Most of the media here were startled by the release, sent by e-mail Thursday from the Cannes Film Festival’s press office, declaring that the festival directors had held a special early morning meeting and declared the Danish director Lars von Trier “persona non grata” at the festival for making Nazi jokes the day before at his press conference.
The wild spectacle of Cannes is beyond anything Isabelle Lavigne had ever imagined. The Montreal director, whose film “At Night, They Dance” is believed to be the first Quebec documentary in 40 years to unspool at the prestigious director’s fortnight, says her debut on the Croisette has involved an overwhelming whirlwind of press, parties, celebrities and fans.
Take Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Two basketball icons who played for The Lakers and The Celtics back in the ’80s. They were arch-rivals playing for legendary teams. If Magic was the embodiment of west coast flamboyance, heroics and people pleasing, Bird was the east coast opposite – reserved, private, all work and no (apparent) play. Two strong brands. Two originals. Like the Mac and PC, anthropomorphically speaking. Thanks to 66 commercials, we can all attest to the clear benefits of one legendary brand challenging another.
In what’s become a natural evolution from startup to mega-media company, Facebook hosted its first Studio Live agency event in New York today to teach creatives how to bring their clients onto the platform beyond free brand pages. It took zero dollars on consumer marketing to get Facebook to more than 600 million users, but for agencies and their big brands, the social network has begun to roll out the red — well, blue — carpet. To continue on its climb to topple the biggest online ad sellers, Google and Yahoo, even Facebook is going to have to play the agency game — which means free lunch, sizzle reels and trotting out executives to sell, sell, sell.
Canada’s newest entertainment company aims to create innovative content for TV, Web, mobile platforms and beyond. Award-winning TV creator Allan Novak has joined forces with award-winning producer/director and writer Barri Cohen to launch AllScreen Entertainment, the latest addition to Toronto’s vibrant content creation cluster. AllScreen’s goal is to leverage the duo’s considerable experience and talents to create and produce innovative video and trans-media content for TV, web and mobile.
Most of the media here were startled by the release, sent by e-mail Thursday from the Cannes Film Festival’s press office, declaring that the festival directors had held a special early morning meeting and declared the Danish director Lars von Trier “persona non grata” at the festival for making Nazi jokes the day before at his press conference.
The wild spectacle of Cannes is beyond anything Isabelle Lavigne had ever imagined. The Montreal director, whose film “At Night, They Dance” is believed to be the first Quebec documentary in 40 years to unspool at the prestigious director’s fortnight, says her debut on the Croisette has involved an overwhelming whirlwind of press, parties, celebrities and fans.
Take Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Two basketball icons who played for The Lakers and The Celtics back in the ’80s. They were arch-rivals playing for legendary teams. If Magic was the embodiment of west coast flamboyance, heroics and people pleasing, Bird was the east coast opposite – reserved, private, all work and no (apparent) play. Two strong brands. Two originals. Like the Mac and PC, anthropomorphically speaking. Thanks to 66 commercials, we can all attest to the clear benefits of one legendary brand challenging another.
In what’s become a natural evolution from startup to mega-media company, Facebook hosted its first Studio Live agency event in New York today to teach creatives how to bring their clients onto the platform beyond free brand pages. It took zero dollars on consumer marketing to get Facebook to more than 600 million users, but for agencies and their big brands, the social network has begun to roll out the red — well, blue — carpet. To continue on its climb to topple the biggest online ad sellers, Google and Yahoo, even Facebook is going to have to play the agency game — which means free lunch, sizzle reels and trotting out executives to sell, sell, sell.
Canada’s newest entertainment company aims to create innovative content for TV, Web, mobile platforms and beyond. Award-winning TV creator Allan Novak has joined forces with award-winning producer/director and writer Barri Cohen to launch AllScreen Entertainment, the latest addition to Toronto’s vibrant content creation cluster. AllScreen’s goal is to leverage the duo’s considerable experience and talents to create and produce innovative video and trans-media content for TV, web and mobile.
Most of the media here were startled by the release, sent by e-mail Thursday from the Cannes Film Festival’s press office, declaring that the festival directors had held a special early morning meeting and declared the Danish director Lars von Trier “persona non grata” at the festival for making Nazi jokes the day before at his press conference.
The wild spectacle of Cannes is beyond anything Isabelle Lavigne had ever imagined. The Montreal director, whose film “At Night, They Dance” is believed to be the first Quebec documentary in 40 years to unspool at the prestigious director’s fortnight, says her debut on the Croisette has involved an overwhelming whirlwind of press, parties, celebrities and fans.
Take Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Two basketball icons who played for The Lakers and The Celtics back in the ’80s. They were arch-rivals playing for legendary teams. If Magic was the embodiment of west coast flamboyance, heroics and people pleasing, Bird was the east coast opposite – reserved, private, all work and no (apparent) play. Two strong brands. Two originals. Like the Mac and PC, anthropomorphically speaking. Thanks to 66 commercials, we can all attest to the clear benefits of one legendary brand challenging another.
In what’s become a natural evolution from startup to mega-media company, Facebook hosted its first Studio Live agency event in New York today to teach creatives how to bring their clients onto the platform beyond free brand pages. It took zero dollars on consumer marketing to get Facebook to more than 600 million users, but for agencies and their big brands, the social network has begun to roll out the red — well, blue — carpet. To continue on its climb to topple the biggest online ad sellers, Google and Yahoo, even Facebook is going to have to play the agency game — which means free lunch, sizzle reels and trotting out executives to sell, sell, sell.
Canada’s newest entertainment company aims to create innovative content for TV, Web, mobile platforms and beyond. Award-winning TV creator Allan Novak has joined forces with award-winning producer/director and writer Barri Cohen to launch AllScreen Entertainment, the latest addition to Toronto’s vibrant content creation cluster. AllScreen’s goal is to leverage the duo’s considerable experience and talents to create and produce innovative video and trans-media content for TV, web and mobile.