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Matt Miller, President and CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) today announced the blue-ribbon panel of judges who will select the directors featured in the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) Showcase, premiering January 11, 2017.
The CDDP is a joint effort between AICP and the Directors Guild of American (DGA) to increase the number of minority and women directors in the commercial directing ranks, as well as the DGA membership. CDDP achieves this by presenting showcases of unsigned directors to the AICP membership with the goal of creating relationships which will lead to participants signing with a production company for representation. Individuals looking for their work to be considered for the showcase have until November 28th to submit their projects, and can do so at this link: http://www.awardcore.com/cddp/login.php.
The judges who will select the directors for Showcase #1 represent a cross-section of the production and advertising industries and include:
Sally Antonacchio, Owner/Executive Producer, The Artists Company
Roxanne Artesona, Owner, Roxanne & Co
Brian Carmody, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Smuggler
Keith Cartwright, Executive Creative Director, Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
Lisa Clunie, CEO, Joan
Susan Credle, Global Chief Creative Officer, FCB Global
Jules Daly, President, RSA Films
Michael DiGirolamo, Founder/Managing Director, Hey Wonderful
Candice Dragonas, Executive Producer, PRETTYBIRD
Robert Fernandez, CEO, Moxie Pictures
Oliver Fuselier, Managing Partner, Tool
Yirayah Garcia, Creative Director, UWG
Mindy Goldberg, Chief Creative Officer & Co-founder, Epoch Films
Laura Gregory, CEO/ Founder, Great Guns
Alma Harel, Director, Epoch Films
Shawn Lacy, Managing Director, Biscuit Filmworks
Brian Latt, Partner/Executive Producer, m ss ng p eces
Ralph Laucella, Founding Partner/Executive Producer, O Positive
Sasha Markova, Creative Director, Mother
Margo Mars, Managing Director, B-Reel Films
Charlie McBrearty, Owner, Shortlist Management
Mary Nittolo, President, The STUDIO
Kate Oppenheim, Partner/Executive, m ss ng p eces
Jaime Robinson, Chief Creative Officer, Joan
Jimmy Smith, Chairman/CEO/CCO, Amusement Park
Shelly Townsend, Executive Producer, Skunk
Mark Waites; Founder & Creative Partner, Mother
Natasha Wellesley, Head of Integrated Production, 180LA
Peyton Wilson, Director, Chelsea.
We are delighted that the CDDP Showcase will have such an experienced and noteworthy group of judges giving their time to help this initiative, noted Miller. Not only do the professionals in this group possess long track records of supporting diversity in advertising, they also have a unique set of insights, having worked with, developed and discovered some of the best directorial talent in the business.
CDDP Showcase #1 takes place on January 11, 2017 in Los Angeles at the DGA Theater.
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ABOUT CDDP
Created during contract talks between the AICP and the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) reflects the commitment of both organizations to effect change and increase the representation of minority and women directors specializing in commercials and marketing communications. The CDDP works to pair unsigned directors with production companies, and to increase the number of minority and women directors within the ranks of the DGA membership. To achieve this goal, CDDP presents showcases of unsigned directors to the AICP membership, and champions education and mentorship initiatives for those pursuing careers as commercial directors.
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