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Director Joachim Back Production Company Park Pictures Executive Producers Jackie Kelman Bisbee Lance Acord Jean Villiers Mette Ambro Gigi Realini Producers Sam Bisbee Tivi Magnusson Erika Hampson Christian Potalivo Cinematography by Pawel Edelman Film Editing by Russell Icke Production Design by Janet Kim Original Music by Laurent Parisi Casting by Laura Rosenthal Casting Assistant Maribeth Fox Costume Design by Kasia Walicka-Maimone Art Department Uriah Herr Set Photographer Enok Holsegaard Sound Department Scott Breindel Shaun Brennan Brian Scibinico Ian Stynes Camera and Electrical Department Nick Deeg Adam Lukens Matthew Walker Post Production The Whitehouse Executive Producer: Kate O'Mulloy Telecine: MPC Colorist: Jean Clement Soret Post Production Special Effects: Smoke & Mirrors, NY Flame Artist: Sam Caine Flame Asst: Ross Vincent Producer: Mariya Shikher PostWorks Assistant to Producers Christine Ng CREW BIOGRAPHIES: Joachim Back Joachim began his career as an impressionable teenager, working as an on-set runner for film productions in his native Denmark. Determined to get from away from the craft service table and behind the camera, Joachim and some friends began shooting their own shorts and spec projects on borrowed equipment. His oddball comic sensibility got him noticed, and in 1997 Joachim signed with Copenhagen's Easy Film for commercial representation. In 2000 a spot he directed for MTV, "The Mouth", was shortlisted for a Gold Lion at Cannes, and in 2001 Joachim and two fellow directors founded the spot shop Bacon. After several very successful years, the team went its separate ways, and Joachim moved with his family to New York where he signed with Park Pictures in 2004. Joachim has been working non-stop ever since, and has directed campaigns for Viagra, Captain Morgan, Tostitos, Hyundai, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bud Light, and Miller Lite, to name a few. His Viagra spots - the little blue pill's first foray into comedy won a Gold Lion at the 2005 Cannes Festival, it is one of the most decorated spots in the advertising world (with over 15 wins in the advertising awards circuit). He's also snagged a Bronze Lion for "Too Late", a spot for Charal out of Gang Films in Paris. Joachim was ranked number 7 on the Gunn Report in 2006. His hilarious, visually and sonically inventive Captain Morgan spot won Best Sound Design at the 2007 AICP Show. His Budlight "Carpet" spot was shortlisted at Cannes in 2008. In 2009, he received two Epica awards, an Epica Gold for Ikea and an Epica Silver for his Volvo spot. He also receieved a Eurobest award for his Ikea spot "Sunny Beach" Most recently, Joachim directed the short film, "The New Tenants" the film an Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short and received an honorable mention at the Los Angeles Reel Festival in 2010. The film has also been accepted into the Munich International Short Film Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Florida Film Festival, the Vail Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, the Sydney Film Festival and the Mailbiu Film Festival. The short stars actors such as Vincent D'onofrio, Kevin Corrigan, David Rakoff, Jamie Harrold, Liane Balaban and Helen Hanft. Joachim lives in New York with his wife and two children. Sam Bisbee "The New Tenants" is Sam's debut as a Producer. He executive produced and co-wrote the slasher musical "Don't Go In the Woods", directed by Vincent D'onofrio. Sam Bisbee is a singer/songwriter/composer and record producer. He has recorded and released 5 critically acclaimed albums on 4 record labels. Sam is also signed to a publishing deal by NETTWERK and has an album due out by an artist he produced and wrote with named RENI LANE on Universal/Motown records. Sam has composed the score for 4 feature length films and numerous shorts. Also a screenwriter, Sam has 4 films co-written with his writing partner Joe Vinciguerra including an adaptation of an Eric Bogosian novel "Mall", two other projects to be directed by Vincent D'onofrio, and a script in development with acclaimed cinematographer Lance Acord. Erika Hampson Erika has been a resident of Manhattan and a member of the television and film community for the last ten years. In 2005, she was the associate producer of "Five Minutes, Mr. Welles," a short film starring and directed by Vincent D'Onofrio. Since then, she has gone on to produce several other projects, including the feature film "Don't Go In The Woods" (2008) and most recently, a short entitled "The New Tenants" in association with Park Pictures. Erika also served as the executive producer for "Ipso Facto," an independent short which is currently making the rounds on the festival circuit. Christian Potalivo Starring in several feature films and tv-series as a child spurred Christian's passion for film. Short after finishing The European Film College, Christian was accepted to the 4 year producer programme at The National Danish Film School. Here he both developed and produced documentary, live-action fiction and animation. Christian began working for M&M Productions in 2006, and when he graduated from the Film School in 2007, he was hired by M&M Productions as a producer. M&M is internationally known for its successful collaboration with writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen, which has earned the company several Oscar nominations and wins. Since his start at M&M Christian has produced both shorts and feature films. Among these is the third family feature about The Lost Treasure of the Knight's Templar: "The Mystery of the Snake Crown", which was shot mainly in Malta. The film wraps up the highly popular trilogy and was one of the biggest successes at the Danish cinemas that year. In 2008 he produced the short film "The Pig" which in spring 2009 earned an Oscar nomination. The film questions what happens when an individual?s right to practice freedom of speech is challenged. Christian was in 2009 selected to be Danish "Producer on the Move" at the Cannes film festival. Most recently Christian produced the family horror film called "Monster Busters" and the action comedy "At World?s End"; an international co-production, which was shot partially in Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Denmark. Christian is a voting member of both The Danish Film Academy as well as the European Film Academy. Pawel Edelman Pawel Edelman is a Polish cinematographer who named Best European Cinematographer in 2002 at the European Film Awards for his work on "The Pianist", for which he also won the Cesar Award for Best Cinematography. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA for the same film. He also received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography from the American Society of Cinematographers for "Ray". Russell Icke Russell has edited some of the most recognizable and awarded commercials in advertising history. Icke's early-collaborations with famed-features director Michel Gondry garnered much attention: Smirnoff's "Smarienberg", Levi's "Drugstore" and Polaroid's "Resignation." "Drugstore" was recognized as the best commercial in the world in 1995, winning the Grand Prix at the Cannes Advertising Festival that year. -- Gondry/Icke also created memorable music videos (including Björk's "Isabelle," the Rolling Stones' "Like a Rolling Stone" and the Foo Fighters' "Everlong"), and the feature film, "Human Nature" (starring Patricia Arquette and Tim Robbins). Russell Icke's international reputation in the commercial world has allowed him to work with some of the most innovative directors in the industry, including Frank Budgen (Nike) and feature film directors, John Woo (Nike), Michael Mann (Lucky Strike), Tarsem (Pepsi), Terry Gilliam (Nike), Doug Liman (Levi's), Noam Murro (Travelers Insurance), and Frederik Bond (JC Penney), and Madonna. Icke recently collaborated with Madonna, cutting her debut feature "Filth and Wisdom". The commercial he cut for Nicolai Fugslig - Sony 'Balls' - has recently been named 'commercial of the decade' by Boards Magazine. Icke's award wins are many. Among the accolades: 8 AICP awards, 18 BTAA awards, 3 BTAA Craft Awards (for editing), 14 Cannes distinctions (1 of them the overall "Grand Prix" award for Nike "Tag"), 32 Clios (including the overall "Grand Clio" award for Levi's "Drugstore"), and 34 D&AD awards. Laurent Parisi Laurent Parisi is a French composer and musician, born in Paris in 1964, and currently resides there with his wife and two children. He has had a lifelong passion for cinema and it is through this prism that he has approached his work as a musician. Since the early nineties, he composed the music for over two hundred projects including movies, tv shows and commercials. Meeting Joachim Back in 2007 elicited an immediate tacit recognition of belonging to the same artistic family. Under such circumstances, the work proceeded as a game, pleasure and an ongoing discovery. However, it also involved the challenge of satisfying the acumen of a rigorous and demanding director. |
