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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
Chaka Sobhani To Join DDB Worldwide as President, CCO International
Chaka Sobhani will join DDB Worldwide as president, chief creative officer international. Sobhani is leaving Leo Burnett UK where she’s served as CCO. Sobhani will report to DDB Worldwide’s global CEO Alex Lubar. During Sobhani’s tenure at Burnett, the agency and overall network received assorted...
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
Mark Elwood Promoted To Chief Creative Officer At Leo Burnett UK
Mark Elwood has been appointed chief creative officer for Leo Burnett UK, effective immediately. Elwood is a proven creative leader, who has rebooted the agency’s creative department, brought in new talent and led Leo Burnett UK to win multiple creative awards since joining the agency in June 2020...
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
Frank Cartagena Joins MullenLowe As U.S. CEO
MullenLowe U.S. has hired Frank Cartagena as CEO. He will lead the agency of more than 400 people across offices in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. By appointing a former chief creative officer to the highest rank, the agency reinforces its commitment to ideas, creativity, and craft. “As CCO,...
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
Director Oren Brimer Signs With Gifted Youth For Spot Representation
Production company Gifted Youth has signed director Oren Brimer for commercial representation in the U.S. Brimer is known for creating emotional and comedic work. His stylistic directing chops are complemented by his exploits as a writer and producer. Brimer’s latest directorial venture, Pete...
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
HPA Awards Unveil Creative Category Winners; "Oppenheimer" Takes Feature Honors In Editing, Color Grading
The HPA Awards turned the spotlight on the exemplary contributions of the postproduction industry last night (11/28), honoring work in color grading, sound, editing, restoration, and visual effects for theatrical features, commercials, and episodics. Held at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre,...
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Don Burgess To Receive American Society of Cinematographers' Life Achievement Award
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will celebrate the careers of three of its members at the 38th Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Gala on March 3, 2024. Don Burgess, ASC will be recognized with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award; Steven Fierberg will be...
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Globant Acquires Majority Stake In GUT, Cannes Lions 2023's Indie Network of the Year
Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, has acquired a majority stake in GUT, an independent creative agency. This acquisition will shape a partnership that will boost Globant’s technology and creative offering,...
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Directing Duo Mister Signs With Greenpoint Pictures
Bicoastal production company Greenpoint Pictures has added the directing team Mister to its roster of talent for commercials and branded content. This marks the first U.S. production house signing for Mister--which is comprised of filmmakers Miche Sieg and Rose Chirillo. Sieg and Chirillo’s former...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
"Past Lives" Wins Best Feature At Gotham Awards
Celine Song's wistful romance Past Lives earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night's biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. Past Lives , a breakout at the...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
O Positive Adds Thaddeus McCants To Its Directorial Roster
Multi-hyphenate talent Thaddeus McCants has joined O Positive Films for commercial representation. McCants is an accomplished screenwriter, playwright, performer and director. McCants has directed select assignments as a freelancer via O Positive, including an HP "After School" spot for Wieden+...