Commercial film and production company Birth has added Canadian director Devon Ferguson to its roster for representation in the U.K. Ferguson won two Silver Screen Cannes Young Director Awards this year for “Best Use Of Humor” and best “Super Short” for his Monster.com spot “Stare.” He also earned a place in the top 10 at the Berlin Commercial Awards and was shortlisted at the Kinsale Shark Awards 2021 for Best New Director. His comedy web series Bachelor Daddies which he co-created, directed and starred in, was nominated for a Leo Award and is currently written into a TV pilot. Ferguson’s latest work, “Accent” for US insurance company Geico, pokes fun at English accents by showing an American couple’s confusion that their friends appear to have picked up a Cockney accent after a layover at London’s Heathrow airport. A writer and actor as well as a director, Ferguson is a graduate of the Humber Acting for Film/Television Program in Toronto and trained at Second City, UCB School of Improv and The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles. 

Director Rebecca Applebaum has joined Untitled Films in Toronto for Canadian representation. Her short film Spooning was a hit on the CBC network and her directorial efforts earned it a Best Actor award at the Canadian Film Fest and a nomination from the ACTRA Awards. Applebaum’s first foray into commercial directing for BetterHelp--“Distant Friends”--punched through during the pandemic with over 20 million views online. Applebaum is an actor by trade and directing talented memorable performances is the kind of work she loves doing. Her most recent work is another spot for BetterHelp, “Want,” focusing on men’s mental health needs......