Newsreel 09/01/09

The Reel Wants Your Work!

Not exactly news, we know. But were cheap, and it's January.

So – if you have any tasty little morsels that you have buried until the winter, now is the time to send them to us! The January submissions cut off date is Wednesday the 14th, so get sending…

How? It's shmeasy:

Just supply us with a Beta SP, DVD or (preferably) an MPEG2 or Uncompressed QuickTime of your piece(s) along with filled in credits and clearance forms and we’ll give it a look. Clicking on to this link will take you all the details you need. If you have any other questions just let our tireless co-editors Chris or Jamie know. Or if you really want to be entertained, just call us on +44 (0) 20 7575 1985.

Okay. Enough….

…And now The News!


TBWA WORLDWIDE NAMED 2008 GLOBAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR BY ADWEEK

TBWA Worldwide has been named the 2008 Global Agency of the Year by Adweek magazine.
In its selection of TBWA Worldwide, the Adweek article noted the Network’s “…deep client relationships, strong growth, great work and successfully embracing digital, plus a seamless leadership transition at the top.“

Tom Carroll, President & CEO TBWA Worldwide said of the recognition, “We have spent the last 10 years building a culture of inclusiveness, truly wanting to be international and collaborative. Led by the efforts of Carisa Bianchi and Rob Schwartz in Los Angeles on Visa and Pepsi, we have also fostered an environment where we have redefined how a network can operate effectively on behalf of its clients. It’s working, we’re getting better every year. Thanks for noticing.”

Keep on disrupting gents!


Meribel UK Roundup

The Reel Winter-fave Meribel has launched a special rankings page on their site, with a neat little UK focussed list for you to check out. Engine and Fallon enjoyed the top slots this year in this new segment, which demonstrates Meribel’s commitment to creative outside their native French market and proves that the festival is continuing to go from strength to strength.

http://www.festivalpub.com/EN/SpecialRankings.html

Akerman and Sepanik set up Colonie.

Editors Bob Ackerman and Brian Sepanik have teamed up with executive producer Mary Caddy to launch a new Chicago-based edit house called The Colonie. No reports on if they have chosen a queen yet, or if any of them sting.

http://thecolonie.com/