New signings at Brave, Czar.US, Rokkit, Joyrider, and more...
The Brave Film Company in London has signed directing team Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton-Jones. This is the first move into TV directing for the duo, who have gained great acclaim for their photography and art direction for brands including Levi's, Cartier and Issey Miyake. Du Preez and Thornton-Jones have recently completed campaigns for Pierre Cardin and Lucozade through Brave.
Following last week's announcement that the controversial directing duo behind the spoof VW suicide bomb ad, Lee and Dan, had signed to Quad in the UK, this week shots.net can announce that they have signed to Czar.US for US representation. Now who says crime doesn't pay?
Rokkit in London announces another new signing this week: husband-and-wife team Zeitguised. The duo has completed spots for MTV as well as many short films, all of which can be viewed online at http://www.zeitguised.com.
Joyrider Films in London has signed director Darren Statman for worldwide representation. Statman has most recently completed NINA XXX, a film project for Discograph/Virgin Records, which has been chosen as the closing film at the Curzon Soho Short Film Festival, screening on March 3.
Commercial film and design company Hornet Inc has signed director Peter Sluszka for exclusive representation. Well-known for his stop motion animation work, Sluszka collaborated with Michel Gondry on his Steriogram promo Walkie Talkie Man, and also Gondry and Lauri Faggioni's latest for Devendra Barnhart, featured on this week's Partizan Player.
180 Amsterdam has promoted creative directors Andy Fackrell and Richard Bullock to joint executive creative directors. The move follows the departure of former ECD Peter McHugh, who left 180 in October to return to Minneapolis as chief creative officer of Carmichael Lynch.
In other news at 180, associate creative director Dean Maryon has been promoted to creative director. The creative department has also hired Stephanie Crippen as associate creative director and Peter Laurelli as senior copywriter. Crippen and Laurelli join from Leo Burnett, Chicago and Blond Swedish Amateurs respectively.
