Karl Shefelman Joins Persona’s Roster of Directors
June 12, 2008
Persona Films signs film and commercial Director Karl Shefelman for worldwide spot representation. Karl’s work ranges from award-winning short films (“Bill’s Seat”, “Elysian Fields”) to storyboards for features such as “American Gangster”, “The Departed” and “The Devil Wears Prada”.
Post-production Starts on “The Casualty”
May 15, 2008
Production wrapped on “The Casualty”, the latest feature from the acclaimed Russian director Alexander Galin (“Il Delegazione”). The film tells the story of a Russian actor who comes to New York City in the hope of conquering Broadway, but finds himself playing a role in a very different drama. Read more...
New Summit for Persona
May 12, 2008
“The Arena”, a TV spot for CMS Forex, directed by Yan Vizinberg through Global Advertising Strategies, wins Creative Summit Awards in two categories: Best Digital Effects and Best Television Commercial.
Yan Vizinberg Directs “Dandelions”
May 08, 2008
From Director Yan Vizinberg comes “Dandelions” a new spot for Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines. Produced for Global Advertising Strategies, the spot promotes the carrier’s transatlantic flights. It is scheduled to air in the US and Canadian markets in the coming weeks.
“One-story High America”
Premiers on Russia’s Channel One.
February 11, 2008
“One-story
High America”, Vladimir Pozner’s
16-part documentary, starts airing on Channel
One, Russia’s largest TV network. Persona
Films provided production services to this
ambitious project during the 60-day shooting schedule
that took the crew on an unforgettable trip across
the United States.
Abigail Honor Directs “Aliens”
February 8, 2008
From Director Abigail
Honor comes “Aliens”,
a sci-fi spoof for the International Advertising
Association’s41st
World Congress. Produced for Global
Advertising Strategies, the spot features
aliens who arrive on Earth only to learn that they
are old news. Read
more...
Persona Starts Production on
“The Casualty”
JANUARY 25, 2008
Persona Films starts
production on “The Casualty”,
a new feature from the acclaimed Russian director
Alexander Galin (“Casanova’s
Raincoat”, “Photo”).
The film will be shot in New York, Florida and St.
Petersburg, Russia.
Chris Cooper Joins Persona
JANUARY 6, 2008
Chris Cooper joins Persona Films as a staff
Producer. His most recent film credit is "Living
in Emergency", a feature-length documentary
about Doctors Without Borders. Chris holds a Master
of Business Administration degree from University
of California, Berkeley.
