June 12, 2015 The Board of Governors of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has re-elected its slate of officers for another term. Continuing to serve in their roles will be Richard Crudo as president; Owen Roizman, Kees Van Oostrum and Lowell Peterson as VPs; Matthew Leonetti as treasurer; Fred Goodich as secretary; and Isidore Mankofsky as sergeant-at-arms…..Biscuit Filmworks has signed director Ruairi Robinson for commercial representation. He was previously handled by RSA and continues to be repped by Spy Films in Canada, Henry De Czar in France and Russell Curran in his native Ireland. Robinson’s Fifty Percent Grey earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film in 2002. He is also well known for the viral short, The Leviathan, and has built a reputation for his effects-savvy films. In 2006 he earned inclusion into SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase…. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who helped turn the trendy messaging startup into a global town square, is stepping down amid criticism over the company’s disappointing financial performance and a recent stock slide. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, who served as CEO during Twitter’s early years, will temporarily take the reins while the San Francisco company looks for a permanent replacement…..
June 15, 2010 Director Dave Laden, whose PETA PSA “Grace” was recently honored in the Public Service category of the AICP Show, has joined Hungry Man for worldwide representation. Laden helmed “Grace” via Über Content, his previous production house roost. Conceived by L.A. agency Matter, the PSA made SHOOT’s “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery in Nov. 2009… Michael Goi has been elected to serve a second term as president of the ASC. The other officers are: VPs Richard Crudo, Owen Roizman and John C. Flinn, III; treasurer Matthew Leonetti; secretary Rodney Taylor; and sergeant at arms Ron Garcia. Members elected to serve on the ASC Board of Governors include John Bailey, Stephen Burum, Curtis Clark, George Spiro Dibie, Richard Edlund, Stephen Lighthill, Isidore Mankofsky, Daryn Okada, Robert Primes, Nancy Schreiber, Kees Van Oostrum, Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond…. Agency goodness Mfg., a Trailer Park company, has hired Carl Corbitt and Anja Duering as co-creative directors. They come over to goodness Mfg. from Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam where they were creative directors on Nokia, a global account they helped double in under a year…..
