Chris Abitbol, a long time London-based expat production executive, has found a new home at creative studio Los York as head of Los York Films, a new position. Abitbol is working closely with the division’s executive producer Leticia Gurjao, managing the unit’s work and its diverse, global collective of commercial directors. He will report directly to Los York founder Seth Epstein.
“Chris is here to shake things up,” said Epstein. “He is building the next gen commercial production company - really a home for multidisciplinary directors. We’ve been looking for the absolute right person for the role for a long while and we are excited to have him dive right into our crew of Global Nomads of the Arts.”
Born in Cannes and raised in New York City, Abitbol grew up in the music scene. His father was an agent for rock bands including Skid Row and Kidd Rock, and Abitbol himself became the frontman for Cutting Pink With Knives, a London based synth- More