Territory Group, a collective of creative businesses, has expanded its portfolio with the opening of Terra Firma Pictures, a production and animation studio that specializes in creating content for brand campaigns and video game IPs.
The new venture–which offers content creation to agencies, brands, game companies and developers–has assembled a roster of directors representing a diverse range of styles and aesthetics. The experience of these filmmakers spans commercials, game cinematics, branded content and music videos, as well as disciplines ranging from live action to motion capture, animation and mixed media.
The directorial roster includes Andrew Gant, Ben Hansford, Brien Goodrich, Chris Angelkov, David Adam Roth, Ivo Sousa, Nidia Dias, Onur Senturk, Sebastian Pfeifer and STIP.
Here’s a sampling of Terra Firma directors in terms of their experience, prior affiliations, credits and awards recognition:
- STIP has directed via such studios as Blind, The Mill and State. His work has garnered recognition at competitions including D&AD, London International Awards, Clio, the Webbies and ADC Awards.
- Goodrich’s prior affiliations include Microsoft, Xbox Game Studios and 343 Industries, turning out work as a cinematic director for Halo 4 and Halo 5.
- Roth was earlier in his career a producer at TBWAChiatDay Los Angeles, and went on to become a director at such places as Boxer Films, Cloud Imperium Games and Riot Games. Among his directorial credits are projects for League of Legends, Star Citizen, Squadron 42, Riot Games, Expedia, the United Nations and Audi.
- Gant’s production house roosts prior to Territory included Alexx Henry Studios, Private School Entertainment and most recently Tinygiant. Via Territory Studio, he directed an immersive experience for Batmobile 360, with 360 video, VR and Google Maps integration for Warner Bros., Facebook and Google Maps; and served as volumetric capture supervisor on the feature film A-X-L. Among other Gant-directed fare is “David Beckham in China,” a live-action branded content campaign for China and the U.S. produced by Tinygiant for Haig Club whiskey. Gant additionally directed a live-action spot for nonprofit Children’s Aid which picked up honors from the Webby and Telly Awards. And he produced what was billed as the very first iPad Motion Magazine cover, which went on to win a Cannes Cyber Gold Lion.
David Sheldon-Hicks–co-founder of Territory Studio, an indie design studio in the Territory Group family–said that Terra Firma reflects “Territory Group’s commitment, passion, creative vision and philosophy to delivering groundbreaking content of exceptional standards. We are excited to embark on a journey where agencies, brands, and game IP owners collaborate with these incredible directors to tell their story in impactful and imaginative ways.”
Terra Firma and Territory Studio will also be represented in the U.S. West Coast market by commercial production and postproduction veteran Kevin Batten and his team at indie rep firm Pop-Arts Management.
“We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Kevin and the team at Pop Arts Management. He has an incomparable network of potential clients from up and down the West Coast. He inspires trust from world-class brands and agencies because he stands for and only partners with best-in-class studios, such as Terra Firma and Territory Studio,” said Andrew Popplestone, global executive creative director at Territory Group.
