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October 2, 2024
1stAveMachine Signs Directing Duo Vallée Duhamel for North American Representation
From the release” Production company 1stAveMachine continues to strengthen its North American directorial roster with the addition of filmmaking duo Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel, or as they’re more succinctly known, Vallée Duhamel. Adhering to what they call a “high-class, lo-fi” aesthetic, the Montreal-based pair – who officially partnered up in 2013 – instill a […] [Watch]
King and Country Welcomes DJ Fox As Director Of Business Development, Commercials
From the release: Santa Monica, CA — (March 23, 2016) — King and Country (K&C), a full-service, design-centric production company has added Danita Jo (DJ) Fox as Director of Business Development, Commercials. In her new role, Fox will work closely with K&C Partner/Executive Producer Jerry Torgerson to establish and maintain relationships with the company’s ad […] [Watch]
Yves Geleyn Makes Your Happy Meal Happier
Thirty crew, 12 weeks, six sets, plus hundreds of 3D-printed and hand-painted miniature characters culminate in director Yves Geleyn‘s intricate new stop-motion Happy Meal clip shot on Hornet’s stage in Brooklyn for McDonalds thru Leo Burnett UK. [Watch]
Digital Domain Amplifies Commercial Division With Executive Producers Nicole Fina and Leslie Sorrentino
From the release: Academy Award-winning visual effects house Digital Domain continues to add to the power of its leadership with the hires of Nicole Fina as Executive Producer of Commercials, and Leslie Sorrentino, who will head up New Business for Commercials. Industry veterans with well-established reputations and long-standing relationships, Fina and Sorrentino represent the type […] [Watch]
Can Envy Be Good? Alain De Botton Says Yes
The latest exceptional video for The School Of Life applies Alain De Botton’s bottomless wisdom to the under-appreciated emotion of envy, it’s purpose, and why we evolved it in the first place. All wonderfully packaged in the illustration and motion stylings of RCA grads Lara Lee and Hannah Jacobs. [Watch]
1stAveMachine and Red Knuckles: Pearson “Project Literacy”
1stAveMachine pulls together legendary character designer Wilfrid Wood and London animation studio Red Knuckles to help FCB Inferno London and mega-publisher Pearson focus attention on how many of the planet’s biggest problems stem from the fact three-quarters of a billion humans cannot read or write. [Watch]
