Caviar has added director Miguel Campaña to its U.S. team. He already has a track record of collaboration and noteworthy filmmaking with Caviar’s U.K. and French offices. Now that relationship gets extended to the American market where he had previously been repped by production house CANADA.
With over a decade of directing experience, the L.A.-based Campaña has crafted campaigns for global brands such as AT&T, Canon, and Volkswagen. He has collaborated with major ad shops such as The Martin Agency, Grey, McCann, and Ogilvy, among others, over the years.
Michael Sagol, managing director and partner of Caviar Los Angeles, said, “Miguel’s exceptional talent and creative vision align perfectly with our commitment to producing innovative and impactful content. His addition will undoubtedly enrich our group’s experience building unique visual careers.”
Salim El Arja, Caviar Los Angeles executive producer, added, “Miguel is one of those rare talents who has mastered many areas of his craft. Whether through his ultra-precise vision of actor performance, production design, or cinematography, Miguel excels and continually pushes the boundaries of the advertisement medium. We’re delighted to welcome him to Caviar for the next big leaps in his career.”
Campaña’s knack for blending humor and visual artistry is exemplified in his work for Carlsberg, starring Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. In a neat twist on his Another Round character, Mikkelsen questions whether a 0% ABV beer can truly enhance a good time like its boozy counterpart. With Campaña orchestrating these scenes like a maestro, Mikkelsen is seen playing tennis, docking a spacecraft, and evaluating modern art–all while pondering this revolutionary concept.
Campaña remarked, “After a wonderful experience with the Caviar offices in Europe, I can’t wait to start working together at home in L.A. The creativity-driven approach that Michael, Salim, and the rest of the team bring to the company’s work speaks for itself, and I feel incredibly lucky to join such a talented and lovely group.”
Full Lineup Set For AFI Fest; Official Selections Span 44 Countries, Include 9 Best International Feature Oscar Submissions
The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 23-27. Rounding out the slate of already announced titles are such highlights as September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man in America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski v. Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969). A total of 158 films are set to screen at the 38th edition of AFI Fest.
Of the official selections, 48% are directed by women and non-binary filmmakers and 26% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
Additional festival highlights include documentaries Architecton directed by Victor Kossakovsky; Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie directed by David Bushell; Devo directed by Chris Smith about the legendary new wave provocateurs; Gaucho Gaucho directed by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw; Group Therapy directed by Neil Berkeley with Emmy® winner Neil Patrick Harris and Tig Notaro; No Other Land directed by a Palestinian-Israeli team comprised of Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal; Pavements directed by Alex Ross Perry; and Separated directed by Errol Morris. Notable narrative titles include Black Dog (Gou Zen) directed by Guan Hu; Bonjour Tristesse directed by Durga Chew-Bose with Academy Award® nominee Chloë Sevigny; Caught By The Tides directed by Jia Zhangke; Hard Truths directed by Mike Leigh with... Read More