Awards
Highlights
2 Cannes Grand Prix (one direction, one film), British Arrows Commercial of the year, British Arrows Director of the year, Campaign Magazine Director of the year, 4 other Grand Prix.
2019
Red Cross - Hope
- British Arrows - 3 Gold, 1 silver
- C de C - 2 Gold (inc Direction)
- One Club - Best of Moving Image, Craft, 2 x gold (inc direction), silver.
- DandAD - Yelllow (edit), 4 x graphite (inc direction + film), 1 wood.
McDonalds - Reindeer Ready
- British Arrows - 1 Silver
Waitrose - Too Good to Wait.
- British Arrows - 10 Bronze
2018
Red Cross - Hope
- Cannes - Grand Prix - Direction (Craft)
- Cannes - Gold - Film
- El Sol - Bronze - Direction
- APA Top 50
- FIAP - Grand Prix - Direction
- Kinsale Sharks - Gold - Direction
- Clio - Silver - Film
- Clio - Bronze - Direction
- Shots - Gold - Online film
- Shots - Silver - Charity film
- LIA - Gold x 2 - Direction, Casting
- Ciclope - Gold - Direction, Silver - Casting
- Epica - Gold - Direction and Cinematography
- Eurobest - Grand Prix - Direction
- Eurobest - Gold - Direction
Marmite - Gene
- Campaign Big - Winner x 2
- DandAD - Wood Pencil
- British Arrows - Gold x 2, best direction nominee
- Cannes - Gold Lion - Film
- Cannes - Bronze Lion - Direction (Craft)
- APA Top 50
- Clio - Silver - Film
- One Show - Silver, Bronze
Cadbury Twirl
- Kinsale Sharks - Gold x 2 (Film)
Barclays Security
- British Arrows - 3 Arrow Nominations
- Cannes - Nomination (Film)
2017
IKEA - Dirty Dancing
- Epica - Silver
Barclays Security - Moped
- APA Top 50
- Campaign Big - Winner
AA Designated Driver
- British Arrows - Gold, Silver
- APA Top 50
- Clio - Gold
- Eurobest - Bronze (film craft)
- Campaign Big - Nomination (best of best film)
National Lottery - Parking
- Creative Circle - Bronze
- Kinsale Sharks - Bronze (campaign)
- Campaign Big - Winner
Prostate Cancer - Coming of Age
- One Show - Merit
- British Arrows - Diploma
Xerox - Brother Dominic
- British Arrows - Diploma
2016
Guardian Own the Weekend (Fun Run, Dinner Party, Series)
- British Arrows - Gold x2, Silver x 3, Bronze
- Creative Circle - Silver x 2
- DandAD - Wood Pencil
- One Club - Silver
Sainsbury's - Mog's Christmas Calamity
- British Arrows - Silver x 4
- Creative Circle - Gold, 3 x Silver, Bronze
- Cannes - Bronze
- APA Top 50 Collection
- Campaign Big - Silver
- Ciclope - Bronze
Mulberry - Nativity
- British Arrows - Bronze
Paddy Power - Pocket Jostle
- Creative Circle - Bronze
Evian - Baby Bay
- Sportel - Gold
- Epica - Gold
- London International - Gold
2015
Currys/PC World
- British Arrows - Silver x 2
Maille Mustard - Special Guest
- APA Top 50
Guardian - Fun Run
- APA Top 50
2014
Dixons/PC World
- Campaign Big - Silver
McDonald's - Hunter Gatherer
- APA Top 50
Marmite - Neglect
- Cannes - Gold (film)
- British Arrows - Commercial of the Year
- British Arrows - 2 Golds
- Creative Circle - 2 Silvers
- APA Top 50
- Clio - Silver and Bronze
- Creative Circle - Silver
- Eurobest Silver
- London International - Gold and Silver (film)
- London International - Silver (direction)
Harvey Nichols - Sorry I spent it on myself
- Cannes - Grand Prix (film)
- Cannes - Gold (film)
- British Arrows - 1 Gold, 3 Silvers
- Creative Circle - Silver
- APA Top 50
- Clio - Gold
- Campaign Big - Silver
- London International - 2 x Silver (film)
- AICP Honouree
- Epica - 5 Golds, 1 Bronze
- Eurobest - 2 Golds
- DandAD - Graphite Pencil x 2 (direction, film)
VW - Value
- Cannes - Bronze (film, campaign)
- APA Top 50
VW - Baby
- British Arrows - 3 Silvers
- DandAD - Wood Pencil
2013
Campaign Magazine - Director of the year
Marmite - Neglect
- British Arrows Craft - Best Director
- Televisual Top Ten Commercials of 2013
- Epica Bronze
VW Tiguan - Baby
- APA Top 50
- Thinkbox winner
- British Arrows Craft - Best Director Nominee
- Televisual Top 10 Commercials of 2013
- Epica Silver
- Eurobest Silver
Frank - Butchers/Gymnast
- British Arrows Diploma
Orange - Security Guards
- British Arrows Diploma
2012
Harvey Nichols – Walk of Shame
- Clio – Gold
- British Arrows – Silver + Bronze
- Cannes – Silver + Bronze
- DandAD – Wood Pencil
- APA top 50
- Campaign Big - Silver
- LIA - Silver
Tobacco Free California – Emerging Man
- AICP Honouree
Orange – Phone Break
- BTAA – Diploma
Nat West Secret Cricketer
- BTAA – Diploma
- Campaign Big – Silver
2011
Bud Ice Weatherman
- Cannes – Silver
Terry’s Chocolate Orange
- BTAA – Bronze
Tobacco Free California
- BTAA – Diploma
2010
Samsung Sheep
- BTAA – Silver
- DandAD - Wood Pencil
Strongbow Bankers
- Epica - Gold
2009
Discovery –
Boom-de-yada
- Andy – Gold
- BTAA – Bronze
- One Show – 2 x Silver
- AICP – Honouree
- Clio – Bronze
- NYF - Silver
Nike – Torres
- BTAA – 3 x Silver
BBC Radio 2 – Mix Up
- Creative Circle - Gold
- BTAA – Bronze
- BTAA Craft Award Winner
2008
Levis – Project
Iceland
- DandAD
– Wood Pencil
BBC – GI Jonny
- Webby - Winner
Nike – Torres
- APA
Top 50 commercials of the year
Discovery - Boomdeyada
- London International – Silver
2007
Remington – Stefane
Monzon
- Creative
Circle – Silver (best viral)
Zoo – 10k blowout
- Creative
Circle – Silver (best campaign) and Bronze (best 30 second)
- Andy
– Silver (best campaign)
- DandAD
– Wood Pencil
Scion - Surgery
- Clio
– Bronze
Axe/Lynx – Webcam
girls go wild
- Future
Marketing – Winner (best viral)
Budweiser World Cup Idents
- DandAD
- In book
Levis – Project
Iceland
- BTACraft
Awards – Winner (post)
2006
Axe/Lynx - Ravenstoke
- BTAA
– Silver
- Cannes
– Bronze
- Epica
- Gold
- Future
Marketing – Winner in 5 categories
- DandAD
– Graphite Pencil
- New
York Festival Gold
- One
show – silver
- LIA – 2 x Silver
2005
Guardian – Bad Tennis
- BTAA
– Bronze x 2 (best 30 and news/mags)
- Creative
Circle – Silver (campaign)
- DandAD
– In book
- APA
top 50 commercials of the year - showcase
2004
Trojan – Trojan Games
- BTAA
(British Television Advertising Awards) – 2 x Gold and silver
- Cannes
– Gold Lion
- DandAD
– Graphite Pencil
- Epica
– Gold
- Future
Marketing – Winner (best viral)
Other
- BTAA
Craft Awards – Best New Director 2004
- Saatchi
and Saatchi New Directors Showcase 2004
Biography
Having asked my designer for a biography page I now have absolutely no idea what to write.
I live in London with my lovely wife, Lydia and two young children, Maximilian and Luciana.
I love directing. I love writing biographies a little less.
I think that's it.
James.
Contact
UK commercials (and rest of Europe except France and Spain)
Outsider
Contact: Richard Packer + Si Elborne
Tel: +44 (0) 207 636 6666
USA commercials
The Corner Shop
Contact: Anna Hashmi
Tel: 001 310 264 6600
FRANCE commercials
Wanda
Contact: Romain Cavagnac, Antoine Bagot
Tel: +33 (0)1 49 46 63 63
SPAIN commercials
Blur
Contact: Pablo Garcia
Tel: +34 913 562 685
CANADA commercials
Radke
Contact: Miriana DiQuinzio
Tel: 001 416 366 9036
AUSTRALIA / NZ commercials
Rabbit
Contact: Lucas Jenner
T: 61 2 9698 2222
MOVIES + TV - Worldwide
42 Management
Contact: Cathy King
Tel: +44 (0)20 7292 0554
Direct
Tel: +44 (0) 7788 633241
Email: [email protected]
Features
Here are a few of the lovely comments from the press.
The Times - Four stars
“It’s better than World’s End and more tightly structured than The
Trip” “An overlooked gem”
The Mail - Four stars
“a warm hearted film,
full of wit and insight”
The Independent - Four stars
“contains more big laughs in it’s first 20 minutes than Adam Sandler has
generated in his past five movies”
‘A tremendous new British comedy’
For more please visit our website.
www.downhill-the-movie.com
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I'm also developing a new feature film called "Monumental", in partnership with Baby Cow films and the BBC.