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.
Oscar Nominees Delve Into The Art Of Editing At ACE Session
You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More