PRODUCTION COMPANIES

30FPS, NY, took on director Bob Costabile, formerly art director at Young & Rubicam, NY.

London-based Addiction signed director Michael Baig Clifford.

Area 51 Films, Santa Monica, added director Jayson Moyer.

Believe, London, signed Jason Harrington for the UK.

Bikini Films, London, signed director Dean Karr for UK spots and music videos.

Cielo Films, Santa Monica, took on directors V. Blackhawk Aamodt, Thomas Richter and Bill Scarlet.

Cowboy Films, London, added director Julia Jason.

London's Exposure Films signed duo Jake & Jim for spots/promos.

Harpoon Pictures, NY, signed a US deal with director Michael Abt.

London's Harry Nash took on The Guard Brothers, previously of The Paul Weiland Film Company.

HKM, LA, signed director Eden Diebel and directing team Jacobs/Briere.

Motion Blur, LA, signed directing duo Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg (a.k.a. Roenberg) for the US.

Bicoastal Moxie Pictures now reps director Rob Marshall in the US.

Mustard, London, added directors Mark Brozel, Nick Piper, Steve Burrows, Rob Pritts and Kevin Smith for the UK. Doochy Moult joins as a producer.

newnew films, Toronto, signed directorial team Quinn & Cashman.

The Pink Film Company, London, signed director Pat Holden.

RSA USA signed director Samuel Bayer to its US directing roster and its music video prodco, Black Dog Films.

Toronto's Spy Films hired Luc Frappier as managing director/executive producer.

New York-based Treat signed directors Jimmy Diebold and Dinh Long Thai.

POST / AUDIO / ANIMATION

Visual effects company Click 3x, New York, took on Abbe Daniel as executive producer for broadcast, and Lars Fuchs as editor.

Santa Monica-based editorial company Crew Cuts/West added editor Ellen Crocker to its team. Crocker comes from Red Car, LA.

Deep Blue Sea, the effects and animation division of Florida's Manhattan Transfer, promoted Mike Charves to executive producer from senior effects producer.

Discreet announced Martin Vann as its vice president of worldwide systems sales and marketing.

London post house Final Cut signed on editor Jerry Chater.

Hydraulx, Santa Monica, appointed Eliza Randall to EP from freelance visual FX producer and supervisor.

Hollywood's LOOK! Effects hooked Thomas Tannenberger as partner and visual effects supervisor. Tannenberger moves from Centropolis Entertainment.

NY-based Moon Dog Edit now has one owner, Peter Kasko, who joined as a partner five years ago. Billy Williams, who founded Moon Dog, left the company.

The Moving Picture Company is taking on colorists Mark Gethin for spots/promos and Giles Livesey for features. MPC also promoted Dave Appleby and Kenny Gibb from assistants to colorists.

Radium welcomed VP of marketing and sales Julie Luehrman to the San Francisco location, and exec producer Matthew McManus and technical operations manager Michael Chizzo to the LA office.