• MOSTELLER HATCHES TANGELO IDEAS>

  Advertising creative veteran Ernie Mosteller has launched Tangelo Ideas, a Houston/Galveston-based agency/ think tank devoted to, in Mosteller's words, creating "great advertising wherever and however it'll work best." Mosteller was an EVP/ACD at Tampa-based Fahlgren Martin before beginning his directing career in 1990. As a director, he's best known for award-winning comedy and kids spots. Mosteller has also been the driving force behind two film companies - NurEye Films (New York, Miami) and Fried Okra Entertainment.
  http://www.tangeloideas.com

• CLIOS FUTURE GOLD DEADLINE APPROACHING>

  Just a reminder that the March 15 deadline is fast approaching for the International Clio Awards' Future Gold: Young Creatives program. The competition offers 12 young creatives the chance to have their work critiqued by 2006 Clio jury members. The 47th annual Clio Awards Festival takes place May 13-16 in Miami.

  
  http://www.ihaveanidea.org/futuregold

• FLYNN PRODUCTIONS IS KEEN ON COMMERCIALS>

  London-based prodco Flynn Productions, best known for music video work, has launched a new commercials division headed up by former TBWA producer Matt Keen. Current head of sales Sascha Darroch-Davies will also be working to drive commercial clients to Flynn. The company's directorial roster includes Sam Brown, Paul Gore, Barnaby Roper, Urban Strom, Sam Brady and Karni & Saul.
  http://www.flynnproductions.com

• YOUNG DIRECTORS AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES>

  The cfp-e/shots Young Directors Awards call for entries is on. The deadline for entries is April 20, with the winning projects being shown June 21 at Cannes. New categories to the competition this year include Viral and Branded Content.
  http://www.yda2006.com

Grey Worldwide has promoted Chris Rich to the newly-created position of chief growth officer. Rich was previously EVP of account management for Grey.
http://www.grey.com

Euro RSCG has promoted Annette Stover to chief operating officer in its New York office. Stover was previously chief of staff, and had joined Euro RSCG in 1999.
http://www.eurorscg.com

London-based prodco Mustard has welcomed back director Cris Mudge to its roster. Mudge began his career at Mustard with spots for PlayStation and Peugeot among others. He comes back to Mustard after a stint at Outsider. Mustard has also hired Lucy Hayes (ex-Production International) as senior producer.
http://www.mustardlondon.com

Boston-based independent agency Fort Franklin has hired Allison Hayes and Ryan Stotts as art directors. Both Hayes and Stotts are recent graduates from the VCU AdCenter.
http://www.fortfranklin.com

New York-based editorial house Company X has hired Terence Ziegler as staff editor. Ziegler was previously with The Well, Slingshot (now Chemistry) and the now-defunct Invisible Dog.
http://www.companyx.tv

Bicoastal creative studio Brand New School has added two new EPs: Jennifer Sofio joins the West Coast office and Brent Holt joins the East. Sofio was most recently EP at creocollective, and previously served as a Broadcast Producer for MVBMS/EURO RSCG. Holt was most recently a senior producer at Euro/New York and also served as a freelance producer for various agencies. On the production side, Holt worked with Omaha Pictures New York as well as Xopix Films, while on the agency side, he's worked with McStay/Regian/Fort Worth, The Richards Group/Dallas, and Ogilvy & Mather New York.
http://www.brandnewschool.com

San Fran-based post-production company Spy Post has hired Lori Joseph as producer. Joseph began her career in post at ILM and most recently has been freelancing for various companies including Radium, The Orphanage, Phoenix Editorial, Palma VFX, and Mekanism.
http://www.spypost.com

Foote, Cone & Belding New York's in-house production facility, Push Editorial, has hired Mark Hutchinson as Senior Editor, VP. Hutchinson was previously editing at Blue Rock and Crew Cuts.
http://www.fcb.com

Australia/ New Zealand prodco Prodigy has signed on director Michael Gracey. Gracey's work has included spots for Marks & Spencer, Mitsubishi, McDonalds and Cadbury as well as music videos for Sugababes and Will Young.
http://www.prodigyfilms.com

Beverly Hills, CA prodco MRB Productions signed director Michael Wang, who is best known for comedic work for Bud Light as well as spots for Epson, Heineken, Mercedes-Benz, Bridgestone, Fox Sports, Nintendo, Polaris Motorcycles, Burger King, Wendy's and Florsheim Shoes.
http://www.mrbproductions.com

Massachusetts on-demand and rich media production company Accela Communications has hired Michael Herzog, formerly digital creative director at Monster.com, as CD.
http://www.accelacommunications.com

London post facility Golden Square Post Production has promoted Andrew Swepson to head of production. Swepson was a senior producer at Golden Square prior to the promotion; before that, he'd worked at The Mill and Complete, and also set up Peach Post Production in 2001.
http://www.goldensq.com

LA-based "brand storytelling company" Conductor has hired Ron Walter as executive creative director. Most recently, Walter was a partner/creative director for Banjo, and prior to that he had established his own agency, Blazing Paradigm.
http://www.conductorla.com

London-based prodco Annex films has signed South African director Miles Goodall for commercial representation in the UK.
http://www.annexfilms.co.uk

Partizan London has signed screenwriter Paul Fraser to its director's roster. Fraser's first directorial effort was the promo for The Arctic Monkeys' When The Sun Goes Down.
http://www.partizan.com

LA's A Band Apart has signed Canadian director Jennifer Little for US representation. Little is currently repped in Canada by Circle Productions.
http://www.abandapart.com

TBWA\Vancouver has hired Susan Wirtz as media director. Wirtz comes from a stint at BBDO as associate media director and had also, prior to coming to TBWA, created her own media buying/planning company.
http://www.tbwa-vancouver.com

Paris-based prodco Yellowhouse has signed on Australian director Nash Edgerton, LA director team Three Legged Legs and Dublin's Team Daddy for representation in Europe.
http://www.yellowhouse.tv