About me

I'm a double Emmy-Award winning producer and director of documentaries, commercials and brand films. Since graduating in 1995 with First Class (Hons) in Film & Photographic Arts from The University of Westminster I have travelled all over the world making award-winning films for major broadcasters, leading advertising agencies and some of the world’s most iconic brands. I have worked across many genres and I'm adaptable to budgets, crews and productions large or small (and anywhere in between). I strive for creative and technical excellence whatever the project or budget whether producing and/or directing broadcast or theatrical films for the BBC, ITV, National Geographic, Scottish Screen and the UK Film Council or brand films and TVCs for the likes of Barclays, Emirates Airlines, Chevrolet, Goodyear, Etihad Airways, Ladbrokes, Panasonic, Sports Interactive, Unilever and Sega. I also produce and I am an accomplished writer and editor and I also work as an Exec Producer and consultant to other productions. When I'm not busy making films my passions are drumming, football, fast motorbikes, slow cooking and my Labrador (Sadie).

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Projects credited in

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  Barclays Game-changing SmartBusiness Insights with Frank LampardThis video demonstrated how the right data insight can not only give you the edge in business, it can also help you win a penalty shoot-out against football legend Frank Lampard! A Barclays branch manager & Sunday league goalie Ali Samad, was chosen to have a penalty shoot out with a mystery footballer, which was revealed to be Frank Lampard - the two were kept apart during filming so the reveal was a genuine surprise. Ali used smart data insights to correctly guess which direction Frank would

Work history

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Film and Commercials DirectorZola Productions Limited
Apr 2016Brighton, United KingdomFull Time
Director and sometimes producer of commercials, brand films, drama and broadcast documentaries, working via my own boutique production company Zola Productions and freelance for international production companies.

Skills

• Directing
• Directing Actors
• Directing Film
• Producing
• Editing Film
• Film Directing
• Video Director
• Television Commercials
• Broadcast Commercials
• Directing Shoots