The Mill, a Technicolor Creative Studio, has added four directors to its roster. Michael Jurkovac, Shaun Leong-Williams and the duo Left Shoe Lost have each joined the production studio for global representation.
Award-winning live-action director Jurkovac has joined the The Mill after founding The Bridge Co., a shop designed to connect top creatives and brands. Jurkovac made the jump from producer to director in 2008 and has since directed Super Bowl work for Ram Trucks and ESPN, in addition to projects for Alicia Keys, John Legend, David Guetta, Post Malone and Miley Cyrus.
Leong-Williams is a multi-disciplinary director with a rich background in motion design, honing his skills working on major campaigns across the world for brands such as Nike and Pepsi. Using a multi-media approach to his directorial work, Leong-Williams has a rich visual foundation to draw from and often plays with contrasting visual styles.
Directorial duo Left Shoe Lost consists of Aussie mates and animation artisans Steve Beck and Dael Oates. Their creative journey started in Sydney, Australia, where Oates was an award-winning commercial and short film director and Beck the head of animation at the Animal Logic studio. Since, Beck and Oates have combined creative forces to develop the directing collective Left Shoe Lost that has produced acclaimed work for Dairy Queen and Wholly Guacamole as well as the award-winning animated children’s book “The Adventures of Cloud Girl.” Oates meanwhile continues to be repped as a solo live-action director in the U.S. by production house Chromista.
Jurkovac, Leong-Williams and Left Shoe Lost bring The Mill’s global directorial roster to over 40 diverse creatives, with specialists across linear film, immersive experiences, live action, design and animation.
Alex Schneider, global chief brand officer, described the latest directors to join The Mill as “creative talents with a diverse offering to our roster.” He continued, “Our ambition is to work closely with brands and agencies to offer up the world’s best creative production talent, building on our legacy for visual effects to offer a holistic, end-to-end production solution. Not only do we hope to offer our collaborators the very best creative solutions, but also provide our talent with the environment within which they can create the work they are most proud of.”
