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The jury ...... P.4 D Preface ...... P.6 YDA Film Credits ...... P.8 Animation Europe ...... P.11 Animation Northern America ...... P.15 A 1 4 Animation Asia Pacific ...... P.19 Broadcast Europe ...... P.23 Broadcast Northern America ...... P.27 Charity Europe ...... P.29 Charity Northern America ...... P.37 Charity Asia Pacific ...... P.41 Film School Europe ...... P.43 Film School Northern America ...... P.51 Film School Asia Pacific ...... P.56 Music Video Europe ...... P.59 Music Video Northern America ...... P.65 Music Video Asia Pacific ...... P.71 Music Video Africa ...... P.73 Short Film Europe ...... P.75 Short Film Northern America ...... P.81 Short Film Asia Pacific ...... P.89 Short Film Latin America ...... P.95 Test Commercial Europe ...... P.99 Test Commercial Northern America ...... P.107 Video Art Europe ...... P.113 Video Art Asia Pacific ...... P.119 Web Film Europe ...... P.121 Web Film Northern America ...... P.129 Web Film Asia Pacific ...... P.135 CFP-E Associations ...... P.139 T I T L E S C R E A T E D & CFP-E Executive Committee ...... P.143 D I R E C T E D B Y

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YDA 2014 JURY MEMBERS

FRANCOIS CHILOT President of CFP-E and YDA MARTIN WERNER Film Director - Jury of Honor - Bacon DANNY EDWARDS Editor - Shots LYNDY STOUT Editor - 1.4 online magazine and YDA Review AXL NEWRKLA CEO - Wiener Klappe Filmproduction / Austria TATIANNA PIERRE Producer - Monodot / Belgium JAN KALLISTA Producer/Owner - Adwood / Czech Republic CHRISTIAN BÉVORT Founder/CEO/Producer - Moland Film / Denmark ARI LAITINEN Founder/Managing director/EP - Otto Film / Finland JULIEN SANSON Executive Producer - Moonwalk Films / France MANFRED VOGELSANGER Managing Director - Vogelsanger Film / Germany STAMATIS ATHANASOULAS Executive Producer/Founder - Topcut Modiano / Greece KATALIN KRAMMER Producer - Strawberry Film / Hungary Max Brady Executive Producer - Pull The Trigger Ltd / Ireland MARTYNAS MICKÉNAS Producer/Owner - Strictly Baltic / Lithuania THOMAS ANKE Creative/Director - Babusjka / Norway BOGDAN PETKOVIC Co founder/Vice President - Emote Productions / Serbia CHAD MUSERLIAN Executive Producer - The Brownie Film Company / Spain YSABEL KNYPHAUSEN Producer - Fido / Sweden RUDI HALLER Executive Producer - Solid & Hallerfilm / Switzerland BURCAK (BO) BAKLA Executive Producer - DEPOfilm / Turkey SORCHA SHEPHERD Company Director/Ex Producer - Caviar London / UK KERSTIN EMHOFF Co-Founder/Executive Producer - Prettybird / USA

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preface

This definition refers to somebody ability to do something well. It is in my mind simplistic. Nowhere the word Art is mentioned. However, since the beginning of the 20th century Cinema is recognized as the 7th Art. Of course, directors are Artists and we Producers discover them, promote them because we feel that they have talent and that we will know how to bring out the best in them.

We all know that the world is changing fast economically, technologically, socio culturally, geo politically… In spite of this and maybe because of those changes creativity flourishes. Many festivals throughout the world (this is a booming market) year after year reward the best work and they do not show any sign of decline in quality.

I was invited last September as a speaker at the I’m impressed by the creativity of Directors Cristal Apple Festival of Creativity in Istanbul. such as We are from LA who won YDA in Web The festival is organized by the Turkish Asso- Film and Broadcast categories in 2012. They ciation of Advertising Agencies Association directed Evian Baby & Me in 2013 as well as (TAAA) for the last 25 years. It was held under just now the already very famous music video the theme “to make a difference” for Pharell Williams “Happy”. They master the technology and they use it to convey their The choice of my presentation title was ob- artistic vision. They are part of those talents vious. I just added a word to their line: “Craft” of tomorrow who will reshape our industry. makes a difference. With them we also have to salute the work of their Production Company Iconoclast Paris Years back every festival in the world was who has fulfilled with success the Producer’s celebrating the best advertising films only. role in discovering and nurturing new directing Idea and “Craft” were closely associated. There talent. was not such a category as Craft. With the development of internet and social media many YDA 2013 was also a very good year. I must new categories were created: Branded Content say that I have been particularly impressed & Entertainment, Mobile, Interactive… thus, by the work of Gioacchino Petronicce who giving primacy to “idea” over “craft”. directed the YDA film “whisper” Gioacchino is a young photographer who was discovered by The dictionary definition of craft (oxford) is: Moonwalk Films Paris. an activity involving skills in making things Whisper is his first commercial. This film by hands. Skill in carrying out one’s work. is a perfect example of a good idea which is

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artistically and beautifully executed. Without This line of Woody Allen makes me smile and Gioacchino’s talent the film would be lost I wish to praise the older generation which among thousand of mediocre images you find after so many years in the advertising business days and nights on the web or on TV. is capable of making better and better films. Like good wines which raisins grow in the best Shunpo, the film of Steven Briand produced by vineyards, the older they get the better they Partizan Paris is also brilliant. It won the 1st become. prize in YDA’s new category Video Art. Films of this category are not commercially based. Among those great “wines” I would like to The director uses film as an artistic expression praise more particularly Ringan Leadwidge to convey his own vision. from Rattling stick who won YDA in 1999. And who has since then won awards after Frenki by Sandin Puce won 1st prize on the awards. His latest film for Bailey “Christmas Film School category. With his film Sandin Nutcracker” is a masterpiece. gives us every reason to believe that the new generation of filmmakers is certainly as good if Noam Murro from Biscuit Film Uk won the not better as the older one. He shows us as well best director of the year at Shots Award this that a director can be a good script writer when year. Each of his 6 films which were entered is he has a free hand. Sandin is the living proof perfect. After seeing one you want to see the that the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg is next. Noam has this great talent to capture the one of the best film school in Europe today. audience attention. Frank Capra said “there are no rules in filmmaking, only sins. And the car- “Not giving in” the Rudimental Music Video dinal sin is dullness.” For sure there is nothing by Josh Cole won 1st prize in this category but dull in Noam films. was also voted best film of all by the audience during the YDA award ceremony. What makes There is not a good film without a great idea the success of that music video is that we watch but there is not a great film without excellence it as if it was a movie. We don’t need any dia- in craft! logue. The great cinematography gives all the emotional punches of drama at its best. I do believe in a balanced relationship between the three actors (Marketers, Agencies, Produc- The list of YDA 2013 young talented directors tion Companies) in the making of commercials. is long. I cannot unfortunately mention each of A relationship based on trust. This is how I them. For those who want to know them all, I understand Sir Alan Parker’s quote who started advise them to go on YDA website. his career in the sixties in the (then) famous Agency CDP. However, if in our industry young is beautiful, “A great movie evolves when everybody has the “older” is also full of talent. It has something same vision in their heads”. that “young” cannot have and which is extremely valuable and that is experience. Francois Chilot “I do not idealize the young. Man was made in President CFP-E /YDA god’s image. Do you really think God has red hair and glasses?”

7 yda film credits Title: Birth Agency: BETC Paris Creative director: Damien Bellon, Stephane Xiberras Copywriter: Gabrielle Attia Art director: Damien Bellon Production Company: Standard Films Producer: Julien Pasquier Director: Norman Bates DOP: Arnaud Potier Line producer: Alexia Levy 1st Assistant director: Greg Barachin Story boarder: Raphael Ollé-Servera SFX: Jean-Pierre Grandet & Benoit Talenton Post Production: NIGHTSHIFT Post Production Supervisor: Olivier Dechartres VFX supervisor: Jeff Descoubes Editor: Hugo Lemant Sound design: Kouz www.standardfilms.tv

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Elliot Dear The Bear & The Hare

outset. His first forays into the The film The director world of filmmaking culmi- Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Elliot Dear is a young and nated in the charming and Director: Elliot Dear & Yves Geleyn extravagantly talented director, innovative ‘Music Matters’ Producer: Bart Yates & James Stevenson Bretton illustrator and animator. The series where he told the stories Production Company: Blinkink son of a carpenter and an ani- of Jay Z, Kate Bush and John Director of Photography: Toby Howell mal nurse, Elliot’s upbringing Martyn, mastering a dazzling Agency: adam&eveDDB has led to a very unique ap- array of styles and techniques Creative Director: Aidan McClure & Laurent proach to filmmaking: hands- in the process. Since then, Simon on, human and emotive, while Elliot has gone on to direct a Agency Producer: Anthony Falco also entirely individual and sci-fi tinted live-action music Client: John Lewis contemporary. video for François & the Atlas Production Manager: Ben Lole Elliot’s Christmas film for John Mountains, a festive cartoon Post Production: Blinkink Studios Lewis is a beautifully handcraf- video for She & Him and two ted tale of a bear who had never promos for King Creosote and seen Christmas, brought to life Jon Hopkins. via a unique combination of Elliot’s approach to filmma- The Company traditional 2D and stop-frame king means never settling for Blinkink model animation. ‘The Bear and the easy option. His smash-hit 181 Wardour Street the Hare’ has so far received a video for Jon Hopkins and King London, W1f 8wz gold and three silver British Creosote’s ‘Bubble’ saw him UNITED KINGDOM Arrow awards, two Gold building miniature sets and +44 207 4940 747 Creative Circle Awards, and a shooting them alone in a base- nomination for Best Production ment for five days, resulting in www.blinkink.co.uk Design at the D&AD Awards. a masterful and emotive com- Leonie Ellis Every piece Elliot creates has bination of classic animation [email protected] his fingerprints on it from the techniques and film craft.

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Vincent Pianina & Lorenzo Papace Gustave Doré. L’imaginaire au pouvoir

The film The director Director: Vincent: Pianina et Lorenzo Papace Vincent works on various Producer: Maximilien Dumesnil comics and children’s books, Production Company: La Suite Numérique draws in the press, makes Client: Musée d’Orsay animated clips, posters, installations in shop windows. He eats everything, except The Company Brussels sprouts. Lorenzo is a 28 years old artist based in LA SUITE NUMÉRIQUE Lyon, France. He is a com- 1 rue jarente poser, filmmaker and photo- Lyon, 69002 grapher. FRANCE His work translates his love + 33 (0)9 82 47 98 79 for acoustic instruments, the 19th century, science, archi- www.lasuitenumerique.com tecture, poetry and humor. Maximilien Dumesnil [email protected]

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Joseph Mann Barry the Biscuit Boy

his epic live-action puppe- The film The director teered, stop-motion anima- Director: Joseph Mann & Andrew Thomas Joseph Mann is a filmmaker ted spot ‘Barry the Biscuit Huang with a remarkable range of Boy’ for Cravendale, co-di- Producer: Benjamin Lole talents. He graduated from rected with Andrew Tho- Production Company: Blinkink Glasgow School of Art in mas Huang. Director of Photography: Matt Day 2009, where he developed Joseph’s mature yet simple Agency: W K London his meticulous skills as a designs require a perfec- Creative Director: Sam Heath model-maker and animator tionist approach, and he Art Director: Ben Shaffrey Copywriter and his wonderful eye for a consequently spends a lot Max Batten charming character. of time making sure eve- Agency Producer: Lou Hake ‘Small Hands’, Joseph’s rything is just right. Appro- Client: Cravendale beautifully crafted puppetry priately enough, Joseph also promo for Keaton Henson extends the same perfectio- was named Best Music Vi- nism to his own snappy sar- The Company deo at the 2012 Rushes Soho torial style. Blinkink Shorts Festival, a success 181 Wardour Street that he followed with his London, W1f 8wz stop-frame animated short UNITED KINGDOM ‘Sandy’, which was selec- +44 207 4940 747 ted for film festivals worldwide, including the 2013 www.blinkink.co.uk Edinburgh International Leonie Ellis Film Festival and the 2014 [email protected] Annecy Animation Festival. Joseph kicked off 2014 with

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Josh Lopata Fade

best story. Wrestling with The film The director the armatures took a lot of Shot on: T2i Legos. It’s not the first thing patience, but when I got to Director: Josh Lopata that comes to mind when I watch these fantastic images Producer: Alex Tracy think of my parents, but in come to life I knew that I Production Company: Rabbit Troupe Films a strange twist of fate it was had created something that the combination of the two would resonate with others. that got me to this point. I In the end, after 15,000 was young when my parents pictures and countless vo- The Company passed away; my dad died lunteer hours and support when I was eight, my mom Framestore/ from my friends and family, soon after I turned twelve. Point Park University a part of my story is told. Playing with Legos requires Fade Now I can breathe, and go a vision of the end product 227 Stanhope st, Apt 1L play with some Legos. and thoughtful construction Brooklyn, NY, 11237 to transform a bunch of rec- UNITED STATES tangular blocks into some- + 1 717 9656276 thing with a shape and flow.

With a camera, Legos gave Alex Tracy me the ability to create and [email protected] tell a story, one picture at a time. Admittedly a bit more complicated than a Lego project, this stop-animation film was an intimate me- dium through which I knew I could arrange and tell the

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Craig Rasmus Unicef ‘5 Fund’

The film The director Shot on: Entirely 3D Craig’s work combines his Director: Craig Rasmus aesthetic sense of the visual Producer: Michael Cook with a strong feel for narra- Production Company: The Feds tive and performance. This Agency: Iris Worldwide Sydney is seamlessly demonstrated Creative Director: Michael Spirkovski in all his work. Craig has Art Director: James Griffiths received critical acclaim for Agency Producer: Roger Dore his work with his first ever Client: UNICEF commercial for the brand Everlast, winning a Mobius, an Adfest Lotus and an Aus- tralian Cinematographer’s. The Company Rapid Films 314-316 Oxford St Paddington, NSW, 2021 Australia T: +61 2 9357 7669

www.rapidfilms.com Susannah Dilallo [email protected]

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Alex Grigg Phantom Limb

The film The director Shot On: 2d Animation Alex Grigg is an Australian Director: Alex Grigg Animation Director wor- Producer: Alex Grigg king between Sydney and Production Company: NA London. In 2013 he was invited to join the animation collective- Late Night Work Club, a group of film- The Company makers all regularly producing independent animation Mighty Nice around the world. It was Flat 25, 49 New Canterbury Road with Late Night Work Club Petersham, NSW, 2049 that he completed his first AUSTRALIA short film as writer/direc- +61 0 0437551004 tor- Phantom Li. www.alexgrigg.com Alex Grigg [email protected]

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Christian Eaglecastle Stableboy

tunity to work at the danish pro- The film The director duction company Bacon. Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Christian grew up on a small From 2005 – 2011 Christian Director: Christian Eaglecastle island off the west coast of Den- worked at Bacon doing visual Producer: Casper C. Rasmussen mark. Grewing up playing the research, music research and Production Company: M2 Film drums, after finishing highschool sound, editing and assisted direc- Director of Photography: Rasmus Heise in Copenhagen, Christian moved tors such as Martin De Thurah, Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Denmark to London in hope of becom- Adam Hashemi and Martin Creative Director: Jason Mandes ming a professional drummer Werner on music videos and Art Director: Regner Lotz & Jesper Isholm and ended up discovering acting. commercials. While working at Agency Producer: Nanna Rosenstock He starred in numerals com- Bacon as an assisting director, Client: Coca Cola Denmark mercial’s and music videos and Christian got to travel the world after a few years he realized that doing 2. unit work. On the side standing in front of the camera he also did visual research on wasn’t for him, but was more short films and feautures for interested in standing behind The Company Adam Hashemi, Jonas Arnby the camera. So, he went to study Eaglecastle Films and Christopher Boe. Frederiksborggade 48 B, 2. th photography at Copenhagen Since 2012 Christian has been Copenhagen, 1360 Technical School and went DENMARK from acting to become a photo- directing commercials of his +45 27445235 grapher’s assistant to renowed own and it was also the year fashion snapper Dennis Stenild when he made his first short film www.eaglecastlefilms.com and Noam Grigst. After three ”Women”. Christian Eaglecastle years of doing still photogra- He is a freelance Copenhagen [email protected] phy, Christian felt he could not based director, who doesn’t have express himself quite enough a plan B, he only want’s to direct through stills and got the oppor- films.

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Ehsan B. Making Extraordinary

pragmatism of advertising The film The director with beautifully stylised, Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Ehsan is a commercials and yet unpretentiously enter- Director: Ehsan B. music video director who taining, artful and soulful Producer: Abi Hodson combines an aspirational vi- film-making... Beautifully Production Company: Wanda London sual language influenced by executed yet unpretentious- Director of Photography: David Procter fashion imagery with truly ly entertaining. Agency: CHI & Partners engaging film-making. Eh- Creative Director: Dan Beckett san’s work is context driven, Art Director: Claire Awdry distinguished by captivating Creative: Sarah Levitt concepts and cinematic inte- Agency Producer: Roz Prentice grity through storytelling Client: Vertu Constellation with a luxe, filmic finish that transcends beyond the realm of fashion to premium music videos and commercials. The Company Ehsan’s career background spans from direction and Wanda London creative strategy, from de- 16 Manette Street – 2nd Floor grees in architecture and W1D 4AR London graphic design to running UNITED KINGDOM a boutique creative/content +44(0)207 287 4167 agency with offices in Lon- don, Paris and New York www.wanda.net/uk as Creative Director. Ehsan Abi Hodson believes in ‘film-making [email protected] with brains’ – marrying the

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Icons

Talk, as well as the brand’s The film The director Christmas ad for 2013. In Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Us consists of Christopher January 2014 they directed Director: Us Barrett and Luke Taylor. ‘Icons’ for Grey London in Producer: Juliette Harris The pair met while stu- which six famous images Production Company: Academy Films dyingat Kingston on the are seamlessly framed in a Director of Photography: Ben Fordesman BA Graphic Design course. single take. Agency: Grey London Their first successful colla- Creative Director: Dave Monk boration came in the form Art Director: Jonathan Rands / Johan of a music video for Thom Leandersson Yorke as part of the D&AD Agency Producer: Debbie Impett awards, winning 1st place. Client: The Sunday Times Since then, they have been named Best New Directors at the UK MVA’s and won Best Urban video for ‘Num- The Company bers In Action’ which also received a MOBO nomina- Academy Films tion. Their teaser film for Street Address: 16 West Central Street an album by Benga received London, WC1A 1JJ accolades highlighted from UNITED KINGDOM Creative Review, Shots and +44 20 73954155 The Reel. The sculpture

created in the film has also www.academyfilms.com been bought by Soundcloud. George Floyd Us have also directed the [email protected] X Factor Idents for Talk

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David Quinn What’s There

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic To Quinn, directing is not Director: David Quinn a job, it’s a life. From an Producer: Niva Chow early age he has aspired to Production Company: Sons and Daughters be behind the camera, drea- Productions ming up ways to make ideas Director of Photography: Gabe Langlois come to life. As an adult, he Agency: BBDO looks to use and abuse all he Creative Director: Carlos Moreno has learned on projects fuel- Agency Producer: Jen Morrison led by imagination, humour Client: Canadian Paralympic Committee and most importantly story. Quinn is currently working on his first feature film, yet he does not under estimate The Company the power of 30 seconds. Sons and Daughters Produc- tions 439 Wellington St.W, Suite 222 Toronto, M5V 1E7 CANADA +1 416 596 1115

www.sonsanddaughters.ca Luke Bryant [email protected]

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Mary Nighy Hand Print

Sapphire, Karen Millen and The film The director the British Fashion Council. Shot on: Arri Alexa Mary Nighy trained as a She is currently working Director: Mary Nighy director at The National on a forthcoming fashion Executive Producer: Stephen Whelan Film and Television Scho- film for River Island Design Producer: Serena Noorani ol following a degree in Forum. Passionate about Production Company: White Lodge English Literature at UCL giving voice to untold sto- and is quickly establishing a ries, Mary is currently deve- unique voice as a film-maker. loping several feature ideas. Handprint, a public aware- Mary Nighy works with The Company ness piece featuring Elettra White Lodge on commercial White Lodge Wiedemann for Livia Firth’s work and is represented by 181 Wardour Street pioneering EgoAge orga- United Agents for film and London, W1F 8WZ nisation was commissioned television projects. UNITED KINGDOM in order to initiate debate +44 (0) 20 7494 0747 around the social impact of the global fashion industry. www.whitelodge.com Handprint, premiered at the Stephen Whelan New York Times Interna- [email protected] tional conference for luxury brands in Singapore, and has since screened in New York and London. Recently Mary Nighy has directed films for US Vogue, House of Fraser, Bombay

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Jona Honer Mijn kind online

Jona brings big philosophic The film The director issues back to a human cha- Shot on: Digital - SONY HDCam Jona achieved in 2008 his ba- racter that goes through a Director: Jona Honer chelor of Journalism at the dramatic development. He Producer: Bas Welling & Sara Nix Hogeschool van Utrecht, does this within an obser- Production Company: Wefilm after which he worked a vation where he doesn’t in- Director of Photography: Gabor Deak year as a reporter for RTV tervene in the moment, but Creative Director: Jona Honer Utrecht and the VPRO. makes imperative choices Client: Stichting Mijn Kind Online Inspired by the cinematic in the framework, the cuts (Remco Pijpers en Solange Jacobsen) approach of subjects at the and the sound design. As VPRO, he registered at the a maker he aims at being Dutch Film Academy, where only present with cinematic he graduated as a documen- means within the story tel- The Company tary director. Whit his gra- ling. duation movie he achieved Wefilm the VPRO Documentary Willemsparkweg 66 price of 2013 and the Pathé 1071 HK Amsterdam Tuschinski Award 2013 for THE NETHERLANDS best graduation movie at the +31 20 7542 336 Dutch Film festival. With his previous movie “Be hard www.wefilm.nl or go under”, he received Bas Welling the Megaherz Film School [email protected] Award 2013 at the Interna- tional Documentary Festi- val DOK.fest, in München. As a documentary director,

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Roger Serrasqueiro Every Little Penny Counts

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Roger started his career in Director: Roger Serrasqueiro 1997 as a young art direc- Producer: Miguel Varela / Claudia Costa tor at Pubicis Lisbon. Some Production Company: Garage Films Portugal years later, he become senior Director of Photography: Ricardo Prates art director at BBDO Portu- Agency: Moon Lisboa gal, and then creative direc- Creative Director: Paulo Pinto / Tiago tor at Bates RedCell. Throu- Rebelo ghout his career he has been Art Director: Roger Serrasqueiro awarded in Cannes Lions, Agency Producer: Maria Camacho Eurobest, LIA, Cresta, El Client: The Halo Trust Ojo de Iberoamerica, NY Festivals, among others national and international festival, eventually starting his The Company own creative photography Garage Films studio which turned out to Travessa de Paulo Jorge, 11A, Armazém 1 be a reference in the Portu- Lisboa, Lisboa, 1300-444 Lisboa guese advertising industry. PORTUGAL In 2012 he was invited to +351 21 3602510 start his career as a film director at Garage Films, www.garage.pt one of the best production Roger Serrasqueiro companies in Portugal. [email protected]

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Josh Dawson Equality

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Josh is a film maker from Hawk anamorphics Melbourne, Australia li- Director: Josh Dawson ving in Berlin, Germany. Producer: Jannis Birsner, Christiane Dressler Growing up with VHS cam- Production Company: Radical Media corder and unaware that Director of Photography: Jann Doeppert what seemed to be stupid frame by frame animations would eventually push him into film and directing. After The Company studying Film in Melbourne Josh worked as an editor in Radical Media post houses and ad agen- Rückerstraße 8 cies. Mean while he directed 10119 Berlin music clips, short films and Germany small commercial in Austra- +49 30 233 229 90 lia and Germany and continues to push himself as a www.radicalmedia.com/de director. Jannis Birsner [email protected]

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Ben Fouassier Daughters

sole purpose of promoting The film The director love and tolerance. Because Shot on: Red Epic Ben grew up in the woods, that’s the kind of guy he is. Director: Ben Fouassier surrounded by a very large A big heart with two long Distributed by: Wanda.net and very loud family. And legs, dreaming of a magical Writer of concept: Ben Fouassier 400 horses. He moved to world made of desert sand Copywriter of voice over: Sharon Cliary Paris age 18. Since then, his and minimal music. Voice over: Keri Safran life has taken many paths Producer: Mandy Kothe and crossed several borders. Production company: Wanda Germany GmbH From the suits of London Director of photography: Roland Stuprich city to the barges of the Postproduction: Harvest Digital Agriculture Amazonias, from Swedish Supported dbc: Esther Kurle, whomcq winters to L.A summers, Rainer Spix he not only learned 5 languages but also developed a very special sense of storytelling, which he primari- The Company ly shows in his writings and Wanda Germany GmbH still visual works. Am Kaiserkai 56 Berlin had to be the next Hamburg, 20457 stop for his mischief. After GERMANY 3 years assisting directors + 49 40 22659230 all around the world, he’s now jumped behind the www.wanda.net camera himself and craf- Anthony Zornig ted his first piece with the [email protected]

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Alex Eslam Change.org

mocks the German auteur The film The director movie with a twinkle in the Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Alex was born as a son of eye. (Filmfest Munich Jury, Director: Alex Eslam Afghan and Czech immi- 2012) The film was made in Producer: Rainer Spix grants. Being inspired by cooperation with the major Production Company: who’s mcqueen early gangster movies as German TV channel Pro7/ picture GmbH a child, Alex decided to Sat 1 and the Oscar-winning Director of Photography: Stephan become a filmmaker and production company Wiede- Burchardt started working at film pro- mann & Berg. Sound Design: Christian Menzel ductions in Munich and L.A. Edit: Anna Nekarda Subsequently he enrolled at the Filmacademy Baden- Württemberg/Germany to study directing. In 2009, The Company Alex studied at the renowned Central Saint Martin’s Who’s mcqueen picture GmbH College in London to get Glogauer Strasse 6 deeper into directing. After Floor: Hinterhaus EG winning various awards Berlin, 10999 nationally and internatio- GERMANY nally for his works, he has + 49 30 609 891 960 recently finished shooting his first feature film. VI- www.whomcq.com CIOUS DOGS is a thriller Franziska Dornheim that takes us into a world [email protected] normally known only from American genre movies and

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Ed Morris #Dontretaliate

duction by Jason Stone in The film The director The Drum as well as making Shot on: Canon C300 Ed Morris’s move into direc- it into Campaign Magazine’s Director: Ed Morris ting followed an impressive Top 10 Directors in his first Producer: Chris Harrison career in advertising where year. Ed was awarded the Production Company: Rattling Stick he was described as one of Best Up and Coming Film Director of Photography: Jim Joliffe the best and most awarded Director at the Creative Creative Director: Ed Morris creatives of his generation. Circle Awards 2014 and has Client: Cybersmile He has been announced as received two silvers at the Creative Director of the British Arrows Awards for year by Campaign, received his Cybersmile film. Ed has the President’s Award by also just completed his first The Company the Creative Circle and had documentary about mave- work entered in to the Clio rick film maker Tony Kaye. Rattling Stick hall of fame. Ed’s debut 1 Portland Mews year at Rattling Stick has London, W1F 8JE been prolific. His first film UNITED KINGDOM #PubLooShocker for the +44 020 7851 2000 Department For Transport was hit by over 8 million www.rattlingstick.com YouTube viewers in its first Katie Kieth week. He has also shot films [email protected] for Stowford Press Cider, Adidas, Greenpeace and the Cybersmile Foundation and has been named as one of the future stars of TV pro-

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Ricky Staub / Anders Lindwall We Are Love146

dership of their non-profit, The film The director Working Film Establish- Shot on: Sony F55 Anders Lindwall & Ricky ment, they hone marketable Director: Ricky Staub / Anders Lindwall Staub are Co-Founders / skills utilizing film produc- Producer: Kristofer Barton Directors at Neighborhood tion and encourage indivi- Production Company: Neighborhood Film Film Company a creative duals to dream outside the Company production company that confines of their barriers Director of Photography: Jeremy McDaniel mentors and employs adults and develop skills that lead Art Director: Claire Boustred / Lucy Butler in recovery through the pro- to qualified employment Client: Love146 cess of filmmaking. Walk and opportunity here, there, down any block suffering anywhere - even outside the from economic distress film industry. and you’ll find reoccurring The Company themes of addiction, vio- lence, and neglect. NFCo Neighborhood Film Company is embedded in the commu- 2000 Hamilton Street nity of need, literally. They Suite: 725 don’t believe in commuting. Philadelphia, In order to be a safe hub UNITED STATES of creativity, their produc- + 1 215 249-6150 tion facility shares the same

streets as those they work www.neighborhoodfilmco.com alongside. They share both Ricky Staub hardship and victory in [email protected] order to empower creative commerce in a marginalized community. With the lea-

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Ian Thomas Kammer Reunion

tional Student Advertising The film The director Film Awards and included Shot On: Arri Alexa Plus with Kowa Born and raised in a small, in the 2013 SHOOT New Anamorphic lenses rainy Pacific Northwest Director Showcase with Director: Ian Thomas Kammer town. In 2007 I moved to a spec for Amnesty Inter- Producer: n/a Los Angeles to study at Art national, highlighting the Production Company: n/a Center College of Design cause of enforced disappea- Director of Photography: Justin Gurnari in Pasadena, where I shot rances. Editor: Nick Pezzillo & Ian Thomas Kammer a reel of spec commercials Music: Modern Driveway (Jon Hopkins and a short film that’s cur- piano version) - Luke Abbott rently being developed into a feature. After graduation I was able to shoot commercials and projects for FREELANCE DIRECTOR CapitalOne, Microsoft and Wheaton Franciscan. With Ian Kammer a background in still pho- 1413 Murray Dr. tography, my approach to Los Angeles, CA, 90026 visual storytelling is guided UNITED STATES by the delicate balance of + 1 425 2313758 cinematography, character and art direction. Notable www.iankammer.com recognition for my projects Ian Kammer include wins and short-lists [email protected] at the Clios, D&AD, AICP, Cannes Young Director Award, Porsche Interna-

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Craig Rasmus Unicef ‘5 Fund’

www.rapidfilms.com Susannah Dilallo [email protected]

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Theo von Asmuth Find your Fate

had dealt with advertising The film The director in more detail, a whole new Shot on: BMCC 2,5k Theo von Asmuth was born world opened up to him. Director: Theo von Asmuth and raised on a small island Producer: Ismael Flores, in the Philippines. He moved Nina Schnitzenbaumer, Theo von Asmuth to Berlin, Germany at the Production Company: Hochschule age of eight. The expe- Darmstadt rience of the huge contrast Director of Photography: Gregory between this two different Weisert worlds has had a great in- fluence on his behaviour and on his interests to date. After graduating from high- THE Film School school, Theo von Asmurh Hochschule Darmstadt gathered experience in film Haardtring 100 and television production Darmstadt/Dieburg, 64295 at the company Cineteam GERMANY Media Works in Frankfurt +49 177 538 0533 and at the company spectral. tv in Wiesbaden. Theo von Asmuth Since 2010 he has studied [email protected] Digital Media with focus on film in Darmstadt Dieburg. During his studies he found his passion for music videos and commercials. After he

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Dorian Lebherz Out of the Wild

in 2012 he started working The film The director for several production com- Shot On: Red One, Red Scarlet Dorian Lebherz was born panies creating commercials Director: Dorian Lebherz on 17th January 1988 in and short animated films. In Producer: Marisa Meier, Vanessa Richter Mühlacker, a small village October 2012 Dorian star- Production Company: Filmakademie Baden- next to Stuttgart. While ted studying «commercial Württemberg attending secondary school directing» at the Filmakade- Director of Photography: Max Christmann he started working for seve- mie Baden-Württemberg in Client: Mustang Jeans ral TV-stations like ZDF Ludwigsburg. or 3sat creating short animated films for children´s programmes. In 2006 he THE Film School founded his own motion Filmakademie Baden- graphics company. Württember Still, those fast narrative Akademiehof 10 commercials had a special ef- Ludwigsburg, 71638 fect on him. Dorian shot his GERMANY first commercials at the age + 49 151 65143421 of 15. After passing the final secondary-school examina- www.filmakademie.de tions in 2007 at the Frie- Vanessa Richter drich-Abel-Gymnasium he [email protected] started studying «Film and Video» at the Merz-Akade- mie in Stuttgart. After graduating (Bachelor of Arts)

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Milan Ruben Kappen The Storyteller

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic MILAN RUBEN KAPPEN Director: Milan Ruben Kappen was born in 1987 in Bielefeld. Producer: Konstantin Hansen He worked as an assistant Production Company: Academy of Media director and production assis- Arts Cologne tant at a production company Director of Photography: Christian Mario for commercials and music Löhr videos from 2007-2009. Since Client: Arthouse Cinema 2009, he has been studying at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). THE Film School Academy of Media Arts Co- logne Peter-Welter-Platz 2 Köln / Cologne, 50676 GERMANY + 49 221 20189 – 330

www.khm.de Ute Dilger [email protected]

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Born Electric

become a director myself. So The film The director I started shooting music vi- Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa I started with a thrilling deos for friends on my own. Director: OZ childhood close to the baltic After my diploma I applied Producers: Linda Dedkova, Julia sea in northern Germany. for the post-graduate direc- Golembiowski Full of ideas I moved on to ting studies @ the Filmaka- Production Company: Filmakademie Berlin... where I studied au- demie Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg dio-visual media design. Du- where I specialized my skills Director of Photography: Jann Doeppert ring that time I started wor- in commercial directing. Creative Director: Ole Ziesemann king as a camera assistant on Moving on in commercial Art Directors: Mark Olaf Formanek, sets of movies such as Aeon directing is what I’d love to Daniel Herrmann Flux, V For Vendetta or the do from now on :-) Client: BMW Constant Gardener. This is where I found out that this wasn’t enough. I wanted to THE Film School Instinct Reps Ole Ziesemann Hochallee 68 [email protected] 20149 Hamburg www.ole-z.com GERMANY +49 151 12 26 59 96 +49-172-590.9223

www.instinct-reps.com Nadja Bontscheff [email protected]

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Nico Kreis The Legend

SHOTS (Dec2013), at the The film The director Saatchi & Saatchi NGDSC, Shot on: Arri Alexa, Red Epic, Weisscam Nico was born 1988 in won 1st Prize of the Deuts- Director: Nico Kreis Nuernberg, Germany. From cher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis Producer: Philip Töpfer, Christian Cramer- the early beginning he got 2013 and silver at the spot- Clausbruch, Daniela Celant in contact with advertising, light Festival 2014 as Direc- Production Company: Filmakademie because of his fathers job tor. As Producer he won Baden-Württemberg, Proper Scandal Ltd., as owner of an advertising the Andy Awards NY, ADC MILCHSTRASSE Filmproduktion GmbH agency in Munich and Ham- Germany, Porsche Award Director of Photography: Jan Mettler burg. and YDA. Editing: Oliver Don Music: Stephan Nico always followed his Schelens Sound Design: Lena Zagikyan passion. First as a junior VFX Supervisor: Patrick Altmaier, Philipp editor and photographer for Mekus VFX Compositor: Patrick Altmaier newspapers in Nuernberg, later for different radio and THE Film School tv-stations in Salzburg and Mainz. During that work he Filmakademie discovered his visual talent Baden-Württemberg and until today it is the Akademiehof 10 fascination of visual power Ludwigsburg, Baden- Württemberg, 71638 that inspires him the most. GERMANY In 2008 he started studying + 49 7141 9692680 camera in Munich, before he enrolled 2009 at the Filma- www.filmakademie.de kademie Baden-Wuerttem- Christian Cramer-Clausbruch berg’s advertising depart- [email protected] ment. He was featured in

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Sandin Puce Take your Stage

ted for the Young director The film The director award in Cannes, 2013 he Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Sandin Puce is from Mostar, won the 1. prize in cate- Director: Sandin Puce Bosnia and Herzegovina. He gory Film School. His films Producer: Rosalinda Basta attended a film workshop were nominated and shown Production Company: Filmakademie there and instantly discove- on many festivals such as Baden-Würrtemberg red his love for the moving ITFS (Stuttgart), Anima Director of Photography: Dominik Berg image. He was the co-foun- (Brussel), Spotlight Festival Creative Director: Sandin Puce der of the Film Club, and the (Mannheim), Monstra Fes- Short Film Festival in Mos- tival - Festival de Animação tar. Concurrently he started (Lisbon), Reklamfilmpreis to work with the New York (Frankfurt), kurzundschön THE Film School film critic Howard Feinstein (Cologne), etc. Sandin now and the Sarajevo Film Fes- lives and works in Berlin. Filmakademie tival, whilst also shooting Baden-Württemberg his own short films, music Akademiehof 10 videos, and commercials. It’s Ludwigsburg, Baden- Württemberg, 71638 fair to say that Sandin was a GERMANY very busy boy. In 2008, he + 49 7141 9692680 left his homeland to study directing at the prestigious www.filmakademie.de Film Academy in Ludwigs- Sandin Puce burg, Germany. During his [email protected] studies, he directed movies for Smart, Opel, Johnny Walker and Adidas. Sandin was twice times nomina-

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Andreas Bruns Save your skin

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic To cut a long story short, Director: Andreas Bruns Andreas lives to tell sto- Producer: Andreas Bruns, Susanne Kultau ries...... and in the early 80s Production Company: Filmakademie Baden- his own story began. Württemberg, Saubere Filme GmbH Unable to ignore his desi- Director of Photography: Simon Drescher gnation, he opened a new Production Design: Cosima Vellenzer chapter in Hamburg in 2003, laying the basis of becoming a professional storyteller. His view sharpe- The Film School ned, his story moved on and Saubere Filme GmbH so did he. Saubere Filme GmbH But after the reality of life Jenfelder Allee 80 had literally jumped his face 22045 Hamburg in Vancouver in 2007, he fi- +49 (0) 40 668 847 86 nally realized where his story had to lead. So he entered www.sauberefilme.com Filmakademie Baden-Würt- Susanne Kultau temberg in 2009. And that’s [email protected] how his story continues. Sometimes provoking, sometimes ambiguous, but always emotional.

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Charlotte Rabate Playtime

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Charlotte is a French film Director: Charlotte Rabate and commercial director, Producer: Chananun Chotrungroj based in NYC. She has Production Company: New York University wonin the past the AICP Director of Photography: Thrinnanon show award and a Porsche Samrej Design award. She is part of the NYU graduate film program. The Film School New York University 86 University Place NYC, NY, 10003 UNITED STATES + 1 917 8227497

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Jae Yong Park Flier

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Jae was born and raised in Director: Jae Yong Park Seoul, South Korea. After Producer: Jae Yong Park, Daniel Saehoon coming to California, Jae has Chang experienced diversity, and Production Company: Art Center College many different cultures, and of Design things that are not easily at- Director of Photography: Andy Iere Kim, tainable in South Korea. As Andy Cao he was exploring the field of Client: Veronica’s Voice film making, he found that he had a passion for advertising particularly in PSA commercials. Jae believes The Film School that media in the world today carries power and much Art Center College of Design impact to the world. So the- 160 E Corson St #117 refore he is a firm believer Pasadena, CA, 91103 in using media for a greater UNITED STATES good, and the betterment of + 1 626 6076541 the society. www.jaeyongpark.com Jae Yong Park [email protected]

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Matthew Thorne Where Do Lilacs Come From

both corporate and creative The film The director clients including The Hill- Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Matthew Thorne grew up top Hoods, Illy, Horrors- Director: Matthew Thorne in Adelaide, South Austra- how, Oisima, Warner Music Producer: Tim Ward lia. At high school here- Group. In addition to this, Production Company: INDEPENDANT ceived the South Australian Matthew honed his Direc- award for Drama. Matthew ting skill under the tutelage directed his first short film, of Justin Kurzel as his per- “Tubby” (2011), at the age sonal assistant on Snow- THE Film School of 17. It was made entirely town (2010) which went on as a one-person production to screen at Cannes Film ULT FILM for a $100 budget. It was Festival and Marrakech 80 George Street, programmed and awarded Film Festival. Matthew Redfern NSW 2016 at Australian festival, Flic- has also worked at Aus- AUSTRALIA kerFest, and went on to tralian Production houses +61 423 813 531 win the BUFTA competi- Will O’Rourke and, most

tion, which afforded him recently, Revolver. He was www.ultfilm.com.au a full scholarship to study previously on book at Unity Danielle Pearce Film & Television at Bond Sound & Visual in Adelaide [email protected] University. A well awarded and is armed with a passion Director and full time nerd; for storytelling and a keen Matthew’s work has scree- eye for aesthetic. ned and won awards around the world, including at the prestigious FlickerFest and Cannes Film Festivals. He has worked closely with

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Bouha Kazmi The Ramona Flowers ‘Tokyo’

in a space of two years at The film The director London based production Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Bouha Kazmi is a graduate company Flynn, Bouha had Director: Bouha Kazmi of Central Saint Martins his directorial debut wor- Producer: Chance Wilson and was headhunted in his king with multi-award win- Production Company: Luti Media third year for a collaborative ning director Sam Brown as Director of Photography: Ben Fordesman project set up by the Design second unit director for Jay- Client: Distiller Records Lab and Carat agency in Zs On To The Next One, a London. He worked as part music video that has gar- of their Creative Intelli- nered numerous awards on gence and Brand Innovation both sides of the Atlantic. The Company teams on media campaigns Bouha is represented by for Smirnoff/Diageo, Ame- Luti Media Independent and Indy8 for rican Express, UNICEF, 107 Power Road commercials and Luti Media Adidas and Orgasmic Cho- London, W4 5PY for music videos. His short colates. He was selected as UNITED KINGDOM film «Flicker» was nomina- part of a research team of +44 (0) 208 742 3631 ted at the Young Director three, sent to live in Geneva Award 2013 and has featu- for several months to work www.lutimedia.com red as part of the official alongside global clients Luti Fagbenle selection at the 21st Rain- across different industries to [email protected] dance Film Festival, ASFF deliver innovation through Aesthetica Short Film Fes- world-class consumer expe- tival, London Short Film riences. Festival and Macon Film Working his way up from Festival. intern to Creative Director

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Virgilio Villoresi John Mayer - Walt grace’s submarine test january 1967

Italian experimental (Paolo The film The director Gioli, Alberto Grifi) as well Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Virgilio Villoresi was born as avant-garde theatre, art Director: Virgilio Villoresi November 10, 1979 in Fie- and literature. He lives and Producer: Davide Ferazza sole (Florence,Italy). He works in Milan. Production Company: Withstand learned alchemical synthesis Director of Photography: Marcello from Harry Smith, struc- Dapporto tural ontology from Jonas Client: John Mayer Mekas, how to make art of garbage from Jack Smith, ritual magic from Kenneth Anger. His early inspira- The Company tions include Poland animator (Jan Lenica, Zbigniew Driven by Creatives Rybczynski, Walerian Bo- via tortona 72 rowczyk, Daniel Schezcura, Milano, 20144 Jerzy Zitzmann) the Euro- ITALY pean experimental cinema +39 335 6866 196 (Patrick Bokanowski, Chris Marker, Straub and Huil- www.drivenbycreatives.com let), the American under- Antonella Perillo ground (Maya Deren, Stan [email protected] Brakhage, Brothers Kuchar), the European avant-garde Virgilio Villoresi (Jean Cocteau, Luis Buñuel, [email protected] Man Ray, Oskar Fischinger)

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Jim Demuth Django Django - ‘Wor’

phone’s first campaign about The film The director a conceptual artist and part Shot on: Canon C300 Director’s Profile Jim De- cyborg Neil Harbusson. Jim Director: Jim Demuth muth is a British documen- has most recently started Producer: Posy Dixon tary director, editor and work on his first long form Production Company: Noisey/Vice DOP whose exploration of doc in development with Represented by: Able&Baker/Park Village unique subject material has the Welcome trust, which taken him around the world. explores multi-sensory per- From early investigations ception and how it will be- in the Aokigahara suicide come a standard part of how The Company forest of Japan to the Gold we engage with the world. Coast of Australia where Able&Baker/Park Village we learnt about Pricasso, 1 Park Village East Jim’s eye for the sublime Regents Park continually reveals unseen, London, NW1 7PX undiscovered facets of life. UNITED KINGDOM His music video for Django +44 20 73878077 Django, an unreconstruc- ted obdoc investigation of www.parkvillage.co.uk the astonishingly rickety Joe Walker Well of Death and the men [email protected] who ride it in Mumbai was what caught the eye of London production company Able&Baker. Recently he’s delivered a couple of content docs for Voda-

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Asaf T. Mann & Napoleon Habeica Backpack

sually decipher the fantastic The film The director subconscious world of Sin- Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Asaf T. Mann, a Tel Aviv ger-Songwriter-Fashionaire Director: Asaf T. Mann & Napoleon Habeica based architect (Mann- Petite Meller, and were first Producer: Asaf T. Mann and Goldy Weissman Shinar Architects) with a internationally spotlighted Production Company: Asaf T. Mann serious itch for Music Video for Petite’s debut video Productions Direction, joined ranks with «NYC Time». They gathe- Director of Photography: Clemens Krueger American Apparel’s Mexi- red guerilla spirits once Client: Petite Meller can fashion photographer, more for the «Backpack» Vocals: Petite Meller Napoleon Habeica of Baby- production, and are present- Musical Production: Amir Margalit BabyBaby Magazine. The ly planning their third ride Sax: Gal Dahan Director-Duo set out to vi- into lands uncharted. Musical Effects: Alexey Milshtein Styling: Nao Koyabu Couture: Vin&Omi, Bella Gonshorovitz, Michael Polkanov Edit: Ornit Levy Post & Color: Tal Baltuch Production Assistants: Matan Hemli & The Company Stefanie Durand Lord Danger Productions Ski Instructor: Gal Liss Los Angeles, CA Cast: Helena Oberparleiter, Katharina Pauer UNITED STATES Represented by Able&Baker/Park Village www.asaftmann.com www.lorddanger.com Asaf T. Mann [email protected]

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Rémy Cayuela Afterglow

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Remy Cayuela is a French Director: Rémy Cayuela director represented by Producer: Joe Walker FRENZY Paris in France, Production Company: Able & Baker graduated from ESAV. His Director of Photography: Jake Scott graduation movie, a 16-mi- Client: Wilkinson nutes short film entitled «The Leafy», shows his taste for dark comedy. While continuing to develop The Company new projects of fiction, he FRENZY PARIS directs the music video «Kill 9 rue ambroise thomas Kill» for the electro-rock Paris, 75009 band WAT (Public Award at FRANCE the Protoclip festival 2011) + 33 1 82283844 and «Jersey» for Naive New Beaters (Public Award at the www.frenzyparis.com Protoclip festival 2012). Elsa Rakotoson His latest music video, «Af- [email protected] terglow», for London artist Wilkinson, overs 15 millions views on Youtube.

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Ian & Cooper Back to me

Jeans, and Boom Bip. The film The director Their video for Joel Com- Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Ian and Cooper are hand- pass “Back to Me” won Director: Ian & Cooper some and charming first two 2013 MVPA’s for Producer: Nathan Scherrer cousins who write their Best International Video Production Company: Prettybird own bios. They are also an and Directorial Debut, as Director of Photography: Pat Scola award-winning directing well as a UKMVA, Berlin Client: Joel Compass duo. Before teaming up, Ciclope, a Gold and Silver Cooper grew up in Georgia at the London Internatio- and made feature film, TV, nal Awards and best music and commercial documen- video at SXSW in 2014. It The Company taries about rock climbing also showed at Camerai- for clients such as Nike and PRETTYBIRD mage Festival in Poland, National Geographic. Ian 9905 Jefferson Blvd. and earned Ian and Cooper is from LA and worked as Culver City 90232 a nomination for SHOTS a staff writer at PRETTY- California USA Best New Director. Boom BIRD, helping develop a +1 (310) 315-8700 Bip “All Hands” and Fryars diverse array of acclaimed “Cool Like Me” were also commercials and music www.prettybirdus.com nominated for an MVPA and videos. Candice Ouaknine UKMVA, respectively. Ian [email protected] As a directing team, they’ve owns a shirt with 10 pup- brought their unique eye for pies on it and Cooper often cinematic visuals, surreal likes to say “Huge!” They storytelling, and dark hu- both live in Los Angeles and mor to music videos for Joel enjoy eating meals together. Compass, Fryars, Mr. Little

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Laurel Parmet Girl You Look Amazing

The film The director Shot on: Digital - SONY F5 Laurel Parmet is a writer/ Director: Laurel Parmet director based in Brooklyn, Producer: Natasha Giliberti NY. Her cinematographer Production Company: Phear Creative father and costume desi- Director of Photography: Ben Rutkowski gner mother raised her on Client: Nicole Atkins film sets and instilled in her a love for filmmaking and the arts. She studied screenwriting at Sarah Law- FREELANCE DIRECTOR rence College, directing at the Film and TV School at Phear Creative the Academy of Performing 135 W 29th St # 902 Arts in Prague, and cinema- New York, NY 10001 tography under her father. + 1 (646) 649-3001 Her music videos have been featured on Pitchfork, MTV www.phearcreative.com Buzzworthy, Spin and Fader, Laurel Parmet and her short films have [email protected] screened at film festivals all over the world, including Slamdance, Woodstock, Seattle True Independent, New FilmmakersLA, Nepal Cine Symposium and Mecal Shorts Festival.

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Scott & Jake Friedman You Only Live Twice

The film The directors Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Scott Friedman Jake Friedman Director: Scott & Jake Friedman Creative Director Creative Director Producer: Brandon Del Nero + Co-founder of Wildlife + Co-founder of Wildlife Production Company: Wildlife Scott is a co-founder and Jake is a co-founder and Director of Photography: Martin Moody Creative Director at Wildlife, Creative Director at Creative Director: Scott Friedman & Jake a digital creative agency spe- Wildlife, a digital creative Friedman cializing in interactive mo- agency specializing in inte- tion graphics. He s worked ractive + motion graphics. as an animator and director Wildlife’s work ranges from The Company for commercials, film trai- traditional broadcast and lers, network rebrands, title film to never-been-done-be- Wildlife sequences, music videos, fore digital experiences. Last 3535 Hayden Ave. award shows and interac- year, Jake led the team that 230 Culver City, CA, 90232 tive installations. His short created the multiple award- UNITED STATES films have been screened at winning Old Spice «Muscle + 1 310 253 9900 festivals around the world Music» starring Terry including the Los Angeles Crews, setting a new stan- www.whois.wildlife.la Int’l Film Festival, Nick- dard for interactive video. Scott Friedman toons NEXTOONS, Ottawa He continues to spearhead [email protected] Animation Festival, and projects for clients including Stuttgart Animation Festi- CBS, Electronic Arts, Hon- val. Current clients include da, National Geographic Electronic Arts, Kmart, Old Channel, Toyota and more. Spice and others.

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Nick Walker Family

music video. Both Walker’s The film The director personal and commerical Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Nick Walker is a Los An- projects are rooted in human Director: Nick Walker geles-based director and intimacy – they offer simple Producer: Roni Garjy & Patricia Bilotti photographer. Born and celebrations of vulnerability Production Company: CAVIAR raised in LA, Walker began and love within today’s ever- Director of Photography: Jeff Bierman his career in visual media evolving global landscape. Client Artist: Hanni El Khatib after receiving his busi- Editor: Evan Gatica ness degree at New York’s 1st A.D.: Jeff Keith Pace University. An ardent 2nd A.D.: Julian Broudy deviant with an affinity for Graphic Designer: Nathan Cabrera the beautiful and the absurd, Walker’s photos capture the personalities and social rea- lities of his subjects. He has The Company worked with publications such as Elle Magazine, L’Of- Caviar ficiel, and Jalouse, and colla- 6320 West Sunset Blvd borated with brands ranging Los Angeles, CA, 90028 from Nike to BCBG. Walker UNITED STATES produced documentary + 1 310 3963400 photos and video for David Conway’s 2012 Railroad www.caviarcontent.com Revival Tour, and recently Lauren Small created a surreal Japanese [email protected] street narrative for singer Hanni El Khatib’s “Family”

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Tim White DCUP Don’t Be Shy (feat. Mereki)

The film The director Shot on: RED Epic Tim White is part of a new Director: Tim White generation of filmmakers Producer: Hope Farley creating highly engaging Production Company: Adolescent Content content with small tight Director of Photography: Tim White knit crews; flying across the globe on serendipi- tous journeys with limited resources. His trademark The Company has become his fast paced, intricately woven edits that Adolescent Content give the aspirational and 2023 Westgate Ave playful content just the right LA, CA, 90025 amount of breathing room. UNITED STATES This, coupled with his love +1 310 696 2866 for mixed foley and original

musical scores have given www.adolescentcontent.com Tim an instantly recogni- Ramaa Mosley sable aesthetic. [email protected]

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Wim Steytler Haezer - Minted

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Wim studied art and visual Director: Wim Steytler communication at Stellen- Producer: Gary King bosch University and has Production Company: Picturetree a background in editing. Director of Photography: Peter Tischhauser He recently jumped from Creative Director: Wim Steytler research to director because Art Director: Sue Steele of his talent in creating em- Client: Haezer otive and provocative films. His work in documentary and music videos has given him a unique combination of The Company skills in producing content that is stylised but still cap- Picturetree tures human connection. 2 Athole Avenue, Craighall Wim is married, lives in the Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196 CBD of Johannesburg and SOUTH AFRICA loves photographing and + 27 00 011 787 7446 exploring subcultures in his

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Juriaan Booij Sea Chair

The film The director Shot on: Canon 5D mkII Born and raised in The Ne- Director: Juriaan Booij therlands; Juriaan Booij has Producer: Juriaan Booij been working as a filmma- Production Company: Juriaan Booij ker in London for the past seven years and is currently represented by RSA Films. He honed his craft as a film- The Company maker at the Royal College of Art London, developing RSA Films Ltd a strong and distinctive 42-44 Beak Street aesthetic. His educational London, W1F 9RH background served as a va- UNITED KINGDOM luable launching pad into his +44 207 4377426 fledgling career as a direc-

tor today. His interest in www.rsafilms.co.uk the arts combined with the Damiano Vukotic craftsmanship of design has [email protected] produced an inspiring body of film.

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From Form Mr. Emilton’s Cabinet of Curiosities

set designs and hand crafted The film The director props are a common factor in Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D From Form is a Rotterdam their productions. In 2011, Directors: From Form: Jurjen Versteeg, based film & design stu- Govers and Versteeg crea- Ashley Govers, Wouter Keijzer dio ran by Jurjen Versteeg, ted «A History of the Title Producer: From Form Ashley Govers and Wouter Sequence», which highlights Production Company: Story: We produce Keijzer. From Form creates all of the title designers who Director of Photography: jurjen Versteeg, films with an highly artis- had a revolutionary impact Wouter Keijzer tic value. Whether it is a on the history and evolution Art Director: Ashley Govers short film, title design or of the title sequence and Client: OFFF Barcelona commercial. In these pro- won them a Vimeo Award Music / sound design: Ben Lukas Boysen Cello jects, they like to combine in 2012. Entitled Mr. Emil- Performed by: Cordula Grolle both analogue and digital ton’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Recorded by: Jochen Mader At Audionerve techniques. Craftsmanship they created the main titles Drawings: Jan Maarten Nachtegeller is a highly valued element for OFFF festival Barcelona Mr. Emilton’s voice: Nick Smith in their work. Custom built back in 2013. Mr. Emilton: Caspari de Geus

The Company Story: We produce C/ Avila, 80 www.storyweproduce.com Barcelona, 08005 Merli Feixa - SPAIN [email protected] + 34 933 208 398

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Kibwe Tavares Jonah

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Sundance prize-winning Director: Kibwe Tavares director, Kibwe, was cited as Producer: Ivana MacKinnon one of Fast Company’s 100 Production Company: Film4 Most Creative People in Bu- Made with the support of: Film4, siness 2012 and was recently BFI & Shine awarded a prestigious TED VFX (creature): Jellyfish fellowship. Recently he Pictures VFX (town): Factory Fifteen directed the Sundance film JONAH, a stunning combination of live-action shot on location in Zanzibar with The Company beautiful visual effects created at Factory Fifteen. Ki- CO Nexus Productions bwe created his award-win- 113-114 Shoreditch High Street ning film Robots of Brixton London, E1 6JN while pursuing a degree in UNITED KINGDOM architecture, at which time + 44 207 7497 500 he also met Jonathan Gales and Paul Nicholls who toge- www.nexusproductions.com ther formed Factory Fifteen. Carmen De Witt [email protected]

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Brewer

Are You Okay

their video for Passion Pit’s The film The director “Carried Away.” That video Shot on: Canon c500 Recipients of the Shots received a slew of Best Director: Brewer 2013 Best New Director Music Video and Best New Producer: Braxton Pope Award, the Brewer directing Director accolades from Production Company: Prettybird duo (Ben and Alex) joined the London International Director of Photography: Pat Scola PRETTYBIRD’s roster in Awards, UK Music Video Client: Dum Dum Girls 2012, and since then, have Awards and Shots Awards. successfully segued to mu- Ben and Alex are compre- sic videos, applying their hensive directors, able to fresh and artful eye to Pu- take on pre-visualization, art The Company rity Ring “Belispeak,” Steve direction, editing and spe- Aoki featuring Lovefoxxx PRETTYBIRD cial effects themselves. Ben’s “Heartbreaker,” Skylar 9905 Jefferson Blvd. debut feature film Beneath Grey “Final Warning,” The Culver City 90232 Contempt, made for less War on Drugs “Brothers,” California USA than $15,000, premiered at Two Door Cinema Club +1 (310) 315-8700 the 2011 Slamdance Film “Changing of the Seasons” Festival and was praised and Volta Bureau “Hope,” www.prettybirdus.com in Variety for its “strong among others. Their Alt J Ali Brown performances” and “unpre- “Something Good” video [email protected] dictable and elliptical” sto- previously took home the rytelling. 2013 Young Director Award for Non-European Music Video and was featured in the SHOOT New Direc- tors Showcase, along with

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Christian H. Clark & Angela Trevino Travellers

Award, and their short films The film The director Toolbox Bandit and Mojado Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa/ Using Zeiss Christian H. Clark and have played TBS Chicago Super Speed lenses Angela Trevino are Los Just for Laughs, LA Shorts Director: Christian H. Clark & Angela Angeles and Texas based Fest, Santa Barbara Inter- Trevino filmmakers who met at Yale national Film Festival, USA Producer: Luca Legnani University. Their most re- Film Festival, Palm Beach Production Company: City Limit Films cent project is the branded International Film Fest, Director of Photography: Mike Gioulakis short film, Travellers, for and Worldfest Houston Agency: MOFILM season two of Cornetto’s among others. In their spare Creative Director: David Alberts acclaimed Cupidity series. time, Christian and Angela Art Director: Gaia Moltedo Their 2013 Nestea spot love traveling abroad, rock Agency Producer: Rebecca Sykes «Male Cheerleader» won the climbing, scuba diving, and Client: Cornetto MOFILM Sydney competi- NPR. Past work can be Co-Director: Angela Trevino’s tion and was used by Nestea found at www.citylimitfilms. as a YouTube pre-roll ad. com. Other past work includes commercials and branded The Company content for clients such as IBM, American Express, City Limit Films Campbell’s Chunky, Chevro- Los Angeles, CA, USA let, the Seven Bar Founda- UNITED STATES tion, and the Armed Forces + 1 323 529-3030 Bowl. Their 2011 spot for the Greenpeace Volkswa- www.citylimitfilms.com gen Dark Side Competition Christian H. Clark was awarded the Audience [email protected]

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Casey Warren & Danielle Krieger From 1994

all things vintage. Danielle The film The director has a unique combination Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Casey & Danielle are an of realism and vision. She Director: Casey Warren & Danielle Krieger Emmy Award winning crea- is motivated by her desire Producer: Casey Warren & Danielle Krieger tive duo based out of Seattle, to create stories that speak Production Company: Mindcastle WA. USA. Their work has to people in a way that stays Director of Photography: Casey L. Warren been featured across the with them even after the Creative Director: Casey L. Warren nation and internationally. credits roll. Her approach Their short film, From 1994, to directing is fuled by her has garnered viewership background in dance and reaching over 270,000 views acting. She is also a dynamic The Company in under 3 weeks. Casey is writer, pulling from various both a dreamer and a doer. MINDCASTLE life experiences, she is able Even if he won the lottery 13103 29th Place West to create characters and and didn’t have to work Lynnwood, 98087 enviroments that are full of another day in his life, he UNITED STATES life. would still be making films. + 1 509 728 3333 You will always see Casey with a notebook, sketching www.mindcastle.tv scenes or writing his next Casey Warren script. He has an unquen- [email protected] chable thirst for knowledge and immerses himself in anything and everything related to filmmaking. He also takes special interest in science, technology, and

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Conor Byrne Foureyes

2014 SHOOT New Direc- The film The director tor’s Showcase. See his work Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Conor Byrne is a filmmaker at brudderfilms.com! Director: Conor Byrne based in New York City. He Producer: Tyler Byrne graduated from Wesleyan Production Company: Hungry Man / University’s film program Brudder FIlms with High Honors, where he won the Stephen J. Ross prize for Best Film and the Frank Capra award for Best The Company Comedy. His latest short film, FOUREYES, premie- Hungry Man / Brudder Films red online as a Vimeo Staff 160 Varick Street c/o Hungry Man Pick and Short of the Week 10 New York, NY, 10013 and has garnered acclaim UNITED STATES throughout the film blo- + 1 201 4173638 gosphere as an exciting and distinctive new voice. His www.hungryman.com commercial work has been Conor Byrne featured on Adweek, Shots, [email protected] and SHOOT. Conor is a National Board of Review grant awardee, a recipient of the IFP/Sony Pictures Classics Marcie Bloom Fel- lowship in Film, and was recently selected for the

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Hughes William Thompson A New Man

The film The director Shot on: Sony F55 Hughes William Thompson Director: Hughes William Thompson graduated from the Tisch Producer: Benyomin Spaner School of the Arts at New Production Company: Panoptica Films/Riot York University with a de- Time Pictures/Generator gree in Film & Television Director of Photography: Marc Katz and has been working as a director in New York since. He has received several awards for his short films The Company which have screened at film festivals around the world, Generator including The American 114 New Cavendish St Pavilion at Cannes, Palm London, W1W 6XT Springs ShortFest, and Ca- UNITED KINGDOM merimage. His latest short +44 7968 876 074 film, A New Man, was supported by the Kevin Spacey www.generatorfilms.tv Foundation and is set to be Seb Dean hitting the festival circuit [email protected] imminently. He has since moved into the realm of commercial directing, bringing his keen sense of style and tone along.

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Mackenzie Sheppard Oba-Chan

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Mackenzie Sheppard is a Director: Mackenzie Sheppard film director raised in Japan, Producer: Mackenzie Sheppard and currently resides in Production Company: Ima-gen Tokyo. His experience spans Director of Photography: Mackenzie commercials, documentaries Sheppard and music videos. He is a sought after director for his natural directing approach, and authentic storytelling The Company ability. As a globally min- ded film-maker with a pas- Mackfilm sion for visual stories and 500-1 Suihoku-cho interesting people, he seeks Seto, Aichi, 489-0009 creative challenges with eve- JAPAN ry project he is involved in. +81 90 91294345

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Christopher Frey Explosions

Night at the 2013 St Kilda The film The director Film Festival, where it also Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Christopher is an Austra- picked up the Craft and VFX Director: Christopher Frey lian based writer/direc- Awards. It has recently been Producer: Christopher Frey tor whose work gravitates selected for Interfilm Ber- Production Company: N/A between performance-based lin 2013. In late July 2013, Director of Photography: Edward Goldner narrative films, and stylised Explosions was selected as a audio-visual projects. Chris’ Vimeo Staff Pick, and went short films have won nume- on to receive over 100,000 rous awards on the interna- online views in less than a The Company tional festival circuit, and to fortnight. date his music videos have Thick As Thieves received over 2 million hits 2/34 Douglas Street, Ponsonby on Youtube. Chris has back- Thick As Thieves ground as a VFX artist in Auckland, 1021 post-production. In 2011 NEW ZEALAND Chris was selected as the + 64 09 3768006 recipient of the AFTRS Creative Fellowship, an an- www.thickasthieves.com nual commission awarded Joseph Griffen to an Australian visual artist [email protected] or film-maker to complete an innovative, screen based project. Chris Fellowship film Explosions has since garnered significant accolades, screening on Opening

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Keisuke Kuroyanagi Deads

The film The director Shot on: black magic Born in 1985. Film direc- Director: Keisuke Kuroyanagi tor, and scriptwriter. After Producer: Mamoru Takahashi graduating from Musashino Production Company: N/A Art University, Kuroyanagi Director of Photography: Shinya Matsuo joined Dentsu Creative X, and he has been working mainly in Tokyo. He is in charge of planning and direction of CM and rela- FREELANCE DIRECTOR ted film contents. In 2013, Kuroyanagi won the JAC’s Keisuke Kuroyanagi (Japan Ad Contents produc- 1-24-17 tion companies association) Nezu, Bunkyo-ku remarkable director of the Tokyo, 113-0031 year for his planning and JAPAN direction in Words of the + 81 80 32597246 Graduates. It is a public CM which theme is prevention Keisuke Kuroyanagi of bullying for junior high [email protected] students. In 2014, Kuroya- nagi made short films by Fabulous Four by ADEST 2014.

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Tomoichiro Setsuda A Man

The film The director Shot on: PMW-F3 - Sony / CANON EOS Tomoichiro Setsuda (born C300 1974) is a film director, Director: Tomoichiro Setsuda assistant director and scrip- Producer: Takuo Shima twriter. He works mainly in Production Company: N/A Tokyo, Japan, on TV com- Director of Photography: Daisuke Sakurai mercials as 1st assistant director. His clients have included major brands whose FREELANCE DIRECTOR confidence he has repaid every time. He has also di- Nice. Co. Ltd. rected, having made 3 short 1-11-2, Miyanomori films so far, including “Bom- Chu-o,Sapporo,Hokkaido ber Girl” and Green’s End, JAPAN Today’s Dream. His works +81-11-612-0505 have established a reputation for showing us a new www.nice-sapporo.jp vision of daily life half-a- [email protected] step ahead. His latest work, “This is who I am”, won the grand-prix at the 24 Hours film festival and showcased his talent both for writing screenplays, and directing.

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Butchers

Under Armour Project

The film The director Shot on: Digital - SONY HDCam Butchers are a collective Director: Butchers of Brazilian directors that Producer: Cecilia Salguero was formed in 2013 and Production Company: Stink São Paulo since then is represented by Director of Photography: Juliano Lopes Stink São Paulo. Their work Agency: Click is quite diverse and goes VP Creative: Fred Saldanha through different languages. CD’s: Nicolás Ferrario & Serginho Lobo They engage the most in Art Director: Thiago Grossi the production process as Agency Producer: Priscila Moscovich a whole; from finding loca- tions and casting, through camera operation to editing THE COMPANY and color grading of the movie. Stink Sao Paulo Among his works are the Bento de Andrade, 482 launching spot for Under Sao Paulo, 04503000 Armour brand in Brazil, the BRAZIL music video «Mariachis» for +55 11 35597920 Skol beer, Google Chrome «Salvation», among others. www.stink.tv.br Luciana Alamo [email protected]

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Ian Ruschel Unbovine Yourself

sorial language, having as The film The director his main inspiration photo- Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Besides advertising, Ian graphy and cinema. His per- Director: Ian Ruschel Ruschel personal projects sonality appears very clearly Producer: Cecilia Salguero have international recogni- in the films he directs. Production Company: Stink Sao Paulo tion. One example of that Director of Photography: Juliano Lopes is ‘Las Calles de Borges’, Agency: Borghi/Lowe a tribute to the poet Jorge Creative Director: Fernando Nobre & Fabio Luis Borges, filmed, photo- Brigido graphed, and edited by Ian Agency Producer: Marcia Coelho in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Client Creative: Club of Sao Paulo He conceived and directed a farewell video to the ancient stadium of Grêmio - the football team he supports THE COMPANY - which had repercussions Stink Sao Paulo on several television sta- Bento de Andrade, 482 tions, and which was even Sao Paulo, 04503000 broadcast during the team’s BRAZIL last game, on the big screen +55 11 35597920 of the stadium, for more then 40 thousand people. www.stink.tv.br ‘Olímpico Monumental’ and Luciana Alamo ‘Las Calles de Borges’ have [email protected] almost 1 million views. Ian Ruschel transmits in his works a naturalist and sen-

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Ciaran Foy PlayStation «Our Shoes»

The film The director Shot on: Black Magic Pocket Camera Ciaran is a graduate from Director: Ciaran Foy the National Film School of Producer: Rebecca Bourke Ireland. His debut feature Production Company: Assembly film Citadel won the cove- Director of Photography: Patrick Jordan ted Midnighters Audience Award when it premiered at world renowned SXSW in 2012. He is presently com- THE COMPANY mencing his commercial career in Ireland with As- Assembly Studios Ltd sembly Studios. PlayStation 32 Upper Mount Street is his first test commercial. Dublin, 2 IRELAND + 353 87 9142334

www.assembly.ie Rebecca Bourke [email protected]

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Ben Fouassier Daughters

sole purpose of promoting The film The director love and tolerance. Because Shot on: Red Epic Ben grew up in the woods, that’s the kind of guy he is. Director: Ben Fouassier surrounded by a very large A big heart with two long Distributed by: Wanda.net and very loud family. And legs, dreaming of a magical Writer of concept: Ben Fouassier 400 horses. He moved to world made of desert sand Copywriter of voice over: Sharon Cliary Paris age 18. Since then, his and minimal music. Voice over: Keri Safran life has taken many paths Producer: Mandy Kothe and crossed several borders. Production company: Wanda Germany GmbH From the suits of London Director of photography: Roland Stuprich city to the barges of the Postproduction: Harvest Digital Agriculture Amazonias, from Swedish Supported dbc: Esther Kurle, whomcq winters to L.A summers, Rainer Spix he not only learned 5 languages but also developed a very special sense of sto- THE COMPANY rytelling, which he primari- ly shows in his writings and Wanda Germany GmbH still visual works. Am Kaiserkai 56 Hamburg, 20457 Berlin had to be the next GERMANY stop for his mischief. After + 49 40 22659230 3 years assisting directors all around the world, he’s www.wanda.net now jumped behind the Anthony Zornig camera himself and craf- [email protected] ted his first piece with the

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Space Monkeys Spotify «Rockstar»

Despensa, and for brands The film The director like Toyota, Ford, Orange, Shot on: Digital - RED Epic SPACE MONKEYS is a Burger King, Mattel, Red Director: Space Monkeys talented director duo with Cross, Coca Cola, LlaoLlao, Producer: Space Monkeys astonishing versatility. History Channel or Red Production Company: Pueblo Films S.L. Whether it´s directing ac- Bull. Director of Photography: Juan Santacruz tors, creating an aesthetic Creative Director: Space Monkeys piece or shooting spots that & Jorge Manzaneque require VFX integrated with live footage. It´s been recently discovered that they were born in Venezuela THE COMPANY and Spain but at a young age decided to travel the galaxy. Pueblo Films S.L And like good intergalactic C/Barco 5 travelers, Rober and David Madrid, Madrid, 28004 have an amazing knack for SPAIN all things technology mixed +34 637 054 183 with a profound sense of beauty and artistry. www.pueblofilms.com Victoria Lourido They´ve worked with agen- [email protected] cies like LOLA (LOWE Madrid), Del Campo Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, Darwin & Co, Germinal, D6 or La

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Nico van den Brink Kitkat «Still alive»

‘Anton’ (2014) will be scree- The film The director ned at the EYE Insituut Shot on: Digital - RED one Nico van den Brink (1986) in Amsterdam, during the Director: Nico van den Brink is a Dutch film director. NFA’s graduation festival. Producer: Martijn van der Vliet Currently he is finishing his Production Company: In Case Of Fire education in Film Directing Director of Photography: Fernando at the Dutch Film Academy: Barrientos de Nederlandse Filmaca- Creative Director: Scott Smith and Bart demie (NFA). He holds a Kooij bachelor degree in Film Studies from the Univer- sity of Amsterdam. Nico is interested in personal sto- THE COMPANY ries with a universal signi- In case of fire ficance, specifically related Silodam 402 to family relations, and he Amsterdam, Noord Holland, 1013 AW is essentially fascinated by THE NETHERLANDS the uncanny and unknown. +31 20 4212 792 In addition his films can be described as unconventional www.incaseoffire.tv and idiosyncratic. Nico has [email protected] directed several short films. His short drama ‘Gesustere’ (2012), shot on black and white 16mm film, was nominated for the M2 LIVE film award. In July 2014 his film

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Ryan Patrick Memory

The film The director Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Ryan Patrick is a music vi- Director: Ryan Patrick deo and commercial director Producer: Brynne Copping based in Los Angeles. He Production Company: French New Wolf has directed music videos Director of Photography: Jeff Bierman for artists such as The Client: New York Lottery Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa, Cut Copywriter: Carlos Wigle Copy, Miike Snow, B.o.B and 2 Chainz. A graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago, Ryan headed to The Company LA to write, direct and engineer workflows for one of Ryan Patrick Walt Disney Studio’s first 3709 Watseka Ave stereoscopic 3D films. He Los Angeles, CA, 90034 then broke into music videos UNITED STATES with Cut Copy’s «Take Me +1 904 8747506 Over,» which landed him on the Young Director Award www.ryanpatrick.us shortlist in 2012. Most re- Ryan Patrick cently, he finished a spot for [email protected] Microsoft’s Surface tablet and is currently prepping a short film about fears.

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Nautico

Herschel bags

music video industry. Their The film The director videos have been featured on Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Based in Los Angeles, Nau- pitchfork.tv, stereogums top Director: Nautico tico is the moniker of the 5 of the week and the Vimeo Producer: Jeff Lamb directing duo John Heeg and staff pick channel. Nautico’s Production Company: Adolescent Content Chris Westlund. The team short film “Death Of The Director of Photography: Chris Westlund met on set at film school in Cool” was an official selec- Ohio where a mutual love tion of the Athens Interna- for Animal Collective pro- tional Film Festival and the pelled them to collaborate Sacramento International THE COMPANY on many projects including Film Festival where it won the award winning short Adolescent Content the jury award for best short film, “Death Of The Cool”. 2023 Westgate Ave film. Nautico recently direc- Upon moving to the west LA, CA, 90025 ted and shot spots for Hers- coast John & Chris became UNITED STATES chel and Sound Cloud. known for their music video +1 310 696 2866 work and have since made videos for some of their www.adolescentcontent.com favorite artists such as Dee- Ramaa Mosley rhunter’s Locket Pundt (Lo- [email protected] tus Plaza) and an exciting newcomer Jackson Scott. Combining visual effects with strikingly evocative images of youth, Nautico has already started making a name for themselves in the

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Plummer/ Strauss Cinderella

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Plummer/Strauss is made Director: Plummer/Strauss up of Justin (the Plummer) Producer: Sibilla Carini & Plummer/Strauss and Martin (the Strauss), Production Company: N/A filmmakers based in the San Director of Photography: Spenser Francisco Bay Area. They T. Nottage met their Freshman year at San Francisco State Uni- versity in California where they both majored in cinema The Company production. If you can’t find them working together, you Plummer/Strauss can find Justin drinking UNITED STATES Root Beer floats and Martin collecting coins. www.plummerstrauss.com Martin Strauss [email protected]

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Montana Mann Busted

ping through the pages of The film The director a David Sedaris book to get Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Award winning director, her laughter on. Director: Montana Mann Montana Mann, graduated Producer: Montana Mann & Saba Zerehi with a BFA in film from Production Company: Seed Media Arts the prestigious Art Center College of Design. She has won awards for her short films as well as commercial THE COMPANY work. Her strong conceptual visual style drew the Seed Media Arts attention of professionals 1450 N. Dayton Street, at a young age as she is now Chicago, Illinois 60642 one of the youngest females UNITED STATES to ever be accepted into the + 1 773 800 2227 Directors Guild of Ame- rica (as a director). Focusing www.seedma.com on compelling characters, Roy Skillicorn Montana enjoys her stories [email protected] on ice with a twist of satire. Recently she was chosen by Shoot Magazine as one of the top new directors to watch out for in their 2014 New Directors Showcase. If she is not behind the camera she is probably flip-

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Tito Gonzalez Garcia Masculin/Masculin «L’homme nu dans l’art de 1800 à nos jours»

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Visual artist born in France, Director: Tito Gonzalez Garcia his creation focuses on Producer: Maximilien Dumesnil video. He works mainly on Production Company: La Suite Numérique creations for theatre, dance Client: Musée d’Orsay and opera. He has partici- pated to various collective exhibitions in France, Chile and Spain. The Company In 2012, he has collaborated LA SUITE NUMÉRIQUE with the mathematician and 1 rue jarente artist Laurent Derobert and Lyon, 69002 has directed « Être Rêvé FRANCE » presented at the Palais + 33 (0)9 82 47 98 79 de Tokyo, the «104», the National Film Library of www.lasuitenumerique.com Santiago and the Silencio in Maximilien Dumesnil Paris. [email protected]

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Raoul Paulet Le Mystère

showcased at international The film The director festival, including Pause, Shot on: Canon 7D - 550D Raoul Paulet is a visionary Cut&Paste. IVCA 2013 gold Director: Raoul Paulet director and artist who award winner. His latest Producer: Giuseppe Percuoco, Bibi Todaro, works on a wide range of music video Le Mystère has Yarda Krampol media projects. In his re- got a nomination for the UK Production Company: Pitch & Folks search he tends to focus on Music Video Awards, and Director of Photography: Danila Luppino minimalism, simplicity, and has been shortlisted for the and Tomas Juskaitis a strong aesthetic combi- Aesthetica Short Film Festi- Creative and art director: Raoul Paulet ned with content and mea- val, Encounters Film Festi- Client: Hugo & The Prismatics ning. Raoul always applies a val, LSFF and many others. Set - Props Design: Terrible Twins multidisciplinary approach, Dancer: Tiffany Tonel Director especially in the search of Assistant Director & Vfx Engineer: the perfect balance between Vittorio Giampietro image and sound. «My desire is to be extremely creative, emotional and ins- pirational. I explore new FREELANCE ways of bringing content to DIRECTOR its visual limits, and provoking the audience’s interest UNITED KINGDOM in a subtle way. This leads +44 07 (0)7958117095 my work and original approach.» His work has been www.raoulpaulet.com published amongst others Raoul Paulet on ldN, Motionographer, [email protected] Fubiz, Onepointfour, and

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Greg Barth Fortunes, an experimental comedy

The film The director Shot on: Canon 5D mark II Designer turned director Director: Greg Barth Greg Barth is an award Producer: Greg Barth winning artist and director Production Company: Greg Barth from Geneva, Switzerland, Director of Photography: Greg Barth currently based in London. Sound Design: Nookaad Greg Specialises in design Productions Editing: Alex Da Cunha driven projects ranging from video art and Installa- tions to Music Videos and TV advertisements, His pas- The Company sion for strong, often surreal concepts, and contemporary Greg Barth minimal aesthetics have 74 Chalk Farm Road, #22 brought him to work for re- London, nw1 8ap nown international clients, UNITED KINGDOM get published in prestigious +44 7534 008784 design books, and be stron- gly featured in the visual www.gregbarth.tv industry’s leading blogs and Gregory Barth websites. [email protected]

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Damien Krisl Urban Hippie

ping through the pages of The film The director a David Sedaris book to get Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Award winning director, her laughter on. Director: Damien Krisl Montana Mann, graduated Producer: Damien Krisl with a BFA in film from Production Company: Eclumes Studios the prestigious Art Center GmbH, Cheese & Chocolate Film SA College of Design. She has Director of Photography: Daniel Kunz won awards for her short Art Director: Lea Küng films as well as commercial work. Her strong conceptual visual style drew the attention of professionals THE COMPANY at a young age as she is now one of the youngest females 1st Unit to ever be accepted into the Dorette-von-Stern-Strasse 10 Directors Guild of Ame- 21337 Lüneburg rica (as a director). Focusing GERMANY on compelling characters, +49 4131 - 720 637 0 Montana enjoys her stories on ice with a twist of satire. www.damienkrisl.com Recently she was chosen Elke Apelt by Shoot Magazine as one [email protected] of the top new directors to watch out for in their 2014 New Directors Showcase. If she is not behind the camera she is probably flip-

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Jan Mantanakorn Dream a Dream

The film The director Shot on: Digital - SONY HDCam Bangkok-based film and TV Director: Jan Mantanakorn commercial director ‘Jan’ Producer: Jan Mantanakorn Mantanakorn Ngoenwilai Production Company: Jan Mantanakorn was named ‘a new genera- CO,.LTD. tion of emerging filmmaker Director of Photography: Jan Mantanakorn and photographer’ by Wal- Art Director: Kittikhun Kittisowan lpaper* and Computer Arts, Curated by: EK Thongprasert directing a wide variety of Written by: EK Thongprasert films, adverts, corporates and music videos. With a cinematic imagery of fashion and beauty, along with her The Company signature use of editing and Jan Mantanakorn Co.,Ltd. architectural knowledge, 68/51 Soi.20 Mithuna 11 numerous pieces of Jan’s Samsennok, Huaykwang work, ranging from stills Bangkok 10310 and motion, have been pre- Thailand sented by influenced news- + 66 8 4000 7262 papers, magazines and websites from all over the world. www.janmantanakorn.com Jan Mantanakorn [email protected]

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Jonathan Elbers Lg Mini Beamer

The film The director Shot on: Sony F5 Jonathan Elbers is a young Director: Jonathan Elbers director who graduated Producer: Marius vd Weerd in 2012 at the Dutch Film Production Company: Comrad and Television Academy. Director of Photography: Thijmen Meanwhile he is directing Doornik commercials for COMRAD Agency: Krema Worldwide and works on different plans Creative Director: Dylan Son for movies. Agency Producer: Serena Choi Client: LG

The Company Comrad keizersgracht 676 Amsterdam Noord- Holland, 1017 THE NETHERLANDS + 31 20 581 8515

www.comrad.nl Marius vd Weerd [email protected]

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The Turner Brothers Impress Mum

The film The director Shot on: Sony FS 700 The Turner Brothers are Director: The Turner Brothers Anthony and Patrick, co- Producer: Steve Whiteley medy led directors who Production Company: Offkey Creatives form part of the Offkey Director of Photography: Chris Chung Creatives collective. With Agency: Libertine London their trademark humour Agency Producer: Julia Clark driven style, the brothers Client: Paperchase are on their way to brea- king into the commercials world. Their recent Impress Mum viral video for Paper- THE COMPANY chase, reached 100,00 views within two weeks of being Offkey Creatives released. 86-90 Paul Street London, EC2A 4NE UNITED KINGDOM + 44 0203 0052465

www.offkeycreatives.com Steve Whiteley [email protected]

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Will Robson-Scott Chi Raq

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Born in London Will began Director: Will Robson-Scott his career as a photographer Producer: Bridie Woodward documenting people living Production Company: n/a on the fringes of society. He has produced several semi- nal and highly acclaimed books, his photographic co- The Company verage of notoriously clan- destine subcultures beco- HLA ming hugely successful. His 35 Adam and Eve Mews two year project “Top Deck” London, W8 6UG was exhibited in the gallery UNITED KINGDOM space of Mother, London. + 44 0207 2991000 His foray into film has found him wide acclaim including www.hla.net five Vimeo “Staff Picks”. His Mike Wells films continue his interest in [email protected] people who are urban outsi- ders with his short film “Chi Raq” becoming a YouTube phenomenon.

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Ed Morris #Dontretaliate

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Colin Huijser Centraal Beheer Achmea - Brug

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Arri Alexa Our new director talent is Director: Colin Huijser Colin Huijser fresh from the Producer: Mira de Steur & Arjan Dutch Film Academy. He Oosterveer directed a viral for Centraal Production Company: In Case Of Fire Beheer Achmea. Which has Director of Photography: Joris Bulstra reached over a 800.000 views Agency: DDB & Tribal Amsterdam on Youtube. Colin is a great Art Director: Arnout Robbe & Paul talent, a real actor’s director Wagemaker and works with a great infec- Agency Producer: Fione van Wijk tious enthusiasm with a clear Client: Centraal Beheer Achmea understanding of film. Sound Designer: Luuk Hoogstraten Editor: Beer Ravenhorst Online Editor: Hans Loosman @ The Sandmen THE COMPANY In Case Of Fire Czaar Peterstraat 159 1018 PJ Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS +31 20 421 27 92

www.incaseoffire.tv Eleanor Lejarde [email protected]

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Ed Morris #Publooshocker

duction by Jason Stone in The film The director The Drum as well as making Shot on: Panasonic HMR10/ JVC HD Ed Morris’s move into direc- it into Campaign Magazine’s Monitors ting followed an impressive Top 10 Directors in his first Director: Ed Morris career in advertising where year. Ed was awarded the Producer: Chris Harrison he was described as one of Best Up and Coming Film Production Company: Rattling Stick the best and most awarded Director at the Creative Director of Photography: Ed Morris creatives of his generation. Circle Awards 2014 and has Agency: Leo Burnett He has been announced as received two silvers at the Creative Director: Tony Malcolm & Guy Creative Director of the British Arrows Awards for Moore year by Campaign, received his Cybersmile film. Ed has Art Director: Philip Deacon the President’s Award by also just completed his first Agency Producer: Emma Bewley the Creative Circle and had documentary about mave- Client: DFT work entered in to the Clio rick film maker Tony Kaye. hall of fame. Ed’s debut year at Rattling Stick has been prolific. His first film THE COMPANY #PubLooShocker for the Rattling Stick Department For Transport 1 Portland Mews was hit by over 8 million London, W1F 8JE YouTube viewers in its first UNITED KINGDOM week. He has also shot films +44 020 7851 2000 for Stowford Press Cider, Adidas, Greenpeace and the www.rattlingstick.com Cybersmile Foundation and Katie Kieth has been named as one of [email protected] the future stars of TV pro-

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Alberto Belli It’s No Porn...

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Director’s Profile: Alberto Director: Alberto Belli Belli is a director based in Producer: Mel Gragido, Jeff Snyder Los Angeles. He was born Production Company: Accomplice Media in Mexico to Italian parents Director of Photography: Justin Morrison where he majored in Com- Client: HBO puter Science at the Tec de Monterrey University. He received his Masters from the USC School of Cinema- The Company tic Arts. Belli’s shorts have been recognized twice by Accomplice Media the Academy of Television 1501 Colorado Avenue, Suite C Arts & Sciences. While at Santa Monica, CA 90404 USC, Belli was honored with UNITED STATES the prestigious John Hus- +1 310 893 1147 ton Directing Merit Scho- larship. His diverse body of www.albertobelli.com work has garnered millions Mel Gragido of views on the internet and [email protected] praise from media outlets around the world.

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Henry Chen & Ssong Yang Saroo Brierley: Homeward Bound

The film The director Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Henry Chen & Ssong Yang Director: Henry Chen & Ssong Yang crossed paths at the Rhode Producer: Stephen Higgins Island School of Design Production Company: Storybox Films where they learned to ex- Director of Photography: Henry Chen & plore, discover, and create. Ssong Yang They galvanized around the Agency: Storybox Films idea of human expression Creative Director: Stephen Higgins and brought their energy Client: Google Earth to NYC. Having danced in Executive Producer: Chris Di Cesare Brazil, barbecued in Nai- robi, and setting a street performance in Beijing, they continue to search for THE COMPANY a compelling story to tell. Most recently, they trave- Storybox Films led to India to direct Saroo 165 W 18 St., 8C Brierley : Homeward Bound, New York NY 10011 a film that has been featured UNITED STATES in AdWeek Top 10 commer- +1 646-770-1089 cial of the week, Forbes Top 20 most memorable ads and www.storyboxfilms.com as one of TED’s «10 Ads Stephen Higgins Worth Spreading» for 2014. [email protected]

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Ricky Staub / Anders Lindwall Nike Presents: LA Live

non-profit, Working Film The film The director Establishment, they hone Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Anders Lindwall & Ricky marketable skills utilizing Director: Ricky Staub / Anders Lindwall Staub are Co-Founders / film production and encou- Producer: Blake Heal Directors at Neighborhood rage individuals to dream Production Company: Conscious Minds Film Company a creative outside the confines of their Director of Photography: Peter Cote production company that barriers and develop skills Agency Conscious: Minds mentors and employs adults that lead to qualified employ. Creative Director: Blake Heal in recovery through the pro- Client: Nike cess of filmmaking. Walk down any block suffering from economic distress and you’ll find reoccurring The Company themes of addiction, vio- lence, and neglect. NFCo is Neighborhood Film Company embedded in the community 2000 Hamilton Street of need, literally. They don’t 725 Philadelphia, PA, 19130 believe in commuting. In or- UNITED STATES der to be a safe hub of creati- + 1 215 249-6150 vity, their production facility shares the same streets as www.neighborhoodfilmco.com those they work alongside. Ricky Staub They share both hardship [email protected] and victory in order to empower creative commerce in a marginalized community. With the leadership of their

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Hugo Stenson Equinox Made Me Do It

2013, Stenson’s own Directing The film The director career took off with the launch Shot on: Digital - Canon 5D Hugo Stenson is a film Direc- of his provocative campaign for Director: Hugo Stenson tor and Photographer based Equinox gym titled Equinox Producer: N/A out of London, UK. Born and Made Me Do It which he both Production Company: CAVIAR raised in Stockholm, Sweden, shot and directed. Stenson has Director of Photography: Hugo Stenson Stenson moved to Los Angeles also maintained an impressive Agency: Wieden & Kennedy / NY to pursue a BFA in Film Direc- side career as a stills photogra- Creative Director: Scott Vitrone, Ian ting with Distinction at the pher having shot several cam- Reichenthal, Colleen DeCourcy, Mark Fitzloff Art Center College of Design paigns for Puma, Diet Coke, Art Director: Cyrus Coulter in Pasadena. In 2009, Stenson Carling, and Axe. Agency Producer: Kristen Johnson, went on to assist two very Luiza Naritomi prominent Swedish Directors, Client: Equinox Fitness Club Lasse Hallstrom and Fredrik Bond, where he gained valuable experience in both large international commercial work THE COMPANY and film. In 2012, Stenson Caviar assisted on three feature films 6320 West Sunset Blvd back to back in various capa- Los Angeles, CA, 90028 cities ranging from Director UNITED STATES of 2nd unit to shooting the + 1 310 3963400 Film’s PR. These titles include Lasse Hallstrom’s The Hyp- www.caviarcontent.com notist, Fredrik Bond’s Charlie Lauren Small Countryman, and Terry Gill- [email protected] man’s The Zero Theorem. In

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Tim Bathurst Sleepwalk

began building a name for The film The director himself as a creative direc- Shot on: Digital - RED Epic Where most kids take used tor and gifted storyteller, Director: Tim Bathurst toilet rolls and fashion them a reputation that’s conti- Producer: Tim Bathurst into poorly functioning nued to grow and earn Production Company: Mont Albert Road telescopes, Tim, instead, him nomination-nods from Director of Photography: Charlie Sarroff crafted himself a camcorder. no less than Cannes (The Creative Director: Tim Bathurst And though his cardboard Young Director Award and Art Director: Tim Bathurst creation was as useless as its Tropfest). Tim is now living Client: Sant and Abel telescopic brethren, the boy his childhood dream and lo- behind the toilet roll was ving every minute of it. The Company anything but. In the years between these early forays Mont Albert Road into film and his professio- Tim Bathurst nal directing debut, Tim 1326 N Flores St, Apt 14 travelled the world as an ad West Hollywood, CA 90069 man working for Saatchi & United States Saatchi in London and DDB +1 310 295 7676 in Melbourne. During those years there was always the www.montalbertroad.com nagging desire to get back Tim Bathurst behind the lens. So throwing [email protected] caution to the wind (thank- fully a gentle south easterly that day) Tim enrolled to study film at Australia’s prestigious, VCA. Here he

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Michael Humphrey Directions

The film The director Shot on: DRED - Epic/C300 Michael studied at the Director: Michael Humphrey University of Auckland, Executive Producer: Katie Millington gaining a Master of Arts Producer: Tara Landry in Film. As a director, his Production Company: 8 work spans commercials, Director of Photography: A unit: Rob Marsh short films, music videos Director of Photography: B unit: Julian Geraets and fashion films. He lear- Agency: Colenso BBDO, Auckland ned how to load a Bolex and Creative Director: Levi Slavin how to get an actor to play Creative: Matt Lawson a monkey whilst working Agency Producer: Jen Storey as a director’s assistant for Client: Mountain Dew/ Frucor NZ awarded feature film and commercial directors in New Zealand and the UK. Combining a technical, cine- THE COMPANY matic approach with memo- 8com rable performances, he is 20 Beaumont Street equally at home experimen- Auckland 1010 ting with in-cam. NEW ZEALAND + 64 9 309 8488

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139 shortlist 2014 Associations

AAFP - Association of Austrian Film Producers Gabriele Kranzelbinder & Heinrich Ambrosch Postfach 47 A-1072 Vienna Austria Tel: +43650 518 35 90 Fax: + 431 966 33 49 [email protected] www.austrian-film.com

Allianz Deutscher Produzenten Film & Fernsehen e. V Martin Feyock Charlottenstraße 65 D-10117 Berlin Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 206 70 88-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 206 70 88-44 [email protected] www.produzentenallianz.de

APA - Asociace Producentu V Audiovizi Pavel Strnad Národní 28 Praha 1 110 00 Czech Republic Tel: +420 221 105 302 Fax: +420 221 105 303 [email protected] www.asociaceproducentu.cz

APA - Advertising Producers Association Stephen Davies 47 Beak Street W1F 9SE London UK Tel: +44 207 43 42 651 Fax: +44 207 43 49 002 [email protected] www.a-p-a.net

APCP - Asociación de Productoras de Cine Publicitario Pablo Nolla C / Luis Buñuel, 2, 2º izda. Ciudad de la Imagen 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid Spain Tel: 34 91 512 27 97 Fax: 34 91 512 01 48 [email protected] www.apcp.es

APFP - Association des Producteurs de Films Publicitaires Julien Pasquier 5 rue d’hauteville 75010 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 23 35 39 [email protected] www.apfp.tv

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CFP Belgium Kato Maes Globe Village/Asia Chaussee d’Alsemberg 993 1180 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 12 26 13 95 Fax: +32 (0) 473 885 646 [email protected] www.cfp-belgium.be

CFP Hungary Ilona Antal Döbrentei utca 20 H-1013 Budapest Hungary Tel: +36 1 200 4040 Fax: +36 1 200 6060 [email protected] www.cfphungary.net

Commercial Film Producers – Turkey Ender Sevim Sulun Sokak No:10 1.Levent Besiktas 34330 Istanbul Turkey Tel: +902123258300 [email protected] www.ry-tr.org

Commercial Producers Ireland Anne Marie Curran c/o Upper Mount Street Dublin 2 Republic of Ireland T:+353 1 66 11 501 [email protected] www.commercialproducersireland.com

Film & TV Producenterna Johan Holmer Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1-5, PO Box 27 183 SE-102 52Stockholm Sweden Tel: + 46 8 666 37 42 Fax: + 46 8 666 37 48 [email protected] www.filmtvp.se

LAPA Olga Radcenko. Polocko g. 1-23 Vilnius LT-01204 Lithuania Tel: +370 614 44679 [email protected] www.ltapa.lt

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Norske Film og TV Produsenters Forening Leif Holst Jensen Filmens Hus, Dronningensgt. 16 0152 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 23 11 93 11 Fax: +4723 11 93 16 [email protected] www.produsentforeningen.no

PACT - Producers Association Cinema & TV Andreas Tsilifonis 25 Haimanta Str. 152 34 Halandri, Athens Greece Tel: +30 210 6855098 Fax: +30 210 6801019 [email protected] www.pact.gr

Producentforeningen Klaus Hansen Bernhard Bangs Allé 25 2000 Frederiksberg Denmark Tel: +45 33 86 28 80 Fax: +45 33 86 28 88 [email protected] www.pro-f.dk Serbian Advertising Producers Association SAPA Serbian Advertising Producers Association Vuk Marjanovic Francuska 37a 11 000 Belgrade Serbia Tel: + 381 11 3036 054 Fax: + 381 11 3036 055 Serbian Advertising [email protected] Producers Association www.cyber-ent.com

SATU Stiina Laakso Fabianinkatu 4b 14 FIN-00130 Helsinki Finland Tel: +358 96840610 Fax: +358 96221860 [email protected] www.satu.fi Srpska Asocijacija Producenata u Advertajzingu Swissfilm Association Peter Beck Hermetschloostrasse 77 8048 Zürich Switzerland Tel: +41 44 258 41 10 Fax: +41 44 258 41 11 [email protected] www.swissfilm-association.ch

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President Vice President Francois Chilot Ender Sevim Les Producers Depo Film 33 rue Rivay Lale Sok No:12 Levent Mh. 92 300 Levallois Perret 34330 Besiktas Istanbul France Turkey Tel : +33 1 55 90 84 43 Tel: +90 212 351 0212 [email protected] Executive Vice President Steve Davies Treasure APA Bea Catteeuw 47 Beak Street Denzzo Brussels W1F 9SE London Aalststraat 7-11 Rue d’Alost UK 1000 Brussels Tel: +44 207 43 42 651 Belgium [email protected] Tel: +32 2 609 00 39 [email protected] Executive Vice President Manfred Vogelsanger Vogelsanger Film GmbH Board members Oberloricker Strasse 398 D-40547 Dusseldorf Jan Kallista Germany Adwood Tel: +49 211 53 75 77 0 Elišky Krásnohorské 10/123 [email protected] 110 00 Prague 1 Czech Republic Tel: +420 224 934 087 Vice President [email protected] Ari laitinen Otto Production Fabianinkatu 4 Indre Petrukaitiene 00130 helsinki Grandma Enterprise Finland Vokieciu g. 28/17 - 32 Tel. +358 9 4780 1730 01130, Vilnius [email protected] Lithuania Tel: +370 5 2595566 [email protected] Vice President Mikis Modiano Modiano Co Vuk Marjanovic 73, K. Paleologou str Cyber: Few Good Men Chalandri 15232, Athens Francuska 37a Greece 11000 Belgrade Tel: +30 210 6846398 Serbia [email protected] Tel : +381 11 30 36 054 [email protected] Vice President Rudi Haller Solid & Hallerfilm Heinrichstrasse 267k CH-8031 Zürich Switzerland Tel: +41 44 273 73 73 [email protected] news | insight | inspiration SUBSCRIBE TO SHOTS Stay up-to-date with the latest news, insight and inspiration for the global creative community with a subscription to shots. Plus save 20% on a one year subscription

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