Director Josh Miller has signed with international production company B-Reel. He comes over from Little Minx, where he spent eight years as a commercial and music video director. In addition to directing, Miller brings extensive experience as a writer and creative director to his new role at B-Reel.
A native of Southern California, Miller studied journalism and English at the University of Oregon in Eugene, before moving to New York City. He gained the attention of Kirshenbaum & Bond, NY, through the novel approach of printing “Josh Miller. A copywriter who’s willing to start at the bottom,” on rolls of toilet paper that he then placed in the agency’s bathroom stalls, which earned him the entry-level position of “copywriter/chauffeur.” Miller would soon become the writer behind campaigns for Duck Head Apparel, Bamboo Lingerie, and The Hudson River Keeper.
From Kirshenbaum, Miller became VP/creative group head at Cliff Freeman & Partners, where he created award-winning campaigns for Sauza Tequila, Cherry Coke, and Fanta, among others, before returning to Los Angeles as creative director at Team One Advertising, where he spearheaded the Lexus Safety Campaign. During his daily commute to Team One, Miller began photographing the undersides of planes landing at LAX–350 of those photographs are collected in Miller’s book, Underbelly.
In addition to spots, Miller has directed music videos for bands including Metallica, The National, and Travis, and his wonderfully unpredictable short film, Waffles for Breakfast has been screened at various film international film festivals.
Miller joins a B-Reel directorial roster that includes Filip Tellander, Drake Doremus, Steven Tsuchida, Roderick Fenske, Patrik Bergh, Mikael Marcimain, Anders Hallberg, Tom Malmros, Emil Moller, David Hicks, Johan Perjus, Jens Sj๏ฟฝgren, Anders Forsman, and Miles Jay.
Utah Leaders and Locals Rally To Keep Sundance Film Festival In The State
With the 2025 Sundance Film Festival underway, Utah leaders, locals and longtime attendees are making a final push โ one that could include paying millions of dollars โ to keep the world-renowned film festival as its directors consider uprooting.
Thousands of festivalgoers affixed bright yellow stickers to their winter coats that read "Keep Sundance in Utah" in a last-ditch effort to convince festival leadership and state officials to keep it in Park City, its home of 41 years.
Gov. Spencer Cox said previously that Utah would not throw as much money at the festival as other states hoping to lure it away. Now his office is urging the Legislature to carve out $3 million for Sundance in the state budget, weeks before the independent film festival is expected to pick a home for the next decade.
It could retain a small presence in picturesque Park City and center itself in nearby Salt Lake City, or move to another finalist โ Cincinnati, Ohio, or Boulder, Colorado โ beginning in 2027.
"Sundance is Utah, and Utah is Sundance. You can't really separate those two," Cox said. "This is your home, and we desperately hope it will be your home forever."
Last year's festival generated about $132 million for the state of Utah, according to Sundance's 2024 economic impact report.
Festival Director Eugene Hernandez told reporters last week that they had not made a final decision. An announcement is expected this year by early spring.
Colorado is trying to further sweeten its offer. The state is considering legislation giving up to $34 million in tax incentives to film festivals like Sundance through 2036 โ on top of the $1.5 million in funds already approved to lure the Utah festival to its neighboring... Read More