# Tom Cunha

> Tom Cunha is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Brigade, an entertainment marketing and publicity agency launched in 2010. His background includes Movieline, MGM, 20th Century Fox and Mammoth’s interactive division. He is credited on Shorty-recognized campaigns for The Purge and Furious 7 and is listed on the SeriesFest board.

- **Role:** CEO at Brigade
- **Organizations:** Brigade, SeriesFest, Mammoth, MGM Studios, 20th Century Fox, Movieline
- **Known for:** Co-founded Brigade in 2010., Credited on The Purge campaign, winner in Animated GIFs and finalist in Film at the sixth Shorty Awards., Credited on the Furious 7 campaign, awarded Gold Honor in Entertainment and Bronze Honor in Online Community at the eighth Shorty Awards.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked as an assistant editor at Movieline, in digital marketing at MGM and 20th Century Fox, and led Mammoth’s interactive division.
- **2010** — Launched Brigade with Adam Kersh and Jean McDowell; Cunha and McDowell oversaw digital marketing.
- **2011** — Listed as a workshop leader in the IFP Documentary Lab materials.
- **2013** — Credited as a Brigade partner on the social campaign for The Purge, later a winner at the sixth Shorty Awards.
- **2014** — Appeared on Business of Film episode 22 to discuss digital marketing for films.
- **2015** — Credited on the Furious 7 campaign, recognized at the eighth Shorty Awards.
- **2018** — Named among marketing workshop professionals for the third Industry Academy at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
- **2021** — Appeared on Hashtag Influencer on February 4; the episode biography identified him as Brigade CEO and a SeriesFest board member.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Brigade in 2010.
- Credited on The Purge campaign, winner in Animated GIFs and finalist in Film at the sixth Shorty Awards.
- Credited on the Furious 7 campaign, awarded Gold Honor in Entertainment and Bronze Honor in Online Community at the eighth Shorty Awards.
- Participated in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 2018 Industry Academy marketing workshops.
- Listed on the SeriesFest board.

## Latest updates

- **2021-02** — Featured in the Hashtag Influencer episode What it Takes to Run a Digital Marketing Agency.

## Links

- Website: https://www.brigademarketing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cunhathomas

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