Following the launch of AICP’s Commercial Directors Diversity (CDDP) Program announced earlier this month, which aims to champion female and minority directors, the judges have now been revealed.
The CDDP showcase – which will premiere on Jan 11 2017 in Los Angeles at the DGA Theater – is a combined effort from AICP and the Directors Guild of American (DGA) to bolster the number of female and minority race commercial directors.
The judging panel is made up of production and advertising representatives, including:
The Artists Company’s owner/EP, Sally Antonacchio
Roxanne & Co’s owner, Roxanne Artesona
Smuggler’s co-founder/managing partner Brian Carmody
Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners’ ECD Keith Cartwright
Joan’s CEO Lisa Clunie and CCO Jaime Robinson
FCB’s global CCO Susan Credle
RSA Films’ president Jules Daly
Hey Wonderful’s founder/MD Michael DiGirolamo
PRETTYBIRD’s EP Candice Dragonas
Moxie Pictures’ CEO Robert Fernandez
Tool’s managing partner Oliver Fuselier
UWG’s CD Yirayah Garcia
Epoch Films’ CCO/co-founder Mindy Goldberg and director Alma H'arel
Great Guns’ CEO/founder Laura Gregory
Biscuit Filmworks’ MD Shawn Lacy
m ss ng p eces’ partner/EP Brian Latt and Kate Oppenheim
O Positive’s founding partner/EP Ralph Laucella
Mother’s CD Sasha Markova and founder/creative partner Mark Waites
Shortlist Management’s owner Charlie McBrearty
The STUDIO’s president Mary Nittolo
Amusement Park’s chairman/CEO/CCO Jimmy Smith
Skunk’s EP Shelly Townsend
180LA’s head of integrated production Natasha Wellesley
Chelsea’s director Peyton Wilson
And don’t forget to submit your work here – you have until next Monday.
