RSA FILMS LIMITED - Key Persons
Adam Smith is a commercial, television drama, documentary, music video, and feature film director.
Since 1994, Adam has worked extensively with The Chemical Brothers, directing music videos, designing the surreal and visionary video elements of their live shows, and directing the acclaimed concert film ‘Don't Think'.
Adam's documentaries include an early portrait of the Grime music scene ‘Wot Do U Call It? for Channel 4, and ‘Ghetto on Sea' following a pirate radio station for BBC 3. His TV work includes Matt Smith's first episode as Dr Who, the highly influential first series of Skins, and the multi Emmy Award-winning adaption of Charles Dickens' ‘Little Dorrit'. Adam made his feature film debut with ‘Trespass Against Us' in 2017. He has made commercials for Nike (starring Wayne Rooney), Adidas (starring Paul Pogba), The National Lottery, and The Children's Society. His short film for the Jaguar F type launch starring Damian Lewis premiered at Sundance London 2013. In 2020, Adam directed ‘Choose Life' for the Climate Coalition. Made entirely from stock footage, the campaign featured creative from Richard Curtis, and narration from Trainspotting actress Kelly Macdonald.
Adrian Moat is a director known for epic visual storytelling. Since being included in the prestigious Cannes New Director Showcase, Adrian has gone on to create spectacular stunt-based films for clients such as Pirelli, Nissan, BMW and Jeep, winning an array of awards including the British Arrow Gold and the Cannes Silver Lion. Adrian's TV film work for the History Channel and the National Geographic has won four Emmy's, an ASC Award for Best Cinematography, and generated record viewership.
Ben has been included on the BAFTA production design jury on multiple occasions, he has a Royal Television Society Award for Best Production Design, and has work in the permanent archive at the MoMA.
Brett Foraker began his career as a painter and photographer before turning to filmmaking. His early years were spent developing the lauded brand identities of channels such as TCM, Film4 and E4.
In 2004 he was appointed the youngest-ever Creative Director of Channel 4 (UK) where he directed the multi-award winning C4 Idents and Faces of 4 campaigns.
Since then, he has been making adverts through Ridley Scott Associates where he has directed award-winning campaigns for Toyota, Sony, British Heart Foundation, and Syfy to name but a few. Among his many accolades are awards from Cannes Lion, Creative Circle, BTAA and the coveted Black Pencil from D&AD.
He was the guiding force behind the 4Creative, and has been on Campaign's A-List several times. His work has appeared frequently in Creative Review, Boards, Shots and was featured in Saatchi's Young Director's Showcase in Cannes.
Daniel Mulloy is a writer and director who makes films he deeply connects with.
Mulloy has received four BAFTA Awards to date, two of which are British Academy Film Awards.
Mulloy's films have been awarded at over one hundred International festivals. He has received the British Independent Film Award, has been nominated twice for the European Academy Award, and also been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.
Daniel's most recent short, Home, starring Jack O'Connell, won the 2016 BAFTA for Best British Short Film, as well as a Cannes Golden Lion, Golden Arrow and a D&AD Pencil. The powerful 20-minute short, supported by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, launched in 2016 to address the refugee crisis.
Eva Vik is an award-winning Czech director, writer, and producer. Her commercial work brings a creative vibrancy to clients, translating human emotions into relative, evocative campaigns with stylish visuals.
Eva's films starring Sean Penn, Suki Waterhouse, Jack Kilmer, Dylan Sprouse, or Barbara Palvin, have screened at the Centre Pompidou Foundation Paris, premiered on Mubi, Nowness, Dazed, Amazon Prime Video, and Vogue. Eva has been recognized with numerous film awards for her rapidly rising career including the Breakout Director's Award at Hollywood Film Festival, the Audience Award and Best Genre Award at Mammoth Film Festival, and Best Director at ISA. Eva's latest project ‘Serpentine' premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for the X Award. The film, made with Bulgari as the Official Partner, starred Barbara Palvin and was released by Nowness in 2023.
Based in LA, Eva works globally and speaks English, French, Czech, and Italian. She is currently in development with her first feature film. Eva is also an ambassador of White Ribbon Campaign, a global movement working to end violence against women and children. Eva was recently named in Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 feature.
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- West Coast Sales Representative
Henrik Hansen is a Danish born Director, DP and Photographer. Known for his high-profile commercial work, Henrik maintains a keen and soulful cinematic style spanning a dynamic range from minimalist subjects to high energy and expansive visuals. For over a decade Henrik has been represented by Ridley Scott's RSA Films and has created campaigns for many of the world's leading brands, including Apple, Range Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo and Lacoste. His short film Shinya Kimura was featured at multiple festivals including SXSW, LA Film Festival, Nevada City Film Festival, DC Shorts Fest and Florida Film Festival, and was a finalist at the Vimeo Festival and Awards. His latest credits include the opening action sequence of Bad Boys for Life, and a new film shot during Covid-19, Die Hypnose. Henrik's feature length biographical documentary on Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) is set to release early 2023.
Jake Scott is an Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated director. A partner in the Ridley Scott Creative Group, Jake is also a founder of music video production company Black Dog Films.
Jake's recent work includes the Clio and One Show award-winning ‘Runaway Train 25'; a world-first geo-located music video with Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey and Gallant reinterpreting Soul Asylum's original song and video for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Jake's 2019 film, American Woman made its debut at TIFF, with reviewers citing Sienna Miller's performance as career defining. Commercial work includes the multi award-winning Johnnie Walker ‘Gentlemen's Wager' films featuring Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini, the famous trilogy of Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl commercials and three short films for HBO Voyeur, a ground-breaking multimedia campaign which won a Cannes Grand Prix and Cannes Cyber Lion. Jake also directed Nike's Emmy-winning commercial, ‘Move.' Jake gained early directorial prominence with his award-winning music video for REM's ‘Everybody Hurts'. He made his feature film debut with Plunkett & Macleane, with Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. He also directed ‘Welcome to the Rileys', starring Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini, and Melissa Leo.
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- East Coast Sales Representative
James Bryce is a freelance director based in London. He is a strong visual storyteller and has extensive experience with action and car work; but above all he loves working with creatives and crew to bring an idea to life with clarity, imagination and emotional power.
James joined RSA 12 years ago and has worked with clients such as Audi, Ford, Nissan, The Gates Foundation, Castrol, Mobil1, COI, Chevrolet and Jaguar.
In the drama world, James has recently directed a block of the BBC's flagship show Holby City. Over the last 10 years, James has also written and directed many high-end drama-documentaries, where he has elicited powerful performances from actors and staged big action sequences.
James Strong is an International Emmy and multiple Bafta award winning director/producer best known for his work on Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) Fire Country (2022) The Suspect (2022) Vigil (2021) Crime (2021) Vanity Fair (2018) 11-22-63 (2016) Doctor Who (2012) Downton Abbey (2013) Broadchurch (2013) and the feature film United (2011). His next feature Anna starring Maxine Peake and Ciaran Hinds is set for release in 2024.
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- Cannes Lion - Winning Irish Writer and Director
Jamie Delaney is a Cannes Lion-winning Irish writer and director based out of London.
His short films and music videos have been viewed millions of times, and screened at international film festivals including SXSW, Dublin International, Encounters, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and Fantasia.
A Graphic Design graduate of the London College of Communication, Jamie's attention to detail and creativity can be seen in his work. As a director Jamie has been recognised with the Kinsale New Director Award, Clio Best Director Award, Vimeo Staff Picks, Silver Cannes Lion, and the Gold Creative Pool Award.
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- Mid West Sales Representative
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- Head of Programming & Development
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- Mid West Sales Representative
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- President
- Head of Unscripted
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