Award-winning director, artist, graphic designer and photographer Graydon Sheppard has just signed on to The Directors Bureau for commercial and music video representation. He is the latest addition to a platinum roster of other multi-talents that includes Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Mike Mills, Patrick Daughters, Melodie McDaniel and Aaron Rose. Sheppard will be represented by Executive Producers Cayce Cole and Melissa Culligan for commercials and Sue Yeon Ahn for music videos.
Because American audiences best know Sheppard as the co-creator and star of the popular video series “Shit Girls Say,” which has received over 20 million hits since its launch in December, they might be surprised to learn that this Canadian native earned his MFA in film from Columbia University, and that even before he completed his degree, he had directed commercials for clients such as Nokia, United Way, Desjardins General Insurance, and Mac’s Convenience Stores, for which he won a both a Bessie and a D&AD Award. He also directed a campaign for Scream TV, which won him a Silver Media Lion at Cannes in 2007. He has directed music videos for artists such as The Hidden Cameras, Brazilian Girls, Ariel Rubin, and Sebastien Grainger, which he was nominated for a 2009 Much Music Award for Best Indie Video. Sheppard was the designer and photographer for the album artwork for Find The Others, and was nominated for a Juno award for his graphic design work on Feist’s Metals. Since 2004, he has exhibited his art and photography in both New York and Toronto galleries.
“What immediately impressed us about Graydon was that even though his gifts are wide-ranging, all of his work is executed with complete confidence and vision,” said EP Melissa Culligan, “we all believe he’s a perfect fit for The Bureau, and are very excited to be working with him.” Sheppard shares The Bureau’s enthusiasm for their new partnership. “I was a fan of The Directors Bureau and their work long before I even started directing,” he explained. “The work they produced reached the wilds of my small town in Canada, and what I saw was so exciting that I even acted out one of their videos at a lip sync competition in high school. It’s true, I have proof…very embarrassing proof,” he laughed, and went on to say, “when I met with the team in Los Angeles, I instantly felt at home, and now I’m so proud to be a part of this incredible company.”
About The Directors Bureau
In 1996, Roman Coppola and Mike Mills, in cooperation with its then parent company HKM Productions, established The Directors Bureau, a commercial and music video production company.
The Directors Bureau was created to provide a fertile creative environment for its directors. With backgrounds in still photography, graphic design, animation, fine art, feature film and fashion, our roster can depend on The Bureau as a supportive launching pad to help them explore, invent and promote their endeavors, including those that may lie beyond the usual scope of commercial and music video production. www.thedirectorsbureau.com
