Logan & Sons, the live-action division of bicoastal creative content studio LOGAN, has signed the directing duo Atanasio + Martinez for commercials and branded content in North America. Based in L.A. and London, the husband-and-wife team of Anthony Atanasio and Valerie Martinez has turned out campaigns for such clients as Nike, Audi, Budweiser, Hermes and Levi’s. Their spot for Nintendo, “School’s Out,” which combines acrobatic action with soaring views of Tokyo, won numerous accolades, including a pair of Clio and Addy awards.
Atanasio + Martinez’s global campaign for Etihad Airways starring Nicole Kidman received acclaim particularly for its accompanying virtual reality film that gave viewers an immersive experience aboard the airline’s ultra-luxurious Airbus A380 jet alongside the Hollywood star. Kidman praised the duo’s “unique eye.”
Prior to joining Logan & Sons, Atanasio + Martinez were repped by production house Contrast Eye.
“We’re excited to bring such an accomplished directorial team to the Logan & Sons roster,” said LOGAN executive producer Paul Abatemarco. “Atanasio + Martinez have created some of the most ambitious and well-received campaigns in recent memory.”
Atanasio + Martinez were drawn to Logan & Sons as a unique company and for the high-caliber work done by its directors as well as its commitment to listen to and support original ideas.
DOC NYC Unveils Main Slate Lineup: 31 World Premieres; 24 Films Making Their U.S. Debut
DOC NYC--the documentary festival celebrating its 15th anniversary in-person November 13-21 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre and Village East by Angelika, and continuing online through December 1--has unveiled its main slate lineup. The 2024 festival presents more than 110 feature-length documentaries (including yet-to-be-announced Short List and Winner’s Circle titles) among over 200 films and dozens of events, with filmmakers expected in person at most screenings.
Opening the festival on Nov. 13 at SVA Theater will be the U.S. premiere of Sinead O’Shea’s inspiring portrait Blue Road--The Edna O’Brien Story, a breakout hit from the recent Toronto International Film Festival that honors the legendary Irish writer, who passed away just a few months ago at the age of 93.
Closing the festival on Nov. 21, also at SVA Theatre, will be the world premiere of Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn’s Drop Dead City--New York on the Brink in 1975, a look back at the circumstances and players involved in NYC’s mid-70s financial crisis. The festival’s Centerpiece screening on Nov. 14 at Village East is the World premiere of Ondi Timoner’s All God’s Children (also part of the festival’s U.S. Competition), a chronicle of a Brooklyn rabbi and Baptist pastor who join forces to create greater unity between their two communities, against all odds.
Included are 31 world premieres and 24 U.S. premieres, with eight of those presented in the U.S. Competition, for new American-produced nonfiction films, and another eight featured in International Competition, for work from around the globe. The Kaleidoscope Competition for new essayistic and formally adventurous documentaries continues, while the festival’s long-standing Metropolis... Read More