New York/Los Angeles/San Francisco-based production company and content creation studio BODEGA has signed Mary Knox, Shauna Seresin, and James Bartlett of Minerva X Mr. Bartlett to represent BODEGA Animation on the East Coast. The BODEGA Animation roster includes Dave Anderson, Will Barras, Julien Bisaro, Sylvain Chomet, COLAB, Kirk Hendry, Cris Wiegandt, Unomas, and Woodwork, all of whom are part of London based HU_SH, as well as Daniel Cohen, Ken Duncan, IAMSTATIC, Haley Morris, Mr Wonderful, and Alon Ziv. Bill Hewes is BODEGA Animation’s exec producer. Knox and Seresin have 30 years combined-experience representing talent to agencies, and direct-to-brand. Prior to launching Minerva, Knox served as managing director for Smoke & Mirrors and was a member of the AICP’s Digital Board for six years. Seresin comes from head of sales at Amber Music, and was a producer at CHI & Partners (now called The & Partnership) and Smoke & Mirrors, both in London, before that. Earlier this year Minerva partnered with James Bartlett and his representation company Mr. Bartlett. Bartlett has worked in business development for over 15 years, including tenures at Framestore, The Sweet Shop, and Animal Logic….
Anna Rotholz has opened her talent management consultancy, Anna Rotholz Management, which will represent a diverse roster of creative production and postproduction companies including tinygiant, Hey Baby, MAS (Music And Strategy), Rocket Film, Gattie & Lopez, and PF100. Rotholz has worked in the East Coast market as an agent and rep for a decade. Previous positions include head of East Coast sales at Union Editorial, head of sales for Believe Media, and Sister at The Family, the repping company founded by Diane Patrone and Chris Zander. Rotholz got her start in the business working at Ziegler Jakubowicz….
Burbank, Calif.-based digital and film post facility FotoKem has brought Dana Ross on board as SVP of client relations. With more than 40 years of experience, Ross will collaborate with FotoKem’s sales and marketing teams to continue to expand its growing creative connections. Ross brings a breadth of experience to this new engagement that encompasses motion picture workflow, production, camera and lens expertise, and decades of relationships with filmmakers. He began his career at CFI Motion Picture Laboratory, first as a projectionist and later as a color timer. After 23 years at CFI, he transitioned to Technicolor, serving as SVP of feature film relations. In 2014, Ross joined the ARRI Rental team as a global marketing executive and embarked in the development and launch of the Alexa 65 camera system, which has become a leading tool for filmmakers and used on Academy Award®-winning films. Ross, an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), also has a passion for still photography. In particular, he fosters a love for working in the 11×14 plate camera format. This passion, combined with many years working closely with DPs, has seen him take studio portraits of numerous cinematographers….
