Kevin Macdonald Shoots New Nike Spot with Cristiano Ronaldo & Rafael Nadal

Chelsea Director David Gordon Green directs 4 new spots for Chrysler's "Second Half In America" by W+K, Airing this weekend!

Chrysler and W+K, Portland do it again, with 4 new rousing spots directed by David Gordon Green, to air nationally this weekend! If Chrysler's 2:00 minute epic pep talk featuring Clint Eastwood, which aired during Superbowl XLVII was the metaphorical "Halftime In America," then these 4 uplifting new spots are the "Second Half In America." Enjoy, and keep an eye out on a screen near you this weekend!

For more details, check out AdAge's article, here.

Alex Gibney's "Catching Hell" Nominated for Outstanding Sports Documentary at 33rd Annual Sports Emmys

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday the nominations for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards, to be hosted April 30th, 2012, and Alex Gibney's ESPN Films documentary, Catching Hell has been nominated for Outstanding Sports Documentary!

Check out the official press release, here.

And the trailer for the film below:

Christopher Quinn Directs for New CDC Campaign, "Tips from former Smokers" with Arnold

Lauren Greenfield's "Beauty Culture" Selected for Tribeca Film Festival

Lauren Greenfield's Documentary Short, Beauty Culture, has been selected to screen at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, as a part of the three film "Triptych" shorts program alongside Dreamscapes dir. by Wolfram Hissen, and Alekesam dir. by Jason Bergh. Thematically, the films truly form a "triptych," delving sequentially  into the subjects of art, music, and physical beauty.

This is the world premiere of Beauty Culture outside of the exhibition of the same name for which it was commissioned that was recently held at the Annenberg Space for Photography.

Please check out the official announcement of short films  to be screened at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, here, for more details. 

Lauren Greenfield's "The Queen of Versailles" to Show at First Ever Sundance London

Lauren Greenfield's new Feature Doc, The Queen of Versailles, which garnered her a Best Directing Award at this year's Sundance in Park City, has been chosen as one amongst a select 14 films to screen at the first ever Sundance London.

Trevor Groth, Sundance Director of Programming told Variety, "We wanted not only a mix of narrative and documentary films, feature and short films, but also films from a variety of sections of our festival in Utah -- Premieres, U.S. Competition and even our New Frontier experimental section."

John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said in the Guardian yesterday, "We're a mission-driven organisation, so we are always looking to extend the audience for American independent films. London is the perfect venue. We have a long history with UK films, and probably show more British titles than any other films from outside the US. So there's a natural affinity. But I'm also interested to explore the differences between UK and US independent cinema." He went on to say, "I've been working at Sundance since 1989 and we've obviously seen a lot of changes in that time. But the mission has always stayed the same. It's a festival for artists who are outside the mainstream. Despite all the changes in exhibition and distribution, there is still something great about just getting people together in one place. That's why festivals still matter. It has to happen on a bricks-and-mortar, person-to-person basis. That's where the fresh ideas take root."

The Inaugural Sundance London Film Festival runs from April 26-29 at O2 in London. The 4 day event will begin with appearances by Robert Redford himself, and renowned musician T Bone Burnet. The London iteration of the festival will place a particular emphasis on music as well as film.

Alex Gibney's Commercial Directorial Debut for Gatorade with TBWA\Chiat\Day Featured on Creativity Online

Oscar-Winning Documentarian Alex Gibney's commercial directing debut for Gatorade with TBWA\Chiat\Day is being featured today on Creativity online. The first of the two spots, "Jordan" is highlighted, and clicks through to the second spot in the new campaign, "Lochte."

Please check them out here if you haven't seem them yet:


http://creativity-online.com/work/gatorade-jordan/26513

Magnolia Releases Official Trailer for "Marley," Chelsea Director Kevin MacDonald's Forthcoming Documentary

Magnolia, which acquired the rights to Kevin MacDonald's new feature documentary, "Marley," just a few weeks ago on February 6th (Bob Marley's Birthday), has released the first official trailer to North American audiences. The film will open nationwide on 4/20. 

Check it out below:

"Marley" had its world premiere at the Berlinale International Film Festival earlier this month, and will have its North American premiere next month at SXSW 2012. 


For more details on Kevin MacDonald's "Marley," check out this story and more from the Hollywood Reporter after the jump, here.

Great New Work from Bruce Hunt for Subaru, "Carwash" and for Leggo's "Pasta Love's Leggo's"

Check out great new work from Bruce Hunt out of Australia for Subaru, "Carwash" and Leggo's, "Pasta Loves Leggo's!"

Chrysler's Top Super Bowl XLVI Spot, "It's Halftime in America" Garners Much Praise and Attention

The internet is ablaze with talk of Chrysler's "It's Halftime in America" Spot, directed by Chelsea Director David Gordon Green for Wieden + Kennedy. Check it out on YouTube, just one of many places to view the spot right now. Additionally, stay tuned here as we aggregate news about the spot from around the internet. Congratulations to all who played a part in bringing this poignant and touching spot together.

1. Creativity's Pick of the Day
http://creativity-online.com/work/chrysler-halftime-in-america-super-bowl-xlvi/26167

2. Adweek
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/5-best-commercials-super-bowl-xlvi-138088

3. Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577205141969749270.html?mod=e2tw

4. New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/us/politics/republicans-see-politics-in-chrysler-super-bowl-ad.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2

5. The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/feb/06/super-bowl-2012-commercials-football?INTCMP=SRCH

Lauren Greenfield Wins Best Director, U.S. Documentary, at Sundance 2012 for "The Queen of Versailles"

Lauren Greenfield has won the award for Best Directing, U.S. Documentary at Sundance 2012 for her film, "The Queen of Versailles." We are all very proud of her achievement!

Lauren Greenfield’s Documentary, “The Queen of Versailles” Picked Up at Sundance By Magnolia for Theatrical Release

Lauren Greenfield’s Documentary “ The Queen of Versailles,” which premiered on Thursday night as the opening film at Sundance, has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures last Friday for theatrical release! Press for the film so far has been extremely favorable. "The Queen of Versailles" was only the second film picked up at the Festival, and is slated for a summer theatrical release. Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said of the film in a recent statement, “’The Queen of Versailles’ brilliantly encapsulates the salient issues of the American economic downturn, while also being one of the most jaw-droppingly entertaining films I’ve seen in a very long time," and goes on to say of the director, “Lauren Greenfield is an exceptionally talented filmmaker with a wonderfully humanistic touch, and she has found a truly magnetic, charismatic star in Jackie Siegel." Lauren said in a statement Friday, “I am really excited to be working with Magnolia, who we huddled with late into last night… I feel like we have found a true kindred spirit, who cares as much about our film as we do. I am really looking forward to working with such a smart, impressive team.” We are very excited and proud of Lauren.

Sources: the Los Angeles Times and the Hollywood Reporter

Image Courtesy of Lauren Greenfield / INSTITUTE

Chelsea Director Lauren Greenfield’s Documentary, “The Queen of Versailles” Premieres Opening Night of Sundance to Rave Reviews

Last night, the 2012 Sundance Film Festival kicked off with the world premiere of Chelsea Director Lauren Greenfield’s new feature-length documentary, The Queen of Versailles, co-executive produced, in part, by Chelsea co-owners Allison Amon and Lisa Mehling.

We are delighted to note that reviews for Lauren’s documentary so far have been extremely positive. Keep an eye on the list below for links to reviews as they become available. Congratulations to Lauren Greenfield on her new film.

Reviews for Lauren Greenfield's The Queen of Versailles. 

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946861/

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/sundance-queen-of-versailles-rich-mansion-florida-film-siegel.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/20/us-sundance-opening-idUSTRE80I23920120120

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/20/lauren-greenfield-s-new-documentary-like-real-housewives-of-sundance.html

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/53334595-177/sundance-film-greenfield-festival.html.csp

Image Courtesy of Lauren Greenfield / INSTITUTE

A Night On the Town

Last week, some of the good people from Arnold Boston joined Chelsea in New York for a night out on the town, following a successful CDC shoot. Spotted on the Bowery from left, Chelsea East Coast Sales Rep, Denise Blate, Arnold CD Bill Girouard, Chelsea Producer Shanah Blevins, Arnold Exec. Producer Carron Pedonti, Chelsea Director Christopher Quinn, and Arnold Management Supervisor Faye Doyle. 

Chelsea's Allison Amon, Lisa Mehling, and Director Lauren Greenfield Packing their Bags for Sundance 2012, where "Queen of Versailles" Premieres on Jan. 19th

Sundance Film Festival 2012 is just around the corner (Jan. 19th – Jan. 29th), and Chelsea’s very own Lisa Mehling, Allison Amon, and Director Lauren Greenfield, (whose new film, The Queen of Versailles, will debut as the Opening Night Documentary this year) are gearing up for the journey to Park City in just a couple of weeks. Anthony Vagnoni, author at SourceEcreative, caught up with industry players attending and/or participating in this year’s festival.


Check it out, and see what Allison has to say about Sundance, after the jump: http://www.sourceecreative.com/news.php?ID=6232