Spears & Arrows has added commercial director Phil Brown to its roster for exclusive U.S. representation. He joins a company directorial lineup that also includes Arni Thor Jonsson, Ago Panini, John Grammatico, Don Broida and Josh Miller.
Brown, who was most recently repped in the U.S. by production company Humble, is originally from the U.K. He began his professional career as a creative at BBDO, Vancouver, but always aspired to be a director. He achieved that goal in 1997, signing as a director with Toronto-based Radke Films. From there he spent nearly two-years at Partizan followed by over six years at Tate USA. Prior to joining Humble in 2014, Brown was repped in the U.S. through Backyard.
A global talent, Brown continues to maintain production ties to Canada, U.K., Germany, Italy, China and Eastern Europe. Some of his most impressive recent work highlighting his visually arresting, emotionally resonate style has come out of those markets, including his spot for Canada’s Pan Am Games, Ontario’s Metrolinx train service and Germany’s Commerzbank, whose loyalty has yielded over 35 days of shooting with the likes of the men’s German World Cup winning soccer team. Other noteworthy projects include ads for VW, Ford, KIA, Samsung, Coors, IKEA, Wind, Bell, Verizon, Budweiser, Blue Cross Blue Shield and GE.
Brown noted that his decision to join Spears & Arrows was based solely on his respect for company founder/executive producer Jason Wolk.
Wolk shared, “I had the pleasure earlier in my career of working as a line producer for Phil for six years and was always impressed not only by his sheer talent, but also the way he used his agency creative background to both reassure the client and challenge them to make something truly great. His ability to craft these sweeping, epic shots that connect to an emotional story is what makes him so singular. I jumped at the chance to work together again.”
