Sibling Rivalry recently secured new West Coast representation with Shortlist, a talent management company led by Charlie McBrearty, Kelly O’Neill, Blythe Barger and Julia King. Sibling Rivalry’s roster of directors includes Emily Elizabeth, Joe Wright, Cameron Busby, William Armstrong, DZ, Mikon van Gastel, Jeff Bitsack, and Harrison Boyce….
Animation studio Hue&Cry has signed Heart, Brains & Nerve–the indie firm headed by founder Nathan Skillicorn–to handle representation for commercials, film and content in the Midwest. Hue & Cry continues to be handled on the West Coast by DeVine Reps, and on the East Coast by Anna Rotholz Management. In addition to Hue&Cry, Skillicorn’s roster includes Believe Media, Schrom, Seed Media Arts, Friends Electric, Backyard Productions, Little Saint Media, The Bigger Picture, Havoc Content, Fellow, and LiveTribe…..
Multimedia production studio Taylor James, known for its work in VFX and CG, has connected with Sonia Blum of Sonia Reps to handle representation in the Midwest. This rounds out a U.S. sales force for Taylor James which also includes indie reps Simpatico on the East Coast and Yvette Lubinsky Mallory of Yvette Represents on the West Coast. Taylor James is repped in Canada by Anna Ryabtsun of dreamboat….
Josh Gropper will join Napoli Management Group effective September 1, 2021. He will serve as a talent agent at Napoli’s newly established New York City office. Broadcast talent firm Napoli represents journalists, storytellers and content creators in the evolving news markets. Gropper comes to Napoli after five years at CNN in New York where he worked on the network’s content and talent strategy, across all CNN platforms. In that time, he formed connections with anchors, reporters, and correspondents. Prior to CNN, Gropper worked at NBC Sports in a similar programming role, as well as other agency positions at IMG and Horizon Media….
