Another Film Company

Directors

Another Directors are keeping us busy... Work includes several spots for the BBC’s Children In Need by Stephen Pipe and an interesting Afternoon with some presenters from BBC Five Live, Jeff Stark’s Benefit Fraud is making people think and Nick Jones’ spot for Southern Trains is totally Loco! Blac Ionica are still ‘Good News’ with their title sequence for Russell Howard’s identically named show and Steve Reeves has Directed the Boots Christmas special.... Reminding us that its only 42 days till Christmas! Please contact Athene for any reels or director recommendations.

Work

Title: Bad Ideas
Client: Oxfam / The Climate Challenge
Creative: Directed by Babanuki
Agency: Bad Ideas

Title: Decisions
Client: Bran Flakes
Creative: Andy Drugan & Ed Morris
Agency: Decisions

Title: Winter
Client: Telekom Austria
Creative: Directed by Martin Wedderburn
Agency: Winter

Title: The Lunch
Client: Boots
Creative: Directed by Steve Reeves
Agency: The Lunch

Title: Launch
Client: Southern Trains
Creative: Directed By Nick Jones
Agency: Launch

Title: Radio 5 Live
Client: BBC
Creative: Directed by Stephen Pipe
Agency: Radio 5 Live

Title: And They Thought They'd Never Be Caught
Client: Benefit Fraud
Creative: Directed by Jeff Stark
Agency: And They Thought They'd Never Be Caught

Title: Title Sequence
Client: Russell Howard's Good News
Creative: Directed by Blac Ionica
Agency: Title Sequence

Title: Opera
Client: BBC
Creative: Directed by Stephen Pipe
Agency: Opera

Title: The Voice
Client: Volkswagen
Creative: Directed by Steve Reeves
Agency: The Voice

Title: Sim Rugby
Client: O2
Creative: Directed by Nick Jones
Agency: Sim Rugby

Title: Signature
Client: Keith's
Creative: Directed by Simon Neal
Agency: Signature

Title: Yorkshires
Client: Aunt Bessie's
Creative: Directed by Nick Jones
Agency: Yorkshires

Title: Dynamic
Client: Playstation PSP Go
Creative: Directed by Blac Ionica
Agency: Dynamic

Title: Motorcade
Client: Freeview
Creative:
Agency: Motorcade

Title: Fish Finger
Client: Birdseye
Creative: Directed by Jonathan Lovekin
Agency: Fish Finger

Title: Scales Balance
Client: Chiquita Smoothies
Creative: Directed by Blac Ionica
Agency: Scales Balance

Title: Global Citizens
Client: Oxfam / Tck Tck Tck
Creative: Directed by Babanuki
Agency: Global Citizens

Title: Trailer
Client: "Washdays" Short Film
Creative: Directed by Simon Neal
Agency: Trailer

Title: Aerobics
Client: Subway
Creative: Directed by Nick Jones
Agency: Aerobics

Turning his back on a promising career as a shelf stacker at 7eleven, Steve Reeves enrolled at Watford College where he trained as a copywriter, landing a job at DDB London where he worked on accounts for Volkswagen, Miller Lite, Fosters, PG Tips and the Labour Party. After several award winning years with the agency, he branched out into directing in 1995. In 2001 Steve set up Another Film Company with Gorgeous co-founder, Tim Marshall. His Commercial credits include BA, Mastercard, Sony, Nokia, Royal Navy, One2one, BT, Diet Coke and the now infamous Agent Provocateur spot featuring Kylie which won the BTAA Best Cinema Commercial and is the most watched viral film ever with 360 million viewings (Campaign magazine). His numerous awards include D&AD, BTAA & Creative Circle.

Work

Title: Speech
Client: BBC Oratory
Creative: Jerry Hollens & Mike Boles
Agency: Speech

Title: The Lunch
Client: Boots
Creative: Susan Hosking & Peter Robertson
Agency: The Lunch

Title: Mobile
Client: BBC News
Creative: Jerry Hollens & Mike Boles
Agency: Mobile

Title: Birth
Client: BT
Creative: Laurence Quinn, Mark Norcutt, Mike Nicholson & Daryl Corps
Agency: Birth

Title: Experiment
Client: Nokia
Creative: Jay Marlow & Jimmy Blom
Agency: Experiment

Title: Cat Nap
Client: Fiat Punto
Creative: Angus Macadam & Paul Jordan
Agency: Cat Nap

Title: Forgetful Man
Client: Fire Safety
Creative: Olly Caphorn
Agency: Forgetful Man

Title: Russell Brand
Client: BBC Radio 2
Creative: Paul Silburn
Agency: Russell Brand

Title: Meeting Room
Client: Flora
Creative: Jason Lawes & Sam Cartmell
Agency: Meeting Room

Title: Proof
Client: Agent Provocateur
Creative: Mick Mahoney & Andy Amadeo
Agency: Proof

After abjectly failing at his Scottish grammar school, Jeff Stark stumbled into advertising as Assistant Advertising Manager at Currys. Going on to work as a copywriter in a series of small agencies he was soon spotted by the newly formed Saatchi & Saatchi in 1976 and after six years of award winning work he left to form the Hedger Mitchell Stark agency. Two hugely successful years later he sold the agency to Saatchi & Saatchi and returned there as Creative Director. Following another three years at Saatchi’s in London and New York, Jeff retired from advertising altogether to fulfil his lifelong ambition of sailing his small yacht around the world. Half way around, in Tonga, he got bored and promptly retired from sailing, returning to London in 1990 to fulfil his other lifelong ambition of directing commercials. Forming Stark Films in 1991 he quickly went on to win awards for work with British Airways, RSPCA, Walls, Impulse and Adidas and established himself as one of the UK’s most respected directors. His first tentative move outside the advertising arena, the short film ‘Desserts’ starring Ewan McGregor, wasn’t so tentatively received and was selected for the Sundance Film Festival as well as winning a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Jeff Stark has been with Another Film Company since early 2006.

Work

Title: Freetoy
Client: Carlsberg
Creative: Kevin Jones & Dave Askwith
Agency: Freetoy

Title: Time
Client: Virgin Atlantic
Creative: Mark Roalfe, Joe Fitzgerald, Kim Hutcheon & Gethin Stout
Agency: Time

Title: Contact Lens
Client: Party Poker
Creative: Murray Partridge & Anthony Smith
Agency: Contact Lens

Title: Tom & Jerry
Client: Ford
Creative: Dale Winton & Hamish Pinell
Agency: Tom & Jerry

Title: Hooked
Client: DOH
Creative: Paul Briginshaw & Malcolm Duffy
Agency: Hooked

Title: Flip Book
Client: Land Rover
Creative: Mark Roalfe, Maz Schmittzehe & Anne-Marie Holub
Agency: Flip Book

Title: Art School
Client: Impulse
Creative: Christian Cotterill & Justin Hooper
Agency: Art School

Title: Marriage Guidance
Client: Carlsberg
Creative: Ed Robinson & Dave Hilyard
Agency: Marriage Guidance

Simon began his career at the BBC where he wrote and directed many award winning trailers and channel idents. At Another Film Company he got off to a flying start with an acclaimed charity film for Cancer Research UK. It won a Bronze Lion at Cannes and earned him the title of Best New Director at the BTAAs. Simon loves working with actors, and this shows in the beautifully observed, natural performances that have become a hallmark of his work. Add to this an effortless visual style and it’s easy to see why he is much in demand at agencies like M&C Saatchi, Leo Burnett’s, Fallon and BBH. Simon has recently completed his first short film, ‘Washdays’, a moving and sometimes comic tale of a small boy with a big problem.

Work

Title: Decisions
Client: Bran Flakes
Creative: Andy Drugan & Ed Morris
Agency: Decisions

Title: POV
Client: Haven
Creative: Claus Larsen
Agency: POV

Title: Drop A Jean Size
Client: Kellogg's
Creative:
Agency: Drop A Jean Size

Title: Hearts
Client: Rightmove
Creative: Martin Heffernan & Ian Boulter
Agency: Hearts

Title: Smiles All Round
Client: Cheerios
Creative: John Hurst & Carole Davids
Agency: Smiles All Round

Title: World Cup Idents Montage
Client: EDF Energy Campaign
Creative: Graham Kerr
Agency: World Cup Idents Montage

Title: Hot Picks
Client: National Lottery
Creative: Mick French & Henry Rossiter
Agency: Hot Picks

Title: Superbad
Client: BBC Boxing
Creative: Simon Neal
Agency: Superbad

Title: Trailer
Client: Washdays
Creative: Simon Neal
Agency: Trailer

After Graduating from St. Martins Stephen spent the next fourteen years working as an Art Director in London’s top advertising agencies. Working on accounts including The Economist, BMW, McDonalds, Cadburys, Renault and The British Army. During this time he won awards at The New York Festivals, Creative Circle and Cannes. In 2002 Stephen started writing short films and sitcoms. His short comedy film ‘White Bits’ was snapped up by HBO Film Distributors and won at the 2003 Italian Film Festival. During 2003 Stephen started directing whilst still working at Publicis. In 2004 he was signed to direct full time with Another Film Company. In his first year he was nominated at the BTAA craft awards as ‘Best New Director’. Since then his quirky and very British performance based comedy has earned him a Gold shark, four D&AD nominations and a pencil, as well as an arrow at BTAA for best casting and 'Best Viral' at Midsummer Awards. He has worked with Mother, AMV, TBWA and Publicis on brands such as Mars, FRANK drug awarness, the British Army, O2 and Give Blood.

Work

Title: Opera
Client: BBC
Creative: Alison King & Rachel Webb
Agency: Opera

Title: Rugby v Football
Client: O2
Creative: Andy O’Carroll & Spencer White
Agency: Rugby v Football

Title: Consequences
Client: COI
Creative: Stephen Pipe
Agency: Consequences

Title: A Little Bit Rude
Client: Charmin
Creative: Adam Thompson & Dan Glover-James
Agency: A Little Bit Rude

Title: Squirrel Man
Client: O2 Wireless Festival
Creative: Johnny Watson
Agency: Squirrel Man

Title: Rules Of Chat
Client: BBC Radio Five Live
Creative:
Agency: Rules Of Chat

Title: If I Ruled The World
Client: Vodafone
Creative:
Agency: If I Ruled The World

Title: Check In
Client: COI FCO
Creative:
Agency: Check In

Nick started in Television, Directing over 35 hours of diverse material from Documentaries to Dramas, and working with ‘names’ such as Frank Skinner, Lily Savage, Ruby Wax, and Ben Elton amongst others. He ended up focusing on his true love – comedy, and has directed over 15 hours of broadcast comedy including sketch shows and ‘specials’. Along the way Nick developed his distinctive style and his keen eye for casting and working with actors, discovering and giving the first TV breaks to: Simon Pegg – ‘Shaun of the Dead’, Mackenzie Crook – ‘Pirates of the Carribean’, Sanjeev Bhaskar – ‘The Kumars’, Amanda Holden and Jessica Stephenson and most of the cast of ‘The Office’ - Martin Freeman, Olivia Coleman, and Matt Holness. Nick even introduced Ricky Gervais to the BBC prior to ‘The Office’. Nick discovered ‘Mitchell & Webb’ and put them in a sketch series for BBC2 called ‘Bruiser’. Nick Directed and co-wrote much of the material involved, so he knows exactly where the gag lies, and how not to tread on it or spoof it. He has a keen eye for the look and style of comedy and a natural feel for how best stage things to get the appropriate laughs. Nick has built on his success with an incredible run of spots for clients including Fiat, Kodak, McDonalds, Citroen, Muller, Polaroid, Tango, Burger King, Playstation, Mini, and 118 118 ‘Choir’ - which was in the APA 50 2006 and was voted ‘Number 1 Viral 2006’ by Campaign magazine.

Work

Title: Launch
Client: Southern Trains
Creative: Gavin McDonald & Ken Taylor
Agency: Launch

Title: Garden
Client: Match.Com
Creative:
Agency: Garden

Title: Stunt Roll
Client: Burger King
Creative:
Agency: Stunt Roll

Title: Choir
Client: 118 118
Creative: Anson Harris
Agency: Choir

Title: Potatoes
Client: Aunt Bessies
Creative: Matt Lloyd & Dave Woodall
Agency: Potatoes

Title: Singalong
Client: Irn Bru
Creative: Alex Flint & Charles Harris
Agency: Singalong

Title: Aerobics
Client: Subway
Creative: Mike Oughton & Gary Marjoram
Agency: Aerobics

Title: Naturist
Client: Bruiser Sketch
Creative:
Agency: Naturist

The origins of Blac Ionica began with the meeting of three minds schooled in three different area's of thought, Motion Graphics, Animation and Engineering. As such Blac Ionica is comprised of 3 multidisciplinary film directors who pride themselves on their adaptability and eccentricity within the creative realm. Their innovative and diverse style incorporates everything from Stop Motion Animation to Motion Graphics, CGI and Live Action. They also produce their own Music and Sound Design. As well as being shortlisted for the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival on several occasions. Their work has also appeared in onedotzero, Shots, Stash, Boards, The Guardian, Contagious, Campaign, and their AR Julian Perretta Music Video was nominated for the Innovation Award at the 2009 UK Music Video Award's.

Work

Title: Carlos
Client: Innocent
Creative: Steve Paskin & Dan Germain
Agency: Carlos

Title: Dynamic
Client: Playstation PSP Go
Creative: Darren Hughes
Agency: Dynamic

Title: Little Tasters
Client: McDonald's
Creative: Chris Rambridge & Paul Faulds
Agency: Little Tasters

Title: Book Of Inventions
Client: Observer
Creative: Tom Seymour & Dave Bruno
Agency: Book Of Inventions

Title: Title Sequence
Client: Russell Howard's Good News
Creative:
Agency: Title Sequence

Title: Homelands
Client: Financial Times
Creative: Graeme Hall & Gavin Siakimotu
Agency: Homelands

Title: Title Sequence
Client: Russell Brand's Got Issues
Creative:
Agency: Title Sequence

Title: Showreel Montage
Client: Blac Ionica
Creative:
Agency: Showreel Montage

Babanuki are two chaps who met while studying at film school. When working individually they usually ended up knocking on each other’s doors for help, so the two decided to pool their talents and start making things for people. And so far, their “two for one” offer seems to be ticking all the right boxes. They kick started the venture with music videos for friends (and friends of friends) and then a series of band visuals for Keane. It wasn't long until they had built up enough work to land a promo for Katie Melua and two videos for the Mercury-nominated singer songwriter, Laura Marling. In the meantime, they worked on their advertising chops, creating a road safety test commercial that was screened in Cannes as a shortlisted piece for the CFP-E/Shots Young Director’s Award. They also shot in the tunnels of London's underground for TFL and Keane approached them to create two adverts for their second album, Under the Iron Sea. The work so far shows their flexibility in their working methods and shared enjoyment in experimentation, moving from an in-camera approach, to post heavy techniques and back again. However, they aren't very good at explaining the name, which was possibly not a wise choice as they have to explain how to pronounce it all the time. Ba - Ba - nu - key, if it helps.

Work

Title: Bad Ideas
Client: Oxfam / The Climate Challenge
Creative:
Agency: Bad Ideas

Title: Ipod
Client: TfL
Creative: Jay Hunt & Pete Gosselin
Agency: Ipod

Title: RIP
Client: Keane Album Launch
Creative:
Agency: RIP

Title: Global Citizens
Client: Oxfam / Tck Tck Tck
Creative:
Agency: Global Citizens

Title: Cross Your Fingers / Crawled Out Of The Sea
Client: Laura Marling
Creative:
Agency: Cross Your Fingers / Crawled Out Of The Sea

Title: Yellow Fever
Client: Levelload
Creative:
Agency: Yellow Fever

Title: Bits & Bobs
Client: Babanuki
Creative: A right mixed bag of tests and try-outs. Like it says, bits and bobs.
Agency: Bits & Bobs

At the age of 18, Jonathan Lovekin's father gave him his first camera, a Voigtlander. He subsequently embarked upon a photographic course at the Kent Institute of Art and Design, from which he graduated in 1988. He moved to London and secured the position of assistant to Advertising photographer Richard Mummery before moving on to assist John Wallace, working on a variety of advertising campaigns from Benson + Hedges to Vauxhall. At the age of 22 Jonathan set up as a photographer on his own and began shooting editorial work for 'World of Interiors' and 'Elle Deco'. It was this work that first caught the eye of Nigel Slater, and prompted him to ask Jonathan to collaborate for the food pages of 'Marie Claire'. This soon led to him becoming established as a much sought after food photographer. In the last decade, the relationship with Slater has seen Jonathan's photography dominate the food pages of both the weekly Observer Magazine and the specialist Food Monthly. Jonathan's photograph's have illustrated many of Slater's books including ‘Appetite’ and 'Real Food' - for which he won the prestigious Glenfiddich award – as well as the bestseller 'The Kitchen Diaries'. His latest collaboration with Nigel Slater is the recently published ‘Tender’. Jonathan also photographed Angela Hartnett's new book: 'My Family and Other Recipes'. He has worked with Nathalie Hambro for Vogue, and the infamous Martha Stewart on her 'Baking Handbook' and recently won a 2nd Glenfiddich award for his work on 'Feasts'. He has also won the much coveted Association of Photographer's award. He has enjoyed success with his press campaigns for Marks + Spencer (RKCR/Y&R) Flora (Krow) Carnation (Publicis) and Sainsbury's (AMV) to name a few. In 2006 Jonathan teamed up with producer Adam Saward and started directing tv commercials. He has now established himself as one of the leading tabletop directors in Europe with a showreel to prove it. He has shot commercials for leading companies such as Sainsbury’s as well as for major international brands such as Bertolli, Bird’s Eye and Tropicana. He lives in London and is represented there by Another Film Company.

Work

Title: Peas
Client: Birdseye
Creative: Tim Riley
Agency: Peas

Title: Passionfruit, Pear & Apple
Client: Tropicana
Creative:
Agency: Passionfruit, Pear & Apple

Title: Roquefort / Walnut Salad
Client: Sainsbury's
Creative:
Agency: Roquefort / Walnut Salad

Title: Mix It Up
Client: McDonald's
Creative:
Agency: Mix It Up

Title: Fish Fingers
Client: Birdseye
Creative: Tim Riley
Agency: Fish Fingers

Title: Banana Split
Client: Sainsbury's
Creative:
Agency: Banana Split

Title: Mango Peach & Papaya
Client: Tropicana
Creative:
Agency: Mango Peach & Papaya

Title: Food Montage
Client: Jonathan Lovekin
Creative:
Agency: Food Montage

Martha’s background is in television, primarily food programming directing for Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, ‘The F Word’ & ’Eating with Nigel Slater’. Having started her career working for both the Guardian & Observer, Martha often employs a journalistic approach to her film making. The result is that she has a great knack of getting people to really open up and relax for the camera, which is a style that runs through much her work, be it with the public, presenters and of course, celebrity chefs. She has a reputation for making films that are entertaining, humorous and that often have a touch of pathos. Her fluid observational narrative style has enabled Martha to widen her scope beyond food, directing programmes such as ‘Mary Queen of Shops’, ‘Arrange Me a Marriage” and ‘The Baby Borrowers’. Martha’s first ad Campaign was through AMV BBDO for Sainsburys ‘Feed your Family for a Fiver’.

Work

Title: Fresh
Client: KFC
Creative:
Agency: Fresh

Title: Salmon Fishcakes
Client: Sainsbury's
Creative: Chris Bardsley
Agency: Salmon Fishcakes

Title: Trailer
Client: Baby Borrowers
Creative:
Agency: Trailer

Title: 5p Per Snail
Client: The F Word
Creative:
Agency: 5p Per Snail

Title: Lamb Burgers
Client: Sainsbury's
Creative:
Agency: Lamb Burgers

Title: F Word Montage
Client: Gordon Ramsay's F Word
Creative:
Agency: F Word Montage

Katie Bell’s work is effortlessly stylish with genuine confident performance. She comes from a background in promos and graphic design and shoots beautiful photographic visuals. Katie graduated from Middlesex University with a degree in Graphic Design. She started working at MTV and spent the next couple of years designing on-screen graphics and title sequences, then moved into post where she combined post-work with title sequence design. Her titles for Jean Paul Gaultier's ‘Eurotrash’ led to her being asked to direct her first video, for E17. She then spent 10 years shooting all over the world for artists including The Bee Gees, Boyzone, Roachford, BBMac, Rachel Stevens, Tanita Tikaram, and Lucy Silvas. Katie has been shooting commercials for 5years now, for brands including, KLM, B&Q, Persil, Scottish Health Education Board, Kinder, Pampers, Eurostar and Scholl and Muller.

Work

Title: Birdman
Client: Eurostar
Creative:
Agency: Birdman

Title: Be My Coach
Client: Persil
Creative:
Agency: Be My Coach

Title: Let's Do It
Client: B&Q
Creative: Andy Imrie & Gary Smith
Agency: Let's Do It

Title: Party Feet
Client: Scholl
Creative: Dave Price & Neil Lancaster
Agency: Party Feet

Title: Mum's Calling
Client: Muller Little Stars
Creative: Matt Fox & Mark Nicholson
Agency: Mum's Calling

Title: Inspirations
Client: KLM
Creative: Ian Shepherd & Richard Gostelow
Agency: Inspirations

Title: Beach Play
Client: Muller
Creative: Rob Turner & Nick Hutton
Agency: Beach Play

Title: Circles
Client: Persil
Creative: Ben Short & Jason Berry
Agency: Circles

Title: Kids Montage
Client: Katie Bell
Creative:
Agency: Kids Montage

Title: Beauty Montage
Client: Katie Bell
Creative:
Agency: Beauty Montage

Barbie is a BAFTA nominated director with unrivalled experience in making travel documentaries. She is known for her ability to capture the real essence of a place and it’s people, and for the stunning visuals that make her programmes so unmissable. She has shot extensively in Asia, North and South America and Africa, and it would probably be easier to list the countries in Europe in which she hasn’t shot. She has worked with many Celebrities, the most recent being: Sanjeev Bhaskar (Final Chance to Save the Tigers) Paul Merton (Paul Merton In China) and Martin Clunes (Islands of Britain). Whilst she is renowned for her stunning High Definition visuals, Barbie also has a very definite talent for producing and directing domestic documentaries across a broad range of subjects and capturing engaging performances from people who are not used to appearing on camera.

Work

Title: Guilin
Client: Paul Merton In China
Creative:
Agency: Guilin

Title: Delhi
Client: Final Chance To Save Tigers
Creative:
Agency: Delhi

Title: Trailer
Client: Martin Clunes - Islands Of Britain
Creative:
Agency: Trailer

Title: Opening Sequence
Client: Dangerous Jobs For Girls
Creative:
Agency: Opening Sequence

Title: Photography / Sofa
Client: Transvestite Wives
Creative:
Agency: Photography / Sofa

Title: Party Girl Trailer
Client: Banged Up Abroad
Creative:
Agency: Party Girl Trailer

Title: Balloon
Client: Paul Merton In China
Creative:
Agency: Balloon

Born in Northumberland, a country boy. Went to college in Newcastle to do a BTEC in design, left and moved to London at 18 to work in an Ad agency doing visuals and storyboards..... spurred me on to go to St. Martins to do a Graphic Design Degree. The openness of the course meant that I naturally drifted towards film and resulted in having a short 5-minute piece (developed in my bath at home, I moved out soon afterwards) being shown at the London Film Festival. While at college I got involved in a clothing label with some friends called ‘Silas’. The label enjoyed success here and in Japan, yet managed to remain underground. Graphics and design for the label was fun, it was a good scene surrounded by some very creative people, and kept me alive until a producer saw my film. He asked if I wanted to make commercials. I said yes. And moved to Glasgow where I suddenly became very busy. Was fortunate enough to work on the best scripts coming out of Scotland, such as Tennent’s Lager and IRN-BRU. And enjoyed everything else Glasgow had to offer...its a fun city. I made some very good friendships and worked with some great creatives. Moved back to London 3 years ago. Had a kid. Moved to Brighton. Moved to Another. The rest isn’t history yet.

Work

Title: Born Free
Client: Bulmers
Creative:
Agency: Born Free

Title: If
Client: Irn Bru
Creative:
Agency: If

Title: Granny
Client: Irn Bru
Creative:
Agency: Granny

Title: Reversal
Client: Fire Safety
Creative:
Agency: Reversal

Title: High School Musical
Client: Irn Bru
Creative:
Agency: High School Musical

Title: Voter Registration
Client: Electoral Commission
Creative:
Agency: Voter Registration

Title: Bollywood
Client: Tennent's
Creative:
Agency: Bollywood

Rory obtained a degree in Fine Art from Kingston University, London. His career in the film industry began with a stint as a runner on pop promos, gaining valuable experience on set with artists such as Paul Weller, Blur and U2. Rory soon landed a permanent job in production at the legendary Tony Kaye Films; working on high-profile, big budget commercials for international clients. Rory quickly progressed up the food chain, learning the ropes as Production Assistant, Production Manager, eventually rising to Producer. Rory produced a huge variety of commercials and promos alongside Tony Kaye himself as well as other more leftfield directors including Damian Hirst and Ellen Von Unworth. Not satisfied with his successes as a producer and, coupled with a brilliant offer to be Tony Kaye’s directorial assistant on both commercials and feature films, Rory’s career took an interesting turn. Working closely with Tony, Rory cast, researched and collaborated on some Kaye’s most prolific and award-winning work. From scouring the Mid-West of America for storm-chasers to interviewing Leni Riefenstahl and working on early development and research for the critically acclaimed American History X, every task and job had its own very specific and extraordinary challenge. Working alongside Tony gave Rory a thorough knowledge of the highest production values as well as the confidence and conviction to go it alone. He shot his first commercial in 1999 for The Face magazine to much critical acclaim; winning first prize at the celebrated Saatchi New Director’s Showcase in Cannes, securing his future as a young director to watch. Rory’s huge slate of successful and high-profile commercials work has since included ads for both British and international clients including Agent Provocateur, Irn-Bru, Marmite, Yahoo!, Tennents Lager, Ribena, Kelloggs and Smirnoff. He has worked on major campaigns with A-list talent including Sharon Osbourne, Jonny Knoxville and Dita von Teese and collected numerous advertising accolades from bodies including the British Television Awards, the Roses, the Advertising Producers’ Association APA50 and Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival as well as making it into a number of prestigious D&AD Annuals. Alongside his work in commercials, Rory has also begun writing and directing comedic short films. His latest, ‘The Magic’, was screened at a number of festivals around the world, winning the audience award at European Independent Film Awards, a Cannes ‘08 selection and ‘Best Comedic Short’, “Best Script’ and ‘Best Overall Short Film at The LA HD festival.

Work

Title: Eva Kiss
Client: Carte D'or
Creative: Andy McAdie Mike Lawrence
Agency: Eva Kiss

Title: Mother
Client: Marmite
Creative: Damien Bellon & Thierry Albert
Agency: Mother

Title: Bobby
Client: Irn Bru
Creative: Andrew Archer
Agency: Bobby

Title: Dance Off
Client: Ribena
Creative: Orlando Warner & Simon Briscoe
Agency: Dance Off

Title: Trailer
Client: The Magic
Creative: Rory Rooney
Agency: Trailer

Contact Us

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