New additions at Park Village

Park Village has announced the hiring of Ellie Botwood, who becomes the company’s head of new business, as well as James Debenham, who signs to the directorial roster. Botwood has worked both production and agency side, working with the likes of WCRS and DDB UK and most recently as a UK sales producer for Jacaranda Films in Argentina. James Debenham previously worked as a senior director at Virgin Media Television, shooting high-profile campaigns for LIVING TV, one of which recently won an industry award in the same category as David La Chapelle. His independent short, The Hairpin Engagement, that he both wrote and directed, was nominated for an Anthony Mighella short film award in 2011.