the Talent
From Junior Creatives to ECDs, delve into career highlights (and lowlights) in our in-depth profiles.
Rajdeepak Das: Setting sail into the future
Rajdeepak Das is all about navigating the new waters of India’s non-traditional advertising. Attacking this mission with the zeal that got him into adland in the first place, he thinks the way to predict the future is to build it, and that brands must be people-centred.
Russell Barrett: The velocity of a speeding country
According to BBH India's CCO and Managing Partner, the country is experiencing exciting times. He thinks rapidly evolving technology is the catalyst for this explosion of new ideas. Yet, though thrilled at what new tech can achieve, he knows only too well that, as far as social media is concerned, it’s a force for good and ill.
Margaret Johnson on how to tame a tornado
In over two decades in the industry, one lesson that Goodby Silverstein & Partners' CCO has learned is that out of chaos, comes creativity - which makes this award-winning creative the ideal candidate to weather the stormy conditions of the jury room, as the Film Lions President.
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David Gesslbauer on making cinematic vertical filmmaking in [UNUM]
The YDA Gold winner speaks about the challenges, and freedoms, inherent in shooting in an unusual aspect ratio, collaborating with co-director Michael Lange, and how no amount of planning can prepare you for filming with animals.
This space is reserved for Georgia Hudson
A reluctant runner but enthusiastic supporter of the south London squatting scene, the young Georgia Hudson hated being told what to do. That disdain for authority drew the Park Pictures director to her chosen career, where she's brought movement to music videos and dynamism to sports ads for Under Armour, Nike and the BBC. She tells Selena Schleh how she's put aside her rage and why curiosity, not passion, powers her creativity.
Asher Jelinsky on their award-winning film & the portrayal of trans & nonbinary characters
Miller & Son, Asher Jelinsky's film about Ryan, a transgender mechanic, was a Gold winner at this year's YDA. Here, Jelinsky discusses the making of the film and their thoughts on the representation of transgender and nonbinary people on screen.
Pascal Schelbli on finding The Beauty in plastic pollution
Fresh from picking up a Gold in the Changing the World Frame by Frame category of this year's YDA, the director talks us through how he combined marine life with man-made waste.
Eugen Merher on making a charity film with bite
The Dark Red director won gold at this year's YDA with a grisly yet unexpectedly tender take on blood donation. He tells shots how he and the team created their 'own kind of vampire film' and what's next on the slate.
YDA gold winner Josh Hayward paints a Still/Life portrait of Yangon
The director spent weeks exploring the Burmese city, capturing its cultural renaissance through the eyes of a new generation of athletes, and the result is this award-winning short film.
How the dark web helped shed some light for this winning YDA film
After picking up a Gold Screen in the Charity category at this year's YDA, Martin Norgaard Furze and Mette Carla talk about the art of collaboration, the importance of research and the "gut-wrenching" things on the dark web.
Dani Pearce on her YDA-winning short and the 'wild process' of directing
Sydney-based director Dani Pearce likes to explore narrative in unconventional, original ways and her experimental short film Backpedal, based on a poem by Olivia Gatwood, is a case in point. She chats to shots about wolf pack research, pushing boundaries and why winning gold at this year's YDA was a career-defining moment.
Thessa Meijer on picking up this year's YDA Special Jury Prize
The Walking Fish, a fantastical tale about a mutsugorou (or mudskipper) that evolves into a girl, wowed this year's YDA judges. Here, its director, Thessa Meijer, discusses the inspiration for her film and why working in a foreign language was brilliantly challenging.
We speak to the Gold winner.s of this year's Young Director Award.
Jola Bankowska on her YDA win, finding animation and how to tell a good Story
The director talks us through how discovering her talent for animation helped her experiment with narrative.
Nare Mokgotho on doing the double at the YDA
We continue our look at this year's gold-winners from the 2019 Young Director Award as we talk to a South African director who returned home with two well-deserved trophies.
YDA Gold-winner Paul Nevison on diving into Lake Volta
The Volta director talks to us about the logistical troubles of a Ghanese shoot, his ongoing imposter syndrome and what he's up to after his 'Changing the World Frame by Frame' YDA win.
How horsing around with a blond god won Vedran Rupic a gold YDA
As a young lad, Vedran Rupic ran wild with a crowd of fellow immigrants. Now, he's progressed to pushing wild ideas. Having bagged gold in the Music Video category for Salvatore Ganacci’s Horse, the rising director tells shots about giant pointy shoes and Slavic storytelling.
Jola Bankowska on her YDA win, finding animation and how to tell a good Story
The director talks us through how discovering her talent for animation helped her experiment with narrative.
Dan Mace: Finding a new Not Normal
With almost 730K subscribers to his YouTube channel, Dan Mace has gone from award-winning young director to internet superstar. He talks about his journey from South Africa to New York and beyond, the launch of his new online show, and how the world of YouTube altered him as a director and is now shaking up the world for brands, too.
Nare Mokgotho on doing the double at the YDA
We continue our look at this year's gold-winners from the 2019 Young Director Award as we talk to a South African director who returned home with two well-deserved trophies.
YDA Gold-winner Paul Nevison on diving into Lake Volta
The Volta director talks to us about the logistical troubles of a Ghanese shoot, his ongoing imposter syndrome and what he's up to after his 'Changing the World Frame by Frame' YDA win.
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On Reflection: Ram Madhvani chews over Happydent Palace
The gum itself wasn’t much good for cavities, recalls Ram Madhvani, founder and director of Equinox Films, but this spectacular Indian commercial from 2006 certainly got the whole world (and the Cannes juries) grinning.
Meisters of Design: Sagmeister & Walsh
Stefan Sagmeister rose to fame with CD covers for Lou Reed, David Byrne and The Rolling Stones. Now, with agency partner Jessica Walsh, he is leading a new wave of emotionally intelligent creativity. He tells Daniel Huntley about the pair’s random and radical design philosophy.
Ketna Patel: The philosopher’s palette
Though her eye-popping work has been sought by clients from Tata Motors to Spike Lee, Ketna Patel is more than a pop artist for hire. With a tri-cultural, outsider’s vision and virtual ‘travelling studios’ in India and Britain, she’s on a mission to wander the globe and pose life’s big questions.
Rebecca Skinner's secret symphony
Film Craft jury president and Superprime Films co-founder Rebecca Skinner tells Tim Cumming “the best craft is the one you don’t feel” and how she’ll be seeking that magical symphony that happens when all the elements of film come together