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Screen Magazine - Screen Magazine: Vol. 29, Issue 18 - Index

Jason Reitman/Tate USA
Dennie Gordon/Pony Show Entertainment
Rep: Nikki Weiss & Co.
“With the success of ‘Juno’ and ‘Thank You For Smoking,’
Jason Reitman of Tate USA is as in-demand as you can
imagine,” says Nikki Weiss of Nikki Weiss & Co. “In between
his feature projects he still manages to find time to shoot
commercials, and during those times of availability, I am
flooded with boards.
“He recently shot for GM and Time Warner, and when he is
done shooting another episode of ‘The Office,’ he will be
available for spots again. I am sitting on five projects for
him right now.”
“Dennie Gordon is with Pony Show Entertainment, a division
of Form that handles feature directors and some of the top
notable European directors,” Weiss continues. “She is most
known for directing some of the best episodic television of
our generation, such as ‘The Office,’ ‘30 Rock,’ ‘Samantha
Who,’ ‘Ally McBeal,’...as well as features.
“She recently made the transition into commercials, and I
have also been flooded with projects for her. Some agencies
are coming to me in the development stages as well and
even before boards are sold to get Dennie’s comedic take
on the projects and to help push them forward.”
//www.tateusa.com
//www.ponyshowent.com
//www.nikkiweissandco.com
Ben Conrad and Alex Tylevich/Logan
Ben Grossman/The Syndicate
David Hwang/The Syndicate
Rep: Jim Deloye/The Candy Store
Logan is a directing team of Ben Conrad and Alex Tylevich.
They have a deep staff of visual effects and design artists
in their 12,000 square foot Los Angeles studio. This directing
team directs very stylized projects that emphasize otherworldly
storytelling, unique camera/framing compositions
Directors In
Demand!
and performances that lend themselves to their varied post
production approaches. Recent work directed by Logan
includes iTunes, “Metal Gear Solid 4,” Volkswagen, Nike,
Casio, Infiniti and Toyota
The Syndicate features directors Ben Grossman and David
Hwang. The Syndicate began as a visual effects, telecine
and finishing studio with sister company Cafe FX. Cafe
FX began as a feature film visual effects studio. The
Syndicate was created to complement its capabilities in TV
advertising. The company has won numerous awards and
has gained significant recognition in the trades and among
professionals in the industry on both sides of production
- within the visual effects industry and at agencies. Recent
work at The Syndicate under Grossman’s and Hwang’s
direction includes Consol, ESPN NASCAR, Six Flags and
much more.
//www.hellologan.com
//www.syndicate.tv
//www.tvcandystore.tv
Rob Pearlstein/Rockhard Films
Tony Petrossian/Rockhard Films
Rep: Lorraine Kraus/Rockhard Films
Rob Pearlstein is an Academy
Award-nominated director
(for a short film), who used to
be an agency copywriter. His
most recent spot work was for
Twix, for which he did one 30second
spot and then an entire
interactive web film.
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Who’s Doing What And Who To Watch Out For
Compiled By Kevin Jeong and Amy Wilschke
Tony Petrossian has had an
amazing career in music
videos, and is even nominated
for a Music Video Production
Association for Best Direction
on a Male Artist, for Serj Tankian’s “Empty Walls.” In 2007,
he did a music video sponsored by Nike, called “Beijing
Ballers,” which earned him a slot in “Shoot’s” New Directors
Showcase, which led to him directing a couple of cool spots
earlier this year for the skateboarding brand, Zoo York.
//www.rhfilms.com