Ringan Ledwidge

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Ringan Ledwidge (born May 24, 1971 ) is a British film director .

Life

Ringan Ledwidge studied at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in London . After graduating in 1993, he traveled to the Middle East and worked as a journalist and photographer in the Gaza Strip . He then went on a trip through America , where he also worked as a photographer. After his return, he increasingly focused his work on film directing and shot his first commercial in 1997 . Some music videos for bands like Red Snapper , Whale or Travis followed . In 1999 Ledwidge was awarded the Young Director Award of the European Federation for Commercial Film Producers (CFP-E), which led to further orders for commercials from big brands such as Adidas , Nike , Lynx and Volkswagen . Many of the commercials he directed have won multiple awards, including the British Television Advertising Awards and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity .

In 2006, he founded the film production company Rattling Stick with Daniel Kleinman and Johnnie Frankel , which subsequently produced other excellent commercials under Ledwidge's direction, such as Go On Lad for the British bread brand Hovis in 2009 or Three Little Pigs for The Guardian magazine in 2012 .

The 2007 movie Gone by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films was Ringan Ledwidge's directorial debut in this field. DreamWorks hired him in 2012 for the science fiction film Glimmer, which was due to appear in 2014.

Awards (selection)

  • 1999: Young Director Award from the European Federation for Commercial Film Producers ( CFP-E)
  • 2000: Silver Cannes Lions Award (VW, Self Defense )
  • 2001: Silver Cannes Lions Award (Adidas, Horses )
  • 2005: Gold Arrow, British Television Advertising Awards (Lynx, Getting Dressed )
  • 2009: Best Commercial, British Television Advertising Awards (Hovis, Go On Lad )
  • 2012: Best Crafted Commercial and Silver Arrow for direction, British Television Advertising Awards (The Guardian, Three Little Pigs )

Filmography (director)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mairi Clark: Campaign Craft: Portfolio - Ringan Ledwidge. Campaign, August 21, 1998. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Stella Papamichael: Case Study: Ringan Ledwidge. ( Memento of September 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) BBC film network, August 2, 2007.
  3. ^ Claire Cozens: The World's Hottest New Directors: The New Directors' Showcase keeps growing. Campaign, June 25, 1999. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b Cannes: Young Directors Award goes to the Briton Ringan Ledwidge. horizont.net, June 24, 1999. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Ringan Ledwidge: Director. United Agents. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ About Us. Production Company Rattling Stick . Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ a b The Guardian's Three Little Pigs ad wins big at The British Arrow Awards 2012. The Drum, November 27, 2012. Accessed June 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ Harout Harmanian: Glimmer Gets Director Ringan Ledwidge. MovieWeb, December 10, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Ledwidge, Ringan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British director
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1971