Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Part Two of a three-part series.

PARK CITY, Utah—"The trip to Sundance cost more than my film," Eric Escobar tells me. It's safe to assume that Escobar isn't alone in that regard, given the advances in digital technologies, and the pricey hotel room rates in Park City.

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Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Last week, Leslie Dektor of Hollywood-based Dektor Film received his 13th Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award nomination for best commercial director of the year (SHOOT, 1/31, p. 1). He's won the coveted award twice—for his body of work in 1992 and '00. But the déjà vu of entering the select...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Bob Kerstetter, a noted ad agency creative who last year gained high-profile recognition as a spot director, has co-founded a shop that, like himself, is somewhat of a hybrid—a creative services/ production boutique called Lushadelic. He formed the new venture in partnership with Stelio...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

FEBRUARY 6, 1998/Director Erick Ifergan, formerly of Tony Kaye & Partners, West Hollywood and London, is launching Serial Dreamer, West Hollywood. The new shop is a satellite of bicoastal/international The End….Post/effects house Hollywood Digital is opening a full service facility in Santa...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Director Brandon Dickerson has signed for exclusive spot representation with X-Ray Films, a division of Crossroads Films, bicoastal and Chicago. The deal marks an expansion of the director's affiliation with the company—his music video work has been done through its Merge@ Crossroads division...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Like many public institutions of secondary education, "All Smoke High" found itself the victim of a dire financial crunch this year. Unlike most of its counterparts, however, "All Smoke High" was shut down entirely at the end of the 2001-'02 school year. Despite solid success in achieving its...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Director/camera-

man Tom Lazarevich reported that he and a group of investors have purchased tabletop shop Peter Elliott Productions, Chicago, from director Peter Elliott, and renamed the operation High Road Productions. According to Lazarevich, who has directed tabletop fare for clients...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

The New York Festivals held its 2002 International TV & Cinema awards gala on Jan. 31 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York. Five "Best of Show" Grand Award winners were selected from a field of more than 3,000 entries. Additionally, more than 40 entrants—including the Grand winners—were...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

Editor Anthony Marinelli has joined Crew Cuts' New York staff. Crew Cuts also maintains a facility in Santa Monica, and a presence in San Francisco. Prior to joining, Marinelli cut for two years at New York's Steel Rose Editorial, and spent 11 years at DDB New York's in-house editing shop, Cool...

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003

New Faces

Brenda Ross has joined TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, in a new position dedicated to developing branded content solutions for clients. She was previously VP of brand communications at Virgin Mobile USA.

Eric Stein has joined DDB...

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