By SHOOT Staff
April 5, 2016 Malik Vitthal, whose feature directorial debut Imperial Dreams won the Audience Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, has joined the roster of The Corner Shop for commercials and branded content in the U.S. market. This marks Vitthal’s first career representation in the ad arena. Vitthal wrote and directed Imperial Dreams which is set for a full theatrical release this fall. Inspired by a real life story, the film was set and shot in Watts, Los Angeles. This gritty yet ultimately uplifting film stars John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), who plays a reformed gangster returning home to his 4 year old son after 24 months of incarceration. Boyega’s character, Bambi, is looking to leave his former life behind, aspiring to become a novelist….. Beth Rilee-Kelley has been named president of The Martin Agency while retaining her COO duties and title. Rilee-Kelley is a 33-year veteran of the company. The Martin Agency was named SHOOT’s Agency of the Year in 2015….Pete Johnson has been named to serve as ECD at Deutsch New York. Joining in June, Johnson currently serves as Arnold’s creative co-lead, ECD, in the Boston office. A highly awarded creative, he’s worked on an array of brands including Progressive, Sony, Jack Daniels, New Balance, Carnival and Truth….
April 5, 2011 Eric Baldwin has become Wieden+Kennedy’s global creative director for the Levi’s account, and Craig Allen has been promoted to creative director for Old Spice and Electronic Arts. Baldwin, who has served as creative director on Old Spice and EA since 2008, will partner with Tyler Whisnand on Levi’s. Allen joins Jason Bagley on Old Spice and EA…..Station Film has signed directors Scott Corbett, Alex Grossman and Jorgan Loof. In addition to stateside representation, the directors will gain a U.K. market foothold through Station’s partnership with Academy Films, London. Corbett brings ad agency creative sensibilities to the director’s chair. Earlier he had freelance tours of duty as a copywriter at TBWAChiatDay and davidandgoliath, L.A. He then transitioned to directing, spurred on in part by spec work for Altoids and the Outdoor Life Network. On the strength of these efforts, including Altoids’ “Jockey,” Corbett earned a slot in SHOOT’s 2006 New Directors Showcase. Grossman also sports an agency background, copywriting at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and Butler, Shine, Stern. Loof is a photographer and director whose work spans such clients as IKEA, Volvo, Libero and Nokia…..
Rep Report for November 1, 2024
Global creative editorial company Final Cut and its sister VFX/animation house Significant Others have secured New York-headquartered commercial talent agency Hustle to handle representation on the East Coast. Hustle is lead by founders and partners Anya Zander, Jake Neske and Andrew Michaeloff. Final Cut and Significant Others join a Hustle roster which includes such shops as Partizan, Eleanor, Pulse, Untold, Ruffian, LOBO, Mathematic, and Doomsday....
Fusion92 in Chicago has hired Danielle Aldrich as chief client officer. She brings over 27 years of industry experience and has worked with brands like American Airlines, Burger King, Old Navy, Fruit of the Loom, Hershey and Hotels.com. In her new role, Aldrich will be tasked with building and maintaining strong client relationships and delivering consistent value across all marketing touchpoints. Aldrich most recently served as sr. VP, business development at digital agency Organic, part of Omnicom. During her tenure there, she led the agency to achieve a peak 75% pitch win rate. Prior to joining Organic, she spent 16 years at Crispin Porter + Bogusky (now Crispin), culminating in a role as president at CP+B West....
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