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Directors

Our pièce de résistance. Tell us about your project and we have a Director to suit your taste and budget. From Fashion and Beauty to Automotive and Industrial to Animation and Mixed Media, our panel of eminent directors have done it all.

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Tom Gorst

Born in London, Tom’s work combines the emotional rawness of real life with cinematic imagery. He has shot award winning commercials, music videos and television all over the world, collaborating with some of the biggest global clients and agencies (including Sky, Samsung, Huawei, British Airways, Unilever, Estée Lauder, Red Bull, YouTube, Dyson, Vivienne Westwood, Amazon Prime, Channel 4, Wieden+Kennedy, VCCP, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy, Cheil, Isobar, The Partnership, Universal Music, Sony and Warner Music) Whether working in the realm of drama, comedy, lifestyle or documentary, Tom is motivated by telling compelling and unique stories with distinctive visual craft.

Ali Kurr

Ali Kurr is an award-winning writer and director based in London. She cut her teeth making music videos for artists including Loyle Carner, Amber Run, and Rina Sawayama while studying at the prestigious Courtauld Institute of Art where she was awarded a First Class prize for Best British Art for her final year work. With a background in fine art, her work marries poetic cinematography with subtle performances to create heightened realities. Recently, she won the title of Emerging Brit 2018 from the prestigious National Youth Film Academy. Kurr is in pre-production for her first TV show that will be released summer 2019 following the success of her first short film Sparrow, which was produced by Bafta-nominated producer Sorcha Bacon. Emerging Brits Winner 2018 Music Video Award nominee 2016, 2017, 2018 VEVO One to Watch 2016 Courtauld Best British Art Prize 2015

Sabrina Rynas

Sabrina Rynas is a German-born photographer who travelled the world before establishing herself in Dubai. Her keen eye for detail and love for everything shiny makes Dubai her one great big studio. Within a few short years, Sabrina has been recognised as one of the city’s leading fashion and lifestyle photographers.

With a degree in Fine Arts, the studied artist easily balances between still-life and people photography. Lauded for her professionalism and ability to cut to the core of the subject, she has worked with some of the most valuable high end brands such as L’oreal Paris, Versace, and Mercedes. Her editorial work has appeared in various international magazines such as Vogue Arabia, Elle, and GQ among others.

Her creative exploits have now established her as a commercials’ director having directed for brands such as Mini BMW, Chopard and Level Shoes. Her love for the image clearly shows in every flash of her camera, where each photo tells a story and connects with the artist in her.

With the rich experience to draw from, Sabrina is a creative force who can produce work for auto, beauty and lifestyle.

Anushka Rovshen

A new director who’s sensitive storytelling style works wonders on brands.

Arthur Valverde

Working mainly between New York, Paris and Berlin, he specializes in fashion and commercials (beauty / car / lifestyle)

He has helmed campaigns for blue-chip brands all across the world. His clients include Maruti Suzuki, Chanel, 1664, Baleno, Poliakov, Oppo, etc. 

His list of awards includes Best Director, La Jolla Fashion Film Festival Los Angeles, The International Fashion Film Festival in 2013 and 2014, 2018, Miami fashion film festival, Berlin Fashion film Festival 2018, and many others. 

Albert Saguer Bel

Albert Saguer Bel has dedicated the majority of his career in comedy. His most valued professional quality is his ability to direct actors and his work speaks for itself in his truly brilliant style.

Jasmin Kuhn

Jasmin Kuhn is an award winning freelance commercial Director, cinematographer and photographer.

Jasmin Tarasin

The work of Jasmin Tarasin is inspired by finding the beauty in reality. Jasmin’s ability to find intimacy and honesty in her work has been a integral part of her success as a director. She works in the realm of documentary, film, advertising and video installation.

John Wikstrom

Florida-born director who's always looking for moving stories in unexpected places. With a strong sense of narrative and tone, his commercials and internet-friendly short films have been shared around the world and written up in Adweek, shots, Mashable, Esquire, CNN, ESPN and Nerdist.

João Rito

Born in Lisbon, João moved to Porto in a young age where he discovered is passion for movies and photography. At the beginning of his career he traveled the world making films about surf. Fuel, Havas and Partners gave him the opportunity to highlight the human side of the commercials mixed with his growing passion for cinematography. His goal is to shoot all around the world continuing to tell stories and help brands to communicate!

Louis van Zwol

The emphasis in Louis's work lies in character-driven storytelling, sometimes with a humoristic angle, but always with a sharp eye for compelling cinematography. His goal is to tell emotional and original stories. He believes there are still a million great stories to be told out there!

Nicolas Karolszyk

Experienced by all the years spent on shooting, Nicolas has a unique style combined with curiosity and a desire to try out new things.

Philip Clyde Smith

Philip is a film maker: directing and editing for over ten years. He is a strong visual storyteller utilising the skills he has learnt as an editor. He is efficiently creative; calm and confident on set whether directing a high end commercial or an intimate and sensitive interview for branded content. He understands how to get natural performances  from actors to everyday people under the pressure of a film shoot.

Robert Logevall

Robert grew up in Sweden, and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia to attend art college. He began his career in Canada working in TV and film as an art director / production designer. During that time he designed for features and TV as well as art directing for a wide range of top international directors in commercials and music videos.

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Nadine Saleh Hassan, Head of Communications

Their flexible and collaborative approach ensured high quality results. It was a real pleasure to work with a diverse team of professionals who were relentless, and highly impressive in making sure our vision comes to life.