Directorz & Lucky Twenty-One Name New EP

Sister production companies Directorz and Lucky Twenty-One are excited to welcome Anita Olan as Executive Producer in Los Angeles. Anita has an impeccable reputation for leading advertising, marketing, and branding assignments for world-class brands and entertainment properties across television, film, web, apps, games, and architectural spaces. She applies this vast experience and passion to building Directorz and Lucky Twenty-One’s growing Los Angeles production presence. 

“Anita is that rare individual who has strengths in both creative and management. Moreover, she’s a person clients and talent trust equally because she has a deep respect for our business,” says CFO/Partner Tammie Kleinmann. “Those qualities, and the ability to infuse any experience with warmth and enthusiasm, make her an exceptional addition to our family. We are thrilled.”

Anita Olan was most recently a freelance executive producer and brand strategist for various companies in the design, advertising and broadcast space leading the launch campaign shoots with Jennifer Lopez for NUVOtv, and contributing to a variety of projects for Sibling Rivalry and Troika Design Group. 

Previously, Anita served a variety of roles at Imaginary Forces including Executive Producer/General Manager, overseeing production for many of the company’s commercial, main title, feature marketing, network rebranding, web / app design, and experience design projects. Known for her ability to work seamlessly with both creative teams and clients, Anita lead expansive and award-winning opportunities for HBO, Showtime, AMC, USA, Sony, Disney, New Line Cinema, BBDO, J Walter Thompson, GSD&M, AKQA, Diller Scofidio + Renfro / Lincoln Center, Wynn Las Vegas, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Times Square Alliance. 

Anita enjoyed two successful tenures at Imaginary Forces, from 1998 – 2007 and from 2009 – 2011. The interim period was enjoyed in Rome, where Anita, an avowed travel enthusiast, was Creative Director of Frame By Frame and produced projects for a variety of international clients including Canal+ and Sky Italia. 

For Anita, becoming a key part of Directorz and Lucky Twenty-One provides the opportunity to apply her diverse experience to two strategically aligned companies. As she explains: “Directorz and Lucky Twenty-One have that perfect combination of exceptional directing talent supported by producers and executive producers with the goal of creating the best work possible for clients. Trust and quality are a part of everything they do, and I am excited to build on this foundation and extend the creative reach in Los Angeles and beyond.”