Asbury Communications, Inc., a boutique entertainment public relations and marketing agency since 1996, has launched a new talent management group, “Asbury: Talent.” The announcement was made by Asbury Communications founder/president Dan Harary, who will spearhead the new group.
The initial clients being repped by Asbury:Talent are VH-1 reality TV personality/supermodel/actress Amber Smith, fashion designer/health advocate (and former “Baywatch” cast member) Melissa Biggs, comic/writer/actress Jodi Miller, TV producer/actress Amber Dawn Lee, and horror film actress/automotive model Annmarie Lynn Gracey. Additionally, Asbury:Talent will also provide public relations services to relationship expert/author Dr. Ava Cadell, fitness author Jennifer Cohen, and internationally acclaimed illusionist Franz Harary.
Mr. Harary said, “This is the next logical evolution of our company. We have long been approached by a wide array of film and live theatre performers, reality TV stars, models, spokespeople, producers, authors, and even doctors, who are seeking expertise in such areas as coordinating projects with agents, arranging personal appearances, securing product endorsements, developing advertising, publicity and promotional campaigns, developing book deals, etc. Since our work over the past years has often been in tandem with those service areas anyway, we are now officially building a talent roster to further extend our client base.”
ABOUT AMBER SMITH:
An internationally recognized supermodel and actress for the past 25 years, today Amber Smith is perhaps even more recognizable as one of the top reality TV stars in America. Her participation in the VH-1 TV series “Celebrity Rehab” (2008) and its sequel “Sober House” (2009) has propelled her to a new
level of fame. This Fall, Amber will appear in a third such VH-1 reality program, currently in production.
Voted “One of the Sexiest Women in the World” by Maxim Magazine, Amber Smith has graced the covers of over 300 magazines worldwide, including Sports Illustrates, Playboy, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and Maxim, to name some. As a high fashion model, Amber has walked the runway for Chanel, and has represented L’Oreal Cosmetics and Wonderbra in their national advertising campaigns. In 2006, Amber was chosen by Anheuser-Busch to be the celebrity spokesperson for their new product, “Michelob Ultra Amber” beer.
Smith is also one of those rare models who has also successfully transitioned to work as an actress, appearing in numerous high profile motion pictures, including “L.A. Confidential,” “American Beauty” and Barbra Streisand’s “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” along with a brief but highly memorable appearance in Howard Stern’s “Private Parts.” Her television work includes the starring role in the highly rated Cinemax series “Sin City Diaries,” along with featured roles in “Friends,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Red Shoe Diaries” and “Silk Stalkings.”
ABOUT ASBURY COMMUNICATIONS:
Founded in l996 by Dan Harary, a 30-year PR veteran, Asbury Communications, Inc., is a full service public relations, marketing and promotions agency specializing in all areas of the entertainment industry. Since its launch, the agency has represented many of the top production and post production companies in the world, working across the media of film, TV, DVD, gaming, and Internet, in the areas of visual effects, broadcast design, motion picture marketing, original music composition for television, main titles, TV IDs and promos, DVD production, online and mobile interactive marketing for major motion pictures, web gaming, and other areas.
Concurrently, Asbury Communications has also worked extensively in the area of large scale events and live theatre. The company has handled the publicity and promotion for such high profile events as the launch of the Hollywood Film Festival, the “Jesus Christ Superstar Original Cast Reunion Also Starring Jack Black,” the American Film Institute’s Salute to Atomic Cinematographers, Director Paul Mazursky’s theatre piece “The Catskill Sonata,” and the Hayworth Theatre’s six-month run of the critically acclaimed “Lovelace: A Rock Opera,” from writers/producers Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Gos) and Anna Waronker.
For more information, please see www.asburypr.com
Contact:Dan Harary/Asbury PR 310/859-1831 dan@asburypr.com
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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