Street Talk
Steve Ross has joined director Kinka Usher's Santa Monica shop, House of Usher, as its executive producer. He succeeds Taylor Ferguson who departed to become a founding partner of Trio Films, Venice, Calif. (SHOOT, 10/4, p. 1)….Element Productions, Boston, has opened a New York office, and...
Director Jordan Brady—best known for his comedy work—is coming aboard Santa Monica-based Area 51 Films for commercials, effective Dec. 1. His spot roost for the past year has been Bravo Zulu, Santa Monica….Combining their talent management resources, bicoastal Anonymous Content and Strong/...
London-headquartered The Mill has exited the feature film arena, and has refocused the technology and resources of Mill Film on commercials....Tony Robins, part of the team that launched visual effects facility Spontaneous Combustion, New York, has left his creative director post to pursue...
Untitled, the Santa Monica shop headed by executive producer Jim Evans, has signed director Kathryn Bigelow and the helming duo the Cronenweths (brothers Tim and Jeff) for commercials…. Executive producer Heidi Gottlieb has launched New York-headquartered Go Man Go Productions, which is...
Director John Adams has joined Form, the Los Angeles-based production house headed by executive producer Craig Rodgers and director Jesse Dylan. Adams comes over from Area 51 Films, Santa Monica, his roost for the past three years….Word is that bicoastal/ international Partizan and director...
Director Daniel Levi has signed with bicoastal Smuggler for U.S. representation. Levi, who was featured in the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase at the 2002 Cannes International Advertising Festival, is repped in the U.K. by Independent, London, and in South Africa by Gatehouse Films...
Director David Denneen has joined Los Angeles-based Form for exclusive spot representation in the U.S. Form is headed by executive producer Craig Rodgers. Denneen-who continues to maintain his longstanding Sydney-based production house, Filmgraphics-was formerly handled in the U.S. by bicoastal...
Director Steve Beck has come aboard bicoastal/international Believe Media. Most recently with bicoastal Reactor Films, Beck is best known for his effects-driven directorial work. Earlier this year, Beck helmed the feature film Ghost Ship, slated for theatrical release Oct. 25….Director Blair...
Director David Frankham has joined bicoastal Smuggler. He was most recently with bicoastal The Artists Company….In partnership with bicoastal Cohn+Company, music video house Notorious Pictures, also bicoastal, has launched a commercial division and has signed U.K.-based director Tim Hope for...
Director Peter Kagan has joined bicoastal Celsius Films. Kagan had a longstanding relationship with Stiefel+Company, but decided to explore his options when Frank Stiefel shuttered that shop to become an executive VP at bicoastal/international @radical.media. Several other Stiefel helmers opted...