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Friday, Feb. 7, 2003
ON THE MOVE
New Faces Brenda Ross has joined TBWA/Chiat/Day , Los Angeles, in a new position dedicated to developing branded content solutions for clients. She was previously VP of brand communications at Virgin Mobile USA. Eric Stein has joined DDB Chicago, as creative director on the J.C. Penney account...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Mickel Turns Spot Dial To F.M. Rocks
SANTA MONICA—F.M. Rocks, the longstanding Santa Monica-based music video house under the aegis of owner Craig Fanning, has launched a spot production division. Tom Mickel, a former partner in bicoastal HKM Productions, has been hired as president of the new venture, dubbed F.M. Rocks Commercials. F...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
FLASHBACK: 5 YEARS/10 YEARS
JANUARY 30, 1998/Director Kevin Donovan has returned to bicoastal Bedford Falls, the shop he left two years ago for bicoastal/international Satellite Films…. Bicoastal Curious Pictures has expanded its West Coast base with the signing of directors Nick Hewitt and Steward Lee, as well as the hiring...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
New U.S. HQ For Reeves
British director Steve Reeves has signed with bicoastal Headquarters for exclusive U.S. representation. Reeves is repped in the European spot market by Another Film Company (AFC), London—the shop he co-founded with executive producer Tim Marshall. Originally a copywriter with agency BMP DDB, London...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Chowder Recipe Enters The Advertainment Mix
Three former executives at The Lord Group, New York, have opened Chowder, a New York-based ad shop. Jim Ritterhoff, Tony Kobylinski and Kim Ketchell are all partners in the new venture, which is positioned as an agency that creates traditional forms of advertising, as well as branded content and...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Directors Gillen, Gatsoulis Head To A Band Apart
A Band Apart has added two directors to its roster: Scott Gillen—a car specialist whose reel includes commercials for Lexus, GMC and Honda—and newcomer Tom Gatsoulis. The Los Angeles-based production company will represent both directors for spotwork worldwide. A native of North Hollywood, Calif.,...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
AMPAS Technical Academy Awards Honor Software And Cameras
Two Oscars, four plaques and six certificates will be bestowed on March 1 during the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) recently unveiled this year's field of recipients, and Oscar statuettes will be awarded to...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Eric Bonniot And Jason Farrand Launch Uncle
Eric Bonniot, formerly executive producer of A Band Apart's Los Angeles-headquartered commercial division, and director Jason Farrand have partnered to launch Uncle, a spot production house that also intends to be involved in interactive and branded content for its advertising clientele. The new...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
DGA's Fab 5: Ariola, Murro, Dektor, Gillespie And Smith
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has named its nominees for best commercial director of 2002: Dante Ariola of bicoastal/international Morton Jankel Zander (MJZ); Leslie Dektor of Dektor Film, Hollywood; Craig Gillespie of MJZ; Noam Murro of Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles; and Baker Smith of...
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003
Super Bowl Ad Feedback Not So Super
Unless you're a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, Super Bowl XXXVII was a boring blowout of a game. On one hand, that's bad news for advertisers in that the one-sided contest wasn't able to hold viewer interest through all four quarters. On the other hand, those viewers who stay tuned arguably started...

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