Pulse Films Signs Director Finn McGough for Global Representation

Global content studio Pulse Films has today announced the signing of award-winning director Finn McGough to its commercials roster for global representation.

As a leading UK commercials director, Finn has carved a distinctive style throughout his career and has created indelible campaigns for the likes of McCain, Cancer Research, Shredded Wheat and Lidl to name a few.

Outside of commercials work, Finn is an acclaimed documentary and drama director. He wrote, directed and produced drama-docs for the globally recognised series Banged Up Abroad and Alive and spent a week in the Amazon jungle and was blindfolded and dropped in the Azerbaijani wilderness as part of Channel 4’s uniquely adventurous series ‘Lost.’ His celebrated BBC documentary Summer with The Johnsons won him a Prix Europa and his investigative doc The Professional Charmer won him a Royal Television Society nomination for Best New Talent. Finn’s 35mm short film Flak, based on a short story by Alan Sillitoe (Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner), was also nominated for Best Film and Best Cinematography in the Soho Rushes Film Festival.

Finn’s work has been nominated by, and has won, a plethora of industry leading awards including at the British Arrows, D&AD’s, Campaign Big Award, Prix Europa and Royal Television Society.

Finn McGough said: “Google mapped Pulse Films and it’s 1.9 miles from my house. Result. More importantly it’s a brilliantly energetic and forward thinking company. Untraditional and creatively diverse, with a consistently compelling output. Storytelling comes in many shapes and sizes and it’s inspiring to join a company that expresses itself through so many forms, long and short - commercials, documentary and drama too, all of which I hope to pursue under one roof. Excited to join the Pulse Films team and this existing roster of great directors both in the UK and the US office (5437 miles as the crow flies)."

James Sorton, managing director of commercials at Pulse Films, added: "I've followed Finn's career for many years and have always been a fan of him and his work. He has an extraordinary capacity to capture characters and moments that appear totally honest. He's also a really great person with a brilliant reputation in the industry, we're thrilled to have him as part of our roster."

Watch Finn McGough's work here.