ALL THE FINE DETAILS IN THE BIGGER PICTURE
the best creative minds from the berlin commercial network tell us about their latest projects, inspirations, and challenges along the way. proving once morewhat an exciting, entrepreneurial, and collaborative place the ad industry has become

ilanna barkusky

Speed of Light

Raquel San Nicolás

Benjamin Benmoyal SS22

Franziska Heinemann

A Forgotten Emergency

Bas Moonen

Wear Your Denim Till The End

Franziska Heinemann

A Forgotten Emergency

Amanda Valle

Back in the Island

Rhyme

Yajh

Fiona Jane Burgess

The Boob Life

Loïc Andrieu

Call Of The Wild

Andzej Gavriss

Malaria

Joy Song

Pretty Bones - Yeule

BRBR

Heroes

David Dinçer

The Coral Guardian

Alexander Richard

Façade - Behind The Mask

Jordan Blady

Comfort Zone

Victor Claramunt

The End Of The Social Distancing

Alexandr Kryshtal

Rise Against

Rhyme So

Fashion Blogger

Sven Greif

Life Is A Beautiful Journey

Will & Carly

Filterface - Double Tap To Like

Kay Lindhout

Museumnacht - The First Time

Rodrigo De Carvalho

All you Need Is Love

Andzej Gavriss

You're Born

Kristina Lipatov

No Fear

Grant Sissons

Vultures

Joy Song

Ocular

MEET THE CREATORS
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ilanna barkusky

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ilanna barkusky
Ilanna is a Canadian-born director, photographer and drone pilot currently based out of Los Angeles. While growing up in Vancouver, she realized her passion for visual storytelling and collaboration through her early days capturing action sports in the mountains. As she continues to explore her craft and evolve as an artist through various mediums, she is always aiming to ignite inspiration and curiosity in others through her work
franziska heinemann

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franziska heinemann
franziska heinemann likes analogue photography and film, runner ducks, juggling, eating chocolate + the italo-hit band roy bianco. additionally she is a colorist and creative producer based in germany, connecting remotely worldwide. franzi always strives for high-quality aesthetic and emotional touching art. she focuses on green producing and supports environmental and social topics.
raquel san nicolás

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raquel san nicolas
Raquel San Nicolás is director, photographer and illustrator from the Canary Islands (Spain). Passionate about music and art, she has worked with many artists and fashion brands, moving between Tenerife, Barcelona and Paris.

The drastic contrast between the quiet and remote place where she was born and the French capital where she has been living since 2018 influences her video and photographic work, reflecting on screen characters who feel authentic emotions, in urban spaces that often evoke a breathtaking melancholia.
amanda valle

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amanda valle
amanda valle was born in santo domingo, dominican republic, in 1984. only daughter of a single mother, she spent most of her early years home. amanda filled her time by drawing the worlds and colours living in her mind with the views from the window becoming her first muses for her self-expression. later on amanda left the island and moved to the usa which eventually led her to participate in several events, such as art basel miami 2017, salone del mobile milan 2018 (nilufar gallery). she is represented by molin corvo gallery in paris, france.
Fiona Jane Burgess

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fiona jane burgess
fiona jane burgess is a uk based film director specializing in music videos, commercials, documentaries and fashion films. burgess began directing music videos for her band woman's hour and has since directed films for acclaimed artists, brands and editorial platforms such as gucci, burberry, nowness, nike, adidas and jo malone or award-winning musicians such as raye, låpsley, hayden thorpe, gracey and olivia dean. burgess received a silver young director award at cannes lions 2019 and was named campaign's "pick of the week" for her first ever commercial with mother london.
alexandr kryshtal

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alexandr kryshtal
Alexandr Kryshtal is young self-taught director and independent filmmaker from Ukraine with strong desire to tell stories applying unique experimental approach and his own style which was developed through years of work in production sphere and his relation to street culture. His debut project Rise Against was selected at different international festivals and was awarded for best editing at Berlin Commercial 2020.
rhyme so

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rhyme so
RHYME and Shinichi Osawa take the stage as RHYME SO. Shinichi Osawa is a producer and DJ. RHYME is a young new talent showcasing her skills as a poet, performer, DJ and track maker. RHYME SO creates cool and infectious music with cynical yet witty lyrics on new era electronic sounds that they call ‘Blank Post Genre’.
david dinçer

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david dinçer
david is a cinematographer and director specializing in telling adventurous stories both below and above the water. he won a student academy award for his work on the underwater short film "the beauty". a deep passion for the ocean derives from his ancestry. his uncle, a marine biologist, showed him an incredible underwater world in turkey. while not having the time or money to shoot his own bbc documentaries, he aims to combine the wonders of the natural world within a narrative character-based story in "the coral guardian".
jordan blady

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Jordan is a director living and working between Los Angeles and Paris. Originally from New Jersey, he attended NYU's Tisch school of Arts before moving to the west coast. Jordan's first feature film, Softness of Bodies, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in September 2018.
alexandre richard

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alexandre richard
Carrying in him an insatiable thirst for knowledge of all kinds, Alexandre combines human and psychological aspects within all his concepts, scenarios and directing methods. Self-taught in cinema, he uses this force of renewal and research in all his projects. Winner of Best Director at the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival and nominated a the 2020 Berlin Commercial Awards, Alexandre has distinguished himself by his storytelling qualities both in Canada and abroad.
brbr

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brbr
BRBR are Luis Rojo & Nacho A. Villar (directors duo) plus Michal Babinec (cinematographer). A film collective based in Madrid and London, working globally. Currently shooting our first feature film, La Mala Familia. Living off advertising, cinema and arts.
loïc andrieu

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loïc andrieu
Loïc ANDRIEU is a writer - director repped by Soldats Films & Academy Films. In 2015 He launched his directing career with a music video for Keffer. 'Rouge' is a dark, visual feast of immaculate cinematography and art direction. Loïc's second promo, KCPK 'The End', carries many of the same sinister tones and themes as 'Rouge', with both films being recognised at music video awards and short film festivals. In 2019 Loïc writes & directs AGORIA - CALL OF THE WILD Produced by Pierre Cazenave from Soldats Films.
joy x song

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joy x song
joy song is a writer-director based in berlin and singapore. her background comes from film development, having worked in la on projects at hbo, filmnation entertainment (oscar-nominated arrival, under the skin) and sierra affinity (oscar-winning spotlight). song's works aim to culture ideas about the human condition through explorations into psychology, philosophy and mortality. her poetic style strives to demystify abstract topics while envisioning the commonplace in new light. with her use of distinct imagery, song's critical and commercial works are marked with insightful cinematic appeal.
victor claramunt

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victor claramunt
spanish director victor claramunt is celebrated for his clever, cinematic, award-winning fashion films.claramunt began his career as art director, sharpening his creative eye as a director of fashion films. there is a magical feel to everything he shoots. each piece reflects his unique style – a love of hollywood cinema and smart mix of humor, surrealism, action, and drama. his impressive portfolio includes award-winning films for major brands, including including giorgio armani, nespresso, air france, roger vivier, longchamp, coca-cola, el corte inglés, playstation, sony music, adidas, andres sardá.
will and carly

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will and carly
will and carly are london based directors focusing on a heightened representation of life and emotion. will studied graphic design at camberwell college of arts before becoming an award-winning creative where he has picked up everything from d&ad pencils to cannes lions. carly studied fine art and photography at central saint martins, had a brief dalliance in an all-girl punk band, later becoming a photographic commissioner. their films have won various awards including 1.4, kinsale sharks and vimeo staff picks.
sven greif

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sven greif
sven greif is a film director and producer from slovenia. his first website simply said “hello, my name’s sven. i’m 10 and i like otters”, while the sentiment stands he’d like to think there’s a little more to it these days. he is film obsessed and studied media communications, but followed his dream to create something that stands out, so he went on his journey as a freelancer to challenge himself. being creative, making ideas a reality and influencing people with his work is what describes him best.
rodrigo de carvalho

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rodrigo de carvalho
rodrigo is a self-taught 3d artist and director born in brazil. with an educational background in architecture and arts, experimenting with photography, video and 3d arts from the age of 15 led him to move to são paulo in 2016 to pursue his career as a video artist. rodrigo has worked in several music videos and commercial projects as director and post producer. along the way, he discovered a true passion for intense, enthralling 3d video productions. he believes the brand new, unimagined worlds invite us to rethink what "real life" really means and to better cope with the everyday struggles.
kay lindhout

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kay lindhout
initially educated as a sociologist, berlin-based director Kay Lindhout ended up following his heart and switched to filmmaking. his style can be described as a close personal approach to life and its wonders. Kay knows how to convey a seemingly complicated concept into just the right amount of moving images to tell a full story in a short amount of time. the form of his works ranges from realism to more stylized and poetic. he dreams of uncovering the universal truths of existence through cinematic storytelling, but lately, it turned out that he’s also quite good at directing babies.
kristina lipatov

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kristina lipatov
Born in Siberia, raised in the heart of Germany, and gifted with an artists mind, Kristina Lipatov knew from an early age that she wanted to work with photography and design. As she studied communication design she discovered her passion and calling; an undying love for cinema and filmmaking. Through today’s polarized social climate and her own journey of self discovery she turns inward to project a life long love of fashion and story telling to captivate her audience, provoking emotional and thoughtful response.
bas moonen

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kristina lipatov
Visual Effects Supervisor at Ambassadors, where he splits his time between its Amsterdam and New York studios. As a laser-focused and passionate post-production pro, Bas will go far to get the most accurate detailed VFX shots; even if that means interviewing park rangers to match tree breeds for a Central Park comp. Bas’ recent work includes ‘Wear Your Denim Till the End’ for G-Star Raw with The Family Amsterdam, ‘Awesome is for Everyone’ for Samsung with Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, and 96% for Lynk & Co with HALAL.
Andzej Gavriss

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andzej gavriss
andzej, originally hailing from riga, latvia. graduated from the university of audio visual arts in 2015, the director has already cultivated a strong body of work that showcases his appetite for experimental filmmaking. worked with clients such as samsung, loreal, bbdo, leo burnett, korn, james blunt, james arthur, parov stellar, and others. gavriss's work has won wooden pencil for direction at d&ad nominated at kinsale sharks, staff pick, "best director" at bmva, niff, and many other festivals. the distinctly stylized portfolio combines beautifully crafted shots with storytelling that packs a punch.
THE AGE OF COLLABORATION

This new Instagram channel serves as a way to continue celebrating creativity and culturally relevant content all year round. A safe space for filmmakers to keep creating and presenting work that provokes thought and discussion + The chance to be part of a pool of easily accessible talent, targeted to an audience of brands, production companies and agencies.

Letting the work speak for itself: Over 500 creative projects featured on the account. Keeping it short and sweet keeping in mind how we consume content online.