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Archive: Feb 1, 2002

Word

Shake it down

Board Flow

Overall board flow: 5/10

Spotopsy

Arnold Worldwide, Boston ...

Arnold Worldwide, Boston and HKM director/DP Christian Loubek spin a poignant po-mo tale of inter-office strife in "Over Here," a 60-second spot for Volkswagens New Beetle Turbo S.

Director's Chair

Mexican filmmaker ...

Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu cut his teeth making commercials for a decade before directing and producing Amores Perros.

Top Indian commercials ...

Top Indian commercials director Prasoon Pandey, who recently signed to London's JFA for UK representation, credits everything around him as an influence for his humorous and insightful 30-second films.

On the Spot

Within hours of ...

Within hours of committing to a project for Saudi Arabia's National Agricultural Development Company (NADEC), Marcus Nispel turned on the television and watched as the Twin Towers collapsed in New York.

Regional Report: Canada

Around the world in 360 ...

Around the world in 360 degress

On the zag

Toronto's McLaren McCann ...

Toronto's McLaren McCann used Flash animation as an affordable means to advertise established GM vehicles in a new light, and as a stepping stone to interactive branding.

Apple Box Productions

Guenette new alpha Wolf

Toronto's latest agency ...

Toronto's latest agency player, Grip Limited was, as the old James song goes, born of frustration. In this case, it was a frustrated advertiser, convinced it was not getting the best value from its current agency or from the existing agency world in general, which did the birthing.

Palmer Jarvis DDB has ...

Palmer Jarvis DDB has been lauded as Canada's best creative agency, and art director Marketa Krivy and copywriter Ben Weinberg are among the top young talents at the Toronto office.

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Oot n'aboot

Toronto-based John St., ...

Toronto-based John St., formed in summer 2001 by a team of key players from beleaguered Toronto shop Ammirati Puris, plucked three juicy account plums this winter, marking an auspicious beginning for one of Canada's two most talked about agency start-ups.

Toronto's Industry Films ...

Toronto's Industry Films has fostered a blossoming trans-continental relationship with Sydney, Australia-based director Paul Middleditch, and has named two new executive producers.

In search of the high ...

In search of the high caliber creative, Toronto-

Revolver gets with ...

Revolver gets with Sorrenti

The Radke connection

This fall, Toronto's Fade ...

This fall, Toronto's Fade To Black Casting recently put the finishing touches on a new studio, making the company a technological standout among North American casting operations.

The Don speaks

Special Report: Youth Advertising

Advertising to the youth ...

Advertising to the youth market very often relies on co-opting intangibles like "cool" or the latest street trends; when it comes to moving the latest trainers or Grand Theft Auto 3, this makes perfect sense.

Method acting

Special Report: Animation + Effects Talent

Poor Leno

Heads high

Reality Check Studios, a ...

Reality Check Studios, a Hollywood visual effects and design studio, has added a dash of South American flavor to its new 10,000-square-foot space on Melrose Blvd.

Radiation-enhanced golf ...

Radiation-enhanced golf gear and a plot to rid the game of all evil are behind "Golf Gods," a retro animated campaign out of J.J. Sedelmaier and Arnold Worldwide for golf brand Footjoy.

The Hatchling

Only one year after its ...

Only one year after its launch, Paris-based effects company La Maison can already look back on a wide range of accomplished work for movies, commercials and music videos and a large international clientele, including many US clients.

Special Report: Stock Footage

The creatives are cranky. ...

The creatives are cranky. Again. This time they absolutely can't face another day unless they get that seminal 1969 TV performance by Credence Clearwater Revival and black and white footage of kids in saddle shoes scurrying to duck and cover.

Fifty years ago Warren ...

Fifty years ago Warren Miller was a ski bum in Sun Valley. But he was a ski bum with a passion. He slept in his car at night and filmed his friends with a borrowed camera during the day. The latest Warren Miller film, Cold Fusion, was self-released in 175 cities playing in 720-2000 seat venues for $15-20 a ticket (you do the math).

Michael Gallelli is VP in ...

Michael Gallelli is VP in charge of the Motion Offering at Getty Images. You may argue the pretentiousness of the terminology, but the breadth, quality and relevance of the stock footage collections from brands ImageBank, Archive Films and EyeWire Motion are undeniable.

Bulletin Board

Yessian heads west

Chiat/Day's last pants

Area 51 launches features ...

Area 51 launches features division

Jordan feels the Sound of ...

Jordan feels the Sound of Time

AdCritic.gone

@radical mourns Frick

Epoch expands

RKCR/Y&R anit-advertise ...

RKCR/Y&R anit-advertise the Royal Marines

Inventory

A look at who's making ...

A look at who's making the moves...

Advertising

Regional Report: Canada

Jet set

by: Sandy Hunter

Feb 1, 2002

Montreal's Jet Films continues to build its roster with the addition of two new directors, Charles-Éric Savard and Yves-Christian Fournier. From the company's established roster, Sylvain Archambault recently wrapped a 60-second Olympics-themed Canada Post spot for LaFleur, Montreal, that stars world ski jump champion Nicholas Fontaine, and Guillaume De Fontenay polished off a job for Bombardier. Also, Untitled import to Quebec Curtis Wehrfritz directed a Molson Dry spot, "Taxi," through Jet.

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