Rattling Stick has signed Spanish filmmaker Imanol Ruiz de Lara for U.K. representation. Born in Madrid and raised in Gijón by his family of actors, Ruiz de Lara grew up surrounded by performance and storytelling, so his passion for entertainment and powerful imagery comes from both nature and nurture. After studying Communication Studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, he continued his education in the International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños, the famous Cuban film school founded by Nobel prize winner Gabriel García Márquez. Ruiz de Lara then moved into the editing room at the Instituto del Cine Madrid, learning filmmaking intricacies that he now cites as vital to his career, creative style and knowledge of directing. After more than seven years of experience as a film and television editor, Ruiz de Lara was ready to direct. He began making fashion films, collaborating with industry giants such as Adolfo Dominguez, Yves Saint Laurent and Vogue, for which his “Europa II” film won Best Director and Best Film at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival and his most recent “Haunted by Love” won Best Direction and Best Choreography plus six La Jolla IFFF nominations. He then won Gold and two Silver Promax awards in Best Direction for his Cosmo “Essential Viewing” film. Ruiz de Lara broke into advertising with his “Collisions” film for Heart Ibiza which was shortlisted at Cannes Lions 2016. He has been busy ever since; making commercials for LG, Santander, McDonalds, Movistar and many more….
CYLNDR, Cheil Worldwide’s tech-enabled, end-to-end creative production studio, has appointed Greta Wynn Davies as its U.K. managing director. Davies joins CYLNDR following nearly seven years at VCCP/KIN where she was most recently deputy head of film and content at Girl&Bear. During her time at the ad agency, she oversaw film production for brands including Cadbury, Virgin, O2, TfL, and Nationwide. During her 23 years in the industry, she has held creative and film production and directing roles spanning advertising, music videos and animated series, both in the U.K. and internationally. Reporting to Sam Balderstone, head of CYLNDR Global, she will be tasked with driving the growth of CYLNDR’s production capability alongside developing a service that delivers greater business efficiencies and commercial results. In the role, which was previously held by Balderstone, Wynn Davies will lead the team of producers, directors, editors and post and audio specialists. CYLNDR has produced award-winning work for brands such as LinkedIn, Nike and Samsung. And as a key part of the Cheil’s global network proposition, Cheil Connec+, which gives clients access to bespoke teams and specialism from across Cheil’s 53 offices and six agencies globally, CYLNDR will be central to delivering high-performing, innovative solutions for clients….
Anneliese St-Amour has joined AMV BBDO in London as managing partner. She becomes part of the managing partner team alongside Alex Bird, Alice Kassapian, Nick Andrew, Richard Moloney and Tom Shattock. St-Amour joins AMV from Ogilvy after nearly 10 years running a large part of the global Dove account, where she had the opportunity to drive the creative agenda and grow the business. Under her leadership, the team has won several awards, including a 2018 Euro Effie and a 2020 Global Effie for Dove Deodorants’ “The Big Switch.” At AMV BBDO, she will lead the Bacardi and Rexona accounts….
Carrie Coon Relishes Being Part Of An Ensemble–From “The Gilded Age” To “His Three Daughters”
It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own.
She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in "The Gilded Age," for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of "The White Lotus," which she recently shot in Thailand. Or it could be in films, most relevantly, Azazel Jacobs' new drama, "His Three Daughters," in which Coon stars alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen as sisters caring for their dying father.
But on a recent, bright late-summer morning, Coon is sitting on a bench in the bucolic northeast Westchester town of Pound Ridge. A few years back, she and her husband, the playwright Tracy Letts, moved near here with their two young children, drawn by the long rows of stone walls and a particularly good BLT from a nearby cafe that Letts, after biting into, declared must be within 15 miles of where they lived.
In a few days, they would both fly to Los Angeles for the Emmys (Letts was nominated for his performance in "Winning Time" ). But Coon, 43, was then largely enmeshed in the day-to-day life of raising a family, along with their nightly movie viewings, which Letts pulls from his extensive DVD collection. The previous night's choice: "Once Around," with Holly Hunter and Richard Dreyfus.
Coon met Letts during her breakthrough performance in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?" on Broadway in 2012. She played the heavy-drinking housewife Honey. It was the first role that Coon read and knew, viscerally, she had to play. Immediately after saying this, Coon sighs.
"It sounds like something some diva would say in a movie from the '50s," Coon says. "I just walked around in my apartment in my slip and I had pearls and a little brandy. I made a grocery list and I just did... Read More