David Reviews

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19 April 2024

At DAVID REVIEWS we strongly believe those responsible for making the work that we feature should be credited for it. By that, we mean the key personnel rather than every Tom, Dick and Harry... and unfortunately the PR we receive often fails to name anybody... or we're sent literally hundreds of names.

To help solve this problem, we are introducing this thread which will feature work where we currently have little or no information. If you worked on any of the films below, or you know who did, please send credits to jason@davidreviews.com, identifying the clip they belong to. (Please don't feel you have to supply all the credits... even if you only know the director, that gives us somewhere to start).


Adorable control freaks Apple are at it again..The press release for this ad reveals that it was directed by Taika Waititi, presumably because they feel it's good PR to be associated with a celebrity director, but his is literally the only name published. We need more if we're going to review it, so help us if you can.





To be fair to Apple, this one is hot off the internet, and it may be that they've prepped a fulsome list of credits for us and the other disciples of TV commercials and it'll arrive tomorrow... but, just in case it doesn't, let us know what you know please.





This charming ad for Amazon was added to their socials a few days ago, and we haven't yet find out who did it, so if you can make it easy for us then please do.





DAVID watched this Samsung Galaxy commercial at the cinema before 'Poor Things' (what a dirty and delightful romp). Anyway, back to business... does anyone know who made this 60" time through time? If so, send us the details, pronto!





This bid by Poundland to slightly reposition the proposition is their first TVC for around a decade and we haven't been able to find out who did it yet despite reaching out to their 'Commercial Director' via LinkedIn. If it's yours, please let us know.





This ad is identified at H&M's website as the "director's cut" of their Spring/Summer 2024 commercial but, alas, they've neglected to say which director has been able to show off his or her edit. Do you know?





This Apple iPhone 15 commercial is titled 'Don't Let Me Go'... don't let DAVID review it without credits! Whoever sends them first gets a free watermelon.




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ARTHUR LOK ENLISTS WITH LOOP TALENT.

Director of photography Arthur LOK (or Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe) has joined Loop Talent.


NEXUS SWOOP FOR HANNAH LAU-WALKER.

Nexus Studios say Hannah Lau-Walker is "the kind of exceptional talent that we are proud to champion".


ALE DORDONI HEADS TO FINAL CUT.

Italian editor Alessandro 'Ale' Dordoni has joined the UK roster of Final Cut.


OB42 LAND SHANE MEADOWS.

OB42 have completed the signing of Shane Meadows, director of 'The Virtues' and the 'This is England' saga.


ERIN MURRAY AND FRANCOIS LALLIER ARE ACADEMY MATERIAL.

Academy Films are all smiles as they welcome Erin Murray and François Lallier to the fold.


SOMESUCH SIGN CHARLOTTE REGAN.

Somesuch have signed 'Scrapper' director Charlotte Regan for global representation.


MICHAEL MIDDELKOOP JOINS 100%

Acclaimed director Michael Middelkoop has joined forces with 100% in Amsterdam.


MINDSEYE'S JUST THE TICKET FOR RIKKE GREGERSEN.

Rikke Gregersen, one of Norway’s standout directors of commercials and short films, has completed her move to MindsEye.


ELEANOR UK WELCOMES ARIEL DANZINGER

Much to the delight of Eleanor's Sophie Gold and her newly-installed London MD Kate Elson, the company has added Ariel Danzinger to its roster of directors.


NITRAM JOINS HAMLET.

Nitram, a director who eats scripts for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is now represented by HAMLET in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, and Asia-Pacific.


OB42 ADD MARTIN WEBB TO THEIR ROSTER.

London-based director Martin Webb has joined OB42 for global representation.


BARCELONA-BASED BRUT PARTNER WITH BRAND NEW SCHOOL

Barcelona animation studio and innovative NYC company Brand New School have formed a strategic partnership as part of the latter's bid for global domination.


LOS PÉREZ FOR BISCUIT FILMWORKS IN LONDON

Biscuit Filmworks has extended its relationship with directing duo Los Pérez by adding them to its UK roster.


DANIEL WARWICK JOINS OBJECT & ANIMAL

Object & Animal have strengthened their offer by adding director Daniel Warwick to their roster.


EPOCH PARTNERS WITH KNUCKLEHEAD UK

A new epoch for Epoch as they join forces with Knucklehead in the UK in pursuit of business in the UK and beyond.


JAKE MAVITY'S SHORT CALICO SET FOR UK RELEASE

At a screening a few months ago, DAVID had the great pleasure of watching Jake Mavity's short film 'Calico' and soon you'll be able too.


OB42 LAND CHRIS MORRISH.

It's a case of the Morrish, the merrier as director Chris Morrish joins OB42 for representation in the UK and the US.


ARMOURY SWOOP FOR PHOEBE BOURKE.

Armoury have swooped for writer, director, and producer Phoebe Bourke.


YON MOTSKIN'S FULL OF DARLING-DOO.

Darling Films have signed "a really, really delightful human" in the form of Yon Motskin.


ALEX GREGORY SAYS, STOP! HARBOR TIME!

Harbor's new Executive Creative Director of Advertising Colour, UK, is none other than Alex Gregory.


CICLOPE ANNOUNCES ITS FULL PROGRAMME FOR BERLIN 2024.

CICLOPE Festival returns to Berlin this October, and has just announced its full programme and speaker lineup.


NOT TO SCALE SIGN PETER BAYNTON.

Peter Baynton of 'The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse' fame has signed for Not To Scale.


GEOFFREY LILLEMON JOINS THE 100% CLUB.

VFX whizz Geoffrey Lillemon has joined 100%, née HALAL, for representation.


MATTHEW DILLON COHEN LANDS AT BISCUIT.

Matthew Dillon Cohen wants to get weird and go underground as Biscuit Filmworks's newest director.


MIKEY PEHANICH RETURNS TO THE MILL.

Senior colourist Mikey Pehanich has returned to The Mill after five years with Blacksmith.


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