A bumper crop of moves for you this week, with new signings at Rokkit, Quad, Slinky Pictures, Tate USA, and more...
Rokkit in London has signed Canadian director Yael Staav for UK representation. Staav won a bronze Lion at this year's Cannes Lions Festival for her Hugging spot for the ALS Society of Canada. She continues to be repped by Biscuit Filmworks in the US and Reginald Pike in Canada.
Quad Productions in London has signed animation duo Frater Vending for commercials representation. Frater Vending, otherwise known as Benji Davies and Jim Field, have recently shown their short films on Channel 4's Animated Minds series, and are currently working on their first music video. You can view their work online at http://www.fraterfilms.com.
Animation director Phil Dale has signed to Slinky Pictures in London. Dale joins the company fresh from animating on Tim Burton's feature Corpse Bride. He was previously repped by Passion Pictures.
Director Ago Panini has returned to Tate USA, the company that first represented him in the States in 2000. Panini, who has directed ads for Toyota, BMW, Studio Universal and MTV Europe, returns to the company after stints at Chelsea Pictures and Moxie Pictures.
A Band Apart in Los Angeles has signed directors Adam Pollina and Ben Dickinson for exclusive representation in music videos and commercials.
Hornet has signed the directing team Impactist. Impactist have previously shot for Nike amongst others.
Robert Bray, a producer at Cowboy Films for the last decade, has left the company to go freelance. He can be contacted at bobbybray@mac.com.
Millennium Pictures in Santa Monica has hired Jeanne Mattiussi as executive producer, while Caroline Von Weyher moves up to managing director. Mattiussi joins Millennium after four years as executive producer at NYDRLE.
Erin Sullivan has joined US production company Stardust as a staff producer. She will be based at Stardust's Santa Monica studio.
Editor Nicholas Wayman-Harris has joined Union Editorial in Santa Monica. Wayman-Harris joins after over ten years at NWH Editing in the UK.
Art director Adrien Bindi has joined Fallon Minneapolis. Bindi moves from Leo Burnett, Chicago and will be working on the Citibank and Lee Jeans accounts, among others.
