Strangelove's loss is Riff Raff's gain
As part of a strategic partnership with Passion, Tom Berendsen & three former Strangelove directors sign to Riff Raff's roster.
London-based production company Riff Raff has added a slew of directors to its roster in a strategic partnership with Passion.
After two years of success producing commercials for NatWest, Sainsbury’s, Sky Cinema and UNIQLO, multi-platform production company Strangelove is closing its doors, and founder Tom Berendsen - together with directors Marco Prestini, Ben Liam Jones and BRTHR - will join the roster at Riff Raff.
New business representatives Hannah Kluman and Claire Blewer Jones will also move across to join Riff Raff's Suzie Fowles in the hunt for new scripts and opportunities.
“It’s a really exciting opportunity to move forward and work with Riff Raff," says Berendsen. "Over the past eight years Matthew [Fone, owner of Riff Raff] has built a company that champions creativity and craft. With his track record of helping directors such as Megaforce, Francois Rousselet and The Sacred Egg develop I look forward to the next stage of our careers. But I’m also keen to build on the relationship we will keep with Passion in the areas of film, content and animation.”
“When I first met with Andrew and Tom at Passion to think about a collaboration it seemed a natural fit," comments Fone. "Passion have a wealth of talent and film work built up over the last 30 years, with the odd Oscar thrown in, so I am honoured and pleased to look forward to developing future projects with them. Helping carry on developing Ben, Marco and BRTHR as well as giving Riff Raff more opportunities in film and animation can only be a good thing”.
“Collaborating in this way connects new directors to our Film and Documentary division whilst opening up new commercial live-action opportunities for Passion," adds Andrew Ruhemann, founder, Passion Pictures.
In other news, Riff Raff's former head of music video, Natalie Arnett, has been promoted to EP of commercials.
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- Director Ben Liam Jones
- Director BRTHR
- Director Marco Prestini
- Executive Producer Tom Berendsen
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