MAD COW FILMS - Key Persons
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- Director
- Insperity / Architect
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- Director at the CPE Shots Awards
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- Director
- Lays / Mrs Potato Head
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Borja Peña Gorostegui is a Spanish Director based in Los Angeles with over 16 years of experience in the advertising industry.
Borja has written and directed a wide range of animated and live-action films over his career. He has garnered hundreds of millions of views online and won several awards, including THE ONE SHOW, AICP & ADDY. His work for the Clash mobile game franchise continues to be one of the most celebrated campaigns in advertising.
Growing up, he idolized the films of Steven Spielberg, influencing his approach to storytelling and his passion for adventure. Borja is incredibly detail oriented when it comes to his work and passionate about every aspect of the process.
Borja attended the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he practiced and experimented with every medium of storytelling he could get his hands on. While finishing SCAD he freelanced at both The Ebeling Group and Radical Media before moving to New York in 2005.
During his time in New York, Borja worked for some of the top advertising studios taking on a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. Over the years his "Swiss Army knife" set of skills placed him as a designer, lead compositor, 3D animator, CGI generalist, technical supervisor and project lead, to name a few. In 2012, Borja accepted a Director position with Psyop, honing his craft as a storyteller while working with high end clients, such as COCA COLA, PEPSI, SUPERCELL, NINTENDO, SAMSUNG, FRITO-LAY, PLAYSTATION AND DELTA AIRLINES.
Emma Yardley, Head of New Business at Mad Cow Films says, "We're excited to have signed Maegan and to showcase her talent to the UK market. She offers a creativity and coolness that's drenched in haunting beauty, shock, and awe. The unforgettable quality of her work is inspiring and I hope that our clients feel the same way."
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- Hana Vu / Keeper
- Keeper - Hana Vu ( Music Video )
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- Head of Production and Development for Content
The trajectory of Justin's career embraced the future with the launch of Realdreams.io, his brainchild. This AI-driven creative studio and community transcends being merely a hub for generative creative tools; it's a platform that democratizes these tools through pop-up events and workshops. The ethos of Realdreams.io mirrors Justin's vision of melding AI with creativity, creating a collaborative space for enthusiasts to explore and nurture AI-centric methodologies. Through Realdreams.io, Justin is not only fostering a community of like-minded creatives but is also at the forefront of the AI creative renaissance, continually exploring commercial projects and partnerships to infuse AI workflows in contemporary creative processes.
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- Office Assistant / Runner
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- Director for Psyop
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- Co - Founder of Psyop
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Marie is a Korean American who moved from Seoul to Williamsburg, Brooklyn at the age of 9. Growing up as a female immigrant in the city, Marie was faced with many challenges, but the tactile, disruptive, inspirational atmosphere of New York City is where she has grown to love and call her home. She earned her BA at Parsons School of Design for illustration, had her work published in publications, such as the New York Times and the Village Voice, and had a long run as a designer/art director at Nickelodeon and MTV Networks. In 2000, Marie co-founded PSYOP with four other partners in a small storefront bar in New York's East Village. Recently named a Standout in Ad Age's 2022 Production Company A-list, PSYOP has been raising the bar for design-led visual storytelling for over two decades, and has now grown into a global creative collective of makers who inspire one another to keep evolving and doing the best work possible.
Matt Smithson trained as a fine artist, his animation work often possesses a tactile handmade quality, typically illustration based. David is a motion designer and director employing both illustration and graphic design in his visual language. They are both storytellers who relish the opportunity to make others smile. Matt and David love to help brands and organizations tell their stories authentically with meaning. Matt received a Young Gun Award for his work from the American Directors' Club, and his video ‘The Girl Effect,' produced for the Nike Foundation, was included in the Cooper Hewitt Museum's National Design Triennial.
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- the Albert Kennedy Trust / What Might Have Been
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- Director
- Repair / Tomato Selfie
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Simon Cole is a national treasure, not only in the UK where he hails from, but also in the US where he spends a lot of time and most of his money.
His award-winning commercials work is regularly featured on networks across the world as well as being included in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) film archives.
Known for making the bizarre, natural and the eccentric, believable - his huge portfolio of films never fail to raise a laugh and to hit the spot for the brands involved.
It was after attaining a BA in Drama from the RADA in London that Simon Cole turned his hand to directing. Since then, his creative output has been colossal. Simon has directed over 1,000 commercials and the Director's Guild of America has justly recognized his talent at awards times on numerous occasions.
In addition to his commercial work, Simon's documentary ‘So Help Me God' has been featured on television networks worldwide. He is currently writing a black comedy feature titled ‘Knock Down Ginger' and directing an HBO comedy project about gentrification set in Inglewood, L.A.
He is also in a comedy lounge act called COQ AU VIN that tours under the title COQ across America to absolutely no ironic comments whatsoever.
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- State / Life
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