By A SHOOT Staff Report
December 16, 2014 On the strength of Selma, Ava DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe Award….Little Minx has added director Luca Guadagnino to its roster for commercial representation. Guadagnino has worked with high end fashion brands including Giorgio Armani, Cartier, Sergio Rossi and Salvatore Ferragamo. For the latter, Guadagnino helmed a short film for the digital campaign “Walking Stories, “ an eight-part web series which took viewers to L.A., Shanghai and Florence, centering on a couple’s journey as they fall in love. This project resulted in Ferragamo being named Marketer of the Year by Women’s Wear Daily. Guadagnino has also been active on the feature front. His movie I Am Love, starring frequent collaborator and Academy Award-winning Tilda Swinton, went on to earn a staggering 14 awards and 26 nominations including Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards. He is currently in postproduction for his latest film, A Bigger Splash starring Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson….Director Jonathan Herman, known for his comedic storytelling and strong visual narrative, has come aboard the roster of The Corner Shop for U.S. representation. Herman, who was formerly handled in the American ad market by Rattling Stick, continues to be repped in the U.K. by Blink….
December 14, 2009 Director/cameraman Ericson Core has joined Venice-based production house Wild Plum for commercials and branded content. Core comes over from Backyard, another Venice shop, where he spent the past three years. His move to Wild Plum marks a reunion for him with several artisans there, most notably company EP/partner Shelby Sexton. Core and Sexton first worked together at the venerable Plum Productions….Director Hélène Friren has joined Aardman Animations’ commercials department, which produces around 80 spots a year for the European and U.S. markets, as well as branded content, websites and games. She comes over to the Bristol-based studio from Tandem Films, London. Friren’s directorial credits in the ad arena include commercials for such clients as Yoplait, Orange, and Great Ormond Street Hospital…..Up in the Air led Golden Globe film contenders with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick….
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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