David Reviews

 "You're not an artist, Peggy. You solve problems." Don Draper.

PARK PICTURES MEAN BUSINESS WITH SAMANTHA & ARTURO.
13 August 2024

Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, directors of the recent 'Mean Girls' reboot, have graduated from North Shore High School and enrolled at Park Pictures. The musical comedy made over $100 million on a $36 million budget, so Jayne and Perez Jr had every reason to be tickled pink.

They are just as pleased to join Park Pictures, a company that the husband and wife team have oodles of respect for: "We have always admired the work coming out of there and have always been huge fans of Lance Acord and Emmanuel Lubezki. Come on! 'Being John Malkovich' and 'Misunderstood' for Apple on the one hand and a certified true Mexican hero on the other! We are thrilled and humbled to join the incredible roster of filmmakers at Park!"


Park, in turn, got a kick out of Jayne and Perez Jr's breakout work. Co-founder Jackie Kelman Bisbee says: "After first seeing 'Quarter Life Poetry,' everyone here became enamoured with Sam and Art. "Take a beat and circle back" became our company motto for years.

"Their ability to thrive and be so well-versed in nearly every filmmaking medium comes from their innate curiosity and desire to learn and try something new," adds Kelman Bisbee. "We're excited to have them on board at Park Pictures. We can’t wait to see what they make next."


You can watch more of Samantha and Arturo's work here. Next, ring Simone Sebastian on 020 3327 3040 or email simone@parkpictures.com.

News

OB42 LAND SHANE MEADOWS.

OB42 have completed the signing of Shane Meadows, director of 'The Virtues' and the 'This is England' saga.


ERIN MURRAY AND FRANCOIS LALLIER ARE ACADEMY MATERIAL.

Academy Films are all smiles as they welcome Erin Murray and François Lallier to the fold.


SOMESUCH SIGN CHARLOTTE REGAN.

Somesuch have signed 'Scrapper' director Charlotte Regan for global representation.


MICHAEL MIDDELKOOP JOINS 100%

Acclaimed director Michael Middelkoop has joined forces with 100% in Amsterdam.


MINDSEYE'S JUST THE TICKET FOR RIKKE GREGERSEN.

Rikke Gregersen, one of Norway’s standout directors of commercials and short films, has completed her move to MindsEye.


ELEANOR UK WELCOMES ARIEL DANZINGER

Much to the delight of Eleanor's Sophie Gold and her newly-installed London MD Kate Elson, the company has added Ariel Danzinger to its roster of directors.


NITRAM JOINS HAMLET.

Nitram, a director who eats scripts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is now represented by HAMLET in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, and Asia-Pacific.


OB42 ADD MARTIN WEBB TO THEIR ROSTER.

London-based director Martin Webb has joined OB42 for global representation.


BARCELONA-BASED BRUT PARTNER WITH BRAND NEW SCHOOL

Barcelona animation studio and innovative NYC company Brand New School have formed a strategic partnership as part of the latter's bid for global domination.


LOS PÉREZ FOR BISCUIT FILMWORKS IN LONDON

Biscuit Filmworks has extended its relationship with directing duo Los Pérez by adding them to its UK roster.


DANIEL WARWICK JOINS OBJECT & ANIMAL

Object & Animal have strengthened their offer by adding director Daniel Warwick to their roster.


EPOCH PARTNERS WITH KNUCKLEHEAD UK

A new epoch for Epoch as they join forces with Knucklehead in the UK in pursuit of business in the UK and beyond.


JAKE MAVITY'S SHORT CALICO SET FOR UK RELEASE

At a screening a few months ago, DAVID had the great pleasure of watching Jake Mavity's short film 'Calico' and soon you'll be able too.


OB42 LAND CHRIS MORRISH.

It's a case of the Morrish, the merrier as director Chris Morrish joins OB42 for representation in the UK and the US.


ARMOURY SWOOP FOR PHOEBE BOURKE.

Armoury have swooped for writer, director, and producer Phoebe Bourke.


YON MOTSKIN'S FULL OF DARLING-DOO.

Darling Films have signed "a really, really delightful human" in the form of Yon Motskin.


ALEX GREGORY SAYS, STOP! HARBOR TIME!

Harbor's new Executive Creative Director of Advertising Colour, UK, is none other than Alex Gregory.


CICLOPE ANNOUNCES ITS FULL PROGRAMME FOR BERLIN 2024.

CICLOPE Festival returns to Berlin this October, and has just announced its full programme and speaker lineup.


NOT TO SCALE SIGN PETER BAYNTON.

Peter Baynton of 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse' fame has signed for Not To Scale.


GEOFFREY LILLEMON JOINS THE 100% CLUB.

VFX whizz Geoffrey Lillemon has joined 100%, née HALAL, for representation.


MATTHEW DILLON COHEN LANDS AT BISCUIT.

Matthew Dillon Cohen wants to get weird and go underground as Biscuit Filmworks's newest director.


MIKEY PEHANICH RETURNS TO THE MILL.

Senior colourist Mikey Pehanich has returned to The Mill after five years with Blacksmith.


PARTIZAN WELCOME ETHAN & TOM.

Director duo Ethan Barrett and Tom Gullam are now on the books at Partizan for global representation.


CHRISTJAN JORDAN JOINS STITCH EDITING IN THE UK.

Christjan Jordan has joined Stitch Editing for representation in the UK.


GLASSWORKS WELCOME HANNAH WILK AND FELIX MARRINGTON-REEVE.

Glassworks have signed Hannah Wilk and Felix Marrington-Reeve as 2D and 3D leads, respectively.


News

Address: Woodbourne House, Seven Sisters, Lenzie, G66 3AW. Telephone: +44 141 776 7766. Editor: Jason Stone.