Barcelona-based director Erik Morales has signed with TWC Films for exclusive representation in the U.S. His work has been shortlisted many times at Cannes and last year his Nike “Shine” spot earned a Bronze Lion. He has also garnered recognition at such international festivals as FIAP.
Morales’ spot filmography spans assorted clients, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Diesel, Toyota and Sony. Three of his commercials–Nike’s “Magnificent 5,” VW Beetle’s “Balloon” and Audi’s “Projections”–were shown at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.
Born in Spain, Morales majored in media studies at the university Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicacion Blanquerna. While there, he wrapped numerous short films and won prizes in festivals around Spain. He successfully moved into commercials, firmly establishing himself in Spain as a leading filmmaker. “Spain has always produced an amazing amount of interesting directorial talent–Victor Garcia, Pep Bosch, Nacho Gayan, all spectacular in their own way,” said Mark Thomas, TWC’s managing director. “I believe Erik is next in that line of amazing filmmakers–directors who tell stories in a rich, compelling and clever manner.”
Morales joins a TWC directorial roster that also includes Suthon Petchsuwan, Arni Thor Jonsson, Ken Lambert, Steve Reeves, No Brain, Sven Super, Jeroen Mol, and Tim Brown.
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More