Awards

Highlights

2018 - Cannes Grand Prix (Direction) – Red Cross.
2014 - Cannes Grand Prix (Film) – Harvey Nichols.
2014 - British Arrows Commercial of the year – Marmite.

2018
Red Cross - Hope
- Cannes - Grand Prix - Direction (Craft)
- Cannes - Gold - Film
- El Sol - Bronze - Direction
- APA Top 50 

Marmite - Gene
- DandAD - Wood Pencil
- British Arrows - Gold x 2, best direction nominee
- Cannes - Gold Lion - Film
- Cannes - Bronze Lion - Direction (Craft)
- APA Top 50

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

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: Robert Campbell + Richard Packer
Tel: +44 (0) 207 636 6666

USA commercials
The Corner Shop
Contact: Anna Hashmi
Tel: 001 310 264 6600

FRANCE commercials
Wanda
Contact: Helene Segol
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

MOVIES - Worldwide
Independent Talent
Contact: Cathy King
Tel: 0207 636 6565

Direct
Tel: +44 (0) 7788 633241
Email: [email protected]

Features

In 2014 I released my first feature film DOWNHILL, a comedy about four old friends who reunite to go on an ill fated holiday together. It played everywhere from The Empire Leicester Sq to Ambleside in Cumbria and got a lovely response from press and public. This year it got it's TV outing on More4.

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”

Stephen Fry

‘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.