Street Talk
Thelonious Brooks and Kai Regan have launched Afterhrs., a content studio based in Los Angeles. Longtime friends, collaborators and now partners, Brooks and Regan--producer and director, respectively--came of age with the street scene in New...
London-based production company KODE has added director Jonnie Malachi to its commercial roster for representation in the U.K. Known for his work in comedy, Malachi has helmed spots for assorted brands including Xbox, Hotels.com, Suzuki, Pizza Hut and most...
Publicis Groupe has acquired Profitero, a prominent SaaS global ecommerce intelligence platform helping brands accelerate commerce sales and profitability. Purchase price was not disclosed. Profitero’s solutions provide actionable insights and product visibility...
Global creative collective Thinkingbox has opened an office in New York, naming Christine Clark as its managing partner. Clark previously led the Toronto Thinkingbox office, growing the team from three to 35+ people, establishing Thinkingbox in that Canadian...
Merman has added director Amanda Blue to its roster for U.K. commercial representation. Blue is a critically acclaimed filmmaker known for her hard-hitting documentaries, comedies as well as commercials. Blue started her career working for Oscar nominated film...
Arts & Sciences has added director Sacarias Kiusalaas to its London roster. This is the first U.K. representation for Kiusalaas. After a brief stint in film school, Kiusalaas set out to forge his own path. Joining B-Reel’s office in Stockholm, he continued...
Director Na has joined Toronto-based production company Alfredo Films for Canadian representation. The transgender director has dedicated their career to projects that give back to underserved and underrepresented communities like LGBTQ+ and BIPOC. Now based in...
BIRTH UK has signed French-Malagasy director and photographer Laëtitia Ramamonjisoa. Until recently part of the Kourtrajmeuf (KTM) female collective that directed impressive films for Nike, Reebok and Givenchy, she is now embarking on a solo career with BIRTH UK...
Dentsu Group Inc. will donate approximately 140 million yen (some $1.1 million-plus) as humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the surrounding areas. Some 38 million yen was already provided as urgent aid to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society on Feb. 25. Another 100 million yen...
Nexus Studios has added director Alex Grigg to its commercial roster. He has worked with such clients as The New York Times, BBC, Cartoon Network, Coca-Cola and Mailchimp. Grigg has made a name for himself through his refined and painterly 2D aesthetic...