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Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
CinemaCon Attendees Realize That Box Office Cannot Live On Blockbusters Alone
Movie theater owners are still feeling the high from "Barbenheimer." The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" brought audiences to cinemas around with the world, ultimately earning nearly $2.5 billion in combined ticket sales. But, gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
Panoptica Signs Director Bill Horace For Spots, Branded Content and Special Projects
Panoptica has signed director Bill Horace for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and special projects. Known for his work as a storyteller and documentary filmmaker, Horace had been freelancing prior to joining Panoptica, which becomes his first production company roost for...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
Cannes Film Festival To Present George Lucas With Honorary Palme d'Or
George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday. Lucas will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th French film festival on May 25. He joins a short list of those to receive honorary Palmes. Last year, Harrison...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
Inductees Named For The One Club's Creative Hall of Fame
The One Club for Creativity revealed the group of advertising, design, and education innovators named to be 2024 inductees into the Creative Hall of Fame in September. The Creative Hall of Fame has a rich heritage of honoring the lifetime achievements of creative luminaries in all forms of...
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024
McCann Worldgroup and [Ai]magination Form Generative AI Content Partnership
Global creative network McCann Worldgroup, part of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), and [Ai]magination, the creative Artificial Intelligence (AI) content studio founded by highly awarded creative agency talents, have entered into a strategic partnership that combines the latest generative AI...
Monday, Apr. 8, 2024
Kevin Costner's "Horizon, An American Saga" To Premiere At Cannes Film Festival
Kevin Costner's multi-episode epic "Horizon, An American Saga" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Monday. The first chapter of "Horizon" will debut at the French film festival on May 19, giving the world its first glimpse of Costner's ambitious...
Monday, Apr. 8, 2024
Interrogate Adds Director Jamie Rafn To Its Roster
Bicoastal production company Interrogate has added London-based filmmaker Jamie Rafn to its global roster of directorial talent. Rafn is known for his expansive portfolio of work, from commercials and branded content to film and television projects. Prior to joining Interrogate, Rafn was most...
Monday, Apr. 8, 2024
Seth Jacobs Joins VaynerMedia As Exec Creative Director
VaynerMedia New York has named Seth Jacobs as executive creative director. Jacobs will be responsible for creative initiatives across a range of clients. He will report directly to VaynerMedia’s global chief creative officer Rob Lenois. Jacobs joins from Anomaly where he spent 12 years, most...
Monday, Apr. 8, 2024
Director Josh Cohen Joins Object & Animal
Object & Animal (O&A) has added director Josh Cohen to its roster for representation in the U.K., U.S., the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland. This marks Cohen's first production company representation in the commercialmaking space. The London-based Cohen has collaborated with brands...
Monday, Apr. 8, 2024
Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill--From Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers--Would Make Privacy A Consumer Right
Two influential lawmakers from opposing parties have crafted a deal on legislation designed to strengthen privacy protections for Americans' personal data. The sweeping proposal announced Sunday evening would define privacy as a consumer right and create new rules for companies that collect and use...