December 16, 2014      On the strength of Selma, Ava DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Best Director Golden Globe Award....Little Minx has added director Luca Guadagnino to its roster for commercial representation. Guadagnino has worked with high end fashion brands including Giorgio Armani, Cartier, Sergio Rossi and Salvatore Ferragamo. For the latter, Guadagnino helmed a short film for the digital campaign “Walking Stories, “ an eight-part web series which took viewers to L.A., Shanghai and Florence, centering on a couple’s journey as they fall in love. This project resulted in Ferragamo being named Marketer of the Year by Women’s Wear Daily. Guadagnino has also been active on the feature front. His movie I Am Love, starring frequent collaborator and Academy Award-winning Tilda Swinton, went on to earn a staggering 14 awards and 26 nominations including Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards. He is currently in postproduction for his latest film, A Bigger Splash starring Swinton, Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson....Director Jonathan Herman, known for his comedic storytelling and strong visual narrative, has come aboard the roster of The Corner Shop for U.S. representation. Herman, who was formerly handled in the American ad market by Rattling Stick, continues to be repped in the U.K. by Blink.... 

December 14, 2009      Director/cameraman Ericson Core has joined Venice-based production house Wild Plum for commercials and branded content. Core comes over from Backyard, another Venice shop, where he spent the past three years. His move to Wild Plum marks a reunion for him with several artisans there, most notably company EP/partner Shelby Sexton. Core and Sexton first worked together at the venerable Plum Productions....Director Hélène Friren has joined Aardman Animations’ commercials department, which produces around 80 spots a year for the European and U.S. markets, as well as branded content, websites and games. She comes over to the Bristol-based studio from Tandem Films, London. Friren’s directorial credits in the ad arena include commercials for such clients as Yoplait, Orange, and Great Ormond Street Hospital.....Up in the Air led Golden Globe film contenders with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick....