Editors Richard Starkey and Antoine Mills have joined wild(child) post. The former moves to the New York shop–which is headed by owner/editor Yvette Pineyro–from South Africa where he maintained a shop called Guillotine, which he recently closed. Meanwhile Mills has been freelancing in NYC the past couple of years after having been on the roster of Ohio Edit, New York. Born and raised in London, Mills is a post industry veteran. Starting his career selling punk fashions to the likes of The Clash, Mills moved into motion when he enrolled in NYU’s Summer Film Program before relocating to Los Angeles to study video production while continuing to study a first love — photography – where he assisted notables such as Annie Liebowitz and Anton Corbijn. Mills settled in New York after deciding that editing was his calling and subsequently collaborated on spots helmed by such notables as Tarsem, Marcus Nispel, Jeff Priess and Arni & Kinski. Mills has cut campaigns for HSBC, Maybelline, Hugo Boss, Cadillac, Macy’s and most recently an international package for Microsoft in French for broadcast cinema and the web. In addition, he has a longstanding relationship with acclaimed photographer/director Peter Lindberg with whom he has delved into longer form projects, the most noteworthy being Inner Voices which won best documentary short form at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology of Canada in Toronto. Meanwhile Starkey has twice been nominated for best editor honors at Africa and Asia’s industry awards show The Loeries. He’s won nine Loeries’ honors in various categories and cut a music video, “Show Me,” for John Legend, that earned a NAACP Award nomination in 2008. Starkey has seen his work make the Cannes shortlist four times and has cut international campaigns for such clients as Nike, Orange, Visa, Carlsberg, Heineken, Kelloggg’s, Swatch and Gatorade. Last year the Starkey-cut “Bad Listener” for Nike was shortlisted at Cannes and won an Epica Awards Film Silver Award. Additionally in ’09, Starkey’s MTN “Lift/Doorman” made the Cannes shortlist and his work on Neotel’s “No Limits” took Best Animation honors at the Midsummer Awards in the U.K.
Directors Amy+Pilar and Jose Antonio Prat Join Reform School
Boutique content production company Reform has added comedy directing duo Amy+Pilar (Amy York Rubin and Pilar Boehm) and award-winning multicultural director Jose Antonio Prat to its roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded entertainment.
Partners in both life and art, Amy+Pilar are know for their sharp wit and comedic timing. Their synchronicity is evident in a body of work across TV, film and commercials. Prior to joining Reform School, Amy+Pilar had been repped in the ad market by production company Knucklehead.
Amy has directed high-profile comedy sketches featuring stars like Amy Schumer, Kate McKinnon, and Sarah Silverman. On the episodic front, Amy has helmed for series such as Fresh Off the Boat, Casual, Superstore and Angie Tribeca--as well as the pilot for the hit Netflix comedy Dead to Me.
Before joining forces with Amy behind the camera, Pilar was a psychotherapist, a background that informs her ability to create fascinating characters and stage irresistible, nuanced performances. Amy and Pilar’s shared passion for comedy brought them together. Their collaboration began with a Synchrony Bank campaign, starring cult-comedy favorite Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics), and they went on to direct the pilot of the Hulu series Love, Victor. Amy+Pilar’s ad fare also includes spots for Uber’s “Go-Get” campaign and “Shift,” starring Martin Starr.
“We have been fans of Amy and Pilar for a long time,” said Ryan Ennis, executive director at Reform School. “They excel at capturing comedic performances and dialogue. Coming from the TV and L.A. comedy scenes, they’ve built a strong following and collaborated with some of our favorite funny people.... Read More