Meet the LBB & Friends: Simian, Chesterfield, Stillking, PostAds Group, Motel

All this week we’ve been introducing you to the people who have been collaborating with us to bring the LBB & Friends Beach to life. But while online relationships are all well and good, nothing beats meeting someone face-to-face, preferably with a glass of rosé in hand. So next week we’d love to see you at the beach! To find out more, head to our Facebook event page or look out for #LBBbeach on Twitter. Santé! 

Brian Atton – Simian

Brian Atton (Simian Co-Founder) and Kellie Atton (Head of Sales/Accounts)

LBB> Where are you from and what do you do?

BA> Simian is a progressive media sharing platform designed for evolved creatives. Collaborate, share and present…smarter.

LBB> What are you most looking forward to about Cannes this year?

BA> Hanging out and meeting with old friends and new at LBB & Friends Beach 2014.

LBB> Give us your top tips for surviving Cannes.

BA> Mentally prepare yourself for a week long marathon. There's always something going on in Cannes so pace yourself and don't forget to bring the Advil.

Matt Lawford – Chesterfield Group

Matt Lawford

LBB> Where are you from and what do you do? 

ML> From London and the number one insurance broker in the film and media industry.

LBB> What are you most looking forward to about Cannes this year? 

ML> Meeting plenty of new contacts from around the globe. It’s a big world but the advertising industry makes it small and cosy.

LBB> Give us a top tip for surviving Cannes. 

ML> Stay drunk! Everything will look Rosé in the morning!

James Hatcher - Stillking Films

James Hatcher

LBB> Where are you from and what do you do?

JH> I am a Londoner who moved to Prague a number of years ago and I divide my time between those two cities and wherever else production takes me. As an EP for Stillking Films I provide support to Production Companies who shoot with us in Prague, Spain, South Africa or Chile. 

LBB> What do you like best about Cannes? 

JH> Foreign clime induced heightened familiarity syndrome. I get hugged, kissed, picked up and squeezed by people who’d greet me with a polite nod and a handshake in Soho. 

LBB> What are your top tips for surviving Cannes?

JH> It is a privilege to be in Cannes, so the idea of having to survive it seems a little preposterous to me, but I do get the question having found myself in a little bit of a pickle before now.  Most problems are self-inflicted and can usually be prevented by the wearing of a sturdy sandal and the consumption of a glass or two of water at each event you attend. Also, enjoy it, you will only really connect with people if you are being genuine and having fun and then you get some fulfillment from the experience. If you do endure rather than enjoy Cannes, don’t go, just tweet and facebook update as if you are there and by mid July no one will think you weren’t. 

John Lipuma – Post Ads Group (Co-Founder & CEO)

The PAGs team

LBB>  Where are you from and what do you do?

JL> PostAds Group is based in New York with offices in London, Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami. Found in 2007, we became the first advertising consultancy to focus exclusively on TV & Digital Post-Production and Ad Distribution services for global brands.  We share our unique expertise with the global advertising community to identify, develop and implement new profitable ways of finishing and distributing video content around the world.

LBB> What are you most looking forward to about Cannes this year?

JL> Quality time spent with friends and colleagues, enjoying the immense beauty of Cannes with glasses of rosé and French cuisine on the beach...such is the life with Little Black Book and Friends!

LBB> Give us a top tip for surviving Cannes.

JL> "Eat, drink and be merry - for tomorrow you may not be in Cannes!"

Motel Productions

Dream girls

LBB> Where are you from and what do you do? 

MP> We are Motel Productions, a creative service production company in Barcelona. Lyndsay, Alice and Kate…bilingual producers with easy to pronounce names!

LBB> What are you most looking forward to about Cannes this year? 

MP> Seeing old friends…and making some new ones! And the flight home!!!

LBB> Give us your top tips for surviving Cannes. 

MP> Considering the lack of late night taxis in Cannes, we'd suggest drawing a map on your arm of your route home from the Gutter bar. And stay away from the rosé!