owned music and audio production company based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has hired Christine Bilich as executive producer, advertising and music supervision. A music industry veteran bringing a decade of experience in publishing, music supervision and production to the role, Bilich will be spearheading advertising initiatives and music supervision for YouTooCanWoo, as well as integrating her network of artists and composers. Most recently, Bilich was the East Coast EP at music and sound design house Squeak E. Clean, a recent Cannes Gold-Lion recipient. During her tenure, she executed campaigns such as the buzz-worthy mini documentary series “This Is Yoga” with Lululemon and Vice’s in-house agency, Virtue, Realtor.com’s most recent spot with Elizabeth Banks, “The Not-Yous,” as well as earning production credits for Google, Lexus, Nat Geo, and music supervision credits for Honda, Chase, and many others. Bilich’s hire comes on the heels of a year of expansion and growth for the artist-owned company during its 5th anniversary. YouTooCanWoo launched their record label of the same name in June, and celebrated with a sold-out launch party at Rough Trade for the label’s first full-length LP release, Violet Sands’ Hotel. They also created the audio design for the entire 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, including bumpers, nominee videos, music remixes, and the show’s opening trap remix of 2001: A Space Odyssey….
The SIM Group has acquired Vancouver BC’s full-service studio and production facilities provider, The Crossing Studios. To better serve its clients, SIM Group, a family of companies that delivers expert services across television, feature film and commercial production and postproduction industries, will now also offer approximately 400,000 square feet of first-class studio and production facilities. In addition to providing full service studio rentals, mill/paint/lockup space and production office space, The Crossing Studios offer postproduction services including Avid suite rentals, dailies, color correction and high speed connectivity. Now that The Crossing has become part of the SIM Group, the services available under one roof have expanded exponentially to make cameras, lighting and grip, as well as award-winning post production talent and facilities available to its extensive client roster. The Crossing Studios was founded in 2015 by Dian Cross-Massey who has over 25 years of experience within the entertainment industry, having worked as a writer, executive producer, visual effects supervisor, director, producer and a production manager, winning numerous awards including a Clio award and gold medal at the New York Festival for Film and Television. The Crossing Studios team works with clients including Viacom, Fox, Nickelodeon, Lifetime, Sony Pictures, NBCUniversal, and ABC. The combination of The Crossing Studios and the SIM Group is seen as a positive for the creative community in British Columbia. SIM represents a family of services that creators and storytellers in television, feature film and commercials rely on to deliver end-to-end solutions and best-in-class service that exceeds client expectations. SIM operates facilities in every major entertainment hub in North America, acting as partners for content creators in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, Atlanta and New York…..
