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Danish Director Susanne Bier Lightens up in Love Is All You Need

May 22, 2013 | By
Danish Director Susanne Bier Lightens up in <em>Love Is All You Need</em>

In Love Is All You Need, Susanne Bier tries her hand at romantic comedy, a genre the award-winning Danish director hasn’t tackled for a decade. It’s a decided change of pace. She is best known for dissections of dysfunctional families facing searing moral dilemmas in today’s globalized world. »

Shutterstock Provides Footage for Bellum’s On the Spot

May 6, 2013 | By
Shutterstock Provides Footage for Bellum’s <em>On the Spot</em>

Shutterstock, Inc., a source for high-quality stock footage will again supply Bellum Entertainment with key footage for its ongoing series On the Spot, an entertaining and educational half-hour program geared towards families and teens. »

Jack Shea Passes Away at 84

April 30, 2013 | By
Jack Shea Passes Away at 84

Former president of the Directors Guild of America Jack Shea passed away Sunday at the age of 84. Shea’s credits included such series as The Waltons (1972-1975), Sanford and Son (1972-1974) and The Jeffersons (1975-1979), as well as several Bob Hope specials. »

Shutterstock Key to Thomas Dolby’s New Film

April 23, 2013 | By
Shutterstock Key to Thomas Dolby’s New Film

Thomas Dolby recently relied on New York-based stock footage provider Shutterstock for his latest endeavor, The Invisible Lighthouse. Best known for his MTV videos and ’80s pop hits such as, “She Blinded Me With Science,” Dolby has spent the last 12 years as musical director of the TED Conference. »

Click 3X Delivers Promos for MTV Movie Awards

April 16, 2013 | By
Click 3X Delivers Promos for MTV Movie Awards

Click 3X recently delivered an action-packed four-spot campaign promoting this year’s MTV Movie Awards, continuing a long run of collaborations with the network. Mark Szumski, who acted as Click 3X creative director, senior VFX artist and colorist on the campaign, teamed up with Backyard director Kim Nguyen and MTV on-air producer Kris Walter to... »

Gentleman Scholar Goes All Out for Qatar

April 16, 2013 | By
Gentleman Scholar Goes All Out for Qatar

Gentleman Scholar was recently called on to create an elegant ad campaign for Qatar Foundation’s QF Radio. The L.A.-based commercial production studio worked with ad agency TBWA\Qatar, and also a marketing team assembled by the First Lady of Qatar who, as chairperson of the foundation, was actively involved in evaluating and approving the work... »

Ntropic Collaborates with One World Productions on Promo for Scandal

April 3, 2013 | By
Ntropic Collaborates with One World Productions on Promo for <em>Scandal</em>

ABC recently called on One World Productions and Ntropic to collaborate on a James Bond-themed promo for the TV series Scandal that first aired during the 2013 Oscars. »

Stardust Director Seth Epstein Shoots Inspirational Brand Film for Ahnu

April 2, 2013 | By
Stardust Director Seth Epstein Shoots Inspirational Brand Film for Ahnu

Director Seth Epstein of Stardust recently shot an moving and inspirational brand film for Ahnu, the Bay Area providers of originally engineered performance shoes. The three-minute short film entitled “Walk New Ground” follows ultra-endurance hiker Trevor Thomas on one of his challenging, long-distance hikes – revealing his unique story along the way. »

The Cortez Brothers Sign Filmmaker, Visual Artist César Pesquera

March 18, 2013 | By
The Cortez Brothers Sign Filmmaker, Visual Artist César Pesquera

The Cortez Brothers has added Spanish filmmaker and visual artist César Pesquera to its roster. “César’s exactly the kind of director we love,” said Bernadette Rivero, The Cortez Brothers president. “We appreciate his eye and artistic vision, and that he sees the world as his sandbox, but also that narrative storytelling is for him... »

Three Directors Win the Chance to Make Short Film Starring Willem Dafoe

March 13, 2013 | By

Jameson Irish Whiskey, Kevin Spacey, Willem Dafoe and Trigger Street Productions have announced the three winners of Jameson First Shot 2013. The international short film competition that gives big breaks to up-and-coming film talent has named Shirlyn Wong from the U.S., Hanneke Schutte from South Africa and Anton Lanshakov from Russia as this year’s... »

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