HunkyDory Films Directors

Drawing from his background in narrative/long form documentary filmmaking, NAN's work delivers powerful, authentic lifestyle imagery that strives to capture true human emotions and feelings. The truthfulness of a look, the singularity of a gesture or the rarity of a moment are consistent elements throughout his work.

NAN's background as a DOP has a profound effect on his consistent visual style. Framing everything that he directs, each shot is a perfect balance between meaning and emotion, elegance and poetry, energy and authenticity. 

London based filmmaker Christian Bevilacqua could be described as a ‘hybrid’ director, an inventor who moulds live action, hand crafted animation, VFX and highly visual performances to create exciting and individual work. This exciting array of styles can be seen in his projects for the NFL, Nescafe, Toyota and Mastercard to name but a few. Christian is always looking for his next challenge, a new technique to learn and his next project to obsess over. 

Before leaving film school, Dean Blumberg had already established himself as one of the new voices of South African Film. He wrote and directed a number of award winning short films and, after multiple festival wins, became one of South Africa's most awarded filmmakers.

His commercials career had an equally auspicious start when he won the Shots Young Director's award, a spot on Shots Magazine's new director's showcase, and Ad of the Year at Creative Circle.

Dean has a slew of international awards under his belt, including Cannes, One Show, London International, New York Advertising, Clios, Midas and Epica. He is the most awarded Director in the Creative Circle's history, having won Creative Circle's Ad of the Year three times, as well as additional 2nd and 3rd places in alternative years.

Dean is known for his sensitivity and delicate handling of subject matter. He is a born storyteller, with a chameleon-like ability to adapt and evolve. While he is at home directing in many genres, it is his work with actors that sets him apart and has made him a highly sought after director for international brands such as Coca Cola, Toyota, KFC, Miller, Ford, Dominos and Konica Minolta. 

James Brown’s award-winning body of work is often noted for its range of visceral, unforgettable visual moments and a playful humanity. Whether he is shooting sports, comedy or beautiful cars, James brings it all together with panache typical of his musical namesake.

A passionate Welshman, don’t get James started on rugby, he’ll be revelling in former glories for days on end 

Newcomer Andreas Bruns honed his love of filmmaking at the renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, developing his eye for emotional storytelling with films for Mercedes-Benz, Lux and Harley Davidson.

His work has already garnered him three Young Directors Awards, appearances in the Saatchi & Saatchi German Directors Showcase and Clios recognition. 

Matthäus Bussmann is an award-winning director whose work includes commercials for VW, Porsche, Opel, Mercedes, T-Mobile, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sears, Reebok and many others. His style is driven by a contemporary visual aesthetic with engaging performances across a range of genres and categories, including automotive, fashion and lifestyle. He has collaborated with agencies such as McGarry Bowen Chicago, DDB London, Grey Düsseldorf, McCann-Erickson NY, Saatchi & Saatchi NY, BBDO Istanbul and TBWA Bangkok, to note just a few.

Born in Frankfurt, of both German and Italian descent, Bussman grew up being inspired by films and their reflection of ever-changing youth culture. He fed his appetite reading behind-the-scenes books about his favorite TV series and documented the lives of his friends on camera throughout his school years. He then segued into production and postproduction, learning lighting, camera operation and digital editing, all of which factor in to his end-to-end involvement in the filmmaking process. In 1996, he parlayed this experience into directing and has been prolific in commercials ever since.

For nearly two decades, Bussmann has consistently picked up awards like Effies, Mobius and many other Festivals honors, and has received praise across creative press. He enjoys a career working all over the world. 

Jonny is the originating director of Peter Kay’s comedy juggernaut ‘Phoenix Nights’, although he is perhaps best known though for directing the groundbreaking Channel 4 series ‘Shameless’ winning him several awards. He went on to direct the ‘Shameless Christmas Special’, the spy drama ‘Spooks’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes’ for BBC1.

Jonny has directed many commercials both at home and abroad and is highly regarded in the performance, comedy, drama and food genres. 

Amir Chamdin is an award-winning filmmaker, renowned for his work across music videos, film and commercials. Highlights include MTV Best Video winner “You’re the Storm” for The Cardigans, the feature film sensation Cornelis—about one of Sweden’s greatest music legends, and over 100 commercials for H&M.

Born in 1974 in Stockholm, Chamdin first made a name for himself as a member of the Swedish cult-band Infinite Mass. Directing and creating the visual world of the band gave him the stepping-stone to become a fulltime director. As with composing music, he gives full attention to rhythm, phasing and structure, which is evident in all of his work on set. He is also known for creating a natural and relaxed environment in front of the camera, always eliciting the best performance from actors, models and artists.

In 2002, Chamdin became the third director of RAF (Renck Åkerlund Films). Working alongside his long-time friends and accomplished brethren Jonas Åkerlund and Johan Renck was a natural fit.

It was 2004 when Chamdin received MTV’s coveted Best Music Video Award for The Cardigans’ “You’re The Storm.” In 2005, he founded the production company Chamdin & Stöhr with producer Martina Stöhr Torell and Daniel Sachs. Together they have produced a number of international award-winning commercials for clients such as H&M, IKEA, adidas and The Andy Warhol Exhibition.

In 2006, Chamdin made his feature film debut with God Willing, starring Nina Persson from The Cardigans and Chamdin himself. After seeing the film, The White Stripes’ Jack White decided to give permission to record a new version of “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground,” which became the theme song of the movie. Variety wrote of the film: “God Willing looks like no other Swedish film of recent years. This melancholy love story about two would-be lovers during a moment in 1975.″

In 2010, Chamdin’s second feature Cornelis premiered and starred Hank Von Hell, the famous lead singer from the death-punk band Turbonegro. Cornelis went straight to the No. 1 at the box office in Sweden and Norway.

In between feature film projects Chamdin enjoys a longstanding relationship with retailer giant H&M. He’s directed over 100 international TV spots and several outdoor and viral campaigns working with stars such as Gisele Bündchen, Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes. 

Trevor Clarence is a well established and sought after commercials director specializing in comedy. He is a talented storyteller with a unique gift for creating characters. His ability to create fresh and interesting spots as well as work incredibly smoothly with creative teams, ensures that agencies never work with Trevor just once.

Trevor has a background as a popular international stand-up comedian and successful feature film director. He has been directing commercials since 2001 and has won awards all over the world for his work including being voted Young Gun of the Year in Australia in 2003 for the Crazy Monkey campaign he created for MTV Europe, and as one of Shots’ world top 10 New Directors in 2004. Shots magazine has also profiled Trevor Clarence as one of the top five people in advertising in South Africa.

He has shot commercials and global campaigns for almost every civilized country in world and has worked for advertising agencies in South Africa, France, Australia, England, USA, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Singapore, Belgium, Malaysia and Vietnam. 

Jack is best known as the director of BBC Three's multi-award winning comedy 'People Just Do Nothing'. Directing every episode of the show, Jack has overseen 'People Just Do Nothing's' phenomenal success, winning a 2017 BAFTA for Best Comedy, an RTS Craft & Design award for Best Director of a Comedy Drama / Situation Comedy and an RTS Award for Best Scripted Comedy. He has just finished shooting on People Just Do Nothing Series 4, and has also taken on a producing role in addition to directing. He has also recently shot a teaser for Me & You Productions, and directed a Guz Khan short for them / Sky.

Marc is born on the last day of the year in Barcelona. One night, this young boy gets up and turns on the TV. What initially seems like a children's film, unfolds into a story about mafia, assinations, drugs and whores. "Once Upon a Time in America" by Sergio Leone, will leave a mark on this boy for life. Years later he studies audio-visual communication at the University of Ramon Llull dropping out when he has 6 subjects left until graduation. In 2004 he is selected in the prestigious NY Festival "Resfest" for his personal project "Resized04". After that Marc becomes a member of a directors' collective in Barcelona where he experiments with new forms of expression.

He embarks on a solo directing career where he directs campaigns for clients like Playstation, Nike, BBVA, Coca-Cola and Toyota amongst others before starting a new chapter with HunkyDory. 

Jean-Paul Frenay is a Belgian Film Director / Creative Director and multidisciplinary Visual Artist. Born in Siegen, he spent his youth in Germany before moving to Brussels to begin his studies. His particular vision and the quality of his films made him graduate with honors from Film School. After a specialization in visual effects, he started his career as a flame artist where he developed his skills which gave him the confidence to start directing.

After graduating at the Milano Film School, Davide joined a Production Company in Milan where he decided that his place was behind the camera. He moved to New York City and afterwards to London, where he began working on documentaries and commercials. His work is marked by his great ability to shape characters and personalities in a unique way, delivering some amazing representations of everyday’s slices of life. Davide has worked for brands such as: Durex, Pepsi, Chevrolet, Redbull, AT&T, Costa Crociere, AOL and many more. His shortfilm Mofilm has won several awards amongst which the International Booktrailer Film Festival. Furthermore, in 2015, he won the second prize at the 2015 Young Directors Awards for his amazing BOSE commercial “Music Is My Language”.

Greg Gray's intuitive understanding of the role of television in brand building and communication is a skill that attracts storyboards from around the world. His talent for remarkable narrative storytelling and ability to obtain authentic credible performances from actors is evident in the majority of his work. This is demonstrated in his beautifully crafted piece for Dialdirect and most recently his emotive film for Nedbank, which is classic Greg at his very best.

Greg has a reputation and skill for absolute attention to detail and it is this intense crafting that sets his work apart. At the heart of his passion for making great films is his unwavering belief in the idea always being the hero and recognising the importance of this and enjoying the reward of seeing it successfully brought to life. 

Born in Bronxville, New York, Dec. 31. 1974.

Peter started out making coffee and sandwiches for the crew on a Danish talk-show. Short after he began working in the camera department on television. After a couple of years he became a clapper/loader on film. He then became an assistant cameraman and worked on numerous commercials, music videos and feature films.

He shot some documentaries and short films as a photographer and then switched to the director’s department assisting some of Denmark's most successful directors.

In 2004 Peter made his debut as a commercial director.

In 2010 he took a break from commercials to focus on directing a series for Danish TV called Rytteriet (The Cavalry). The TV-Series became the most watched comedy series on Danish TV that year and won the prestigious TV Festival Award for best comedy series in 2011.

In late 2012 Peter and the two creators of Rytteriet reunited to develop the follow up to their successful first season. Not wanting to repeat themselves they wrote 8 new episodes together, that took the series away from the sketch-show genre and into a more continuous narrative story. The show went on air in August 2013 on National Danish Television.

In January 2014 Rytteriet won a Danish Academy Award (Robert) for best short format tv-series. In August it won the TV Festival Award for best comedy series for the second time. 

Simon’s directorial style combines quirky casting and brilliant performances with an equally strong visual aesthetic.

Alongside his commercial work, Simon enjoys writing and directing short films. His first, Tube Poker was in competition at the Venice Film Festival and won many international awards. Simon's next short Shoreditch Slayer was a finalist at the Rushes Soho shorts Festival and won best film at the Irish Science Fiction awards.

Simon lives in London with his most cherished possession, a signed photo of him and Woody Allen. 

An advertising Creative-Director turned filmmaker, Mary-Sue specialises in brilliantly observed comedy performance work.

She has worked with many advertising agencies and TV networks including UKTV, Comedy Central and the BBC (where she trained at Elstree Studios in performance direction).

Mary-Sue’s agency background and transition to directing means she has tremendous experience in taking commercials and content from script to screen. No better is this in evidence than with her Haribo ‘Kid’s Voices’ campaign (which Mary-Sue wrote and directed). Named as the most impactful ad of 2015 by Nielsen, it was also nominated at the 2016 Craft Awards for ‘Best Use of Recorded Sound’ and the campaign has since gone on to be remade in Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France and the U.S.A!

In between making commercials, Mary-Sue is currently developing a comedy mini-series. 

Newcomer Mustafa Mazouzi honed his talent for filmmaking with several short films before turning his hand to commercials, with his passion for sport leading to visceral work for Adidas' Runners League and Underground Football Club.

Mustafa brings a fresh, raw energy to the HunkyDory roster as well as bumping up the number of Arsenal fans in the office. 

Sam Miller is noted for his drama work for TV, feature films and commercials.

The originating director of the cult drama This Life, Sam earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for Luther (starring Idris Elba). Other recent projects include originating director and co-producer of Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude (featuring Michael Gambon, Stanley Tucci and Sofie Grabol), U.S. Box Office no.1 thriller No Good Deed (Idris Elba and Taraji P. Hinson) and RTS award-winning BBC drama Good Cop (Warren Brown and Stephen Graham).

Sam's commercial work is heavily influenced by his feature film and drama pedigree, utilising his huge talent in the areas of casting and finely tuned performances coupled with astute and cinematic storytelling. His range is both emotional and epic. 

Damien O’Donnell made his breakthrough with the highly acclaimed and hugely successful Film Four feature East is East, starring Jimi Mistry and Linda Bassett. This won the Prix Media at Cannes and won a BAFTA for Best British Film.

Damien brings his features experience and skill in casting and working with actors to his commercials work, developing a strong comedic style along the way. 

Matt's love of film began at young age, growing up in his dad's video store in Nottingham.

Fast forward to today and he's worked with some of the top talent in British Television, from Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, to Keeley Hawes, Aidan Turner and the legendary Terry Wogan.

He has a talent for creating both humorous and visually arresting work, Winning over 40 Kinsale Shark and Promax awards in the last few years.

His clients include BBC, Universal and Sony. Most recently his launch campaign for the FA Cup, written by Rainey Kelly, hailed the return of the nations favourite Football tournament to the BBC. 

Luc first broke into the advertising world off the back of the viral marketing craze and saw the changing tide as a tremendous opportunity for storytelling across a variety of new mediums. Luc approaches each project with fresh eyes, enthusiasm and a penchant for blurring the lines, which often times boils down to casting sessions with soccer moms, fire-breathing little people, and heavy metal grannies. Luc crafts his work using a variety of canvases. He’s a brilliant creative mind, with an overwhelming set of skills and talents. Luc has one simple plan; work with great people and make great things. 

A child of the digital revolution, Zak started making movies at the age of 14 and hasn't had a tan since. His directorial work tends to combine a keen post-production know-how with fantastical, detail-oriented storytelling for fresh and unexpected results. Zak strongly favours imagination over reality and will gladly make balloon animals on request if the correct materials are provided. 

When Charlie was 13 his dad handed him his old film camera passed down through the generations (rescued from the attic where it was gathering dust) and took it outside into the great outdoors and onto the street! Ever since, his keen eye for beautifully observed photography has become an obsession, using soft, natural light and honest, heartfelt imagery in order to tell his stories.

It wasn't until Charlie studied film at King's College that he discovered documentary, and consequently his ear for engaging stories began to blossom, leading him to make charming films for the likes of the BBC, Mind and Alzheimer’s Society. 

Olaf has been directing TVC's for over 15 years and has always had a major interest in cinematography and photography.

Able to work as both director and DOP, Olaf specialises in shooting incredible looking food as well as vibrant lifestyle imagery and visual storytelling.

His longstanding passion for lighting and lenses has heavily influenced his work, crafting images that always dazzle the eye. 

Scott Weintrob’s formative years were spent as a photographer’s assistant at the famous East London Click Studios where he assisted fashion photographers Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Albert Watson, Rankin and David Simms for magazines including Vogue, and Dazed and Confused.

A self-confessed "Car guy", Weintrob directed four seasons of Top Gear for the BBC. With a worldwide audience of 350 million, Weintrob’s work has reached a global-scale, as the show is broadcast in over 200 countries.

Since turning his hand to commercials, Scott has worked for such brands as Audi, Hyundai, Lenovo, Cadillac, Volvo, and Acura.

His recent works received awards including: Cannes Lion, D&AD and Creative Circle Awards.