Anna Higgs

Anna Higgs

Creative DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
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Anna Higgs

Anna Higgs

Creative DirectorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Multi-award winning producer and Creative Director, Anna works across the film, television, music and publishing industries to help them connect powerfully with audiences. Previously Creative Director at award winning video channel NOWNESS and Head of Digital at Film4. At Film4, she spearheaded innovation with projects such as Ken Loach’s ‘The Spirit of ‘45’ and Sundance-winner ‘20,000 Days on Earth’.
Projects
  • (Dis)content: Creative Direction in the Audience Age - Keynote at D&AD Festival 2017
    (Dis)content: Creative Direction in the Audience Age - Keynote at D&AD Festival 2017A write up of my D&AD Festival keynote, from May 2017. I love telling stories. I don’t, make “content”. In fact, the word “content” makes me DISCONTENT. Because great creative work shouldn’t be contained.
  • #Untaggable - NOWNESS x Audi
    #Untaggable - NOWNESS x AudiThe best things in life are impossible to define Untaggable: #city Genre-blurring vocalist Gaika teams up with director collective Factory Fifteen for a dreamlike world tour of the urban experience A dynamic study of four extraordinary cities is the latest film in Audi’s series exploring how the best things in life are impossible to define. Cut to the sound of a bespoke track by genre-blurring vocalist Gaika—known for taking London’s underground music scene by storm before being signed to Warp
  • 20,000 Days on Earth
    20,000 Days on EarthFEATURE FILM. 97 MINUTES (2014) - developed, commissioned and Exec produced by Anna Higgs Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. The film premiered in January 2014 at Sundance, where it won the World Documentary Directing Award fo
Projects credited in
  • This International Women’s Day, meet the 200 Women Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018
    This International Women’s Day, meet the 200 Women Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018Discover our 2020 list here This International Women's Day, we asked influential icons to nominate 10 trailblazing women who they believe are redefining the creator landscape. The result? A unique and incredible list of 200 trailblazing women breaking barriers and inspiring change! Only 36% of jobs in the creative sector are currently filled by women. At the top of the tree there’s an even bigger problem - women make up only 11% of Creative Directors. In an attempt to change this, our month-lo
Work history
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    Head of EntertainmentMeta
    1st floor, 338 Euston Rd, London NW1 3BG, UKFull Time
    Leading the entertainment team working in partnership with studios, broadcasters and record labels to create compelling and successful campaigns across the Facebook family of platforms.
Skills
  • Immersive Experience
  • Film
  • Television
  • Digital
  • Audience Engagement
  • Strategy
  • Production
  • Marketing
  • Creative Direction
  • Advertising
Education
    National Film and Television School logo
    National Film and Television School logo
    Creative Producing MANational Film and Television School
     - London, United Kingdom