Sylvain White
Birth Name:
Sylvain White
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- One of his groundbreaking advertising campaigns won a Telly Award in 2003
- Won a scholarship to Pomona College in California to study Media Studies and Film and Video Production and graduated with honors from the program
- While in film school, he worked with directors at Propaganda Films such as Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze
- Quote: "Luckily for me so far, every time I've done a movie it's been a completely different genre․"
- Quote: "That's something that's true in this business-that you never know which projects will go and which won't․"
- Used 3D parallax in an unprecedented way in a commercial for the Lugz campaign
- Directed a series of award-winning short films that put him in demand for directing music videos and commercials in the United States, Europe and Japan
Awards
- 2008Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television):Nominated