STORY has signed Emmy-winning director John Komnenich, best known for people/dialogue spots, for exclusive national representation. Komnenich, who previously worked through his own Komnenich Films, has directed spots for Kellogg’s, Chevrolet, Budweiser, McDonald’s and other accounts. He will retain Komnenich Films for special projects while directing commercials exclusively through STORY.... »
1080 Entertainment has announced two
new hires who will join executive producers Ken Ashe and Kreg
Lauterbach at the TV series and feature film content development and
distribution company. ... »
Splice Here, the creative-driven, full-service post house specializing in advertising, broadcast, film and multimedia projects, has added veteran designer Jeff Stevens as their Creative Director. ... »
Savant Film has signed director Nelson Cabrera, formerly with HKM, for exclusive US spot representation. Cabrera's first assignment with the company is a project for GEICO via The Martin Agency/VA.... »
Riot has made several senior level additions to its Feature Visual Effects team as it moves forward on a series of new film projects. Visual Effects Supervisor David Jones, best known for his work on BLACK HAWK DOWN, BAD BOYS II and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, now heads the studio’s creative team and oversees work on all of its feature-related projects.... »
Bob Ebel, widely recognized as one of the top kids directors in advertising, has joined STORY for exclusive national representation. Ebel plans to close his longtime production company, Chicago-based Ebel Productions, in order to focus exclusively on his directing career.... »
New York-based studio Creative Bubble announced today the addition of Marc Grunberg as Interactive Executive Producer. With over seven years of know-how in the online space, he will work to expand Creative Bubble’s digital offerings so they can continue to create exciting and engaging integrated marketing projects for their clients.... »
Crash & Sue’s, the creative-driven editorial, fx/animation, transfer, and finishing house, has just added creative editor Carrie Shanahan to their diverse roster of collaborative talent. Shanahan’s arrival coincides with the company’s systems’ upgrades and remodel/build-out through MS&R Architects, the interior design firm behind the new Carmichael Lynch renovation. ... »
Industry veterans have launched BIGSMACKtv, a new creative design/production boutique specializing in the creation of broadcast promos, motion graphics, and entertainment branding. ... »
PostWorks, New York (www.pwny.com)
is proud to announce the addition of Rocky Tortorella as
Director of Sound Services for PostWorks' Soho location.
... »
The completely reworked MAXON CINEBENCH R10 is now available for all users, manufacturers and hardware testers who want to test the performance of graphics cards and CPUs for either Macintosh or Windows systems. The new version of MAXON CINEBENCH R10 contains new test scenes especially designed to meet the demands of state-of-the-art hardware. Like its predecessors, MAXON CINEBENCH R10 is also based on MAXON Computer's Hollywood-proven software, CINEMA 4D... »
