Academy Award-winning director Paul Haggis has chosen Saville Productions for exclusive U.S. commercial representation.
His first campaign with Saville, a Father’s Day commercial, is slated to debut in June. “I’ve always had a strong feel for telling stories about unusual cross-generational and family relationships,” noted Haggis. “Even though I’m brand new to commercials, it’s just a natural extension into a different medium. I simply love to tell authentic, humanistic stories.”
Haggis, a two-time Academy Award winner, is the only scribe in history to have penned two consecutive Best Picture Oscars. The first, 2005’s Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood, earned Haggis his first nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
For the second, 2006’s Crash, he received Oscars for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay (with Robert Moresco). Haggis also received a Best Director nomination for the film. In 2007, he was honored with his third Academy nomination for Best Original Screenplay (with Iris Yamashita) for the Eastwood-helmed Letters from Iwo Jima.
Haggis joins a high-profile roster of colleagues at Saville, including filmmakers Martin Campbell, Barry Levinson, James McTeigue, Roger Michell, Bryan Singer and Wim Wenders.
According to Saville executive producer Rupert Maconick, “Brands are always looking for the right filmmaker adept at both communicating human values and creating enduring emotional connections (with their consumers). Paul brings both qualities to the table.”
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