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Adi directed the energetic "There's Beauty in the Burn" spot for Dick's Sporting Goods line, Calia in 2024. It's now been nominated as one of four pieces in the Dance category for Directors Notes' "We Are DN" Awards!

The Shiny Awards invited Dumas for an Instagram Live interview in which he shared about his inspirations, journey as a director, and how he navigates his filmmaking career. Watch the interview here!

"World Between Us," an HBO documentary about Chelsea director Marie Tomanova's rise as a photographer, premiered in Prague on April 7th. The film will be showing in Czech cinemas beginning April 17th and will stream on HBO Max Europe beginning May 2nd!

"Thanks, Patrick Milling Smith, for inviting me to participate. It’s a big honor to join the discourse on the power of exceptional craft and to celebrate what our amazing industry is capable of." - Lisa Mehling, Chelsea Owner/President

Now represented in the US by Chelsea, established filmmaker Simon Ratigan is bringing his human-centred, instinctive approach to storytelling to a new market, writes LBB’s Abi Lightfoot.

“It’s been an amazing creative ride. From my first, early days, tentative (and very scary) steps at directing, to shooting some of the very best stuff in advertising. I have enjoyed every minute of it and still can’t quite believe how far you can go in this business by simply relying on instinct and trusting in collaboration.”

Read the rest of the interview with Simon in Little Black Book.

Congratulations to Stacy for his incredible gallery show in Venice in December! Amazing to see so many brilliant paintings with stories, and so many new and familiar faces. 👏 🛹 🌊 Check out the art featured by Cruise Control Contemporary here, and check out our Instagram post with photos from the event here!

"Victoria Beckham‘s upcoming Netflix documentary series is finally able to name its director. Nadia Hallgren, who directed the Michelle Obama doc 'Becoming,' is helming the show, Variety can reveal.

The as-yet-untitled series, which started production in August, will follow Beckham’s journey from Spice Girls superstardom in the ‘90s to modern fashion maven. As per the logline, 'Her Posh Spice days may be behind her, but today Beckham is on a journey to build a fashion empire — and now, fans will be able to see the story behind it all.'"

Continue reading in Variety.

We are so pleased to announce that our very own VP/EP, Donna Portaro, will help judge the ‘24-‘25 Ad Age Creativity Awards! “So honored to be on the 2025 Jury for the AdAge Creativity Awards! A review of this year’s best in our business — very much looking forward to it!” — Donna To learn more, please visit AdAge.com/acawards2025

There are a million ways to direct a commercial — we’re glad we had Simon Ratigan on the job. Simon captures the bittersweet relatability of losing something precious in this new spot for NJM Insurance. 💍

Credits on our Instagram.

David's Nutcrackers was acquired for streaming by Hulu after premiering as the opening film at Toronto Film Festival. This holiday film was a passion project for David and is his first family-centric feature. The film stars Ben Stiller and introduces the Janson Brothers... Hollywood's newest young stars! Streaming on Hulu as of November 29th.

Time to get away? ✈️ Prepare for takeoff with this first-class spot for United, directed by Anna & Ewan for 72&Sunny! Credits on our Instagram.

CreativeNL, the international label of the Top Sector Creative Industry and CLICKNL, has launched Nathalie van Sasse van Ysselt - who creatively put the enormous LED sphere Sphere in Las Vegas on the map - as the new CreativeNL Thought Leader. Johan directed a short film to announce and introduce Nathalie.

David Gordon Green and his co-founders, including Danny McBride, launched their own premium tequila brand, Don Gato! They created a series of fun character driven films to announce the roll-out. Watch the series on YouTube!

Testing, testing. And we’re live! 🎙️ Carl (#1 Broker in our hearts) is back in this new spot for Schwab, directed by Lalou & Joaquin with Mekanism. Check it out on our Instagram!

Spooky season is upon us! The fourth installment of FX's American Horror Stories started streaming on Hulu this past Tuesday, 10.15.24. Courtney directed the season finale, "The Thing Under the Bed," starring Debby Ryan.

The highly-anticipated WandaVision spin-off series is on Disney+, with new episodes releasing every Wednesday. Gandja's ability to bring an imagined world underpinned with strong performances to life sets her apart. Stay tuned for the episodes she directed: 6, 8 and the finale.

Congratulations, Alex! Chelsea director & celebrated documentarian Alex Gibney was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's News and Documentary Emmys. “I am grateful, humbled and deeply honored by this award,” said Alex. “While it has my name on it, it is also a powerful recognition of the work of my collaborators over the years, including my producers, cinematographers and, most especially, editors. It reminds me of that great two word poem [...] by Muhammed Ali: ‘Me, We.’” View full speech.

Marie is renowned for her photography, but she was originally trained as a painter. She returned to this medium over the past year and features several new self portraits in her exhibition, Lost and Found, curated by C24 Gallery in New York. Open now until November 8th, 2024.

Longtime broadcast journalist and author Jane Pauley and documentarian/director Alex Gibney have been tapped to receive lifetime achievement awards at the 45th annual News & Documentary Emmys. The honors were revealed Wednesday by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

“I am grateful, humbled and deeply honored by this award,” Gibney said. “While it has my name on it, it is also a powerful recognition of the work of my collaborators over the years, including my producers, cinematographers and, most especially, editors. It reminds me of that great two word poem, invented on the spot, at a speech at Harvard, by Muhammed Ali: ‘Me, We.’”

Keep more in Variety.

Hourglass Cosmetics brought back the iconic Barneys New York as a pop up store in Nolita. Lalou & Joaquin helped to share the news in a series of short films featuring supermodel Alek Wek and Simon Doonan among other fashion icons. 

When the members of KATSEYE, the new global girl group from Korea’s HYBE and America’s Geffen Records, were announced live on YouTube and Weverse in the final part of the Dream Academy competition series in November 2023, it was excruciating to watch. Ten girls, ranging from age 15 to 21, stood on stage holding hands, exhausted from months of breakneck training. Only six would be chosen for the much-anticipated girl group.

Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE, the new Netflix series that was shot over the course of 18 months by Becoming director Nadia Hallgren, puts the entire process leading up to that moment in raw, nuanced context.

Read more about the series and Nadia's process in TIME Magazine.

If sharing pizza is bad, we don’t want to be good. #baddiesallday Watch this part of the “Sharing Leads to More Sharing” campaign for Red Baron directed by Jack Cole on our Instagram!

"This year’s Toronto International Film Festival will open with a familiar face: filmmaker David Gordon Green‘s latest, the world premiere of his heartfelt comedy “Nutcrackers,” will kick off the festival on September 5.

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'Nutcrackers' stars Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, and Toby Huss, and per the film’s official longline, it “follows strait-laced and work obsessed Mike (Stiller) as he is suddenly thrust into being a caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews.'"

Read the full coverage in IndieWire and Variety.

It’s an honor for Lisa Mehling to be a member of the US Jury for the Immortal Awards this year, with Chelsea as the US Jury Partner. “The Immortals recognize the best work in the world each year, and is one of the most inclusive global awards shows (no entry fees). I hope to see your best work among the entries!” - Lisa Mehling The Immortal Awards entry system is now open and submissions into the competition will be accepted until September 5th, 2024. Visit https://lbbonline.com/awards/immortals for more information.

Glenn helped announce the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with a dynamic short film featuring Tom Cruise and his signature skydiving stunt.