Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

Ralph Laucella, founding partner and executive producer at O Positive, has been named chairperson of the 2024 AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial. 

The entry deadline for the AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, along with the AICP Post Awards and the...

Monday, Nov. 27, 2023

Multi-hyphenate talent Thaddeus McCants has joined O Positive Films for commercial representation. McCants is an accomplished screenwriter, playwright, performer and director.

McCants has directed select assignments as a freelancer via O Positive, including an HP "After School" spot for...

Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2022

Apple entered the primetime commercial Emmy nominees’ circle for the fourth consecutive year--this time for two spots: iPhone 13 Pro’s “Detectives” directed by David Shane of O Positive with creative from Apple itself; and Apple TV+’s “Everyone But Jon Hamm” directed by Wayne McClammy of Hungry...

Monday, Mar. 29, 2021

O Positive has signed Miranda Haymon (she/they)--a Princess Grace Award-winning writer, director and curator, and Roundabout Theatre Company resident director--for commercial representation.  

An ascendant theatre talent, Haymon has recent credits which include “Really Really Gorgeous” at...

Tuesday, Jul. 28, 2020

Apple and Sandy Hook Promise returned to the primetime commercial Emmy nominees’ circle for the second consecutive year--this time, respectively for “Bounce” out of TBWA/Media Arts Lab, and “Back-to-School Essentials” from BBDO New York. Last year’s Apple actually scored two nods, for MacBook’s...

Monday, May. 4, 2020

While he continues to deliver his self-described signature brand of “smartly stupid comedy”--reflected as of late in a Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl commercial in which movie star Jason Momoa’s physique proves to be a facade--director David Shane of production house O Positive has managed to...

Friday, Mar. 29, 2019

Our Up-and-Coming Directors feature has always been about helping new talent gain much deserved exposure, but occasionally that takes on a greater sense of purpose. Such is the case in this issue of SHOOT with director Jess Coulter who recently joined O Positive after coming over from...

Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Dunkin’--known for donuts, morning pastry and coffee--extends its reach to higher-end espresso drinks, heralding the introduction with a campaign from BBDO NY which includes the unveiling of a faux line of “Espresso-Wear.” The tongue-in-cheek rollout comes in the form of this online film...

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

O Positive, home to a filmmaking roster known for comedy, has brought director Jess Coulter on board for commercial representation. She has directed spots for FedEx, Twix, Verdesian and Geico, among others. Most recently an award-winning creative director at BBDO New York, Coulter also draws...

Friday, Oct. 5, 2018

Production company O Positive has secured creative artist management firm Safeword Creative--led by partners Erika Bokamper and Erika Sheldon--to represent its roster of directors for commercials and content on the West Coast. O...

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