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 New Signing PRETTYBIRD picks up Milo Blake.
14 August 2026 Former Spindle director Milo Blake has completed his move to PRETTYBIRD, where he's greeted by a familiar face—executive producer Mayling Wong. She says: "Having worked with Milo for several years at Spindle, it's been incredibly rewarding to watch his evolution as a filmmaker and to play a small part in supporting that journey."
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 New Signing Juliet Klottrup and CANADA make it official.
12 August 2026 Juliet Klottrup and CANADA have grown so close over the last two years, the company's UK branch thought it best to sign the University of Brighton graduate as both director and photographer. The move follows the release of 'Sisters With Me' for Tom Misch in February—a music video that does both Yorkshire and Cumbria proud.
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 New Signing Jojo King gets a royal welcome at Shift Post.
12 August 2026 When Shift Post founder Saam Hodivala signed to Arcade Edit for US work, he flew over to Los Angeles to scope out the place. Once there, he struck up a conversation with cutter Jojo King and knew straight away he wanted to represent him in the UK. "He's so talented and I loved his passion for editing," Hodivala says. "We can't wait to get him over to London to welcome him properly!"
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 News Colourful developments at Freefolk.
7 August 2026 Freefolk has a brand new colour department powered by industry maestros Duncan Russell, Marty McMullan, Matt Turner, Peter Oppersdorff, and Vic Parker. HQ calls it a "freelance collective" and "an exciting transition for the business" that CEO Fi Kilroe could talk all day about (she is, of course, far too busy for that).
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 New Signing CANADA welcomes BABYBABY.
6 August 2026 Swede relief for CANADA as it signs BABYBABY (Josefin Malmén and David Strindberg) for UK and US work. Born from a couple of drinks at a bar, BABYBABY are the toast of Swedish brands like Estrid, Vakna, and JOM. As international interest in Malmén and Strindberg grows, CANADA felt it was the right time to swoop in.
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 News A splendid night at
Queerness on Film.
6 August 2026 Unless you are Scottish, you may be doing your best to forget England's dismal performance against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final, but one group of lucky people have memories to treasure from that night as they turned their attention instead to the second annual Queerness in Film event, organised by Lemonade and Hijinks.
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 New Signing Parris Goebel arrives at Merman.
5 August 2026 It's not every day you sign the inventor of Polyswagg, but that is exactly what Merman has gone and done with director and choreographer Parris Goebel. Now represented by the company in the UK and US, Goebel developed Polyswagg as a blend of hip-hop, high fashion, and Polynesian flair. Now that sounds like a cocktail and a half.
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 News Yarns reveals its Nostalgia support network.
4 August 2026 Now we know who'll compete for the 2026 Yarns crown, it's time we found out who the competition's mentors, partners, and sponsors are. In Joseph Osayande's corner, we have Producer and Executive Producer Paulette Caletti; Julia Mervis has director Florence Poppy Deary; Aleah Scott gets CANADA chief Marta Bobic; and Heath Virgoe can count on director Nick Ball for support.
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News Bite Change is afoot at the Sweetshop.
4 August 2026 Ore Okonedo has replaced Morgan Whitlock as Managing Director of the Sweetshop UK, with the latter now focusing on the company's nascent AI wing, The Gardening.club. The former, meanwhile, hopes to be "the final piece in the jigsaw that completes and complements the London office", where "a solid infrastructure, brand, history, and a great roster of directors" live.
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 New Signing FINCH lands Daniel Warwick.
3 August 2026 Clients in Australia and New Zealand can look forward to more "engineered lunatism" as Daniel Warwick signs for FINCH. That's how the director sums up what goes on inside his head, at least ("Both the German and the British side of me spark into my brain in random, uncontrollable order")—fingers crossed he donates all that weird and wonderful grey matter to medical science one day.
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 New Signing Adam Rudd is back at Final Cut.
30 July 2026 According to David Webb - Final Cut's MD - the return of prodigal son Adam Rudd has been a cause for real celebration within the company's offices on both sides of the Atlantic: "We’re thrilled to welcome Adam back to the Final Cut family and tellingly - straight to the cutting room. It’s like he never left!" There's little surprise at Webb's delight as Rudd is a top tier editor who would enhance the offer of any edit house.
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News Bite Freefolk installs Matt Fisher as Head of Creative Technology.
23 July 2026 Freefolk's new Head of Creative Technology—its first ever Head of Creative Technology, in fact—is none other than Matt Fisher, who's got VFX, AI, and more on his plate. Before he tucks in, Fisher says: "It's a genuine opportunity to shape future post production workflows, and change the way media is created. All while preserving the craft that makes this profession so great."
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 New Signing Bonnie MacRae lands at Park Pictures.
23 July 2026 Park Pictures has only gone and signed whip-smart writer and director Bonnie MacRae to its UK roster. As the Scot takes a tour of her new gaff, executive producer Fran Thompson says: "We are incredibly excited to welcome her to the team and look forward to the unique, agenda-setting voice she brings to Park Pictures in London."
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 New Signing hungryman bring Hannah Levy to the UK market.
23 July 2026 Not content to sign the fantastically talented Hannah Levy once, hungryman has done it again by inviting the SNL sketch director to join their London roster just a few months after they were added to the US talent pool. It provides another opportunity to draw attention to a comedy directing star prepping their first feature film - 'Hot Ted', with Billy Magnussen's HappyBad Bungalow.
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 New Signing Blinkink swoops for Kevin Parry.
22 July 2026 Blinkink has signed stop-motion animator, director, and content creator Kevin Parry to its global roster. Once on the books at Laika, the studio behind 'Coraline', 'The Boxtrolls', and 'Kubo and the Two Strings', Parry has taken social media by storm, any way you cut it. With millions of followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, et cetera, he's got people hooked on whimsy, wit, practical effects, and in-camera animation.
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 News Park Pictures US welcomes Jake Erland.
21 July 2026 Already represented by Park Pictures in the UK, director Jake Erland's now joined the US roster for good measure. The Londoner signed for the company in 2024 and has been busy ever since, though he stops just long enough to say: "I'm really excited to be continuing my relationship with Park in the US. It feels like a very natural home for the kind of work I want to keep making."
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 New Signing Channel 4's Diversity in Advertising Award 2026.
21 July 2026 The last two Diversity in Advertising Awards focused on campaigns that were "inclusive by design". There'll be no hat-trick, however, as the annual competition run by Channel 4 has turned its attention to class instead, with another £1 million of commercial airtime in store for the winner.
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News Bite Covert installs Guido Ekkers as Creative Director.
20 July 2026 Covert has a new Creative Director in the form of Dutch VFX whizz Guido Ekkers. Before his first Covert mission gets underway, Ekkers says: "From the very first chats, it felt like a great bunch of people who genuinely care about what they make, how they make it, and how to maintain a better work-life balance while still working on cutting-edge films and commercials.”
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 New Signing Merman welcomes Rachel Stubbings.
20 July 2026 Sharing is caring, as the old saying goes, so Merman thought it would share writer, director, and actor Rachel Stubbings with its US branch at last. New York-based Global Managing Partner Ellen Jacobson-Clarke is understandably delighted at the news: "Rachel is a truly original creative voice whose work seamlessly balances bold comedy with genuine emotional insight. She has an exceptional ability to tell stories that are entertaining, culturally resonant, and impossible to ignore."
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 New Signing Curry Tian makes the cut at Caviar.
20 July 2026 For Caviar's Curry Tian, now signed to the company's UK roster, "technology and artistry have never been separate disciplines—they're both part of the same creative language". The Chinese director and visual artist says: "Whether I'm directing, creating digital artwork, or developing concepts, each informs the other in the pursuit of compelling visual storytelling. Caviar has a reputation for championing bold filmmaking and creative ambition, so it feels like a natural home for this next chapter."
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 New Signing Wolfberg goes to FORM.
16 July 2026 FORM London's global talent search has taken them to the Czech capital Prague, where directors Jan Kalvoda and Premysl Ponahly ply their trade under the name Wolfberg. While the similarly named Wolfsburg were relegated from the Bundesliga last season, Wolfberg are in a rich vein of form with commercials for the likes of Erste Bank, Pilsner Urquell, and Budvar.
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 New Signing Lemonade Talent adds a twist of LOBO.
16 July 2026 Lemonade Talent says global creative studio LOBO "represents where modern production is heading". Corin West, founder and managing director of Lemonade Collective, notes: "They combine exceptional world-class animation craft with exceptional live-action talent and emerging technologies in a way very few companies can. There's also a distinctly Brazilian creative spirit that runs through everything: bold, inventive, playful, and constantly pushing boundaries."
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 News Yarns presents its final winners.
15 July 2026 Homespun Yarns, or Yarns, for those in a hurry, is pleased to announce the four directors who will tackle this year's theme of nostalgia. They are Joseph Osayande, Julia Mervis, Aleah Scott, and Heath Virgoe—a talented quartet of unsigned directors who convinced Stitch owner Tim Hardy that three's not always the magic number.
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News Bite Framestore's London team goes three up.
14 July 2026 Framestore's Design Studio now boasts Executive Creative Director Ric Comline, Executive Producer Thierry Levy, and Creative Director Sean Cooper. All three are based in London, plus Head of Design David Lochhead says they "each bring a powerful blend of creative vision and strategic leadership that will strengthen our ability to deliver high-impact results competitively across projects of every scale." Which is nice.
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 New Signing Chris Fowles arrives at HAMLET.
14 July 2026 As a company that's "been on my radar for years", commercials director Chris Fowles is pleased to hook up with HAMLET at long last. He notes: "It's one of those places that always seems to have interesting directors and makes the kind of work people actually talk about, so joining them felt like a very natural fit."
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 New Signing It's Nursery of Evil and Riff Raff for Anton du Preez.
13 July 2026 South African director Anton du Preez has signed for Nursery of Evil in the UK and Riff Raff in the US. As he puts it, the Los Angeles-based talent already knows what it's like to be part of the gang: "In high school, I remember walking into a house party with friends, and the host's mother at the door said under her breath, "I see the Riff Raff have arrived."
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 Opinion DAVID plays... 'Wax Heads' and 'Mafia: The Old Country'.
10 July 2026 DAVID thought his PlayStation 5 would have melted by now, but it's held its own against the heat so far. That's allowed him to complete 'Mafia: The Old Country' and 'Wax Heads' over the last few weeks—if you need a break from the football, tennis, and/or the latest political clusterfuck, these two games might do the trick.
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 New Signing Molly Burdett thinks Stink.
9 July 2026 Stink has only gone and signed the talented Molly Burdett to its global roster of directors. Burdett, whose reel includes work for Adidas, NatWest, Arlo Parks, the Mayor of London, and more, says: "For me, it's always been about creating work that feels true and has real meaning. I'm drawn to brave thinkers, and from the very beginning it was clear that Stink shared that same ambition."
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 New Signing Outsider presents Duncan Lewis.
9 July 2026 Born to "an overly passionate, outspoken Brazilian mother and a more subdued but still outspoken British father", Duncan Lewis calls himself a "culture-concussed city kid". No need to go for a head scan—instead, Lewis uses his background as fuel for a directing career that soon called for representation. This is where Outsider enters the game.
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