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Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
A collective of over 600 Black advertising professionals has come together to demand meaningful action from industry leadership through the release of diversity data and the adoption of policy reform. For decades, Black advertising professionals have not only fought to have a voice among agency decision makers, but for the authentic representation of all cultures in the work produced on behalf of clients.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
Spike Lee was just 10 when Muhammad Ali, in 1967, refused to be drafted into the Vietnam. It wasn't his fight, Ali said then. The Vietnamese "never lynched me."
Ali's stand, and the subsequent vitriol that came his way, made an enormous impression on Lee. His latest film, "Da 5 Bloods," opens with footage of Ali's speech.
"Everyone is all lovey-dovey with Muhammad Ali now that he's dead," says Lee. "But at one time, Muhammad Ali was the most hated man in America."
Ali's stand, and the subsequent vitriol that came his way, made an enormous impression on Lee. His latest film, "Da 5 Bloods," opens with footage of Ali's speech.
"Everyone is all lovey-dovey with Muhammad Ali now that he's dead," says Lee. "But at one time, Muhammad Ali was the most hated man in America."
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has added movie theaters to the list of those venues in California that can reopen--but only under certain conditions and with approval from local health authorities. Reopening could begin as soon as this Friday (6/12).
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
D&AD unveiled the first round of Pencil winners spanning the Impact, Side Hustle, Next and Craft categories. Topping the honorees were three White Pencil recipients in the 2020 D&AD Awards’ Impact competition:
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
The ANA and its diversity initiative, the Alliance for Inclusive & Multicultural Marketing (AIMM), today acknowledged limited progress in all aspects of diversity and inclusion--including diverse leadership, cultural relevance in advertising and growth in multicultural marketing.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
When social-distancing began in mid-March, actors, musicians and athletes quickly hopped online to entertain and advise from their living rooms. These face to face interactions helped ease our feelings of social isolation. But lockdown wasn’t only affecting us – it was also a big adjustment for our pets. Animal, a creative studio based in Pittsburgh, who created the ABC series Downward Dog, are particularly tuned into the feelings of their furry families.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
Volkswagen's CEO is giving up managing the company's core VW brand in order to concentrate more on the group as a whole, the German automaker said Monday.
Herbert Diess, whose image had been tarnished in the fallout from the company's diesel-emissions scandal, will be replaced as head of the VW brand by Ralf Brandstaetter, who has been serving as the brand's chief operating officer, the company said in a statement.
Herbert Diess, whose image had been tarnished in the fallout from the company's diesel-emissions scandal, will be replaced as head of the VW brand by Ralf Brandstaetter, who has been serving as the brand's chief operating officer, the company said in a statement.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
Cannes Lions released this video looking back on the career of ad industry legend Mary Wells Lawrence who's been named this year's recipient of Cannes' lifetime achievement award, the Lion of St. Mark.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
Cannes Lions will present its prestigious lifetime achievement award, the Lion of St. Mark, to Mary Wells Lawrence in 2020.
Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020
The protagonists in Judd Apatow movies don't generally have their stuff together. They are emotionally stunted, occasionally underachieving, unmotivated to change and often even border on unlikable. But whether it's Seth Rogen's stoner-entrepreneur, Steve Carell's 40-year-old virgin or Adam Sandler's depressed movie star, there has always been at least some separation between the actor and the character.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) announced its board of directors for the 2020-2021 term.
Newly elected members of the board are Dan Connolly (UK), Jen Farris (GA) and Eric Klein (NY). They will serve the Guild alongside returning Board members elected to new terms; Jennifer “JJ” Levine (CA), John Rakich (ONT, CANADA), Ryan Schaetzle (GA) and former LMGI president and founding member, Lori Balton (CA).
Newly elected members of the board are Dan Connolly (UK), Jen Farris (GA) and Eric Klein (NY). They will serve the Guild alongside returning Board members elected to new terms; Jennifer “JJ” Levine (CA), John Rakich (ONT, CANADA), Ryan Schaetzle (GA) and former LMGI president and founding member, Lori Balton (CA).
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
Bonnie Pointer, a Grammy-winning founding member of the Pointer Sisters, who was essential to the group's early success but left the group before most of their biggest hits, died Monday.
Pointer died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, publicist Roger Neal said. She was 69.
Pointer died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, publicist Roger Neal said. She was 69.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
Due to dramatically decreased revenue during the pandemic, D&AD has as part of a survival plan significantly reduced its number of staff members and reconfigured its sr. management team.
CEO Patrick Burgoyne has unselfishly volunteered to relinquish his role and step down, according to a D&AD statement which thanked him for years of service, first as a trustee and then, since December 2019, as CEO.
CEO Patrick Burgoyne has unselfishly volunteered to relinquish his role and step down, according to a D&AD statement which thanked him for years of service, first as a trustee and then, since December 2019, as CEO.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
Director Emilie Thalund has signed with bicoastal production company Epoch Films for representation in the U.S. spanning commercials and branded content. This marks her first career representation in the American ad market. She continues to be handled by Bacon Films in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and by Czar in the Netherlands.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
Dominic Goldman is joining U.K. ad agency Above+Beyond as its executive creative director. He is known for his tenures as a creative partner at BBH London and as ECD at Grey London. Goldman began his career as a digital creative at Media Arts and went on to create integrated work for agencies in Asia and the US including Ogilvy and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
To entice a European TV executive shopping for programs, ABC Studios offered up glossy fare including "Scandal" starring Kerry Washington and "How to Get Away with Murder" with Oscar-winner Viola Davis.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
In the series debut, Woods-D’Avolio described how she got her start as an intern at Paramount Pictures and worked her way up to her current role managing global client relations for Technicolor. She answered questions from participants about career opportunities, how to land that first job and networking with industry colleagues.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
After watching the ghastly video of George Floyd dying as a police officer pressed a knee on his neck, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Trey Songz couldn't sleep. He felt a pain in his gut so heavy it brought him down to his home studio, where he began recording a new song.
Though Songz said the melody and lyrics came to him quickly, his voice cracked and he couldn't sing.
Though Songz said the melody and lyrics came to him quickly, his voice cracked and he couldn't sing.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
SMPTE Hollywood has launched a new webinar series aimed at young people interested in behind-the-scenes careers in the entertainment industry. Titled Ask a Hollywood Expert, the series features successful, young professionals, across a range of technical disciplines including post production, visual effects and editorial, talking about how they got their start and what they learned as they advanced in their careers.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
The US International Film & Video Festival 2020 Best of Festival nominees in Corporate, Documentary and Entertainment feature several previous winners. These include FreeMotion Group in Moscow, Terra Mater Factual Studios in Vienna, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Tokyo, and Seed Audio-Visual Communications, Zurich.
Nominees are:
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Nominees are:
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Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
This United Way New York City PSA--directed by Matt Lenski of Arts & Sciences--celebrates the city’s innate ability to retain its essence, even in the face of a global pandemic. A nightly case in point is the city’s moving 7pm tribute as New Yorkers gather on streets (at a safe distance, of course) or lean out of their windows, banging saucepans, clapping, cheering and hollering as exhausted healthcare workers make their way home after a shift.
Monday, Jun. 8, 2020
The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors.
Sunday, Jun. 7, 2020
Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to "spread both misinformation and incendiary statements."
Saturday, Jun. 6, 2020
The prospect of resuming film, TV and commercial production got a boost yesterday as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that counties throughout California may reopen to filming as early as June 12.
The go-ahead came in the form of guidelines released by the state Department of Public Health for varied venues, including schools, day care facilities and casinos. Within those guidelines was a paragraph pertaining to film and television, which read:
The go-ahead came in the form of guidelines released by the state Department of Public Health for varied venues, including schools, day care facilities and casinos. Within those guidelines was a paragraph pertaining to film and television, which read:
Friday, Jun. 5, 2020
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced his resignation from the board of the social media site and urged the board to replace him with a black candidate.
Ohanian, who is white, implicitly linked his move to protests around the globe over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a police officer pressed his knee against his neck for several minutes, even after he stopped pleading for air and became unresponsive.
Ohanian, who is white, implicitly linked his move to protests around the globe over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a police officer pressed his knee against his neck for several minutes, even after he stopped pleading for air and became unresponsive.