his 29th September we will be valuing ourselves in the company of James Rouse! The renowned director will be in charge of inaugurating our 10th edition of the Advertising Film Production Conference.
The interview will take place around 11:20 am with Juan García-Escudero, Chief Creative Officer at TBWA, as the interviewer.
Tempting, right? Let us introduce you to the protagonists of this inaugural event to help you make up your mind and come visit us to Valencia.
James Rouse, with a very successful professional career, has been at the head of many well-known projects like Hope (ICRC). This project received many awards, the most important of them being the Grand Prix of the 2018 Cannes Lions festival.
Hope, spot directed by James Rouse
Back then, the director had already received 150 awards, a number that has only been increasing more and more with every year, just like his projects. He has directed campaigns for Whatsapp, Euromillones, Harvey Nichols, Evian, Pedigree, Marmite, Sainsbury’s or Vodafone.
Currently, he is one of Blur’s directors; however, his projects are not limited to the world of advertising productions. In addition to having worked with several advertisers he has been part of the direction of full-length films, such as Downhill (2014).
Meanwhile, Juan García-Escudero, our interviewer, has a career just as successful as the director. He has already been chosen as one of the 100 most creative people in the world by Forbes magazine.
The Chief Creative Officer of TBWA studied Graphic Design and started his career working for Lowe Lintas Madrid. Later on, he would work in companies such as Contrapunto, JWT and Leo Burnett.
Throughout his career he has been intermittently working as director and creative supervisor, and collecting many many awards, such as 1 Grand Prix in the Cannes Lions festival, 1 Platinum Sun and 6 Grand Prix in the El Sol festival, 4 Grand Prix in El Ojo de Iberoamérica, and diverse Grand Prix in the C de C, EFI o Inspirational IAB, amongst others.
We will be expecting your attendance to our 10th Conference, where you will have the opportunity to witness a very interesting conversation between two professionals that, without doubt, will not disappoint.
Check the full programme for the Conference here.
