-Jonathan Levine, the man who’s helmed the movies 50/50, Warm Bodies as well as the Dwyane Wade-starring Li-Ning spot, has joined the commercial roster of Caviar, Los Angeles.

-Ogilvy alum Elizabeth Shanklin has joined SapientNitro as VP, client services for the latter’s West region.

-If The Artist spoke to you (didn’t for us),  perhaps you might be so inclined to check out this case study about the Toronto Silent Film Festival from Cossette (above).

-Hey, a friend is hosting a design + startup mixer event here, this Thursday, in NYC featuring the UX Lead on Nike+ Fuelband from R/GA, and the chief product officer of Fitocracy. Go here for details.

-Are you an NYC company that deserves free work from a Brooklyn-based digital agency? Well, here you go.

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In October, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade shocked the world (aka people who care about NBA apparel endorsements) by leaving Jordan Brand and joining forces with Li-Ning, one of China’s most-prominent sports brands (that’s been slowly making inroads here in the States over the years).

The move was shocking for a couple of reasons. First, it put Dwyane Wade in Michael Jordan‘s crosshairs which, if you’ve read Wright Thompson‘s incredible piece on Jordan for ESPN, you know it’s a terrible idea because MJ is totally fucking crazy. Second, it revealed that China’s plan for worldwide dominance begins with taking our beloved professional athletes away from us. Third, it revealed Wade to be Chinese  and most likely communist sympathizer—someone who would turn his back on his home country for the wealth and oppression that China’s booming (though unstable) economy offers to those willing to denounce the USA (Ed: As far as we know, Dwyane Wade is not actually a ‘communist sympathizer’ nor is he the catalyst for China’s global takeover. We hope you’re no longer in the fetal position at this moment).

Li-Ning apparently offered Wade his own brand within theirs, including a lot of creative control over his projects. Jordan brand, being run by a psychotic control-freak, obviously would never let this happen. So, we have the above spot from agency Zambezi depicting Dwyane Wade running the show like a badass. Smile now, D-Wade, but is your pile of Yuan keeping you warm tonight? Actually, yeah, it probably is. Credits after the jump.

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As part of Goodby Silverstein & Partners’ ongoing “BIG” work for the NBA, we leave your this Turkey Day with this double-dribble-galore tune brought to you by Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook among others to herald the Association’s Christmas uniforms. We need not explain more, but we with you a Happy Thanksgiving in the process. Let’s just hope there are no David Stern fines to be levied. You, like us, are hopefully looking forward to the NBA Finals matchup between the Heat and Thunder come Xmas. Credits after the jump.

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-Bi-coastal production company Psyop has hired Jean-Francois Panisset as its first chief technology officer.

-Digitaria has welcomed a pair of Brits to its San Diego HQ as Tom Richardson, a WPP Fellow, is joining the JWT agency as head of digital product innovation while JWT London alumna Rachel Gigli has signed on as account director on Petco and Royal Caribbean.

-CD/director Nando Costa joined the roster of bi-coastal prodco, Shilo. link

-The One Club will hold the award show for its OneScreen short film/video festival on Nov. 8 at Landmark Sunshine Cinema in NYC. link

-JWT Italy and Kit Kat have teamed up to launch an app that encourages the latter brand’s Facebook fans to created the “World’s Biggest Break,” which will culminate into an event this Thursday, Oct. 11 (one of several videos above). link; link

-Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade has left Jordan Brand to sign a shoe deal with Chinese brand, Li-Ning. link

-Pizza Hut is giving away free pizza for life to one brave soul who asks the presidential candidates a rather silly question at the upcoming town hall debate. link

-McGarryBowen Chicago was awarded creative duties for Blue Cross Blue Shield. link

-Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon Group’s EMEA CFO Johann Xavier is moving over to its Asia-Pacific division. link

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-RPA promoted a handful of staffers in its creative department including Tom Hamling to VP/CD. link

-More reports are emerging that A-B InBev’s takeover of Grupo Modelo is imminent. link

-Since we’re fans, we couldn’t help but post the sneak peek at Gatorade’s new ad saluting Dwyane Wade for winning the title (above). link

-AKQA founder Ajaz Ahmed talks life post-WPP deal. link

-Fortune take a closer look at Microsoft’s Yammer acquisition. link

-Is Boulder really America’s most creative city? link

-Google Chrome and Lego Australia introduce the world to Build. link

-This person screams winner in your Duh image of the day. link

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You might remember Austria from his days at W+K New York, where he spent nearly three years and last served as ECD on accounts including Brand Jordan (such as the “Dominate Another Day” campaign starring Dwyane Wade) and ESPN before parting ways with the agency a year ago. Austria and co-ECD Kevin Proudfoot were subsequently replaced by Scott Vitrone and Ian Reichenthal, who returned to W+K after several years.

Anyhow, back to Austria. Though he initially planned on a temporary stay at Deutsch LA while testing out other local agencies, the success of campaigns like “The Bark Side” convinced him to stay put according to the agency, which currently houses  450+ staffers.

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-How about a little outdoor advertising gospel? link

-Matt Rayner joined Starcom MediaVest as global lead on the Samsung media business.

-B-Reel is the most awarded digital company ever on FWA. link

-Salem, Mass shop King Fish Media welcomed Michele Campbell as senior account manager.

-KFC’s offered Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade a job during lockout time. link

-Netflix has jacked up its prices. link

-Google+ is apparently close to racking up 20 million users. link

-Cossette Montreal promotes Quebec with a little interactive installation (above). link

-Commercial production company Park Pictures has launched a film division. link

-U.S. media shops added just over $11 billion in billings in 2010. link

-Why not spend your summer catching up on Mad Men? link

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The 007 winks continue in this latest Dwyane Wade-starring spot from W+K’s “Dominate Another Day” campaign for Jordan Brand. This time, Flash learns from his sidekick H (guess Q was already taken) about the techy upgrades that have been made to his game shoes and testing them in H’s state-of-the-art obstacle course.

What is the objective behind this whole mission/campaign, besides obviously selling the sneaker? It’s about D-Wade bringing the championship rings back to Miami–though that’s as far-fetched an idea as a hoverboard if the Heat keep losing to Boston like they have been. Noam Murro once again gets behind the camera for this clip–which marks one of  W+K New York’s last creative efforts during the Austria/Proudfoot era–and Trent Reznor‘s cohort, Atticus Ross, returns to compose the score.

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NBA Hall of Famer, TNT b-ball analyst and our favorite commentator in sports ever, Charles Barkley, takes center stage in the first of two spots from the latest T-Mobile campaign starring him and Dwyane Wade. Directed by Spike Lee, the ad shows how Barkley’s unfiltered diatribes can come back to bite him in the ass. In this case, his simple yet loud plea for “Defense” turns into a hip-hop jam that induces some turrrible dancing, to use a Barkley-ism. Yeah, we feel the same way you do, Chuck. After the jump, check out credits as well as the second spot starring D-Wade, whose simple miscommunication on his T-Mobile device sparks an outcry amongst Heat fans and the NBA world. In essence, it’s like a game of telephone, get it?

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