Popp turns director; Ali signs to Partizan; Saville Productions signs Amon; Tiedemann joins Czar.US; Pleix joins Wanda; Keith Schofield joins Karma; and more...
Greg Popp, group executive producer and senior vice president at DDB/Chicago, has left the agency to join Supply and Demand in New York as a director. Popp earned his directing stripes at the agency, where he co-directed the Real Men of Genius campaign with John Immesoete (who is now repped by Backyard Productions and Mustard for directing).
Popp chose Supply and Demand because of his long-time association with exec producer and MD Tim Case. "I've always been impressed by Tim's ability to recognise good work and by his passion for the business," he said. "I was looking for a particular fit, and I believe I've found it with Supply and Demand. I have great respect for the work of directors Tony Kaye and Jeffery Plansker and I can see myself meshing well there."
Leslie Ali, the former joint executive creative director of WCRS, has signed to Partizan in London for commercials and music video representation.
Saville Productions in LA has signed Brazilian director Amon for exclusive US representation. Amon recently shot a Colgate spot through the company for Young & Rubicam in New York.
New York-based director Mark Tiedemann has signed to Czar.US for US representation. Tiedemann has directed for PlayStation, Ikea, Motorola, McDonald's and Chevrolet among others. He continues to be repped by Brave Films in the UK.
Directing team Pleix has signed to Wanda Productions in Paris for French representation. They were previously repped by Chased by Cowboys.
Keith Schofield, a young director featured in shots #83 with his promo One With The Freaks for The Notwist, has signed to the roster at Karma for US representation. Schofield's latest vids, for DJ Format and One Block Radius, can be viewed online at http://www.keithschofield.com.
Director Michael Joy has joined the roster at Luscious International in Sydney. "Michael's skills and experience fit perfectly with those of our existing directors," said Luscious exec Andrew Morris. "It's great to have him join the Luscious International team."
Copywriter Andy Beach has joined Attik in San Francisco. He joins the agency from JWT Technology, based in Silicon Valley, where he has been since 2000.
Creative studio Trollback has hired exec producer Michele Maples, creative director Mattias Segerholt and art director Nathan Iverson to head up its Venice Beach studio as part of an LA expansion. The company also has offices in New York - more info is at http://www.trollback.com.
Santa Monica-based post production house Crush Editorial has hired Mauro Cameroda as staff editor. Prior to joing Crush, Cameroda was a freelance editor, cutting campaigns for clients including Safeway, Ford, Buick, Cadillac and NBO.
