Team One, Saatchi LA Host New Directors' Showcase in Los Angeles

2015 marks 25 years for the global debut of new talent

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Sep 10, 2015, 09:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Team One and Saatchi & Saatchi LA to host the LA premiere of the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase (NDS) at the Ace Hotel on Wednesday, September 23. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the annual debut at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity of the best new director talent globally. For more information on NDS, and to attend, please visit https://ndsla15.splashthat.com/.

This year, with an additional special screening, NDS honors a quarter century of supporting emerging directors, with an emphasis firmly on the directors' talents. The 25 NDS alumni featured will then pass the baton to the class of 2015.

2015 NDS Finalists:
Ben Knight – Denali
Chandler Levack and Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux – Pup 'Guilt Trip'
Charlie Robins – Klangkarussell 'Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain)'
Dent de Cuir – DyE 'She's Bad'
Dexter Navy – A$AP Rocky 'L$D'
Elizabeth Lo – Hotel 22
Eric Kissack – The Gunfighter
Factory Fifteen – The Bug 'Function / Void'
Guillaume Panariello – Siska 'Unconditional Rebel'
Helmi – Tiga 'Bugatti'
Kyungmin Woo – JohnnyExpress
Maria Takeuchi and Frederico Phillips –as^.phyx^.i^.a
Young Replicant – Flying Lotus 'Coronus, The Terminator'
Yvan Fabing – Garage

Chris Graves, Chief Creative Officer at Team One, commented: "As members of the Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide Creative Board, we're responsible each year for selecting the finalists for the New Directors' Showcase, a celebrated tradition of Saatchi & Saatchi for the last 25 years. It's an honor to introduce an incredibly talented group of new directors to the Los Angeles world of advertising, film, media and production, and the United Artists Theatre at the Ace Hotel is the perfect backdrop."

Premier sponsors include The Mill, Precision Prep, Whitehouse Post, Wiredrive, and Silver sponsors include Cut+Run, Juice, MediaMonks, Robot Repair, The Sweet Shop, Tim Damon, Walker, XYZ.

About Team One
Team One is Saatchi & Saatchi's fully integrated premium, luxury and aspirational brand agency, and part of the Publicis Groupe global network. Expertly launching the remarkable, including ideas, brands, products and careers of the 495 current employees is the agency's hallmark. Current clients include: Lexus, Lexus Dealer Association, The Ritz-Carlton, HSBC Premier, Indian Motorcycle, Icelandic Glacial, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, and CBS Watch! magazine. Visit Team One's website at TeamOne-USA.com, on Facebook at Facebook.com/TeamOneUSA, or follow the agency on Twitter at @TeamOneUSA.

About Saatchi & Saatchi LA
Saatchi & Saatchi LA (SSLA) is located in Torrance, California and is part of the global Saatchi & Saatchi network of 130 offices in 70 countries, and is owned by the Publicis Groupe, the third-largest communications group in the world. As the agency of record for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., SSLA employs more than 375 full-time employees and has been a trusted partner of TMS since 1975. For more information, please visit SaatchiLA.com.

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