Director Philippe Andre has joined Biscuit Filmworks for North American commercial representation. Well established across Europe as a nuanced visual storyteller, Andre has garnered top awards at Cannes, the London International Awards, and the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards for his spotmaking.
Andre continues to be represented for commercials by Wanda in France and Independent in the UK. Via the latter, he recently directed Philip’s “What Light Can Do” for DDB Amsterdam; the spot earned inclusion in SHOOT‘s “The Best Work You May Never See” gallery (SHOOTonline, 9/16).
The director was previously handled stateside by Los Angeles-based Company. Over the years his work has garnered multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions at Cannes, among the notable winners being Airtel’s “Endless Goodbye,” Persil’s “Roboboy” and Peugeot 407’s “Toys.” Out of agency BBH London, “Roboboy” made one of SHOOT’s quarterly VFX/Animation Charts in ’08, with The Mill, London, serving as visual effects house. “Toys” meanwhile won more than 20 advertising awards worldwide.
Andre is known for story-driven commercials conveying universal themes of humanity. He has directed for such brands as Lacoste, Peugeot, Nissan, Guinness, Adidas, Samsung, Miller Lite, AT&T and Toyota.
A DGA member, Andre is represented in the U.S. for feature films by William Morris Endeavour Entertainment and managed by 360 Management. He also writes and directs short films, and has two full-length feature films in development.
Founded by director Noam Murro and managing director Shawn Lacy in 2000, Biscuit maintains a directorial roster that also includes Aaron Ruell, Aaron Stoller, Christopher Riggert, Clay Weiner, Jeff Low, Russ Lamoureux, Steve Rogers and Tim Godsall.
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