Short TakesBoxer/Random Content Open #comedyfest
May 17, 2013 -- Comedy legends Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, along with emcee Judd Apatow, headlined a rollicking live stream last month at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills produced by L.A.-based Boxer Films. The event kicked off #ComedyFest, Comedy Central's week-long comedy event on Twitter, and the occasion for Mel Brooks' first tweet @MelBrooks.

Short TakesWes Anderson, Roman Coppola Sell Short
April 19, 2013 -- Directors Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola of The Directors Bureau teamed with Search Party Music on the eccentric and witty short fashion film Prada Candy L'Eau for Prada out of agency Art & Commerce.

Short TakesSTRICKLAND DIRECTS KIDS IN CALIF'S OUTDOORS
March 22, 2013 -- Backyard director Chace Strickland gives tech-obsessed kids a real-life California adventure in the stylish :60/:30 "Kids At Play" for Visit California--California's Official Tourism Board--out of Mering Carson, Sacramento.

Short TakesGodoy Directs Creative Departure For Missouri Lotto
February 22, 2013 -- In this spot directed by Harpoon Pictures' Jeannette Godoy, Kansas City ad agency Barkley has taken Missouri Lottery advertising in a completely different direction with a more humanistic approach than its former comedic style.

Short TakesDE FRAGA SHIFTS GEARS FOR NISSAN SENTRA
January 25, 2013 -- Augusto De Fraga, who's repped in the U.S. by Carbo Films in Venice, Calif., directed this :60 via Mexico's Garage Films for TERAN\TBWA, Mexico.

Short TakesMATT ASELTON DRESSES LIKE A PRESIDENT
December 14, 2012 -- The hectic weekday morning ritual of dashing the kids out of the house and off to school takes on a new challenge of comedic proportions when a mom hears at the 11th hour from her young daughter that it's "dress like a President day."

Short TakesCAUSE & [EFFECT] SPARKS CURIOSITY
November 16, 2012 -- New York-based production house Cause & [Effect] delivers a colorful twist on innovative ideas in the Curiosity web series for Intel out of Discovery Science.

Short TakesWOODSTOCK--MUSIC AND FINANCES
October 26, 2012 -- Director Igor Borghi, whose stateside roost is Los Angeles-based Boxer Films, imagines a more fiscally-concerned Woodstock in the nostalgic new :30 "Woodstock" for ING Direct out of Leo Burnett, Milan.

Short TakesRAISING SUPPORT FOR INT'L. DAY OF THE GIRL
September 21, 2012 -- Sara Dunlop of Rattling Stick directed "She'll Learn," one of two films in a multimedia campaign from AMV BBDO, London, on behalf of development charity Plan International. The campaign is designed to ignite a global movement of support for young girls' rights to an education.

Short TakesPELLINGTON PILOTS HIS RETURN TO TV
August 17, 2012 -- Mark Pellington of L.A.-based Wondros, is directing the pilot for ABC's mid-season drama, Red Widow, which also marks his return to TV after last serving as a director and consulting producer on the crime drama Cold Case.