About me

Since leaving my position in 2013 as the in-house film director and production specialist at YouTube, I have directed for brands including; Adidas, GAP, Google, Pinterest, Booking.com and Malibu. ​ Alongside the brand work, I also direct and produce my own shorts. To date, I have achieved; Winner AMSTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL 2017 'Best Short Screen Play' Official Selection CORK FILM FESTIVAL 2017 (BAFTA & ACADEMY ACCREDITED Official Selection DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Official Selection NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Official Selection LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 (BAFTA ACCREDITED) Official Selection LONDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Winner EAST END & TIMEOUT FILM FESTIVAL 2014 Official Selection REED FILM COMPEITION 2014 ​Alongside the short films, I have also created music videos and documentaries, all showcased on my YouTube Channel, with 27,000+ subscribers to-date and totalling over 600,000+ channel views. I am currently on the directors roster of J6 Films and Left Productions ​

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Projects

• New GodsShort Film - A Community has formed renouncing ‘Modern' life. They live off the grid, abiding by nature's good seasons, tilling the land and tending fraternal ties. A return to basics. Man replaces Machine. The Community worship the 'us' and 'we'; their kinship is strong in blood and bone. ​But when Sophie, an 8 year long member of the community, falls ill, she knows her fate. Will she remain and stay true to their conviction or will self preservation take hold?
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  3 Hour in Paris - Booking.ComAs part of a wider Facebook campaign, this video was all about inspiring the audience to walk off the beaten path and show how much you could do in a beautiful vibrant city in short amounts of time. Produced & Creative by Analogue Folk Directed & Edited by Jack Burke
• Immaculate HeartIn rural Ireland, two thieves on the lamb plan to lay low in an empty bungalow. But the plan goes awry when they witness a phenomenon that may prove to be their salvation...or their doom.

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Work history

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Director / Editor / PhotographerJack Burke Films Ltd
Aug 2013London, United KingdomFull Time
Freelance Director, Editor and Photographer.
Production SpecialistGoogle
Jan 2012 - Jul 2013London, United KingdomFull Time
In-house film maker to create internal & external communication videos, as well as to help aid and advise content creators understand best production and editing practices.

Skills

• Final Cut Pro
• Lightroom
• Photography
• Editing Film
• Budgeting
• Scheduling
• Producing
• Directing

Education

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Coding Bootcamp Le Wagon
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019London, United Kingdom
Front-end Web development, Ruby, HTML and CSS.
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2:1  In Drama and Film Studies University of Manchester
Sep 2005 - Jul 2008Manchester, United Kingdom

Awards

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Official SelectionDublin International Short Film Festival
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Official SelectionCork Film Festival
BAFTA & ACADEMY ACCREDITED

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