Moxie Pictures has added Ivan Bird and Giles Lovell-Wilson to its directorial roster for global representation spanning commercials and branded content.
Bird, who was formerly handled by production house Rattling Stick, has turned out work known for its exquisite cinematography, dynamic precision, technical sophistication, and pitch-perfect natural performances. Bird began his career as a stills photographer before seamlessly transitioning to a DP and director. His iconic and much-emulated work as a DP includes the legendary Guinness commercials “Surfer” and “Swimmer” and also Jonathan Glazer’s debut feature, the BAFTA and Oscar nominated Sexy Beast.
Since transitioning to directing, Bird has helmed spots for major brands including Nike, Mercedes-Benz, HSBC, American Airlines and the BBC.
Meanwhile, Lovell-Wilson is a London based fashion and beauty filmmaker. He began his career in stills and swiftly moved into directing. His work for high fashion brands is characterized by beautiful clean-cut photography, playful dynamic choreography and a slick cutting edge style. He has made films for some of the biggest global brands in fashion including Gucci, Max Factor and Tommy Hilfiger. Prior to joining Moxie, Lovell-Wilson was with London production house Graft.
Lawsuit Alleges That TikTok Was Aware Of Risks Its Platform Posed To Kids and Teens
TikTok was aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids' time on the site were largely ineffective, according to internal documents and communications exposed in a lawsuit filed by the state of Kentucky.
The details are among redacted portions of Kentucky's lawsuit that contains the internal communications and documents unearthed during a more than two year investigation into the company by various states across the country.
Kentucky's lawsuit was filed this week, alongside separate complaints brought forth by attorneys general in a dozen states as well as the District of Columbia. TikTok is also facing another lawsuit from the Department of Justice and is itself suing the Justice Department over a federal law that could ban it in the U.S. by mid-January.
The redacted information — which was inadvertently revealed by Kentucky's attorney general's office and first reported by Kentucky Public Radio — touches on a range of topics, most importantly the extent to which TikTok knew how much time young users were spending on the platform and how sincere it was when rolling out tools aimed at curbing excessive use.
Beyond TikTok use among minors, the complaint alleges the short-form video sharing app has prioritized "beautiful people" on its platform and has noted internally that some of the content-moderation metrics it has publicized are "largely misleading."
The unredacted complaint, which was seen by The Associated Press, was sealed by a Kentucky state judge on Wednesday after state officials filed an emergency motion to seal it.
When reached for comment, TikTok spokesperson Alex Haurek said: "It is highly irresponsible of the Associated Press to... Read More