Signings at Hungry Man, Wanda Productions, Prodigy Films, Saville Productions, Tate USA and Right Brain Media; plus much more...
Director Paul Gay has moved to Hungry Man for worldwide representation. Gay was formerly repped by the now defunct Omaha Pictures in the US and the Paul Weiland Film Company in the UK.
Wanda Productions in Paris has signed five new directors - Ne-o, Thomas Napper, Fat, Ruairi Robinson and Carlos Manga Junior - for representation in France.
Prodigy Films in Paris has signed animation director James Hackett. Hackett has recently directed videos for Dissociatives and Grinspoon as well as spots for Wrigleys, Nova and ABC. His work can be viewed online here.
Notting Hill director Roger Michell has signed to Saville Productions for commercials representation. Michell recently directed an American Express spot starring Kate Winslet.
Tate USA in Santa Monica has signed directors Ted Pauly, Phil Brown and James Dodson for exclusive US representation.
Director/cameraman Jerry Dugan has signed to Right Brain Media for US representation. He is currently completing his first ads through the company, for Bombardier through Cramer Krasselt/Chicago.
22A in Florida has signed directors J Rupert Thompson and Morgan J Freeman for commercials representation.
DDB London has appointed Steve Turner as creative director. Turner joins from Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam and will be working to executive creative director Jeremy Craigen and alongside DDB's four creative partners.
Crossroads Films in Los Angeles has opened Avion@Crossroads in the US which will rep Avion Films' directors Wade Sherman, Chris Woods and Ian Robertson stateside.
Digital artist Greg Shultz has launched animation, design and VFX company Gasket in Minneapolis. More info is at http://www.gasket.tv.
Belgian production company Roses Are Blue has opened an office in LA. The company will be run by executive producers/partners Tom Weissferdt and Michael Sagol and opens with directors Raf Wathion, Bram Van Riet and Frank van Passel. More info is at http://www.rabla.com.
London-based production company Home Films has opened an office in Barcelona. The company will rep Alessandra Pescetta, Alex Orlowski, John Bland, Jonathan De Torre and Steve Moro from the UK roster, as well as directors Aaron Priest, Paul Freeth and Claudio Sinatti in Spain.
Maribeth Phillips has joined Imaginary Forces in New York as executive producer/managing director. Phillips joins from Spontaneous.
Stun Creative has launched a dvd/new media division. The division will be headed by Marc Ostrick, who recently completed a series of one-minute mobisodes for Fox's 24, in conjunction with Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. Titles 24 CONSPIRACY, these 24 one minute long episodes were spun-off from the hit TV show for this new form of mobile phone content.
