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Friday, Jan. 18, 2002
Levi's: A Tale Of Two Advertising Votes
A pair of votes surfaced last week—one final, the other to be decided—relative to Levi's advertising in the U.S. The final vote saw London-headquartered Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), with a stateside office in New York, win Levi's coveted U.S. account from TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco, which had...
Friday, Jan. 18, 2002
Zwigoff Goes Independent For Spots
Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff—whose feature Ghost World recently earned nominations from the Golden Globe Awards and the American Film Institute's inaugural AFI Awards—has entered the spot arena, coming aboard Independent Media, the Santa Monica-based production house headed by executive producer Susanne...
Friday, Jan. 18, 2002
Panini Debuts With BMW For Moxie
At press time, director Ago Panini was in Milan for his first project under the bicoastal Moxie Pictures banner: a national BMW commercial out of Publicis, Dallas. During pre-pro on the job, Panini formally signed with Moxie for U.S. spot representation, finalizing a deal that he and Moxie partner/...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Peter McHugh has joined Amsterdam-based agency 180 as partner/executive creative director. He comes over from Fallon Minneapolis, where he was serving as group creative director. Scott Bassen and David Rosen have been promoted to VP/associate creative directors at Deutsch New York . The team has...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
Director Jonas Frick Dies At 39
Director Jonas Frick, who worked on commercials through bicoastal/international @radical.media, died Dec. 22, in a New York City hospital. He was being treated for pneumonia, apparently deriving from a heart ailment, according to @radical.media co-proprietor Frank Scherma. Frick was 39. The...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
Wash. State Film Office In Jeopardy
Ironically, with the runaway production issue at the industry forefront, underscoring the importance of state and local film commissions, there's a distinct possibility that the Washington State Film Office could be shut down on June 30. Due to an expected state budget shortfall of $1.2 billion,...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
AICP Show Adds International Category
The 11th annual Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show, The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial, is adding a new wrinkle: a category for Advertising Excellence/International. While the Show's 22 other categories will continue to honor U.S. commercial...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
Steve McCoy Elected National President Of AICE
Steve McCoy—president of FilmCore, which maintains editorial houses in Santa Monica and San Francisco—has been elected to a two-year term as national president of the Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE). He succeeds Jeanne Bonansinga, who wrapped her two years in office last month...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
JANUARY 10, 1997/Following a three-year affiliation with now-shuttered BFCS, director Charlie Carlson has moved to Compulsive Pictures, New York. Carlson joins a roster comprising John Danza Jr. and Jörgen Lööf…. Director Steve Vaughan has signed with bicoastal Industrial Artists for commercial...
Friday, Jan. 11, 2002
Area 51 Films Forms Feature Division
Area 51 Films, the Santa Monica-based commercial production house launched in 1996, has formed a division to develop and produce feature films and other longform entertainment projects for its directors. Rachel Griffin, Area 51's head of production, will oversee the new venture. Griffin has a track...