VML has made three promotions and a new hire in its creative department.
Kelly Durham has been promoted to executive producer of integrated production. Since joining VML in 2015, Durham has played an instrumental role in delivering some of the agency’s best-produced work including for Gatorade. Her role will focus on managing and elevating the broadcast work done by VML Chicago. Durham will report to Tyler Smith, head of production.
In addition to Durham’s promotion, Susan Hatten has been hired as a senior producer for the integrated production team, working on Pepsico. Hatten will be producing projects for several brands including Gatorade and Tropicana. She started her career in Kansas City, working for Valentine-Radford before moving to Chicago and later joining Ogilvy & Mather where worked as a senior content producer for the past 11 years. She has been a producer on nearly every national and global account at Ogilvy – producing shoots in more than 22 countries. Susan will relocate back to Kansas City to be based out of VML’s global headquarters. She brings a vast array of production and art buying knowledge to her new role. Hatten will also report to Smith.
Derek Clark has been promoted to executive creative director leading Tennessee Department of Tourist Development work and the recently won Electrolux / Frigidaire business. Clark joined VML in 2015 as group creative director of the Gatorade team. Clark has worked on multiple award-winning advertising campaigns including one of the original branded Snapchats with the G Dunk filter takeover during the Super Bowl. The work received five Cannes Lions, including gold, silver, and bronze, across a variety of categories. Clark will report to Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer. Prior to VML, Clark worked with several agencies including Leo Burnett, mcGarrybowen, and Cavalry.
Rob Romine has been promoted to group director, experience design. He joined VML in 2008 and has lead the experience design for clients such as FordPass, Common Wealth Bank of Australia, Korean Airlines and Electrolux focusing on eCom, user-centered design for mobile, web and retail experiences. Romine reports to Chris Wallen, managing director, experience design.
“Conclave” Tops BAFTA Film Awards With 12 Nominations, One More Than “Emilia Pรฉrez”
Papal thriller โConclave,โ which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the race โ just โ for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, one more than the genre-busting trans musical โEmilia Pรฉrez.โ
But with the wildfires in Los Angeles over the past week fresh in the minds of everyone in the movie industry, Wednesdayโs announcement of the latest BAFTA nominations was understandably subdued.
โWe are very much thinking of our colleagues, friends, community over there,โ said BAFTA chair Sara Putt. โItโs devastating whatโs going on.โ
She wouldnโt be drawn on whether the fires may impact the BAFTA ceremony, which is due to take place on Feb. 16.
โThe ceremony is a month away, it would be inappropriate and far too early to say anything about that,โ Putt said.
The five films nominated for the prestigious best film award were โConclave,โ โEmilia Pรฉrez,โ the 215-minute postwar epic โ The Brutalist,โ the Palme dโOr-winning comedy/drama โ Anora โ and the Bob Dylan biopic โ A Complete Unknown.โ
โThe Brutalistโ ended up with nine nominations, including leading actor for Adrien Brody, who faces stiff competition from Fiennes and Timothee Chalamet, who plays the young Dylan in โA Complete Unknown.โ
The other actors nominated are Hugh Grant for his creepy role in the horror film โ Heretic,โ Colman Domingo in real-life prison drama โ Sing Sing โ and Sebastian Stan for his portrayal of a real estate mogul โ a certain Donald Trump โ in โ The Apprentice.โ
โAnora,โ the sci-fi epic โDune: Part Twoโ and โWickedโ each received seven nominations. โA Complete Unknownโ... Read More