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Chillin With Zero Degrees Kelvin: Former Cab Driver/Bohemian Artist Switches From Canvas To Computers.
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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Jonathan Herberts decision in 1995 to re-name his New York-based computer animation company Zero Degrees Kelvin may be puzzling to some people. After all, what does zero degrees Kelvin, the...
HOUSE BEAT
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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BBDO New York.
DMB&B Goes Down Under For Australia Tourism: Spots Urge Visitors To "Come And Say G'Day."
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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DMB&B Los Angeles has launched its first campaign for the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) since winning its global account in 1996. In the U.S., that includes nine new...
Santa And His Elves: A Relationship On The Edge: St. Nick Goes Extreme In Shoppers Marts :30.
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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An idle mind is the devils workshop. In the case of Rink, a :30 for Shoppers Drug Mart out of TBWA/Chiat/Day, Toronto, that adage represents a slight exaggeration; more accurately when Santa Claus...
Pfeifer And Van Dusen= Prodn. Co.
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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Industry veterens Chuck Pfeifer and director Bruce Van Dusen have joined forces to launch Pfeifer Van Dusen Inc., a new commercial production company in association with Johnson Burnett...
Nitro Folded Into Reactor Films: Company Gains Dir. DeCerchio; Signs Hoeft And Bennett.
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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Nitro Films, a bicoastal shop that was part of the Michael Romersa-owned Stoney Road Productions family of companies, has closed and been largely consolidated into bicoastal Reactor Films, another...
Minn. Sales Tax Reform Gains Momentum
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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Leaders in Minnesotas filmmaking community recently met with state representatives and senators to urge passage of a bill rescinding a 6.5% sales tax for creative services that go into...
Best Commercial Dir. Of 98; DGA Nominees Reflect On The Honor: Spotmakers Shed Light On Their Selection Of Entries Submitted For Judges Consideration.
- Friday, Feb. 12, 1999
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For director Kinka Usher, the timing couldnt have been better. The noted spotmaker was in his 67th shoot day on Universals The Mystery Men, his feature directorial debut, when word came last week...