•CANNES WRAP UP>
The stand off between Cadbury "Gorilla" and Halo 3's "Believe" campaign has ended in a tie, with both taking home Grand Prix awards in the film category at the 2008 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. This is the first time in the event's 55-year history that the Film jury has handed out two grand prizes. Read more from Boards' full wrap up of Cannes Film Lions winners here.

•LEGENDARY FX ARTIST STAN WINSTON DIES AT 62>
Oscar-winning special-effects artist Stan Winston passed away on June 15 at his home in Malibu, California. The cause was multiple myeloma. Winston, who left his mark on Hollywood in landmark films such as Aliens and Terminator 2, also contributed heavily to the spot world via Stan Winston Studio. Last year, the company that bears his name worked on 150 spots, including this year's Cannes Grand Prix co-winners Cadbury "Gorilla" and "Diorama" from the winning Halo 3 Believe Campaign. Winston is survived by his wife, Karen; children, Matt and Debbie; and four grandchildren.

•STRAWBERRY FROG NOW AMSTERDAM WORLDWIDE>
StrawberryFrog B.V. Amsterdam has re-branded as Amsterdam Worldwide. The name change reflects the nine-year-old agency's positioning as a company that produces "Ideas without Borders" while reinforcing the "values of creativity, freedom of thinking and commercial acumen associated with the city." "The time has come for a change," says Uli Wiesandanger, chairman of the advisory board of directors. "There are no borders in strategy, creativity and media anymore. Amsterdam Worldwide is a grown up international agency that speaks through its work."
http://www.amsterdamworldwide.com

•MK12 HELM BOND TITLES>
The Ebeling Group-repped collective MK12 are at work on the main title sequence for the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace, scheduled to be released in November. This will be the third time that MK12, who'll also provide all GUI (graphic user interface) elements to the film, have worked with director Marc Forster. The first was the titles for Stranger Than Fiction followed by last year's The Kite Runner.
http://www.theebelinggroup.com
http://www.mk12.com

•NEW SITE GIVES CREATIVES THE INSIDE SCOOP>
Deutsch, Los Angeles associate creative director Mark Moll has launched SoHowWasThe.com, a site dedicated to giving agency creatives both the inside scoop and the platform to discuss what it's like to work with a particular director or editor. "By getting this information before handing over their projects, creatives can make a more informed decision about who they're going to be working with before they show up on the set or in the editing bay," says the release.
http://sohowwasthe.com

Boutique animation studio Not To Scale has signed London-based directing duo Vincent for worldwide commercials and music video rep.
http://www.nottoscale.tv

Spy Films, Toronto has signed Los Angeles-based directing duo Radical Friend.
http://www.spyfilms.com

Bicoastal Original Film has signed directors Brendan Williams, Tim Gibbs, EJ Foerster and Ben Orisich to its roster.
http://www.originalfilm.com

TV and feature director Gil Junger (10 Things I Hate About You) has signed with Villains, Los Angeles for exclusive US spot rep.
http://www.villains.com

Karl Shefelman, top storyboard artist for directors such as Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Coppola and Ridley Soctt, has signed with Persona Films, New York for worldwide spot rep.
http://www.personafilms.com

Amsterdam and NY-based MassiveMusic has opened a full-service music studio in Los Angeles, under managing partner/executive producer Scott Cymbala, former Elias Arts senior vp new business development.
http://www.massivemusic.com

San Francisco-based full service advertising, design, digital, creative and media agency, BuderEngel, has hired Chris Crichton, former senior vp of operations with Questus, as director of interactive services/partner.
http://www.buderengel.com

89 Edit, Santa Monica has hired Gail Butler, former senior producer at The Whitehouse, as EP.
http://www.89edit.com

Hollywood-based marketing agency AvatarLabs has named Thorsten Kober as interactive developer.
http://avatarlabs.com

Ten Music, Venice has signed composers Nick Amour and Andy Carroll of London-based Population Music, with which the company has formed a partnership, to their roster for North American rep.
http://www.tenmusic.tv/
http://www.populationmusic.tv

Bang Music, New York has hired sound designer/engineer Roland Alley.
http://www.bangworld.com

Northern Lights, New York has added editor Eric Horowitz, founding partner at recently closed The Well, to its roster.
http://northernlightspost.com

Unit 7, New York has promoted group creative director Steve Capp to chief creative officer.
http://www.unit7.com