Toronto production company Someplace Nice has added director Soleil to its roster for representation in Canada (except Montreal where she will continue to be handled by production house Telescope). Soleil has turned out work for brands as varied as Knix, Molson, Mejuri, Canada Goose and Shopify. After studying graphic design and beginning her career as an art director, Soleil made the jump to video production, where she has created work characterized by its meticulous and colorful visual aesthetic, rhythmic graphic sequences, and her signature sense of femininity. Soleil is repped by Stept Studios in the U.S. market….
Mischief’s Greg Hahn to Lead The Inaugural One Show Indies Jury
Greg Hahn, co-founder and chief creative officer at Mischief in Brooklyn, has been named jury president for the inaugural One Show Indies, the global competition dedicated to celebrating the work of independent agencies, design firms, freelancers, creators, and other creative companies around the world. Debuting this year within The One Show 2026, The One Show Indies is open exclusively to agencies with truly independent ownership: a minimum 51% owned by founders or staff, and no more than four physical offices. To encourage participation, the cost of entry is 20% lower compared to other One Show fees. Hahn will lead the jury made up exclusively of top creatives from leading global independent agencies, and have a vote on the work. Confirmed 2026 One Show Indies jury members include: Ajaz Ahmed, co-founder, Studio One, London Rolando Cordova, CCO, co-founder, L&C, New York Noel Cottrell, founder, CCO, Murder Hornet, Atlanta Jolene Delisle, founder, The Working Assembly, New York Ulrika Karlberg, CCO, YARD NYC, New York Hwee Peng Koh, creative partner, Blak Labs, Singapore Suzanne Powers, founder, Co-CEO, All&, New York Brian Murray, CCO, Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto Mohammed Sehly, CEO, BigTime Creative Shop, Riyadh Ariel Serkin, partner, ISLA, Buenos Aires Safaraaz Sindhi, founder, CCO, Bananas, Johannesburg Sam Stuchbury, ECD, Motion Sickness, Auckland Flavio Waiteman, CCO, Tech&Soul, São Paulo The new competition levels the playing field to recognize the extraordinary role and work of independent agencies, and makes the global spotlight of a One Show Pencil win even more accessible to a larger field of indie creative companies. “It’s true that indies are having a moment right now,” said Hahn, who also serves on The One... Read More