Director Torben Kjelstrup has joined Furlined for U.S. and U.K. commercial representation. This is his first commercial representation in the U.S. and U.K.
Kjelstrup is a director with a love for poetic storytelling, nuanced humor and visual trickery. Hailing form Denmark, he left his architectural background and turned his passion for film and photography into a career. Kjelstrup has directed films for brands such as PlayStation and Nespresso.
His music video “Soy Yo” for Bomba Estero has reached more than 35 million views on YouTube. Written and directed by Kjelstrup, the video catapulted him onto the global stage. Last year Kjelstrup picked up a Latin Grammy nomination and a Young Directors Award at Cannes Lions.
“Torben brings a completely different visual language to the roster,” said Ben Davies, EP/director of development, Furlined. “Torben’s unique style and taste is exciting to me, I look forward to seeing what we will do together.”
“I’ve been a huge fan ever since his Bomba Estero music video,” stated Olly Chapman, managing director, Furlined U.K. “As a storyteller Torben deftly injects his humor into his work with great performances and very smart visuals.”
Torben is managed by Nina Fryland at Storyroom in Denmark.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More