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Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Nispel, Ross, CMP Out At RSA USA
Bicoastal RSA USA has accepted the resignation of director Marcus Nispel, and ended its business relationships with managing director Linda Ross and independent representation firm Creative Management Partners (CMP), bicoastal and Chicago. At press time, Nispel had already found a new roost,...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
The AICP Show To Mark Ninth Year
Arguably the hottest ticket in town is the 2000 Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show and Lecture Series (June 6-7) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. The most recently announced marquee attraction is the slate of speakers scheduled for both days of the Lecture...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Natl Parks Filming Bill Awaits Clintons Signature: Industry-Backed Measure Is On The Verge of Becoming Law.
At press time, a bill governing filming on federally owned lands-including those under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service and the National Wildlife Refuge System-was awaiting the signature of President Clinton to become law. Its generally expected that Clinton will sign the measure, H.R...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Radium Links With JexFX: Digital FX Studio, Practical FX Co. Team To Offer Expanded Options.
Radium, the San Francisco-based digital effects studio headed by principal/creative director Jonathan Keeton, has inked an exclusive pact with San Rafael, Calif.-headquartered JexFX, a practical effects house owned by visual effects supervisor Gary Platek. Per the deal, the two companies will...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Martinez And Romano Launch Urban Myth Media
After nearly four years at bicoastal/international The End, director Peter Martinez has teamed with his long-time line producer Gary Romano to form New York-based production house Urban Myth Media. Romano will serve as the shops executive producer. In addition to spots, music videos and longform...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Intl. Ad Fest Cannes Expect More In Y2K
The upcoming 47th International Advertising Festival (June 18-24) in Cannes is shaping up to be the largest ever, both in terms of the number of entries and attendees expected for the event. The creative work of more than 65 countries will be represented. "The numbers are quite impressive," said...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Spot Waters Run Deep: Hairspray Director Gets "More" From Commercialmaking Experience.
John Waters has it all, but he wants more. Fortunately, more-or more precisely, More.com-wants him, too. The writer director of a dozen cult films-from Pink Flamingos in '72 to the forthcoming Cecil B. DeMented-Waters signed a couple of years ago with bicoastal The Industry for commercial...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Krenach Joins Amber As Sr. Producer
Jerry Krenach has joined New York- and London-based Amber Music as senior music producer. He formerly served as partner/head of music production at J. Walter Thompson (JWT), New York. Krenach, who came aboard Amber, New York, on June 1, said: "I've been at J. Walter for a year and a half, and I've...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Zap Edit Adds Schwartz
Senior editor Michael Schwartz and his assistant Andy Jennison have signed on at Zap Edit, a New York editing boutique founded in '97 by president/editor John Zieman. Schwartz and Jennison formerly worked as a team at Boomtown, New York. Schwartz said that Zieman approached him with an irresistable...
Friday, Jun. 2, 2000
Duotone Taps Composers Peter Min, Carla Carpretto
Composers Peter Min and Carla Carpretto have entered the spot scoring industry via New York music/ sound design house Duotone Audio Group. This marks the first time the four-year-old shop has expanded its talent base beyond composers/sound designers Peter Nashel and Jack Livesey. Min and Carpretto...