The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival's Film Grand Prix honor was shared by Cadbury's "Gorilla" and the Halo 3 web/TV campaign. If you could cast the tie-breaking vote, which piece of work would have won the Film Grand Prix?
Street Talk Steven Sills has joined kaboom productions as head of production. He will be based in the company's Los Angeles office.....
Rep Report Phil McIntyre of PGM Artists, New York, has signed on to handle East Coast representation for spot production house Subliminal and new media shop Shadowcorp....
by A SHOOT Staff Report CANNES, June 27, 2008 -- The term "emerging media" has fast become obsolete as new media have already graduated from a state of emergence to one of growing prominence. Perhaps more reflective of today's evolving landscape would be the slightly altered yet quite different in meaning two-word description "merging media" as underscored by the results of the recently concluded 55th Cannes International Advertising Festival.
19 Make 18th Saatchi New Directors' Showcase CANNES -- Unveiled last week during the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the 18th annual Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase featured the work of 19 directors (with the agency counting teams as individual entrants).
Daryn Okada Re-elected As ASC President HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Daryn Okada, ASC, has been chosen by his peers to serve a third one-year term as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
Saville Productions Enters Into Stateside Representation Deal Under Construction BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Bicoastal Saville Productions has entered into an agreement with Auckland, New Zealand-based production house Film Construction to exclusively represent four of its directors--Steven Saussey, Perry Bradley, Jesse Warn and the mono-monikered Eden (a.k.a. Eden Diebel)--for spots in the U.S.
McKinney Buys Back Agency From Havas DURHAM, N.C. -- The management of McKinney has acquired 100 percent interest in the Durham-based ad agency from Havas, the Paris-headquartered global advertising and communications services group, which encompasses such entities as worldwide networks Euro RSCG Worldwide and Havas Media.
Ross Stewart Joins Carat As Group Creative Dir. SAN FRANCISCO -- Integrated media and marketing services agency Carat has brought Ross Stewart on board as VP/group creative director. He will work out of the global shop's San Francisco office, overseeing work for such clients as adidas and Seagate.
Director Mehdi Zollo Joins Zero 2 Sixty NEW YORK -- Director Mehdi Zollo has signed with Zero 2 Sixty (0:2:60), a New York-based production company headed by president/owner Doug Robbins, for exclusive spot representation.
Saatchi LA Ups Huebscher To Creative Director TORRANCE, Calif. -- Scott Huebscher has been promoted from an associate creative director to creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Torrance. In addition to driving the interactive concept work for key client Toyota Motor Sales, he will continue to oversee design for Toyota.com and other related interactive advertising, including interactive media and emerging technology.
Top Spot of the Week: Orbit's "Labyrinth" Sport is in the eye of the beholder--or the gambler who is eager to wager on anything and everything, in this case which of two cockroaches will win a race navigating through an elaborate maze.
The Best Work You May Never See: Dr Pepper's "The Last Dr Pepper" (spec commercial) Dr Pepper commercials are famous for their elaborate musical/dance numbers but this one--in the form of a spec spot from director Kerry Bellessa--has a certain finality to it. The spot opens on a young man in a post-apocalyptic, desert-like world...
The Best Work You May Never See: Nurofen Pain Reliever's "Ned Kelly" From Euro RSCG, Sydney This period piece takes us to an old wild west era as soldiers hunt down fugitive Ned Kelly who's wanted dead or alive. Clearly his pursuers have opted for the former as they fire a rapid fire succession of bullets at him. But Kelly is wearing a full metal suit as protection, including a metal mask/hood which covers his head. The bullets ricochet off him as he finds shelter in a cabin.
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