Hannah Bellil has been appointed global head of Stink Rising, the division formed in 2018 by Stink Films to nurture an international roster of up-and-coming directors and photographers. Based out of Stink Films London, she will report directly into the company’s managing partner and global head of talent, Blake Powell. Bellil comes over from RANKIN where she served as an executive producer.
Bellil, who’s British, began her career in Melbourne, Australia, as an events and PR manager, festival producer and fashion editor. She cut her production teeth in 2014, since producing international work across the U.S., Japan, South Africa, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Canada, Iceland and Australia with top tier advertising agencies, creative and digital agencies, record labels and direct to brand. In 2017 she moved back to the U.K. and accepted the full-time role of producer at PRETTYBIRD. After nearly four years with the production house, Bellil joined the creative agency RANKIN as an EP while also heading up its in-house production company and talent roster, The Graft.
Her work has received many festival wins and nominations during the course of her career including recognition from Raindance, Kinsale, MVA’s, the London Fashion Film Festival, Australian International Fashion Film Festival and Berlin Fashion Film Festival. Bellil has worked with such brands as Burberry, Gucci, FarFetch, VSCO, H&M, The Bodyshop, Disney, NIKE, NHS, Ebay, Charles Jeffrey, SHOWstudio, GQ, Nowness and Dazed.
Bellil will be responsible for the global strategic oversight of Stink Rising, driving excellence and growth, while identifying and nurturing talent across the network; helping them and their production team to create exciting and progressive work.
Stink Rising has a track record of successfully introducing filmmakers to the advertising market as such directors as Douglas Bernadt, Matilda Finn, Felix Brady and Eoin Glaister have gained recognition globally. Across the Rising roster there have been assorted awards, from MVA best director (for Finn) to D&AD Pencils, Creative Circle and YDA nominations and wins. Stink Films was awarded most creative production company in this years Circle awards, and Rising gained silver in best production at the YDAs this year.
