International and woman-owned production company Chelsea Pictures has secured East Coast representation for its roster of directors, partnering with boutique talent management firm RepresentationCo, headed by partners Tara Averill and John Robertson. Chelsea Pictures will continue its longstanding representation partnership with Get Reehl Get Davis in the Midwest and on the West Coast, and Mel Fong in the U.K. Chelsea maintains a lineup of directors including Alex Gibney (U.S./U.K.), David Gordon Green (U.S./U.K.), Nadia Hallgren (U.S./U.K.), Johan Kramer (U.S./U.K.), Gandja Monteiro (U.S./U.K.), Stacy Peralta (U.S./U.K.), Anna & Ewan (U.S.), Jack Cole (U.S.), Glenn F. Clements (U.S.), Dumas Haddad (U.S.), Adi Halfin (U.S.), Courtney Hoffman (U.S.), Goh Iromoto (U.K.), Nadav Kander (U.S.) and Caroline Suh (U.S.). Chelsea operates with offices in New York, Los Angeles and London, owned and managed by Lisa Mehling. Pat McGoldrick and Donna Portaro serve as U.S. VP/executive producers and Nell Jordan as U.K. executive producer….
Great Guns USA, headed by managing director and exec producer Oliver Fuselier, has appointed Isabel Echeverry, founder of Kontakto Reps, to handle representation in the U.S. Hispanic advertising market. Kontakto maintains a roster of leading production companies with award-winning directors. Echeverry has also worked at ICM, as well as with A-list talent at Reber Covington. There, she identified vast potential in the Hispanic market, creating a successful targeted division. Echeverry’s appointment follows a period of growth into the Hispanic market for Great Guns USA, as well as a time of success across the U.S., currently reaping accolades including shortlists at the AICP, D&D, and Webby Awards, to name a few….
Los Angeles-based animation studio Fantoons has retained Astra Dorf of Astra Reps to help lead its business development initiatives in the entertainment marketing space. Fantoons has created cross-platform content for a wide range of clients. The studio’s healthy-eating PSA campaign for the Disney Channel was so successful that it was translated for international airing. Fantoons has also produced animated content for HBO Max’s sports dramedy Las Bravas, commercials for Nestlé, and a series of product videos for Microsoft Office 365. Fantoons has also collaborated with a number of music legends, including RUSH, The Beach Boys, Iron Maiden, and Frank Zappa. For the latter, Fantoons teamed with the guitar legend’s son, Ahmet Zappa, to create an experiential concert package for the Bizarre World of Frank Zappa Holographic Tour. Fantoons’ wild 2D animations were cast across seven screens. Beyond moving content, Fantoons has taken its unique perspective and expertise to the literary space, writing and illustrating many graphic novels including “Billie Holiday” with Ebony Gilbert, while also creating activity books and products for artists like Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Johnny Ramone, as well as several children’s books….
