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VWs U.K. Spots Top IAAA Competition
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Volkswagen ads from both sides of the Atlantic scored impressively in the television portion of the fourth annual International Automotive Advertising Awards, bestowed at a gala reception Jan. 6...
DDs Domain Expands With Euro Facility: Co. Gains Ownership Stake In Efx Complex Near Dusseldorf.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Visual effects house Digital Domain, Venice, Calif., has joined with Los Angeles-based film/ TV producer Kushner-Locke Co., independent feature production/distribution company Capitol Films,...
What About BobaThe Co.?
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Executive producers T.K. Knowles and Chuck Ryant-who both exited bicoastal Reactor Films last August-have teamed with exec. producer John OGrady to launch Bob. The new bicoastal venture opens with...
The Industry Gets Weird With Director Al Yankovic: Music Parodist Extraordinaire Throws His Hat Into The Spot Ring.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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The Industry, the division of bicoastal Moxie Pictures that features an ensemble of filmmakers from other disciplines, has signed director Al Yankovic (a.k.a. Weird Al) for commercial...
Directors Fleisig, White Join Cast Of Villains
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Directors Jeffrey Fleisig and Timothy White have joined bicoastal production house Villains, headed by exec. producer Robin Benson. White is being handled for spots and music videos, while...
Cokes For The Local Yokels: TVB Touts Merits Of Regional Advertising With Ambitious Brand Campaign.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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If Ave Butensky has learned one thing from President Clinton, it hasnt been how to score cheap sex at work; its how to reach people on a market-by-market basis. When Clinton beat Bush in 1992, the...
Milk & Honey Adds Leemkuil, Weller: Fortifies Prodn. Support In U.S. And Internationally.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Veteran producer Mark Leemkuil has been hired as head of production and Michelle Weller has come on board as head of production/ Prague for Milk & Honey Production Services, a Los Angeles-...
Exec. Producer Bicknell Launches Vamp Films: Shop Opens With Directors Heslip, Peltier, Samuel, Hamad And Kaplan.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Veteran commercial producer Dodonna Bicknell, formerly head of production/producer at bicoastal Epoch Films, has opened her own production company, Vamp Films, on the Hollywood Center Studios lot...
Monkeyshine Opens Its Doors: The A+R Group Launches Graphic Design Co.
- Friday, Jan. 8, 1999
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Bicoastal production house The A+R Group has launched Monkeyshine, a graphic design company headquartered in Los Angeles. Co-executive producers Gower Frost and Roberto Cecchini, who is also...