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Gentlemen Reach Agreement With GO.
"Gentlemen, the directing duo comprised of Brett Snider and Billy Federighi, has joined GO Film."
Tim Hamilton's Charal spots receive a Silver Epica Award.
"Europe's Premier Creative Awards: Tim Hamilton's work for Leo Burnett France is recognized with a Silver Epica."
GO's Steve Fuller discusses creating the Mad Men title sequence in a new interview with Art Of The Title.
"A shadowed figure enters his office, sets down his briefcase, and the room collapses around him. As he tumbles through a chasm of diamond rings, happy families, and women in pantyhose, the glossy veneer of advertising gives way, revealing the rough humanity of a man lost."
Brickyard VFX Transforms for Bright House Networks
"Brickyard VFX recently completed a four-spot package for Bright House Networks, via agency Fry Hammond Barr and director Benji Weinstein of GO."
The Best Work You May Never See: WaterSense's 'Dishwasher' Helmed by Benji Weinstein
"A woman starts her electric dishwasher with only three dishes inside. Suddenly she has unexcpected company--"
New PSAs: 'Wasting Water Is Weird'
"The 30-second spots feature Rip the Drip, a character that pops up when people waste water during their daily activities."
The Green Life - Letting your faucet flow is just weird.
"That's the concept behind a new PSA series that features the absurdly funny "Rip the Drip," a greasy, socially awkward guy who appears when people waste water."
DEVOUR - Wasting Water Is Weird
"Not as weird as sitting in a stranger's kitchen wearing jorts and a wife beater..."
Neal Brennan's ESPYs promos are 'Just So High School'
"ADWEEK - Ads for 2011 ESPY Awards Are Just So High School"
Christopher Guest grabs a Film Lion at Cannes 2011
"Congrats to Christopher Guest, who wins a Film Lion for his Viagra 'golf' spot!"
GO's Charles Jensen picks up Cyber and Film Lions at Cannes 2011
"Congratulations to Charles Jensen and DraftFCB SF for collecting a Cyber and a Film Lion at the Cannes Lions Festival for Your Mom Hates This: Dead Space 2 and for The Making of Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2."
Ric Cantor's 8th Continent spot receives a Silver at the Creativity International Awards
"Ric's spot for 8th Continent Soymilk receives a Silver Creativity Media Award"
Just for Laughs exclusive - Neal Brennan
"There's an old adage that if you want to work somewhere, go and do it for free, which is basically what I did without knowing it was an old adage."
Neal Brennan directs for the 2011 ESPYs
"Neal Brennan directs for ESPN's 19th Anniversary Telecast to Honor Best in Sports and Entertainment"
GO's Jeff Tomsic and DOJO creates Call of Duty: Elite
"Voicing a gamer called theLEGENDofKARL, he takes the viewer on a tour of the game, peppering his commentary with a few mortars and a lot of humor."
Congrats to Benji on his Bessies Awards!
"Congratulations to Benji Weinstein for his Best of Show and Gold TV Awards of the 2011 Bessies!"
Dennie Gordon's new spot for the AARP: Get Over It
"The 'still adorable' Betty White shows off her multiple talents in this new Dennie Gordon spot"
Groupon Super Bowl commercials raise ire
"In one commercial, Timothy Hutton says 'the people in Tibet are in trouble, their culture is in jeopardy,' as pictures of Tibet are shown on the screen. The punchline? It turns out he's talking about a fish curry deal groupon.com offered."
SHOOT FALL 2010 Directors Issue - Dennie Gordon
"Within a 30-second format. you have to do it better, even faster and with the most inventive images available"
Director Steve Fuller Nominated for Emmy® Award
"Creative Efforts on Main Title Sequences for "The Pacific" and Nurse Jackie" Recognized by Academy"
TV/Feature Director Dennie Gordon Joins GO For Spots
"Director Dennie Gordon - perhaps best known for her TV comedy work spanning such shows as '30 Rock' and 'The Office', and winner of a DGA Award in 2000 for an episode of HBO's 'Tracey Takes On', which stars comedian Tracey Ullman - has come aboard the roster of bicoastal GO Film for spot representation."
Go Film's Christopher Guest is at it again
"...tapping into his marvelous ensemble of actors for yet another comedy TV campaign inspired by his well-known work in features. Most recently, he wrapped up a spot for the US Census Bureau out of DraftFCB/New York."
Jackson Hewitt's joy of taxes - consumers toting around giant checks
"Many ads in the tax preparation category discuss minimizing the pain of the season. A new push from Jackson Hewitt, however, is all about the joy of a big refund check. Created out of Zimmerman Advertising, directed by GO Film's Benji."
Super Bowl XLIV - Shoot reveals spots and directors slated for Super Sunday
"Christopher Guest of GO Film helmed U.S. Census for Draftfcb New York. Teleflora and its in-house agency Fire Station are returning to Super Sunday, this year with a spot directed by Tim Hamilton of GO Film."
November 4, 2009, Vancouver - Ric Cantor receives a surprise Lotus Award
"Mr. Lube ‘No Money Down’ receives a Silver Lotus for the ‘Best Television Or Cinema’ commercial in the Broadcast category. Created out of Rethink/Vancouver."
February 27, 2009, SHOOT - It's A GO Stateside For Director Jakob Strom
"GO Film welcomes Jakob Strom, adding his concept-driven work with a Swedish touch of humor to the company roster."
November 21, 2008, SHOOT - Top Spot of the Week
"Director Simon McQuoid, Fallon Break It All Down For Holiday Inn Express."
Behind Simon McQuoid’s Cannes Grand Prix
"McCann Worldgroup T.A.G. San Francisco’s integrated campaign for the launch of the Xbox 360 game Halo 3 has taken the ad world by storm."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins 2008 Cannes Lions Grand Prix
"Xbox Halo 3’s ‘Believe’ wins 2008 Cannes Lions Grand Prix. Campaign was created out of McCann Worldgroup/T.A.G. San Francisco. Internet film, ‘Enemy Weapon’, was directed by Simon McQuoid of GO Film."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins 2008 Cannes Titanium & Integrated Lions Grand Prix
"Xbox Halo 3's ‘Believe’ wins 2008 Cannes Titanium & Integrated Lions Grand Prix. Campaign was created out of McCann Worldgroup / T.A.G. San Francisco. Internet films, ‘Enemy Weapon’ and ‘Hunted’, were directed by GO Film’s Simon McQuoid."
Microsoft’s Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ launch campaign wins 2008 Creativity Award
"...A series of beautifully-directed shorts films from Rupert Sanders and Simon McQuoid and live action online promos by Neil Blomkamp further explored different facets of the futuristic mythology of Master Chief."
Kellogg’s Frostedd Flakes ‘Extreme’ wins 2008 GOLD District ADDY
"Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes ‘Extreme’ wins 2008 GOLD District ADDY. Directed by Andrews Jenkins. Created out of Leo Burnett/Chicago."
Microsoft’s Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign wins 2008 D&AD YELLOW PENCIL
"Simon McQuoid’s Enemy Weapon and Hunted films, created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco, contribute to Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign's 2008 D&AD Yellow Pencil in Integrated Media. The D&AD rewards outstanding creativity, mould-breaking thinking and the highest standard of design and inovation."
Microsoft’s ‘The Stu Osborn Show’ chosen as 2008 WEBBY Award Official Honoree
"Directed by Christopher Guest and created out of McCann Erickson San Francisco, Microsoft’s ‘The Stu Osborn Show’ is chosen as a WEBBY Award Official Honoree in Branded Content."
Kellogg’s Frostedd Flakes ‘Extreme’ chosen as 2008 WEBBY Award Official Honoree
"Directed by Andrews Jenkins and created out of Leo Burnett/Chicago, Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes ‘Extreme’ is chosen as a WEBBY Award Official Nominee in Online Commercials."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins BEST OF SHOW at 2008 ONE SHOW
"Xbox Enemy Weapon/Hunted online films, directed Simon McQuoid contribute to Halo 3 campaign ONE SHOW ‘BEST OF SHOW’ win. Created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco."
Halo 3’s Enemy Weapon/Hunted/Ammo win 2008 ONE SHOW TV Non-Broadcast GOLD PENCIL
"Xbox Enemy Weapon/Hunted (Simon McQuoid/GO Film) and Ammo (Rupert Sanders/MJZ) win ONE SHOW Non-Broadcast GOLD PENCIL. Created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins 2008 ONE SHOW Integrated Branding GOLD PENCIL
"Xbox Enemy Weapon/Hunted web films, directed by Simon McQuoid, contribute to Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign ONE SHOW GOLD PENCIL in Integrated Branding. Created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco."
Halo3.com/Believe Campaign wins 2008 ONE SHOW Interactive BRONZE PENCIL
"Xbox Enemy Weapon/Hunted online films, directed by Simon McQuoid, contribute to Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign ONE SHOW Interactive BRONZE PENCIL. Created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco."
BC Lions’ ‘Airplane’ wins 2008 ONE SHOW Merit Award
"BC Lions’ ‘Airplane’ wins 2008 ONE SHOW Merit Award. Directed by Benji Weinstein. Created out of ReThink, Vancouver."
BC Lion ‘Airplane’ is shortlisted at 2008 Cannes Lions
"BC Lions’ ‘Airplane’ wins 2008 ONE SHOW Merit Award. Directed by Benji Weinstein. Created out of ReThink, Vancouver."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Enemy Weapon’ and ‘Hunted’ shortlisted at 2008 Cannes Lions
"Xbox Halo 3 Internet Films ‘Enemy Weapon’ and ‘Hunted’ are shortlisted at 2008 Cannes Lions. Created out of McCann Worldgroup / T.A.G. San Francisco. Directed by Simon McQuoid/GO Film."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins top 2008 GRAND CLIO Award
"Simon McQuoid's Enemy Weapon and Hunted, long format web films contribute to Xbox Halo 3's 'Believe' campaign 2008 Grand Clio win. Created out of McCann Worldgroup San Francisco and T.A.G. San Francisco, the ‘Believe’ campaign beat out all other Television, Cinema and Digital spots."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Enemy Weapon’ wins SILVER 2008 CLIO Award
"Simon McQuoid’s Xbox Enemy Weapon, created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco, wins a Silver 2008 Clio Award for creative excellence in Television, Cinema and Digital."
Xbox ‘Believe’ Campaign takes the GRANDY at the 2008 ANDY Award
"Each year, the ANDY Jury selects one piece of work that is deemed to be the absolute best in show, the single representative of all the work entered in the show that year. This is the GRANDY... Created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco, Simon McQuoid's Enemy Weapon and Hunted films contribute to the ‘Believe’ campaign GRANDY award win."
Xbox Enemy Weapon wins SILVER 2008 ANDY Award
"Directed by GO Film’s Simon McQuoid and created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco, Xbox Enemy Weapon wins a Silver 2008 Andy Award for Television."
Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ Campaign wins GOLD Interactive ANDY Award
"Simon McQuoid's Enemy Weapon and Hunted films, created out of McCann Erickson/T.A.G. San Francisco, contribute to the Xbox Halo 3 ‘Believe’ campaign's Gold Interactive win."
Chicago Sun - NASCAR Fans Will Do Quack-Flips Over Aflac Spot
"This action-packed commercial will go over big with millions of NASCAR fanatics."
Creativity - Performance Art...Director Simon McQuoid finds his true calling
"I think I'm a much better director thank I ever was a creative."
New York Magazine - Michael Bay Sells Out, Earns Our Respect
"In this brand-new commercial for fiber optic Internet service, Bay bounds around his mansion...And guess what? It's awesome."
Shoot - Director Simon McQuoid Gets Weepy For Venables Bell...
"[McQuoid] composed everything so well. He gave us very simple, beautifully designed shots," Pfeifer said, noting that the agency wanted to work with the director for a while and that this job was the perfect opportunity.
NY Times - Computer Support, Can You Rock This?
"His fans may recognize his signature style-lots of music and earnest self-parody-but not the products that the videos are pitching-the vPro and Centrino Pro from Intel...Intel hired Mr. Guest to create two two-minute videos...as part of a decision to forgo more traditional advertising."
GO Film’s Simon McQuoid Brings True Humanity to New Spots for Halo 3
"The key for us was imagining the reality of it, the characters, the actors, the performances. The CGI and effects are simply support to tell human genuine stories. To achieve that goal, we scoured theatre groups to in search of the right cast. For ‘Enemy Weapon’ I wanted an actor who could portray a world-weary warrior who has been through a lot, but who also has sensitivity. Ultimately, I am drawn to performances with integrity and humanity about them; these war veterans needed to feel totally genuine in the way they paid homage to the Master Chief. He is after all, the quintessential unsung hero." ~Simon McQuoid
GO’S CHRISTOPHER GUEST PUTS INTEL BETWEEN HARD ROCK AND A SOFT TOUCH
HOLLYWOOD, CA, September 12, 2007 - GO Film’s Christopher Guest is no stranger to the synthesis of music and comedy...in fact, he's an iconic presence in this arena, achieving cult hero status as a member of Spinal Tap and as a director, writer, actor, and composer on numerous films. Guest now brings his talent to two Web-based spots for Intel, "Everything Has Changed" and "Set I.T. Managers Free".
Creativity - Top Production Co. - GO FILM
Go Film went through a transition this year, slimming its roster (it said goodbye to Jeff Aron Lable, Tom Schiller, Neil Tardio Jr. and Who?) while directing more attention to the new media space. The shop launched Goon Media, led by EP Catherine Finkenstaedt, which focuses on the production of new media content. Traditional highlights include Christopher Guest’s rock and roll spots for Volkswagen and Crispin. Meanwhile, Goon had a respectable start with solid projects like Guest's additional work on VW’s V-dubsrock.com site and on Microsoft’s "Stu Osborn Show," starring Fred Willard, and Jeep’s "The Way Beyond Trail" campaign, directed by Andrews Jenkins.
You Tube - Official Enemy Weapon Film
"Wow, these ads are really special. I can’t say I can remember an ad series that impacted me emotionally in some time. Thank you for sharing.” - WaterMedia “Man, that was so real, it was creepy. What happened to the Chief after the war? Is he dead?" - orcaman15
Best Ads On TV - New Halo 3 Campaign Goes To Air Via Go Film - GO FILM
The new XBOX halo 3 campaign directed by Simon McQuoid from GO Film for McCann Erickson San Francisco...Simon also gave us an anecdote from the set: "During the shoot, bloggers were working feverishly to uncover and share the filming location. It’s understandable, I play Halo myself. I'm a fan..."
Intel is the Latest Tech Company to Make I.T. Cool
Intel launched two Web Films late this summer hoping to add humor to an otherwise unglamorous (to most) industry. Produced, directed and written by Chistopher Guest (director of comicmovies like "Best in Show"), "Everything Has Changed" and "Set I.T. Manager Free" promote Intel’s cPro and Centrino Pro, products that allow IT users to service PC’s remotely and securely.