Production Companies

Bicoastal Anonymous Content has signed director Robert Logevall. Logevall recently left Los Angeles' Bruce Dowad Associates to start his own production company Wonderland, a move he has apparently abandoned.

Bicoastal/international Believe Media has signed director Nick Brandt, most recently repped by Palomar Pictures, Los Angeles.

New York/LA-based Chelsea Pictures signed director Buddy Cone, formerly of Palomar Pictures.

New York's Click 3x signed British designer/director John Kennedy for exclusive American representation.

Los Angeles's Dark Light Pictures signed Caroll Ballard. Ballard previously directed via Orbit Productions in Hollywood.

Godman, London has signed director Gurinda Chadha.

Harry Nash, London signed directors Henry Moore-Sedler and Dominic Hailstone. Moore-Sedler, a Swede, works through Penguin Films in Stockholm. Hailstone was most recently a prosthetics specialist working with promo director Chris Cunningham.

New York-based The Joneses signed director Glenn Ashler for exclusive commercial representation.

Warsaw production company Metro Films signed noted features DP Slawomir Idziak for worldwide commercial representation.

London's RSA Films signed directors Andrew Douglas and David Slade for UK commercial and music video representation.

Boston/New York production house Redtree has signed director Kevin Kerslake. Kerslake, who also runs Gigantic, a multimedia content company was previously repped for spots by Satellite.

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Post / Animation / AUDIO

New LA sound studio Audi02 signed Bryan Klumpp.

New York's Company 3 signed colorist Eli Friedman, formerly part of the telecine staff at SMA Video, NY.

Chicago edit house Cutters hired production manager Patrick Casey, formerly with Leo Burnett, Chicago.

Minneapolis music house Echo Boys signed sound designer/audio engineer Ken Chastain, formerly working Pure Sound Studios, Minneapolis.

Chicago post house The Filmworker's Club hired Deborah Zwayer Caffray as director of new business development.

Toronto's guru animation studio hired freelancer Bryan Huo.

Santa Monica audio house Hum hired composer Jason Steele, formerly of Elias & Associates in LA.

Manhattan music, audio and audio post shop Headroom hired mixer Scott Persson.

New York's Northern Lights Post hired editor C. Scott Gorman who spent the last six years working with MTV, NY.

Red Car, LA hired Chris Buckley as managing director. He joins Red Car from Public Works.

Relish, Toronto promoted Ross Birchall to editor.

New York's Rhinoceros Editorial signed editor Terence Ziegler.

Nashville's 615 Music Companies signed Rhett Parrish.

New York's Sound Lounge promoted staff assistant Rob DiFondi to mixer.

Chicago post house Swell hired Jennifer Giles as a producer and marketing representative. Giles was formerly a producer with Chicago's Cutters.

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Ad Agencies

Bates, New York named Jonathan Koffler associate creative director.

Milwaukee agency Cramer-Krasselt has appointed Ranier Schmidt as art director.

Washington, D.C. agency Crounse, Malchow, Schlackman & Hoppey hired copywriter Scott Truesdale.

D'Arcy New York has named John Russo exec VP, exec CD who shares leadership with Graham Woodall.

DDB Chicago named Anne Rubenstein executive producer.

Deutsch, Los Angeles has named creatives Karen Costello, Vinny Picardi and Eric Springer and broadcast producer Randy Morton SVPs.

Detroit's Doner snagged two new VP/CDs. Daniel Busto was most recently SVP, ACD at Pentamark in Troy, MI. Ken Camastro, formerly an ACD at Frankel Marketing in Irvine, Calif., signed on as VP/CD of the agency's Newport Beach office.

The Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia hired senior art director Dave Clemans, formerly with Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Fran.

London's Mother hired copywriter Alan Moseley, formerly a group creative head with TBWA/London.

Publicis, Chicago has named Peter Nicholson CD, most recently of Goodby. Publicis also scored top Fallon creative Bob Moore who joins Kevin Kehoe as Publicis, Seattle's co-president and ECD.

London agency St. Luke's hired Liz Whiston. She joins the agency as a senior copywriter partnered with creative director Jules Chalkley.

Salles D'Arcy Sao Paulo has hired Tiao Bernardi as creative VP.

TBWA/London hired Tim Hearn as creative partner. Hearn, who was founding member of St. Luke's, will parnter with Graham Cappi.