Los Angeles-based writer-director Colin Francis Costello has another win to add to his reel. Costello and his Ela Road Films team just took home the top prize from the Gather
The 2021 Golden State Film Festival, now in its 4th year, gave out its awards to the independent films and their filmmakers on March 26. Congrats go out to Reel
Writer/director Colin Costello brings ‘Twilight Zone’ inspired short film to the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Fest Dreamwisher, an award-winning 8-minute film from writer/director Colin Costello, will screen at the Oscar-Qualifying HollyShorts
Awards season, which Reel Chicago has been covering all along, finally comes to its climax with the broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Amid the glamour, the
Named by Fast Company as one of the “World’s Most Innovative Companies, Hometeam, is excited to announce that biracial writer/director Colin Francis Costello is available for both U.S. and international
Colin Francis Costello’s latest short film, Storage, won both the Best U.S. Narrative Shorts at Silicon Beach Film Festival and Palm Springs Shorts last weekend. The short, which explores accepting and letting go
I have a little ritual after work. Whenever I can, I drive down Sunset Boulevard just to see what’s new. I’ve been in advertising long enough that I still get
July was not a quiet month. In fact, there was a lot of noise. Like a lot! The FIFA World Cup turned living rooms, bars and social feeds into one
Skincare has become ritual. Body care has become business. But intimate care? That category still tends to get shoved into the bottom of the bag—and preferably underneath everything else.m That
Legal advertising isn’t exactly known for subtlety. It’s a category dominated by stern attorneys, dramatic testimonials and endless promises to “fight for you.” Morgan & Morgan has spent the last
Patrick Mahomes has found another way around the NFL’s ban on active players endorsing alcoholic beverages. In “Mahomeses,” a new Coors Light campaign from Mischief @ No Fixed Address, the
How do you convince people that talking to AI has finally become natural? If you’re OpenAI, you don’t start with engineers or influencers. You hand the microphone to Grandma. For
Kia America is going small by thinking big. The automaker has launched a new 360-degree campaign for the all-new 2027 Kia Seltos, and the work from longtime creative agency David&Goliath
Well, we got the vibe right. The actual commercials? Not so much. After looking at the 78th Emmy nominations for Outstanding Commercial, one thing is clear: Emmy voters once again
When Emmy nominations are announced, most of the oxygen will go to the big TV races: drama, comedy, limited series, snubs, surprises, and whichever actor gets nominated because voters finally
Okay, yeah, I can’t believe it’s July. Freakin’ July. While I’m shaking my head in disbelief, let’s talk about June. Last month came in hot, loud, wearing a jersey and
Reese’s Puffs is bringing back one of its most beloved cereal anthems with some serious after-hours energy. Launched June 25, the brand’s new campaign from The Martin Agency revives its
Hard Rock Bet is encouraging players to take a little time for themselves. The brand has launched “Where Your Inner Rebel Plays,” a new platform created with 72andSunny New York
Bud Light knows what it feels like to be dragged into a culture war. Three years ago, the brand became a national flashpoint after partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney
Volkswagen is taking a smaller, more playful route into this summer’s soccer conversation. Created in partnership with Johannes Leonardo, the automaker’s latest campaign spotlights Tiggy, a remote-controlled Volkswagen Tiguan carrying
