Ilka & Franz are an award-winning Photo & Director Duo based in London (UK). Their work blurs the lines between disciplines as they apply their aesthetic and humour to still life, portraiture, film and animation. While their uninhibited use of colour is vibrant and bold, their conceptual undertones are often subtle and of child-like naivety. The duo shoot, art direct, build, style and retouch and work on commercial and editorial commissions in the UK and abroad.
CLIENTS:
Adidas, Amazon Kindle, Audi Magazine, Avon, Breast Cancer Now, Cadbury, Dairylea, EasyJet Traveller, Guardian Weekend, Halifax, Haribo, HP, IKEA, KaDeWe, N26, Nectar Points, Nivea, Observer Magazine, Onken Yogurts, Papa John’s, Pizza Express, Public Health England, SanDisk, Der Spiegel, SurveyMonkey, Vodafone, Wired UK & DE, Women’s Health Magazine, Die Zeit & many more.
Projects
- Ilka & Franz - Office RomanceDirector: Ilka & Franz Talent: Amile @ IMM Models & Sidney @ Zone Models Styling: Issie Gibbons @ Stella Creative Artists Make-Up: Rebecca Hampson Hair: Lachlan Wignall @ Stella Creative Artists DOP: Hurcan Emre Yilmazer Edit: Sebastian Hecker Grade: Hurcan Emre Yilmazer Assistant: Chynna Guyat
- Ilka & Franz - Schwarz ProduktionIlka & Franz got commissioned to shoot ten stills and ten animations, each featuring its own abstract colour set, for Schwarz Produktion in Berlin! Photography: Ilka & Franz @ Cosmopola Post-Production: Ilka & Franz @ Cosmopola Agent / Executive Producer: Barbi Mlczoch On Set Producer: Dietrich Bode On Set Producer: Victoria Pernter Lighting Assistant: Andy Musculus Lighting Assistant: Robert Trottmann Set Design: Ilka & Franz @ Cosmopola Set Build, Props & Costumes: Peter Klare @ Basics Hair &
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Photographer/ DirectorIlka & Franz
London, United KingdomFreelance
Ilka & Franz are a photo & director duo based in London (UK). Their work blurs the lines between disciplines as they apply their aesthetic and humour to still life, portraiture and film. While their unmistakable use of colour is vibrant and bold, their conceptual undertones are often subtle and of child-like naivety. Ilka & Franz draw their inspiration from pop culture, kitsch and surrealism as they put a playful spin on the ordinary. The duo shoot, build, style and retouch and work on commercial and editorial commissions in the UK and abroad.
CLIENTS:
Adidas, Amazon Kindle, Audi Magazine, Avon, Breast Cancer Now, Cadbury, Cosmopolitan, Dairylea, EasyJet Traveller, Guardian Weekend, Halifax, HP, IKEA, KaDeWe, N26, Nivea, Observer Magazine, Onken Yogurts, Public Health England, SanDisk, Der Spiegel, SurveyMonkey, Vodafone, Wired UK & DE, Women’s Health Magazine, Die Zeit & many more.
AWARDS:
2021 Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlist (Portfolio & Creative Category)
AOP Awards 2020 - Finalist
Production Paradise Spotlight Awards 2020 - Shortlist
2020 Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3) - Gold - Fine Art/ Still Life, 2nd place - Fine Art & Honourable Mention
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2019 - Honourable Mention
Prix de la Photographie (PX3) 2019 - Honourable Mention
One Eyeland Awards 2018 - Finalist
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2018 - Honourable Mention
Production Paradise Spotlight Awards 2018 - Shortlist
Prix de la Photographie (PX3) 2018 - Bronze
Moscow International Foto Awards 2018 - 2nd Place
2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver & Honourable Mention
One Eyeland Awards 2017 - Silver
GoSee Awards 2017 - Finalist
Skills
- Photography
- Advanced Retouching
- Directing Film
- Photographic Direction
- Photography Shoots
- Concept Ideas
- Art Direction
- Set Design
- Prop Styling
Awards
AOP Awards 2021 - FinalistThe Association of Photographers
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2021 Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlist (Portfolio & Creative Category)Sony World Photography Awards
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