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Songtradr acquires Pretzel
Pretzel is a music licensing platform for livestreaming, and the deal expands Songtradr’s rights management capabilities and licensing footprint.
Dogs Can Fly sign director and visual artist VOKOS
VOKOS is a film director and visual artist who brings to each project a multidisciplinary eye, combining different techniques of communication to craft his works.
Nexus Studios signs directing duo Sojiro & Eri
The pair specialise in crafting surreal and visually rich parallel universes, infusing spots with bold and imaginative concepts often paired with epic visual effects, which has resulted in a diverse portfolio of work.
Extreme Reach to acquire Adstream
The complete asset management solution for TV and video advertising (and shots' parent company) has today announced its agreement to acquire Adstream, a leading global provider of digital asset management, creative logistics and analytics solutions.
Au Revoir: long live Daft Punk
Birth Director Brent Harris crafts a love letter to the electronic music duo.
Brazilian Director Camila Cornelsen joins Stept
Vibrant visuals are Cornelsen's hallmark, an aesthetic born from her background in photography and cinematography. This marks her first US commercial representation.
ClientEarth launches major climate change movement
The campaign by FRED & FARID New York is supported by Coldplay, Brian Eno, Anna Calvi, alt-j, Patagonia and more.
Kenu’s Car Mounts new spot from Cassandra Brooksbank
The Great Guns director takes us on a ride to prove how the game-changing Airvue mount can improve upon Tesla’s design.
Union Editorial welcomes Rick Lawley
Best known as the co-founder of Whitehouse Post, Lawley was also involved in the development of three other companies: Scholar, Carbon, and Cap Gun.
Miko Lim signs to RSA Films Amsterdam
Commercial director and photographer Miko Lim creates fast paced work for people who live life loudly.
Operation Black Vote and Saatchi & Saatchi launch emergency awareness campaign
60 second film All For Nothing and social media campaign urges underrepresented communities and ethnic minorities to register to vote by 19th April.
New Lech Beer campaign from director Justin Reardon
Reardon, once again uses his “in-camera” style to create the perfect balance between drama and comedy.
Trust Blindy the Dutch Ministry of Defense
New recruitment film produced by Bonkers United, and directed by Mick Wong.
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We’re All Red Inside with Jupiler's new campaign
CZAR Brussels’ Hauke Hilberg directed Jupiler’s new campaign: an ode to Belgian Unity.
Nathan Miller is Five From Thirty
Biscuit Filmworks director Nathan Miller launches his latest short film Five From Thirty.
All of the updates from our global awards events.
shots Awards Asia Pacific launches
Entires are now open for our inaugural award show within the territory, celebrating some of the best, most creative and innovative work from Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Final juries announced for shots Awards The Americas
With one day left to enter, we unveil the creative industry superstars who will be casting their eye over the Concept/Copywriting and New Director/Music Video categories.
Charity and VFX/Editing juries revealed
With entries closing this week, we announce two more groups of industry titans for shots Awards The Americas.
Two more juries announced for shots Awards The Americas
With the deadline for entry drawing ever-nearer, we reveal the full juries for the Music/Sound Design and Casting/Production & Styling categories.
First juries announced for shots Awards The Americas
Full juries for the Direction & Cinematography and Animation categories are revealed, plus the deadline for entry is extended.
Jury heads announced for shots Awards The Americas 2021
The shots Awards The Americas 2021 sees a new approach to judging and, here, we announce our eight jury leads for this year's event.
Hugo Ramirez crafts Chocolate for RTL
The film is an energetic mix media composition, presenting famous well known radio hosts.
Havas Paris presents its first campaign for KFC France
Havas Paris presents its first campaign for KFC France and unveils a first film that takes the crispy food on a journey through time!
Ally Pankiw directs From Booking To Bed for Premier Inn
Partizan's Ally Pankiw directs From Booking To Bed for Premier Inn and Leo Burnett.
XBlades Media House sign Colas Feuille
Feuille will be joining the FPV Circle, XBlades Media House’s collective of award-winning first-person-view (FPV) drone cinematographers.
Elise Jeanrenaud joins the Arts & Sciences UK sales team
Jeanrenaud brings her exceptional marketing and PR experience, well-established industry connections, and infectious enthusiasm for the world of advertising to the new London office.
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