Friday, May. 9, 2003

Following the closure of Palomar Pictures, director Gary McKendry has joined bicoastal/international Partizan for exclusive commercial representation worldwide, with the exception of Canada, where he is affiliated with Circle Productions, Toronto and Vancouver, B.C.

McKendry had joined...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

When it comes to ad messages, clutter is the nemesis of advertisers and consumers alike. It is also a reality, and according to several speakers at the Institute for International Research's Branded Entertainment Summit—held April 28 to 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills—clutter is a...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Director/cameraman Christian Loubek has signed with bicoastal Anonymous Content for exclusive commercial and music video representation in the United States. Via the company's affiliations with London-based Independent and Paris-based Telecreateurs, the director also gains representation in the...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Harry Rankin, a director and still photographer based in London, has come aboard Cine/DRSA International, a New York-based production company with offices in Sydney, London, Prague, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires and Cape Town. The signing marks his first official representation in the U.S. market....

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Production veteran Bob Ramos has been named VP/executive producer at New York-based Rhinoceros Editorial, a part of MVG (formerly known as Multi-Video Group), which also consists of New York-based Rhinoceros Post, Rhinoceros Visual Effects and Design, Tonic and Meccanica.

Best known for...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Director Michael Abt has joined New York-based Harpoon Pictures. A New York resident since 1998, Abt has directed spots in various markets and languages worldwide. He was most recently on the directorial roster at production company Great Guns, bicoastal and London.

Born in Uruguay to a...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Good Films has signed director Paul Riccio for exclusive commercial representation. Previously, Riccio was represented by bicoastal/international Czar Films.

According to Good Films partner/executive producer Kitty Overton, the production company was looking to round out its roster—which...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Rebecca Jasmine has joined Harley's House, Santa Monica, as executive producer of its commercial division. Her immediate plans include re-branding her new roost's editorial operations, adding to its creative staff and helping grow the careers of its current editors. She will oversee all spot...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Veteran editor Martha Kelley has returned to the spot arena, coming aboard the roster of Phoenix Editorial, San Francisco. An accomplished cutter best know for her long tenure at Avenue, Chicago, Kelley returned to her native California a couple of years ago to take a respite from editing...

Friday, May. 9, 2003

Animator Steve Burger has come aboard Splash Design, New York, as its CG supervisor. He will team with creative director/visual effects supervisor Andy Milkis, who recently rejoined Splash (SHOOT, 3/28, p. 8), to build the studio's new CG department.

Burger is no stranger to developing a...

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