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•AUSSIE PRODUCERS EVADE MUMBAI TERROR ATTACK> A last-minute invite to the Indian Effie Awards spared Curious Film, Sydney EP Peter Grasse and Supersonic, Sydney producer/GM Charlton Hill a night of terror at Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel last week. The two were staying at the hotel in India's financial capital on November 27 as part of a trade delegation from the Australian state of New South Wales when rampaging gunmen went on a killing spree at the Oberoi and nine other sites popular with foreign visitors. Around 200 people were killed and 295 were wounded in the attacks, which Indian authorities have blamed on Islamist militants from Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, 49-year-old Brett Gilbert Taylor, a member of the NSW trade delegation, was among the 22 foreigners killed. "It's overwhelming to realize how much timing plays a role in your fate," said Hill. "It's good to be alive but devastating to lose one of our delegates and have had the others go through such trauma. It's very sad for Mumbai and India." Both Hill and Grasse were given refuge at a local post-production house and later sought refuge at the American and Australian embassies. They returned to Sydney safely on Saturday, November 29. •FACTOR AND BERGMANN OPEN SKUNK IN NEW YORK> Stink, London
EP Daniel Bergmann has partnered with former Furlined EP Matt Factor to
launch a new production company for the US market called Skunk. The new
company, which has commercial, digital and long-format divisions, will
rep several Stink directors Stateside. Skunk's roster includes Arno
Salters, Ben Dawkins, Gaelle Denis, James Brown, Martin Krejci, Ne-o,
Pekka Hara, Peppermelon, and Warren & Nick as well as French
director Yann Demange for long-format. Stephen Brierley, formerly head
of production at Stink, crosses the pond to take on the same role at
Skunk. •DAVID LUBARS TO HEAD CANNES FILM AND PRESS JURY> BBDO
North America chairman and chief creative officer David Lubars will
preside over the film and press juries at 56th Cannes Lions
International Advertising Festival, which will be held June 21-27,
2009. Lubars has helmed the agency since 2004. Before joining BBDO, he
was president of Fallon Worldwide and ECD of Fallon North America. •CLIOS TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS VEGAS-STYLE> The Clio Awards
is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by moving its annual festival to
Las Vegas in May. The week-long event will feature five distinct award
shows: the Moving Image Awards will honor the best work in
TV/cinema/digital; the Emerging Media Awards will honor content &
contact, innovative media, interactive, integrated; the Print &
Radio Awards will cover print, radio, direct mail, poster and
billboard; the Design Awards will recognize design mediums and the
Lifetime Achievement Awards will honor veteran industry leaders. The
call for entries for the 2009 Awards Program is open until January 23,
2009. •ROEL WOUTERS STAGES A COCK FIGHT FOR NEW ZZZ MUSIC VID> While most music video directors are concerned with retaining control on set, Roel Wouters is quite happy to relinquish it. It's a theme that has not only manifested itself in his work as a graphic designer, but also in his interviews. When we featured the 32-year-old Dutch native in our annual "Directors to Watch" issue two months ago, Wouters Googled our questions and selected the most fitting search results as his answers. In his new promo "Running With the Beast" for psych-rock band zZz, Wouters ceded control by staging a series of cock fights to not only create a music video, but a series of posters and album art for the band's sophomore disc of the same name. Read more •AARDMAN EXPLORES ITS DARKSIDE ON YOUTUBE> Aardman Animations, the London-based company behind Wallace and Gromit has partnered with YouTube to launch a second branded channel called "Darkside",
which will showcase the animation studio's more surreal and
adult-oriented works. "Rex the Runt", "The Adventures of Jeffrey", "A
Town Called Panic" and "Angry Kid" are among the shorts featured on the
channel. Aardman has also made its content available via iTunes, Hulu,
Joost, Atom Films and other online platforms in the UK and
internationally. •UNIQLO AND CANNES LIONS T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST> Japanese retailer UNIQLO has partnered with organizers of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival to hold a T-shirt design competition for next year's event. Designers around the world have until December 21 to submit original creations to the "Cannes Lions T-Shirt Grand Prix" contest. One design will be chosen for official distribution at the event and 10 others will be selected to be sold in UNIQLO stores. Last year the company won a Titanium award for its "UNIQLOCK" campaign. For complete details, visit the contest's website. •BTAA CRAFT AWARD WINNERS> The stop-motion Sony Bravia ad "Play-Doh" picked up "2008 Best Crafted Commercial" at the British Television Advertising Association's Craft Awards, which were handed out in London on Monday, December 1. Gorgeous Enterprises director Frank Budgen and Passion Pictures animation director Darren Walsh also nabbed honors for their work on the spot. Partizan's Eric Lerner won new director honors for the Olympics Coca-Cola ad, "Bird's Nest". To see the complete list of winners, visit the BTAA website. |
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