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| Blink is an award-winning British commercial production company based in London. Since its launch in 1985, Blink has become recognised for discovering and fostering new creative talent and launching the careers of many acclaimed directors. Founded in 1985 by Bob Lawrie and James Studholme as an animation company with a unconventional approach, Blink evolved into a live action production company in the 1990s. Today, Blink is one of the industry's most respected production companies, consistently producing innovative, beautifully crafted and intelligent work whilst maintaining a distinctive style. | Blink's roster of directors represents a diverse collection of talent working across the traditional and emerging realms of advertising. In 2011, Blink was named "Production Company of the Year" by Campaign and Televisual Magazines, as well as winning several awards including a bronze lion at Cannes for Tom Tagholm’s ‘Time to Change’, three gold awards at the British Arrows for Dougal Wilson’s John Lewis ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ and a bronze award at the British Arrows for Benito Montorio’s Johnnie Walker ‘Marc Herremans’. |
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Adam is a director with a renowned expertise in filmmaking across all genres, who has produced a thrillingly versatile body of work. Born and bred in Copenhagen, he began his directing career with various high school art projects, but soon enough he was making his mark in the professional world, creating his own short films and music videos. His powerful sci-fi short film, ‘COVAC’, was shortlisted and screened in numerous festivals all over Europe and United States. In addition, his first music video made the MTV top 10 chart, and was named as number three of the MTV hosts’ favourite videos in Europe. Adam has gone on to make acclaimed music videos for bands such as Mew and Oh No Ono, and most recently, he directed the video for Trentemoller’s single, ‘Even Though You’re With Another Girl’: a beautiful piece which showcases Adam’s exceptional understanding of film language. | Adam has also directed a number of commercials for major clients such as Coca-Cola, Sony, Nicorette, AXA, Carlsberg and Nissan. Collectively, these demonstrate Adam’s versatility of working within different styles and genre’s, be it comedy, thriller, or even period drama. His recent public awareness films for RFSF won him a yellow Pencil at the 2011 D&AD awards, and has recently shot a new campaign for the Chrysler Dodge Ram and a new spot for VO5 through Euro RSCG London. All in all, Adam is that rarest of birds: a talented director, who also bears a more-than-passing resemblance to a young Lionel Ritchie. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Anders Forsman crafts charming and visually arresting mixed media pieces that blend elements of live action, animation and CG. Growing up in Sweden, Anders interest in crossfertilising between seemingly discrete disciplines grew out of his passion for curating art exhibitions, installations and music events. Expanding his work into music videos and commercials, Anders partnered with Linus Johansson to form Popcore. Notable creative accolades for the duo include a double nomination nod from the Swedish Grammys for their Kent and Laleh promo and 2007’s American Grammy shortlisting for Underoath’s Writing On The Wall video. | Evolving past Popcore, Anders has struck out solo to develop his own stellar reputation for music videos and commercials, shooting a magical roller coaster ride for The Heart Pharmacy's "Long Live Life", as well as creating the delirious visual masterpiece for Dizzee Rascal's hit single, "Bonkers". Anders has won a Silver Egg for the innovative piece, "Long Live the Right of Common Access", for the telecom company Telenor and recently received plaudits for his stop-frame animation for Volvo, "Build Your Own Car" You can find out more about Anders and his work here: www.andersforsman.com View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Andreas is a director noted for his dark, surreal and playful style, who has produced a consistently inspiring body of work. Having grown up deep in the Swedish countryside, Andreas moved to Gothenburg and studied painting and sculpture. He swiftly became interested in animation and made a video for his friend’s band, Heatbeat: the video was a hit, and Andreas hasn’t stopped since. Andreas has created dazzling videos for major artists such as Goldfrapp, White Lies, Peter, Björn and John, José González, Moby and MGMT. He has been particularly celebrated for his collaborative work with The Knife, and more recently directed the bewitching, nightmarish video for their lead singer’s solo project, Fever Ray, and their single ‘If I Had a Heart’. | In the world of commercials, Andreas is putting his own stamp on things. His spots for clients such as Nike and Gevalia, as well as his recent commercial for Cadbury’s, ‘Spots and Stripes’, all demonstrate Andreas’s ironic touch, pushing the boundaries of comedy and producing elaborate, twisted and iconic visuals. In addition to his film work, Andreas is known for his theatre work and has worked with the royal theatre in Stockholm the last 2 years, most recently on the play ‘Hour of the Wolf’ by Ingmar Bergman. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Ben Wheatley is an award-winning TV director who has recently moved into the realm of feature films. Ben began his directing career in the uncharted wilds of the internet, creating animation and shorts for his cult website mrandmrswheatley.co.uk. This work soon attracted the eyes of both TV and advertising and Ben soon embarked on a three-pronged career in TV, online content and commercials. Ben has both written and directed for numerous major television comedies, including ‘Modern Toss’, ‘Time Trumpet’, ‘Ideal’, ‘Shooting Stars’ and the Bafta-nominated ‘The Wrong Door’. Online, he’s directed some very successful virals – most notably ‘Fingerskilz’, an AMBX viral which won a gold Cannes Cyber Lion award, and ‘Omnia Unboxing’, which won a silver. Since joining Blink, Ben’s been busy directing commercials for clients such as T-Mobile, Phones4U, Heineken, Innocent, Philips, Samsung and Carlton Dry. | In 2009, Ben premiered his feature-length directorial debut, ‘Down Terrace’. A dark and funny realist film drama showing his skill as a performance/Dialog director, it was written by Ben and made in only eight days. The film has achieved critical acclaim, winning the Raindance Award at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Film at the Fantastic Fest. It was named as Danny Leigh’s ‘Film of the Year’ on BBC One’s Film 2010, and led to Ben being awarded Most Promising Newcomer at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Ben’s most recent feature, ‘Kill List’, is released this year and was selected for the SXSW festival. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Benito is known for his ability to capture powerful, raw emotion on film. In his work, he has drawn brilliant performances from personalities, athletes and everyday people, while maintaining an authentic, photo-journalistic style. Originally from Naples, Italy and raised in London, Benito started his career as a documentary filmmaker. His first film, ‘Hooligans’, which required him to go undercover with Italian football hooligans for a year, was short listed for the Greisens Best Documentary Series Award in 2003. He then went onto make ‘The 12-Year-Old Cocaine Smuggler’, which won the One World Award. Following that he made a number of stand-out documentaries for the BBC, including ‘Ransom City’, a film about the kidnapping of footballer Robinho’s mother in Brazil. His subsequent film, ‘The Real Godfather’, dealt with the Sicilian Mafia and the arrest of the capo di tutti capi, Bernardo Provenzano. | With so much success in the field of documentaries, it was only a matter of time before the commercials world came knocking. Benito’s very first commercial for Dove won him a BTAA silver, and he hasn’t looked back since, directing commercials for Robinsons, BBC, EDF and John Lewis. Most recently, Benito filmed a spot for Johnnie Walker through BBH London, and he has just finished shooting a new advertising campaign for Volkswagen through DDB. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
From building human kaleidoscopes for Friendly Fires to taking over the Musée de l'Homme beneath the Eiffel Tower for the screening of his Yves Saint Laurent films, Chris Sweeney seeks to stretch himself creatively and technically on every project he embarks upon. Chris's career began with a nomination for Best New Director at the inaugural UK MVA's and his work has continued with the same level of ambition since then. His promo collaborations include videos for Will Young, Foals, Paloma Faith, Marina and the Diamonds, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Friendly Fires, which have established Chris’s confident and versatile visual language. His style crosses boundaries between touching personal intimacy, narrative sophistication and an edge of understated humour, always conveyed through engaging and refreshing cinematography. | Chris has also cemented his reputation as a significant force in the emerging genre of fashion films. To date he has directed eight pieces for Yves Saint Laurent which were shown at consecutive Paris Fashion Weeks. Most recently he has created the impactful ‘Haute Coiffure’ short film for lady Gaga's hair designer Charlie Le Mindu, which closed his 2011 London Fashion Week show and was selected to screen at the 4th Annual A Shaded View On Fashion Film festival at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Chris is also signed to Colonel Blimp for music videos and White Lodge for fashion and luxury commissions. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Dougal Wilson is a director famed for his iconic music videos and commercials. His unique style has influenced filmmakers and artists around the world. A physics graduate from Durham University, Dougal began his career as a copywriter at The Leith Agency in Edinburgh, before moving to London to begin directing here at Blink. His music videos have been widely celebrated for their playful, charming flair. Dougal has won Best Music Video Director at the British CADS twice, as well as claiming The Best Video of the Year twice at The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. His video for the Bat For Lashes single, ‘What’s A Girl To Do’, won the Best Video of 2007 at the Antville Music Video Awards and was nominated for MTV Best Video award. Most recently his video ‘Love Lost’ for ‘The Temper Trap’ was awarded a Pencil at the 2011 D&AD awards. Other artists who have worked with him include Coldplay, Goldfrapp, The Streets, Will Young, Basement Jaxx, Dizzee Rascal, Benny Benassi and Jarvis Cocker, to name but a few. | Dougal is also responsible for directing a very diverse range of commercials. He received D&AD Pencils in 2006 for his Orange 'Dance' spot, in 2008 for Big Yellow Storage, and again in 2010 for COI 'Fire Safety'. Other commercial work includes Coca-Cola’s 'Yeah Yeah Year La La La', as well as spots for Olympus, Becks, Vodafone, BBC, JCPenney and Amnesty International. His advert for John Lewis, 'Never Knowingly Undersold' transcended mere commercial status to become a widely talked-about part of popular culture. Most recently, he has filmed the spots ‘Farmer Race’ for Hovis through Dare London, and ‘Electric Life’ for Renault through Publicis Paris. Dougal is now among the top tier of directors in the country. Uniquely for such a successful director, he has retained his passion for creating music videos, and his work in these fields continues to draw interest and acclaim. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
John Birkin is British television comedy royalty. He started his career at the BBC, and during his time there he wrote and directed for various major artists, including Harry Enfield, Reeves and Mortimer, French and Saunders and The Fast Show. As a result, he won a huge selection of Comedy Awards and has been nominated for two BAFTAs. | John has made the transition to directing commercials at the highest level. He has created spots for such major brands as McDonalds, Cadbury’s, the Centenary campaign for Marmite, Specsavers and Goodfella’s. Most memorably, he directed the treasured a series of wickedly funny adverts for Pot Noodle, which acquired legendary status across the nation. Above all, John is an actor’s director: brilliant with high-profile stars, and a master of comedy dialogue. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Jonathan was born in London, and at the age of nine moved to the Netherlands with his parents and his twin brother. After studying guitar at the conservatory in Amsterdam he sidestepped into theatre and ended up directing various award winning television series with a theatre group he was attached to. Branching out in other directions Jonathan has since established himself as a commercials director, working with all the major advertising companies in Holland, as well as expanding his trade to France, Germany, Belgium and Italy. His promo for the Dutch lottery for DDB won a Bronze Lion at Cannes, a silver ADCN Lamp in the Netherlands and gold Eurobest in London. Subsequently, the two spots he directed for the French newspaper L'Equipe won a Gold Lion at Cannes and the Grand Prix de Strategies in Paris. | Jonathan has also developed an enduring collaboration with Bavaria Beer: his ‘Life is Life’ commercial for them won him the ADCN Lamp for best director at the 2009 Dutch Art Directors Award ceremony, and since then, he has directed popular Bavaria commercials starring such Mickey Rourke and, most recently, Hugh Hefner, in a memorable spot filmed at the Playboy mansion. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Lynn Fox is, in fact, three young gentlemen – Patrick Chen, Bastian Glassner and Christian McKenzie – who have garnered a reputation for their stunning visual landscapes, while expanding their work into extraordinarily diverse directions. They met while studying architecture at UCL, and started out as CG artists, creating deep, atmospheric worlds. Soon they progressed to making music videos, harnessing a powerful mixture of live action and CG visuals. Lynn Fox exploded onto the scene with their debut work ‘Hayling’ for FC Kahuna, and they cleaned up in the Warp Records & Creative Review competition in 2002 with their piece for Chris Clark’s ‘Gob Coitus’. They went on to win Best New Director at the 2003 CADs, and began their long-standing collaboration with Björk, creating music videos for her, visuals for her World Tour – which won Silver at D&AD – and providing visual accompaniment to her performance at the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Since then, they have worked with other major artists such as Incubus, Maximo Park and The Aliens. | Lynn Fox have since expanded their repertoire, making outstanding commercial work, which showcases their range of skills: from the visually powerful ‘Envy’ advert for Peugeot with EuroRSCG, to their popular comedy adverts for Barclaycard featuring Steve Merchant, to their recent, powerful piece for DFT. Their commercial ‘Crashes’, for Axe, was a Titanium award winner at Cannes, and they have also made promos other commercials include work for Audi, Boots, Timberland, Mercedes, Miller and Sony Ericsson. All in all, Lynn Fox are an established directing team whose slick, cool style has garnered a host of fans and followers. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Nez Khammal is a super-sharp, slick director making waves both in the U.K. and across the Atlantic. Nez was signed as a director at Colonel Blimp following his debut video for M.I.A.’s ‘Jimmy’, a visual feast of bright colours and slick choreography. His immediate follow-up, the video for Kano's 'Hustler', was awarded the Best Urban Music Video prize at the 2008 British VMAs. Since then, Nez has gone on to make a string of music videos for the finest British and American artists around, including Lily Allen, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Kano, Paolo Nutini and Mika. Most recently he directed the legendary actor Leonard Nimoy in his masterful, quirky video for Bruno Mars’s ‘The Lazy Song’. | Nez is now enjoying a fast rise in the world of commercials and fashion films. His promotional video for Halston won him a young director award at Cannes 2010, and he has also produced eye-catching work for high-profile clients such as Uniqlo and Nina Ricci. Nez is also signed to Colonel Blimp and White Lodge. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Nicolas Kasakoff is a renowned Argentinian commercials director with a love of comedy and storytelling. Nicolas was born and raised in Buenos Aires, where he studied Advertising, History of Art and Filmmaking. He then started working as a freelance graphic designer, before landing a job as an art director at the advertising agency Agulla & Baccetti, where he would go on to win a Golden Clios for his design work. Soon enough, Nicholas’s career took a turn towards filmmaking, where he quickly developed his skill in delivering top acting performances. | In 2003, Nicolas was picked as one of the twenty-five directors selected for the ‘Saatchi’s New Director’s Showcase’. Since, he has gone from strength to strength, making spots for clients like Renault, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Sprite, Danone, Kraft, Fox Sports, Mars and Burger King. His commercials work has earned him a whole host of major awards, including Golden, Silver and Bronze Lions at Cannes, two D&AD Yellow Pencils, Golden and Bronze Clíos, a Gold FIAP and a Silver at the Sol de San Sebastián. Nicolas’s spots are often notable for their comedic stamp, such as the popular Energizer promo about a man who discovers he is immortal – and therefore in need of longer-lasting batteries. Most recently, he created the bonkers commercials for Rexona body spray, featuring star creatures like a blind-folded rabbit tackling a maths problem, and a snail taking on an obstacle course. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
One InThree are Ross Elliot Cooper and Bugsy Riverbank Steele, a directing team known for their original visual interpretations: if there’s a problem that needs solving, you can bet that OneInThree will find an unusual solution to it. The pair met at Central Saint Martins, where they studied graphic design and film. They regularly pioneer their own techniques, like in the mesmerizing masterpiece for Wild Beasts’s, ‘Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants', originally inspired by an Escher lithograph, 'The Print Room', and their expertly composed recent video for Everything Everything’s single ‘My Kz, Ur Bf’. | OneInThree have been nominated for a number of awards from the likes of Arena Magazine, O2 and D&AD, where their magnificent video for Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Promises’ earned them an inclusion In Book in 2008. That same year, they received the most nominations of any new director at the Music Video Awards, where they were nominated for Best New Director, Best Art Direction for ‘Promises’, and Best Budget Video for the eighties-style video for The Teenagers’s single, ‘Make It Happen’. They have also directed music videos for such established artists as Bloc Party, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Ellie Goulding and V. V. Brown. OneInThree have now also moved into the world of commercial filmmaking, where they are already in high demand. Their recent adverts for Trident showcase their talent for technical innovation, with its remarkable series of unexpected scene transitions. Other clients they have worked for include Ford, BNP Paribas, Sony Ericsson and O2. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Paul Minor is a director known for crafting soulful, atmospheric work, which stays with you long after it is over. He grew up in Texas where he spent his wayward youth playing in go-nowhere rock bands, before turning his attention to filmmaking, and moving to Los Angeles. After a nomination for Best New Director at the UK CAD Awards (now MVAs) Paul went on to create indelible videos for a wide spectrum of artists. His credits include videos for Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Editors, Glasvegas, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals as well as unexpected and inventive clips for pop artists like Joe Jonas. | Since moving into the advertising world, Paul has crafted memorable films for O2, Mozilla Firefox, Uniqlo as well as a worn-in, vintage-washed clip for Harley Davidson. He has recently completed a film for Nike through AKQA London, which follows singer Ellie Goulding on a journey that juxtaposes her hectic lifestyle with the “runner’s high” of training. Paul's appetite for inspiration is continually pushing him into new territory. He remixed Coldplay for the soundtrack of his O2 spot and created the musical score for his short, Possession. paulminor.tumblr.com View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Ryan Hope is a director boasting a showreel of unmistakably sleek music videos, and a smart and stylish documentary film. With a background in fine art, Ryan's work has roots in fashion and photography and blends a strong editorial edge with original concepts. He has a keen eye for striking imagery, bold ideas and impeccable styling. Ryan gained immense recognition recently for his documentary film "Skin", which was created in collaboration with Garage Magazine to mark its launch. "Skin" is a preceptive and beautiful visual essay commissioned by the magazine to accompany its inaugural issue, examining the concept of tattoo culture as high art. Though tattoo art has long been a form of self-expression, "Skin" raises questions about the intersection of fine art and body art, exploring tattoo culture as an authentic art form and taking a provocative look at the meaning of art itself. | The film is an in-depth view into the personal stories of five body art collectors and their journey to permanently bear priceless designs by iconic artists. Featuring contributions from Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Raymond Pettibon, Jake & Dinos Chapman and Richard Prince, the documentary also offers an insight into the rapidly evolving definition of acceptable media in the art world by experts from Christie's auction house. Ryan chose to focus on the subjects themselves rather than the artists behind the tattoos, bringing together elements of fashion film and documentary with slow-motion sequences and striking compositions. The 40-minute film has been viewed over 65,000 times in its first week of release, and has made an enormous impact online, garnering attention from i-D Magazine and Huffington Post. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Samir is the director of several powerful documentaries who has recently expanded his repertoire into making commercials. On his first outing for Tropicana, Samir brought a fake sun to an Arctic town covered in darkness. Filmed entirely on location in Inuvik, N.W.T, with real people, Arctic Sun won a Gold Lion, a Gold at the Young Directors Awards, a gold Clio and a spot in the Saatchi & Saatchi New Director Showcase. In the year since, he has directed commercials for highly regarded brands such as Google, Starbucks, Smirnoff, LG, and most recently Halifax, through Adam and Eve. Samir began his career as an intern at the National Film Board of Canada. After a riot broke out at his university, he started shooting his first film, ‘Discordia’. The film won a host of awards and critical praise, and was selected for the Human Rights Watch International Travelling Film Festival. Following on that early success, Samir made ‘Bombay Calling’, in 2006. It chronicles the rise and fall of a fly by night call center in Bombay, India. Nominated for a Canadian Emmy, it screened at festivals internationally and broadcasted globally on National Geographic. | His third film, ‘Nollywood Babylon’ sheds a light on the wild world of Nollywood – the burgeoning Nigerian film industry. Nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, it went on to screen at major festivals around the globe. Aside from film, Samir's other great passion is writing and playing music. Over the years, his various bands have shared the stage with the likes of Interpol, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, UI, Caribou, Les Savy Fav and the Handsome Furs. With an eclectic background in music and film, Samir is a multifariously talented director – expect exciting things to come. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
New York-native Will Speck and Los Angeles-born Josh Gordon are a directing team known for their subversive, performance-based comedy imbued with their own frivolous sense of fun. Speck/Gordon began a working collaboration as students at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where they co-wrote and directed what was to be their senior thesis film, ‘Idyllwild’, starring Gillian Anderson. The film went on to be an Academy Award Finalist in the Student category. After graduating, they moved to Los Angeles to begin their careers in the entertainment industry, writing and directing ‘Angry Boy’, a well-received film for the FX Network. In 1998, they wrote and directed the short film, ‘Culture’, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, which won the silver Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival and was also a 1999 Academy Award Nominee for Best Live Action Short. | Following their Oscar nomination, Speck/Gordon turned their talents to commercial directing. They proceeded to take the BTAAs by storm for their Levis promos for BBH London, rounding up a Gold for Best Series, two Silvers and a Bronze. The duo have also made much-loved spots for Geico, Mastercard, Staples, Avis and Budweiser. Their Samsung work through Berlin Cameron and Partners was shortlisted at Cannes in 2006, and they have continued to achieve great things in the commercial world, having recently burst back onto the UK scene: in particular, they drew great praise for their charming spots for Nestea out of Weiden & Kennedy London and Moneysupermarket.com through Mother London. The boys are also thriving in the world of feature film. Their ice-skating comedy ‘Blades of Glory’, starring Will Farrell and Jon Heder, was a worldwide box office smash, and demonstrates Speck/Gordon’s ability to draw fantastic performances from major international stars. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Stuart Parr is a director renowned for his sophisticated film style, a master of the visceral, a god of small things. A design graduate from the Royal College of Art, he began his career as a furniture designer, working alongside Jon Bannenberg and Philippe Starck. Stuart’s fascination with the visual properties of objects soon led him to work in graphic design, and then to filmmaking. | By concentrating on exploring and re-defining close-up photography in his filmmaking, Stuart quickly established himself as a commercials director. His work for AEG, ‘Vital Signs’, exemplifies this detailed approach to visuals, combined with his typically nuanced use of sounds. In addition, Stuart’s talent for working with outdoor landscapes was engineered to magnificent effect in his stunning commercal for North Face. Other major clients include McDonalds, Honda, Buxton, Gore-Tex, COI, Audi and The Daily Mail. Most recently, Stuart has directed major commercials for Kleenex out of JWT and Dove through Ogilvy London. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Tom Tagholm is an exciting director who brings unmistakeable panache to all his work, along with a streak of quiet, British humour. Tom began his career as a creative at Bates Dorland, before moving into filmmaking when he was asked to join Channel 4’s fledgling creative department, 4Creative. Since then, he has written and directed numerous award-winning spots for Channel 4, and continues to head up the department. In the process, he was won Creative Circle, Campaign, Promax and Cannes Lions awards, as well as a recent D&AD award for his Alan Carr Chatty Man campaign. Tom has also drawn praise for his commercials work outside of Channel 4, directing spots for Skoda, Mini, Tetley Tea and most recently for the charity Time to Change ‘Reactions’ out of Dare London which also won him a Bronze Lion at the 2011 Cannes Lions. | In 2005 Tom directed his first short, ‘Tarzan of Bounds Green’, which was appraised at worldwide festivals and was picked up by British Council for representation. 2 years later, Tom went on to write and direct A Bout de Truffe – The Truffle Hunter. This 35mm film again played in festivals worldwide and picked up a host of award awards including Best Film at the prestigious TCM Classic Shorts, Best Short and Film of the Festival at Raindance, Best Short at Dances With Films LA, plus many other nominations throughout Europe, America and Asia. In 2008 Tom wrote and directed the 35mm short So I Fell In Love With a Zombie to promote the Raindance Film Festival of that year. Tom is currently putting together his third short, The Parachutist, with Film4 and the BFI. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
Tomas Mankovsky is an inspired, craft-driven director with a strong background in advertising. Born in Poland in 1979, Tomas moved to Sweden at the age of one, and grew up drawing crazy inventions and dreaming up wildcat schemes. Having graduated from Beckmans College of Advertising, he began his career as an advertising creative at Ogilvy in Stockholm. Then, moving to London, he worked at Fallon for the next five years. While a creative at Fallon, Tomas simultaneously began to explore his interest in filmmaking, which allowed him to develop and showcase his visual inventiveness. | Since signing to Blink in 2009, Tomas has filmed the short ‘Sorry I'm Late’ to follow up his emotionally charged, self-produced short ‘Little Big Love’. In addition, his recent promos for Robinsons, featuring a real-life video game, showcase his combination of visionary imagination and technical expertise. He has also made inventive commercials for clients such as Diesel, Sony, Orange and Cadbury. Still pushing brain-boundaries at all times, Tomas spends his spare time writing film scripts, launching a range of Tetris-shaped bathroom tiles and inventing things, most recently a domino that generates sound. View Showreel / Download Showreel |
