Toronto-based boutique production company Someplace Nice has added Jonathan Zames to its roster for representation in Canada. Born in Montreal and now based in New York, Zames shoots on an international scale and works in both French and English. He has a background and expertise as a cinematographer, screenwriter, and creative director. Zames has helmed campaigns for brands such as Apple, Samsung, Tide, Smirnoff and Gillette, and worked with production companies including Caviar and Bullitt. Prior to this, he served as a lead creative for Google, overseeing the video creative for many of the brand’s campaigns. Particular campaign highlights include “Celebrity Assistant” for Visa, which played at Toronto International Film Festival screenings in 2019 and showcased Zames’ versatility with improvisation, small casts, and minimal setups, and “Stuffed in a Room” for Little Caesars. Originally shot for Canadian markets, the campaign has since expanded to the U.S., recently debuting across multiple formats. Zames’ work has been recognized on a global scale, with campaigns celebrated at Cannes Lions, AICP Awards, AD STARS, and the Telly Awards–including the 2017 Cannes Lions-winning “Pride for Everyone” work for Google….
Ang Lee To Receive ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award From American Cinema Editors
American Cinema Editors (ACE) has named two-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee as recipient of the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. He will be presented with the honor at the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards taking place Friday, February 27, at UCLA’s Royce Hall, where winners will also be announced in 14 competitive categories recognizing the best film editing achievements of the year in film and television. Kim Larson, managing director and head of YouTube’s Creator and Gaming team, will be accepting YouTube’s previously announced ACE Visionary Award, and Emmy winning editor/director Arthur Forney, ACE, and Oscar® nominated editor Robert Leighton will receive ACE Career Achievement awards. Lee joins a group of Golden Eddie award recipients including Jon M. Chu, John Waters, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Vince Gilligan, Alexander Payne, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute. “Ang Lee’s exploration of our most closely held emotions has ignited an international passion for cinema for over 30 years”, said ACE president Sabrina Plisco, ACE. “The breadth of his filmography is unparalleled, ranging from the intimate and boundary-breaking romance of Brokeback Mountain, to the epic drama of Life of Pi and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, to even the pre-MCU Marvel film Hulk.” This year’s ACE Visionary Award recognizes Larson and YouTube’s profound impact on visual storytelling as a whole, the importance of digital content and spaces in the evolving media landscape, and ACE’s ongoing work to support... Read More