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ADRIENN MAJOR OF POD LDN
17 November 2022

In a recent conversation with POD LDN founder Adrienn Major, the ambitious entrepreneur explained to Jason Stone of DAVID the thinking behind her young company. We get used to hearing about disruptive models, but seldom is it as obvious as it is with POD LDN that a company is delivering on a proposition that the industry really needs.


Adrienn describes how POD coped with the apparent difficulty of the pandemic, before telling us about her own background, and how losing a full-time job gave her the courage to become a freelancer, and ultimately start her own business.


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DAVID PLAYS... 'SOCCER STORY'.

'Soccer Story' from developers Panic Barn features a villain in no way inspired by Sepp Blatter.


GEORGETTE PASCUAL JOINS MAD COW FILMS.

Mad Cow Films have completed the signing of Spanish director Georgette Pascual.


TV KLAXON: RISE AND FALL.

There are shades of J G Ballard's 'High-Rise' to the new Channel 4 reality show, 'Rise and Fall'.


PAULA HOCHBERG JOINS ADAM&EVEDDB AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR.

adam&eveDDB have a new creative director in the form of Paula Hochberg.


NEXUS STUDIOS WELCOME BONNIE TAYLOR FORSYTH.

Animation director Bonnie Taylor Forsyth has joined Nexus Studios for global representation.


FILM KLAXON: DIABLES.

Tom Sweetland's upcoming documentary requires oven gloves or asbestos hands.


THREE SHADES ENLIST WITH KNUCKLEHEAD.

Dean Kay-Barry, Simran Lotay, and Warren Berchie (aka Three Shades) are now part of Knucklehead's music and content roster.


CURATE EXPECTATIONS FOR GREG MOTTOLA.

Greg Mottola, the director of 'Superbad', 'Adventureland', and 'Confess, Fletch', has joined Curate for UK and European representation.


FAMILIA SCORE SEVEN.

Seven, count them, seven new directors have joined FAMILIA for global representation.


MATT SMUKLER ARRIVES AT SNAPPER.

Snapper have added seasoned American director Matt Smukler to their ranks.


EWAN FLETCHER SIGNS WITH JOHNNY FOREIGNER.

Director Ewan Fletcher says "now feels like the right time" to go freelance as he signs with Johnny Foreigner.


A TOUCH OF LAVENDER & RAVENSCROFT FOR ODELAY FILMS.

Lavender & Ravenscroft may sound like a fictional detective duo, but they actually direct commercials for a host of US brands.


THE MARTIANS INVADE THE VISIONARIES.

Diogo Abrantes and Joćo Rito (The Martians) have joined The Visionaries for commercial representation.


MOTHER'S CRAIG AINSLEY BECOMES FRANK ATLANTIC AND JOINS ARTS & SCIENCES

Craig Ainsley has become the latest graduate of the unofficial Mother Academy of Directors to become 'Frank Atlantic' and join the Arts & Sciences roster.


THE CORNER SHOP NAB EMMA BRANDERHORST AND RELTA.

Dutch director Emma Branderhorst and British-Persian filmmaker Richard Pope (aka Relta) have joined The Corner Shop for UK representation.


IT'S MAREK PARTYS TIME FOR KODE.

KODE's 2023 recruitment drive continues with the addition of Czech talent Marek Partyš.


FOODFILM JOIN THE BITE COLLECTIVE

As if the food expertise at the BITE Collective wasn't impressive enough, they've now added French duo FoodFilm to their roster.


YOU ARE HERE WELCOME AISHA SCHLIESSLER.

Third-generation filmmaker Aisha Schliessler has joined You Are Here for commercial representation in the UK.


RORY HANRAHAN ARRIVES AT CMN PPL FLMS.

Dublin-based writer and director Rory Hanrahan is now on the books at Common People Films (CMN PPL FLMS).


STRING & TINS PRESENT NO FIXED MIX 2023

No Fixed Mix, the sound design course run by String & Tins, is back for its fourth edition.


LEWIS CROSSFIELD JOINS COFFEE & TV.

A flurry of activity at Coffee & TV continues as Lewis Crossfield becomes their new Senior Colourist.


LADY ELEANOR RETURNS HOME TO CONQUER LONDON

Just four years after setting up Eleanor in Los Angeles, Sophie Gold is setting out to conquer her home city of London, and judging by the success she's had in the US, she means business.


GET AN EYEFUL OF NEXUS DESIGN STUDIO.

What do you call a design studio run by Nexus? Erm, Nexus Design Studio, of course.


MRMR JOIN STINK RISING.

Director duo Katie Lambert and Martha McGuirk (aka MrMr) have joined Stink Rising for global representation.


THE JOY OF SIX FOR FMLY CRTV.

Family Creative (FMLY CRTV)'s roster has doubled in size thanks to the additions of Dean George, Ste Hinde, and Benjamin Brook.


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