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Four creatives split from TBWA NY; Supply & Demand EP Jillian Henry passes away; Cannes Lions adds new categories; RSA partners with ACNE Digital; People moves at JWT London, DDB Chicago; New signings for @radical.media, Spy Films, Curious Pictures

FOUR CREATIVES SPLIT FROM TBWA NEW YORK> In the wake of former ECD Gerry Graf's departure from TBWA\Chiat\Day, New York, four creatives from the office have also left for new agencies. Group creative directors Ian Reichenthal and Scott Vitrone, behind the award-winning absurdist comedy of spots for Skittles and Starburst, have announced their departure for Y&R, where they will be ECDs at its New York office, under former Saatchi NY CCO Tony Granger (whom Graf is replacing at Saatchi ). Meanwhile, Isaac Silverglate and Jeff Anderson, the copywriter/art director duo that worked on Combos' popular "Man Mom" campaign, has split for droga5, New York.
http://www.tbwachiat.com

SUPPLY & DEMAND EP JILLIAN HENRY PASSES AWAY> The production community is mourning the loss of Supply & Demand EP and general manager Jillian Henry, who died Wednesday, February 13 after battling cancer. She was 54.

Henry began her production career in 1977 as a production assistant for Bianchi Films before moving into the feature world and producing Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City. She returned to commercials in 1981 at Lovinger Tardio Melsky and later served as EP of Bianchi's re- production company in 1984, where she remained until 1990. In 1991 she opened her own company, Mougin-Henry Films, with director Claude Mougin and joined Supply & Demand in 2002.

Her non-advertising credits include short films for Saturday Night Live, shorts for hosts Bob & Ray and Gilda Radner, plays for the Television Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Michael Nesmith's long-form music video Elephant Parts and MTV's Rock Influences.

She is survived by her husband, Jon Pellicoro, and children Sophia and Harry. In England she is survived by her mother, Do, her sister, Jane, and a loving cadre of cousins, aunts and uncles. There will be celebration of Jillian's life on Sunday, February 24 at the Gramercy Park Hotel rooftop in New York City (2 Lexington Ave.) from 2pm to 5pm. For more information, and to RSVP for the memorial service (space is limited), please go to http://web.mac.com/jillianhenry1.

CANNES LIONS ADDS NEW FILM CATEGORIES> Spots made for the Internet, mobile phones and "other screens" now have their own categories in the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival's film section. "Other screens" might be a digital outdoor ad or branded content on TV. Organizers also announced two "brand new extra" categories: integrated film (for films intended for broadcast on three screens or more) and interactive film.
http://www.canneslions.com

RSA Films has expanded its partnership with Stockholm-based collective ACNE and will now offer ACNE Digital's web and design capabilities in-house. ACNE Film has also signed three new Swedish directing teams: Alphabetical Order, Pop Core and Ensrettet.
http://www.rsafilms.com

Bicoastal/London-based prodco Epoch Films has inked a deal with London's Rattling Stick to rep the company's roster in the United States. Rattling Stick's directors include Ringan Ledwidge, Daniel Kleinman, Ivan Bird, Tom Vaughan, Andy McLeod, and Steve Cope.
http://www.epochfilms.com
http://www.rattlingstick.com

Toronto's Spy Films has launched an interactive division and signed Montreal-based director Vincent Morisset, creator of Arcade Fire's interactive "Neon Bible" video and website.
http://www.spyfilms.com

Global prodco @radical.media has signed directors Josh & Xander (aka Josh Melnick and Xander Charity) for commercial rep.
http://www.radicalmedia.com

Paranoid US in LA has signed a deal with London's Thomas Thomas Films, who will rep directors Francois Vogel, Sophie Gateau and Nicole McDonald in the UK.
http://www.paranoidus.com
http://www.thomasthomasfilms.co.uk

New York's Curious Pictures has signed directors Christopher Mills and Dave Rasura.
http://www.curiouspictures.com

Bicoastal Station Film has signed director/designer James Lima, the director behind Prada's "Trembled Blossoms" short film.
http://stationfilm.com

Blinkink, London has signed Noah Harris for UK spot rep.
http://www.blinkink.co.uk

HSI London has signed directors Anthony Atanasio and Declan Lowney.
http://www.hsilondon.co.uk

JWT London has hired creative director Fernanda Romano, formerly of Lowe, Madrid.
http://www.jwt.com

DDB Chicago has hired writer and creative director John Maxham as group creative director.
http://www.ddb.com

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