Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

The Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) presented its third annual "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" awards, which honor advertising that casts women in a positive light and wags its finger at work that doesn't.

This year's AWNY list was culled with the help of a survey conducted by...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

GlobeCast, a global broadcast services provider, is undergoing a $7 million expansion and upgrade of its GlobeCast Studios, headquarters of the company's North American operations.

Based in Miami, the current 70,000 sq. foot GlobeCast Studios is a full-service international teleport and...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

IPA, an 18-year-old Chicago-based graphics/post house specializing in corporate and independent productions, has merged its operations into Chicago facility Post Effects.

Per the arrangement, IPA president Scott Jacobs will join Post Effects as VP/special projects, and will focus upon...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

John Author has been hired as executive producer at tomandandy, the bicoastal music and sound design house founded by partners/composers Tom Hajdu and Andy Milburn. Based at the company's Santa Monica office, Author succeeds Chris Doyle, who left the company in July to pursue other interests....

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

Postproduction industry veteran Godfrey Pye has been named president of Sunset Digital Studios (formerly Sunset Post), Glendale, Calif. Pye will be at the helm of daily operations and will work with CEO Ron Burdett—who founded the company 19 years ago—to refine the vision and formulate the...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

Short filmmaker Douglas Avery has joined the roster of Villains, bicoastal with an office in Chicago. Though Avery hasn't any spot-directing credits under his belt yet, he was signed by Villains on the strength of four short films he wrote, directed and produced. Avery, a London resident, will...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

Don Hoeg and John Truckenbrod have partnered to open a design/production studio in Chicago. The as-yet-unnamed boutique will target commercial and broadcast design projects. Its equipment includes a Smoke, a Flame and two NT workstations with a variety of digital packages including PhotoShop...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

ISN'T THIS BUSINESS TOUGH enough without having to prepare for a catastrophe of global proportions? I figured that the biggest challenges we would face in 1999 would be shrinking budgets, lack of work and paying our AICP dues. Judging from the number of surveys I've received, as well as agency...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

OCTOBER 14, 1994

Director Ray Lawrence has signed with Bedford Falls, Santa Monica, for commercial representation in the U.S. He will continue to work internationally via Window Productions, the Sydney, Australia-based shop where he is a partner....Red Car, an editing shop with offices in...

Friday, Oct. 15, 1999

PAST INSTALLMENTS OF this column have emphasized the importance of arts education and high-tech training. We've tried to give meaningful exposure to progressive programs in various centers, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The latest to come to our attention is "One...

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