Miles Flanagan is being
represented for commercial
direction by Duck Soup.
Hollywood Shuffle. Computer animation
director Miles Flanagan has signed with Duck Soup Producktions for exclusive
commercial representation. Flanagan joined the director roster at Klasky
Csupo Commercials in May, following four years of representation by Acme
Filmworks. Duck Soup is currently bidding Flanagan as director on two projects,
but no jobs are confirmed at this time. . .
Dominic Schreiber has joined the staff of K Media Relations, a Los Angeles-based
publicity firm representing clients such as Medialab and Viewpoint Data
Labs. He was formerly a staff writer at Animation Magazine. . .
. Composer Danny Elfman has signed an exclusive, multi-picture agreement
with Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group to direct, write and produce motion
pictures on a first-look basis. In addition to making his debut as a filmmaker,
Elfman will also compose film scores for two upcoming Disney releases,
including the live-action feature, Flubber. Danny Elfman is known
for his innovative film scores, such as those for The Nightmare Before
Christmas, and Mars Attacks! with Tim Burton . . . . . Peter
Moss has joined Children's Television Workshop (CTW) as executive producer.
He will be co-executive producer on CTW's new multimedia pre-school series,
Dragon Tales. Moss was previously creative head of TV Children's
Programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he oversaw
local efforts on Sesame Park, the Canadian co-production of Sesame
Street. . . . Digital Artworks, a Eugene, Oregon-based digital animation
studio, has named Thomas L. Durant president and CEO. He was formerly with
SpectraPhysics and Optical Coating Laboratory. . . . Brian Graden, the
former Foxlab executive vice president who recently executive produced
the South Park animated series for Comedy Central, has joined the
staff of MTV as executive vice president of television programming. In
this newly-created role, he will be responsible for supervising development
and production of all MTV series. . . . Walt Disney Animation Canada has
named Joan Fischer general manager. Fischer previously handled business
affairs at TV Ontario. . . .
Raimund Krumme, an independent
animator from Germany, has begun
a teaching position at Cal Arts.
German animator Raimund Krumme
has taken on a full-time teaching position at Cal Arts Experimental Animation
program. Under department chair Jules Engel, Krumme will be teaching both
graduate and undergraduate level courses. Maureen Selwood is now associate
director of the Experimental Animation department, a position previously
occupied by Christine Panushka, who has moved over to USC's Animation Program.
. . . Los Angeles-based effects studio, Vision Crew Unlimited, has hired
Robert M. Polla (formerly of Novocom) as controller, and Gloria Fernandez
(formerly of Boss Film Studios) as purchasing coordinator. . . . . Loconte
Goldman Design, a broadcast design firm, has named Glenn Chalek executive
producer. He was formerly president/executive producer for Big Brother
Productions.
Film Roman Names New CEO. After some executive head-hunting, Film Roman has found
someone to take on the role of President and CEO. David Pritchard has been
named to the position by Chairman Phil Roman, who has been heading up operations
since he founded the company in 1984. This appointment will free some time
for Phil Roman, who has expressed a desire to spend more time in his creative
role at the company. "We believe David Pritchard is the executive
we've been looking for," said Roman. "[He has] the corporate
experience necessary to help return the company to profitability."
Pritchard was previously CEO and partner of Pritchard/Ecclesine, a live-action
and animated TV and film production company. It is anticipated that several
of the projects currently at Pritchard/Ecclesine will be transferred to
Film Roman for continued development. Film Roman series currently in production
include The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Blues Brothers.
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