NewsReel 08/05/09

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THE GUARDIAN ANNOUNCES UK YOUNG LIONS WINNERS

Being canny youngsters ourselves *cough* we at The Reel are always interested ion what the babies of the industry are up to, so this announcement tickled our fancies.

The advertising industry's creative and media stars of the future have been identified in a competition run by broadsheet faves Guardian News & Media.
In a ceremony at the Guardian's Kings Place offices, the UK's 2009 Young Lions teams were announced, following a competition to select this year's up-and-coming creative and media teams. The three teams of two, who were selected from over 40 teams who entered, will now go on to represent the UK in the prestigious worldwide Young Lions competition.

And the winners are (drumroll)…

Print / Aidan McClure and Laurent Simon from AMV.BBDO
Aidan: "The brief we were given from Christian Aid was an extremely challenging one to work on. HIV and poverty are really important issues and we wanted to produce something effective, without being shocking for the sake of being shocking."
Laurent: "Cannes is going to be a great opportunity for us. We learnt a lot from the brief and we're looking forward to going to Cannes to put what we've learnt into practice."

Cyber / Alex Shapowal and James Hay from Lean Mean Fighting Machine
Alex: "The brief we were given from Christian Aid was clear and tight, and we're extremely excited to have won."
James: "I can't wait to go to Cannes, it's going to be an amazing week."

Media / Asher Burrell and Jon Marchant from MediaCom
Asher: "I didn't expect to win at all. I've always wanted to go to Cannes and it's going to be brilliant to take part in the competition."
Jon: "It's going to be great to represent the UK. The brief we were given by Katine was very different to the kind of work we do on a day to day basis, and taking part in this competition has already been beneficial in terms of lending our skills to something that we wouldn't normally work on."

Top work peoples!

FUNNY AUSSIE IS HUNGRY (MAN)
Hungry Man has announced its latest talent find in Australian TV commercials director Tim Bullock. Tim has been consistently building his reputation for comedy story-telling amongst Australian and New Zealand advertising agencies since he swapped his Saatchi & Saatchi suit for a director’s chair in 2004.

Tim spent 8 years in advertising with Saatchi & Saatchi where his passion for big ideas and film storytelling flourished. He has written and directed three internationally acclaimed and award-winning short films, including the black comedy, Buried, which took out the prestigious first prize at Australia’s Tropfest Film Festival which brought him to the attention of PRODIGY’s Executive Director, Jonathan Samway.. Tim co-created and co-wrote the satirical advertising TV series 30 Seconds produced by Andrew Denton and on air mid year.

Want an antipodean laugh? Check out his reel - http://www.hungryman.com/

BOB CAGLIERO GETS MANIC

Manic, the New York-based studio for VFX, cutting-edge motion graphics and finishing services, has hired Bob Cagliero as Managing Director. An industry leader with award-winning experience in both production and advertising, Cagliero's career credits include founder and principal of commercial production company East-West Films; senior producer at Ogilvy & Mather, where he supervised global campaigns for top brands; and most recently executive producer at 89 Editorial, where he played a significant role in company growth and brand development.

http://www.nycmanic.com/

PIC PIC ANDRE AT THE OTHER CANNES THING! - Panic on The Croisette!
We at The Reel bloody love the Cravendale’s ads for W+K London, so it brings a smile to our faces to see that the first feature film directed by Pic Pic André : “Panique au Village” has made the Cannes official selection – out of competition.

For more info check this shiz - http://www.yellowhouse.tv/international/pic_pic_andre/a_town_call_panic.html

The film “Panique au Village” will touch down on Belgian screens on the 17th June, swiftly followed by French screens in October. While waiting, you can already find Horse, Cowboy, Indian and friends at the following address:

http://www.paniqueauvillage.com

We can’t wait!

CALLING ALL BUDDING VJ’S…

We at the Reel are looking to get in touch with VJ’s who are interested in taking part in an forthcoming project involving all sorts of cool-ishness (we know that’s not even a word, but that’s how we roll – always innovating).

If you are a budding VJ and want some exposure with some of the industries finest – get in touch with The Reel team at editor@thereel.net.