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Ikuo Yamamoto joins Smoke&Oakum

Tokyo director and AI visual artist Ikuo Yamamoto joins the roster for the US market.

Screenshot of the shots article "Director Matthew James Thompson joins Smoke&Oakum"

Matthew J Thompson joins Smoke&Oakum

New York director Matthew J Thompson joins the roster, after years as a skeptic of generative tools.

Screenshot of the Roastbrief interview "AI as an Extension of Film, Not a Shortcut"

Blair Vermette, on Roastbrief

Blair Vermette

Blair Vermette talks to Roastbrief about treating AI as an extension of film, not a shortcut.

Screenshot of the IndieWire article "This Single DVD Is Traveling Around the Country to Find a Sweet Indie Film Its Audience"

Handle with Care, on IndieWire

Matthew J Thompson

IndieWire on Matthew J Thompson's feature Handle with Care, which is touring the country as a single DVD in a Pelican case.

Ceci n’est pas un pitch deck.

Screenshot of the shots article "Director Blair Vermette joins Smoke&Oakum"

Blair Vermette joins Smoke&Oakum

Toronto director Blair Vermette joins the roster for representation in the US.

Screenshot of the LBB article "Generative Production Powers Offbeat Campaign for Distillery Valentine"

Making Natatorium, on LBB

Adam Witten tells LBB how generative production put a big idea within reach of a craft distillery.

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Received wisdom has gotten very good at explaining why you need to split the diff to make the day.
We call BS.
Smoke&Oakum makes the idea challenger teams were told they aren’t allowed to have.

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