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Heckler appoints Coralie Tapper as Head of Film & Television
With a growing slate of originals, feature films and scripted and factual television in development, Heckler is entering an ambitious new era of storytelling.
Bayonet names Tim Jacobs Head of Sales & EP
Jacobs brings nearly three decades of experience across production, post-production, agency relationships, and creative development to the growing companies.
Director Rebecca Applebaum joins The Salmon
The Toronto-based production company has added the comedy director to its roster.
MindsEye signs Ruairí Bradley
The production company welcomes the Belfast-born director to its emerging talent roster EyeCandy.
BIRTH signs Justyna Obasi
The Creative production company announces the addition of the director to its roster for exclusive French representation.
AAA Club Alliance is the start of something good
AAA Club Alliance Inc. and Fred & Farid New York launch a new integrated campaign that builds awareness of AAA Insurance, while reinforcing AAA's role as a trusted partner through life's most important milestones.
Ezra Hurwitz directs for Miami City Ballet & GapStudio
Director Ezra Hurwitz helms the promo for Miami City Ballet’s staging of Jerome Robbins’ NY Export: Opus Jazz, with costumes reimagined by GapStudio.
AMP hosts inaugural West Coast Awards reception
The Elements Music and agency Droga5 were honored for its Ryan Barkan “Best in Show” winning ad for General Motors’ See You on the Road.
KFC Italia settles the focaccia debate
DUDE Milan's mockumentary campaign, The Real Gusto Italo-Americano, casts New York actor and model Fabrizio Brienza, as KFC's official taste tester.
Havas POP appoints Kate Johnson as EVP UK
Havas’ AI-powered global content at-scale network has appointed Johnson to lead the UK business, continuing the expansion of its global footprint and evolving its craft at scale offering.
Wells Fargo’s Be a 2%er campaign returns
Wells Fargo is building on its Be a 2%er campaign starring comedians and actors Steve Martin and Martin Short.
WeatherTech stages a friendly intervention
This fall, WeatherTech is giving woodland creatures a chance to offer drivers some unsolicited advice in its new campaign.
Atlassian show us the race between knowledge and chaos
Atlassian brings viewers inside a stylised reimagining of the pivotal moments when rain enters an F1 race.
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Supercharge your deck with Clash Royale
Blinkink director James Papper channels old-school animation magic in new film for Supercell’s Clash Royale universe.
There is no place like home for Bluebella
This Halloween, Riff Raff director Ivana Bobic enters a darker world with a cinematic new film for Bluebella.
All of the updates from our global awards events.
shots Awards APAC 2026 shortlist announced
With the best work of the past year from across the Asia Pacific region scrutinised by a series of juries, each filled with industry leaders, the shortlist for the 2026 awards can now be revealed.
shots Awards EMEA 2026: Full jury list announced as extended deadline looms
With entries closing on Friday, 18th September, we reveal the 100+ creative luminaries ready to see your work.
More judges revealed for shots Awards EMEA 2026
With entries still open and the final entry deadline approaching, we reveal more of the people who'll be judging this year's shots Awards EMEA.
shots Awards EMEA 2026 reveals first wave of judges
With entries still open and the final entry deadline approaching, we reveal some of the names set to cast a critical eye over this year's work.
Full line-up of shots Awards EMEA 2026 head judges announced
Five more leading names from across direction, cinematography, music, sound and VFX join the previously revealed category heads to complete this year’s judging line-up.
Meet the first head judges for shots Awards EMEA 2026
Five creative leaders across agency, production and post have been announced, with the next wave of head judges to be revealed after the Early Bird deadline.
Sibling Rivalry welcomes Gracie Koh
Koh represents a new generation of socially-fluent director-creators moving seamlessly between culture and content.
Sofia Ivanova-Kozhevnikova joins Park Village
Originally from Moscow, Ivanova-Kozhevnikova has developed a multidisciplinary practice spanning directing, cinematography, editing and art direction.
You can never know enough with Google
Rooted in the top football-related Search trends and queries, the campaign explores how when it comes to football, fans can never know enough.
Psyop Group partners with Free Agents
With access to talent across Psyop Group’s studio collective, Free Agents will tap into its pioneering approach to creative production.
Electric Theatre Collective launches in Poland
Spearheaded by Creative Director Mikolaj Valencia, CG Supervisor Marek Gajowski, Compositing Lead Rafał Sadowy and FX Lead, Igor Velichko.