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Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
CanApple Forum Scheduled; Event Raises Some Eyebrows
Next week (1/25) the Canadian Consulate General in tandem with the New York City Economic Development Corp. (EDC) and the Quebec Government House is presenting the CanApple Animation Forum, an event designed to showcase the talents of Canadian and New York-based companies with expertise in design,...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Director Jason Harrington Moves To Propaganda: Leaves U.S. Roost Tony K. After Five Years.
Director Jason Harrington has shifted his U.S. representation from Tony K., West Hollywood and London, to bicoastal/international Propaganda Films. The move was the result of what Harrington called a need for a fresh start. Ive been with Tony K. in America for five years, and that is a substantial...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
DDB Needham Tops New York Festivals
NEW YORKaDDB Needham was the big winner at the New York Festivals 41st Annual Television Advertising Award ceremonies, held on Jan. 15 at the Marriott Marquis. The agency collected six Gold WorldMedals as well as a grand award for best commercial. DDB Needham Chicagos Mind Control for Anheuser-...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
FOX Trots To Super Bowl XXXIII Tune Of $1.6 Million Per :30: Ad Lineup Contains Familiar Names, Some Surprises.
Even before the coin toss, Super Bowl XXXIII has set a record, fetching FOX an average of $1.6 million per 30-second spot. That amounts to a 23% increase over the $1.3 million NBC got last year. And some advertisers have gone even higher than the average for additional leverage come Jan. 31,...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Dir. Jacques Rey Joins U Ground
U Ground has added director Jacques Rey to its roster. Rey comes over to the L.A.-based production house from bicoastal/international Propaganda Films, which has represented him since early 1997. A graduate of Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Rey began his career in the early 90s, working as...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Feature Dir. Paul Anderson Signs With HKM For Spots
Paul Anderson, the British-born feature director best known for helming actioners Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, and Soldier, has signed with bicoastal HKM Productions to direct commercials. While he emerged from more modest filmmaking beginnings as a writer and low-budget filmmaker, Andersons last...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Grenade Forms Deals With Ace Ent., Concrete Prodns.: Creative Collective Featuring Director Bobby Sheehan Gains National Representation.
Grenade, a creative collective formed last fall by director/cameraman Bobby Sheehan, has established affiliations with L.A.-based Ace Entertainment and Concrete Productions, Dallas. Although the deal had not officially been finalized at press time, the interim agreement specifies that Ace, which is...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Former Commercial Editor: Myles Tierney Killed In Africa
Myles Tierney, 34, an Associated Press TV producer, was killed Jan. 10 while on assignment in Sierra Leone when a car he was riding in was hit by gunfire. Tierney previously worked in the New York commercial editorial community. His friends and former spot colleagues remembered him warmly and...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
The Soul Searcher: Spot Director Carlton Chase Returns After Switching Gears To More Spritual Matters.
In the tradition of all spiritual searchers, Carlton Chase has come down from the mountain. Few things provide more contrast than directing commercials and devoutly studying Buddhism, and yet Chase, a Clio- and ADDY-winning director at Ritts/Hayden, Los Angeles, is a true syncretic. Reconciling...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
YOUR SHOT: The Super Bowl
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, THE Super Bowl had an entirely different meaning for me. I grew up around Green BayaPacker country. My parents were often invited to big Super Bowl parties. The grown-ups would shout and holler around the TV. Playing with the other kids, I would catch an occasional glimpse of a...