T3, an innovation agency, has expanded its management team by hiring Kelley Mitchell Price as VP of experience design and David Hawes as VP, client engagement and portfolio lead. Price will lead T3’s product design practice as the agency continues to expand its leadership in human-centered design, product development, design research, service design and software design and build. Hawes will act as a portfolio lead for T3’s business, leveraging his brand management skills and financial services expertise to lead client services.
Based in Atlanta, Price joins T3 from InterContinental Hotels Group, where she served as the global director of digital product strategy and experience design. Price built the full-service global design team at IHG and led the responsive, mobile-first redesign of e-commerce, loyalty and app experiences across 14 hotel brands. She previously held leadership roles as chief experience officer at Pocketfirm, managing director of digital experience at the American Cancer Society and leadership positions at several design and technology companies.
Hawes was previously with Publicis.Sapient, where he served as VP, managing partner driving growth and performance for its Austin office. He has over 20 years of experience building brands, leading global marketing efforts, providing strategic thought leadership and implementing fully integrated marketing solutions. His past client experience includes Citigroup, Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, The Coca-Cola Company, WellPoint, Mary Kay, Papa John’s, Blackberry, Samsung and Southwest Airlines.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More