Linda Knight, formerly an executive creative director at TBWAChiatDay, has joined Phenomenon as its chief creative officer.
Erica Hoholick, president of business transformation agency Phenomenon, said, “Linda has a stellar creative pedigree and an incredible reputation for mentoring, developing and managing strong creative talent. She is a generous, bold and inspiring leader who has an impressive following–not only with creatives, but clients we well. Her experience, creative ambition and management style are exactly what we need as we continue to grow in size, scale and aspiration.”
Knight began her career in Australia before being hired by Wieden+Kennedy, where she spent almost a decade working in the Portland, Ore. and Amsterdam offices. After W+K, she embarked on a freelance career, taking on assignments at CAA, R/GA, MAL and W+K. Over the course of her career, Knight has created large-scale, multi-platform, global campaigns for brands such as Nike, adidas, Gatorade and Coca-Cola. During her time at TBWAChiatDay LA, Knight worked on the Grammys, Quickbooks, Nissan Heisman House, and was instrumental in winning Intel and Peak Games for the agency. She has completed the coveted “sports trifecta,” creating campaigns for the Super Bowl, the Olympics and the World Cup. She was also featured in the 2017 Business Insiders list of the 30 Most Creative Women in Advertising.
Knight said of her new roost, “The agency is perfectly positioned to take advantage of a moment in our industry where clients are looking for more from partners–for creative and business solutions that challenge what advertising agencies have traditionally been able to achieve. The clients and talent that have migrated to Phenomenon is testament to the fact that something special is happening at the agency, and I look forward to accelerating this momentum.”
Current Phenomenon clients include Intuit, Crate&Barrel, CB2, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros., KB Home, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, American Express, Aetna, American Cancer Society, Providence St Joseph Health, TD Ameritrade and Neustar.
Tilda Swinton Explores Assisted Suicide In Pedro Almodóvar’s 1st English-Language Feature
Although "The Room Next Door" is Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that he's never written in a language that anyone else truly speaks.
"He writes in Pedro language, and here he is making another film in another version of Pedro language, which just happens to sound a little bit like English," Swinton said.
Set in New York, Swinton stars as Martha, a terminally ill woman who chooses to end her life on her own terms. After reconnecting with her friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, Martha persuades her to stay and keep her company before she goes through with her decision.
Beyond the film's narrative, Swinton said she believes individuals should have a say in their own living and dying. She acknowledges that she has personally witnessed a friend's compassionate departure.
"In my own life I had the great good fortune to be asked by someone in Martha's position to be his Ingrid (Julianne Moore)," Swinton said.
She said that experience shaped her attitude about life and death: "Not only my capacity to be witness to other people in that situation, but my own living and my own dying."
Swinton spoke about "The Room Next Door," Almodóvar and he idea of letting people die on their own terms. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: Tackling that role, what was the challenge to get into the character?
SWINTON: I felt really blessed by the opportunity. So many of us have been in the situation Julianne Moore's character finds herself in, being asked to be the witness of someone who is dying. Whether that wanting to orchestrate their own dismount or not, to be in that position to be a witness is something that I've been... Read More