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August 8, 2018 John Bailey, ASC was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. Bailey is beginning his second term as president and his 15th year as a governor...
Photoplay has signed director Lester Jones for representation in Australia, New Zealand and the APAC market spanning commercials and branded content. Jones has recently directed campaigns for Paspaley, Commbank, R.M. Williams, Westfield, Telstra and Sheridan....
Saxon + Partners--under the aegis of Mary Saxon--has taken on representation in the Western U.S. for creative production studio The Southern Influence (TSI). TSI founders Arielle and Chris Olfer’s mission is to intentionally...
Camp Lucky has partnered with Deirdre (Dee) Rymer Rivard of indie firm BLUSH and Lisa Gimenez of Lisa G & Co Represents for exclusive West Coast and Texas representation. Dallas-based Camp Lucky coterie of...
Global independent creative agency GUT has appointed Christian Buer as executive creative director and Natalie Street as head of accounts in its Toronto office. Buer will lead the creative team alongside ECD Brynna Aylward. Both Street and Buer...
Production company ALLDAYEVERYDAY has secured Heart, Brains & Nerve, an indie firm founded by Nathan Skillicorn, to handle representation in the Midwest. The history between ALLDAYEVERYDAY founder/EP Michael Karlbelnikoff and Roy Skillicorn...
Food-specialist production company Chuck Studios, based in Amsterdam, has entered into a strategic partnership with MENA regional production house Good People to amplify and unlock possibilities for international and local brands across the region, starting with...
Stept Studios has expanded its partnership with rep firm Simpatico. Since 2020, Simpatico has represented Stept on the East Coast. Now that territorial reach is extended to the West Coast as well. In tandem, Stept is pushing east with the opening of a New York...
Havas has acquired a majority stake (51%) in Uncommon Creative Studio, a five-year-old independent creative agency based in the U.K. The deal--which values the future potential of Uncommon at £80-120 million ($103 million-$155 million) considering their...
Park Pictures London has signed directors Lucy Luscombe, Hector Aponysus and Holly Blakey, signaling the company’s expansion in the U.K. and European markets. Luscombe’s career began directing music videos for John Grant, Blood...