Publicis in the West has fortified the ensemble of digital talent in it Seattle office, bringing on board senior VP/creative director David Bryant, senior VP/strategy Kevin Drew Davis, and creative directors Lindsay Daniels and Hart Rusen.
Bryant joins Publicis in the West from Strawberry Frog, New York, where he most recently served as executive creative director. Prior to that his ad shop affiliations included Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), and Digitas. He was one of the founding members of Tribal DDB and developed the world’s first interactive spots for Levi Strauss.
In addition to judging The One Show and serving on the D&AD and the BIMA juries on multiple occasions, David has also won over 30 major awards for interactive advertising including recognition at Cannes, D&AD, The One Show and New York Festivals.
Meanwhile Davis most recently freelanced with Publicis Dallas and has worked with Bob Moore, chief creative officer of Publicis USA, since his days at Wieden+Kennedy (W+K). At W+K Davis served as global interactive creative director. He has worked on a wide range of clients including Nike, ESPN, Microsoft, Miller High Life and BMW. He has won five One Show Interactive pencils for Nike, Microsoft and Calvin Klein.
Creative director Daniels comes to Publicis in the West from Favorite Color, a motion design studio in New York. While there, she worked with such clients as HBO, CBS and Ralph Lauren, managed multiple creative teams and worked closely with the executive team to ensure positive business growth in its first year. Prior to Favorite Color, Lindsay was at Digital Kitchen where she served as designer for four years. She won an Emmy for her work on the main title design for Showtime’s Dexter.
And Rusen was formerly with Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, where he most recently served as associate creative director on Doritos and Cheetos. He helped to guide the recent Hotel 626 Web site’s launch and the new adult-focused Cheetos campaign. In addition, Rusen worked on Hyundai, Comcast, Saturn, Bud Light and Hewlett Packard.
Rusen also worked at Cole & Weber, Moffatt/Rosenthal and R/West, where he helped create the “Trunk Monkey” Pacific Northwest auto dealership campaign, which garnered awards from The One Show, AICP Show, and Cannes.
Peter Jackson Receives Honorary Palme D’Or As Cannes Boasts Star Power Despite Hollywood’s Retreat
The 79th Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday with politics, artificial intelligence and the shifting priorities of Hollywood taking center stage at the global film gathering on the French Riviera. The festival launched with a tribute to director Peter Jackson, handing the "Lord of the Rings" filmmaker an honorary Palme d'Or. He was introduced by actor Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Baggins in Jackson's fantasy franchise, one of many notable faces on the Cannes red carpet, including Bong Joon Ho, Joan Collins, Heidi Klum and James Franco. "I've never figured out why I'm getting a Palme d'Or. I'm not a Palme d'Or sorta guy," said the shaggy haired New Zealand filmmaker. Jackson was then serenaded with a rendition of the song "Get Back," a nod to his lauded 2021 documentary about The Beatles. The director sat stage right mouthing the lyrics. Jane Fonda and the Chinese-Singaporean star Gong Li officially opened the festival, with Fonda declaring: "Cinema has always been an act of resistance." It was a fitting observation for a film festival that has already seen politics take center stage. At the introduction of the jury that will decide the Palme d'Or, Cannes' top honor, jury members spoke bluntly about holding a film festival during a time of geopolitical conflict. The Palme d'Or jury weighs politics in film Paul Laverty, the Scottish screenwriter known for his films with director Ken Loach, pointed toward this year's Cannes poster, of "Thelma and Louise," while discussing attending Cannes during what he called "genocide in Gaza." Quoting "King Lear," he said: "Madmen lead the blind." "Cannes has a wonderful poster," said Laverty. "Isn't it fascinating to see some of them like Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo... Read More