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Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: TEXAS_ Lone Star Action
They are commercials designed to take your breath away, and they were as breathtaking to produce as they are to watch. "New Frontier" and "Pumping Gas," two spots for the United States Air Force, were directed by Jeffery Plansker of bicoastal Anonymous Content, out of GSD&M, Austin, Texas. They...
Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: HISPANIC ADVERTISING_ New Horizons
According to the 2000 Census report, the U.S. population of people of Hispanic descent is dramatically increasing—it now totals 35.3 million people, or 13 percent of the total population. With numbers like that, it's no surprise that advertisers are taking notice. La Agencia de Orcí de Asociados,...
Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
Five Have Grand Time At N.Y. Fests
Five Grand Award recipients topped the TV and cinema advertising categories of The New York Festivals, recognizing the best work of 2001. Additionally, more than 40 entrants—including the Grand honorees—earned Gold WorldMedals. Competition results were released last week. Taking the Grand for best...
Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
Spotmakers Reflect On Sundance
From a coming-of-age tale about Catholic schoolboys, to a brief look at the life of a 92-year-old stoner, the films by commercial artisans that screened during the 2002 Sundance Film Festival ran the gamut in terms of subject matter, style and genre. Some were short, others long. There were...
Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
AFCI: Pro-Filming, Not Anti-Runaway
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has assembled a staff management team, hiring Bill Lindstrom as CEO, Lonie Stimac as COO, and Sue Clark-Jones to serve as director of meetings and events. Lindstrom and Stimac are former state film commission directors, while Clark-Jones is...
Friday, Feb. 1, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Ground Zero , Marina del Rey, Calif., has shut its New York office. Kelly Simmons is leaving her position as creative director of Philadelphia ad agency Goose, to create Bubble -also Philadelphia-a boutique for advertising and film content. Rob Smiley , a creative director at TBWA/Chiat/Day, San...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
SPECIAL REPORT: MADE IN AMERICA_ State Fare
While much attention has been paid to federal anti-runaway legislative efforts, they have thus far borne no fruit. As referenced in this Special Report's lead story (see p. 25), whether the proposed federal wage tax credit bills in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will gain passage is...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Christine Allen Named AICP/New York Staffer
Christine Allen has joined the staff of the New York office of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP). Allen, formerly a broadcast producer for Messner Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer/Euro RSCG (MVBMS), New York, comes aboard the AICP as its East regional events manager. As...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
As Messner Vetere Berger McNamee Schmetterer/Euro RSCG , New York, expands to take over a.k.a. Euro RSCG , San Francisco-bestowing upon it the full company moniker-a.k.a. managing director/CEO Michael Kantrow becomes managing director of the office on the Bay, while a.k.a. partner/creative director...
Friday, Jan. 25, 2002
Colleagues Remember Ted Demme
Director Ted Demme, the 37-year-old helmer of feature films Blow and Beautiful Girls, as well as of numerous television shows and commercials, died Sun., Jan. 13, after playing in a celebrity basketball game. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Scheer; their two young daughters, Dexter and Jackson;...