Saatchi & Saatchi brings its legendary New Directors’ Showcase (NDS) to Geneva for the first time. The event will be co-hosted by Saatchi Switzerland’s Managing Director Andrea Pedrazzini & Executive Creative Director Jason Romeyko and held on Tuesday, September 16th at the City Theatre. A short film of the live NDS event at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will be followed by a screening of the Showreel of 18 directors, and a panel discussion.
The 24th edition of the NDS premiered at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on 19th June, with a live show wrapped around the theme #feelthereel, and a Showreel of 19 films by 18 directors. Since Cannes Lions there have been screenings of the NDS 2014 reel at iconic cultural venues in London, LA, Moscow and New York, and the NDS will make its debut at Spikes Asia this September.
Following the inaugural Swiss NDS Screening on September 16th, the highly esteemed Executive Creative Director Jason Romeyko will moderate a lively panel discussion with influencers from the worlds of film, advertising and creativity. Follow on Twitter @saatchiswiss #NDSSWISS14 #feelthereel.
The panel
Jason Romeyko, Executive Creative Director, Moderator
Kyra & Constantin, Directors ‘Rollin’ Wild’
Emile Sornin, Director Disclosure ‘Grab Her’
Jan Teulingkx, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Brussels
Daniel Bergmann, Managing Director & Executive Producer, STINK
The 18 directors selected for the New Directors’ Showcase reel 2014 and their films are listed below and their films can be viewed here.
Tarik Abdel-Gawad: Box
Alvise Avati: Beans
Alberto Belli: It’s Not Porn
Simon Bonde & Peder: Ghost of a Smile
Ian & Cooper: Joel Compass ‘Back To Me’
Josh Cole: Rudimental ‘Not Giving In’
Tripp Crosby: Conference Call in Real Life
Ainslie Henderson: Moving On
Vania Heymann: Walking Contest & Bob Dylan ‘Like A Rolling Stone’
Kyra & Constantin: Rollin’ Wild
Ed Morris: Cybersmile #dontretaliate
Tatia Pilieva: First Kiss
Donato Sansone: GrotesquePhotobooth
Emile Sornin: Disclosure ‘Grab Her’
Kibwe Tavares: Jonah
The Sacred Egg: Breach ‘Jack’
Truman & Cooper: Kid Wise ‘Hope’
Us: The Sunday Times ‘Icons’