Acclaimed Films by Jonathan Nowak and Richard Yelland & Photographs by Noted DP Adam Santelli to be Featured
Hybrid Edit will present the second in its series of on-going events entitled “AlterEgo,” on June 9th.
Open to those working across all areas of the advertising industry, the AlterEgo series invites members from across the advertising, entertainment and media industries to showcase their personal creative works, culled from the mediums of art, creative writing, photography, music, film, live performance, cooking, etc. Susan Munro, Michael Bartoli and Gail Butler, founders of Hybrid Edit, announced this next event.
To be featured during the invitation only June 9th AlterEgo event will be:
Director Richard Yelland (of Curtis Birch):
Richard Yelland will present his film “Floating: the Nathan Gocke Story,” which won "Best Documentary" at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival’s American
Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase. That film was Executive Produced by Morgan Spurlock.
Director Jonathan Nowak (of Argyle Bros):
Jonathan Nowak will present his documentary film, “Man & Machine: A Naked Robotic Love Story,” a film about Godfried Willem Raes, a musician who builds entirely robotic orchestras, which he controls with sonar and his naked body. This 20 minute short film premiered at SXSW in March 2011.
DP Adam Santelli
Adam Santelli, a longtime Director of Photography for films and commercials, will be presenting photographs from his “Canonball” series and a unique hi-speed photography piece from his “Motion” series.
About ALTEREGO:
Curated by Christopher Willoughby (christopher@hybridedit.com), Hybrid Edit’s AlterEgo series is currently seeking submissions in all areas of the arts, film and entertainment arenas for future evenings. If you are a member of the advertising industry and wish to participate in an upcoming presentation, please submit your ideas via email to alterego@hybridedit.com
For regular updates about AlterEgo events, please visit: www.hybridedit.com/alterego
About HYBRID:
Hybrid Edit is a full-service, creative editorial and finish studio, also offering color correction and online, based in Santa Monica, CA. The company employs the talents of a team of award winning creative editors, including Christopher Willoughby, Duncan Shepherd and Cory Livingston, and finish artists. Hybrid counts among its clients Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi,
Young & Rubicam, Innocean Worldwide, Sanders/Wingo, David & Goliath,
Grey, MeadsDurket, Siltanen & Partners, RAPP, Donat Wald+Haque, The
Zimmerman Agency, Muse USA, Young & Laramore, Walton Isaacson,
and Team One, among many others.
The company’s recent campaigns include those for AT&T, Doritos, Hyundai, Cisco, BMW, Honda, eHarmony, Kia, Zumba, Wells Fargo and Farm Bureau, as well as a feature length documentary, “A Place to Live,” slated to air on PBS June 12th at 8pm.
Hybrid is repped in the Midwest by Dwayne Petch with Petch & Co., and on the East and West Coast by Doug Sherin of OPTiONS. For more information, please call 310/586-9799, visit www.hybridedit.com and www.facebook.com/hybridedit.
Contact:Gail Butler Executive Producer Hybrid Edit 310/586-9799 Contact Gail via email
Contact:Dan Harary The Asbury PR Agency 310/859-1831 Contact Dan via email
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