DIRECTORS
AMIT GUPTA
Management client and director Amit Gupta has worked in the U.S., Europe, South Africa, India, East Asia, and the Middle East shooting commercials, music videos, and films. Known for his strong storytelling ability, beautiful imagery and knowledge of VFX - Amit has the ability to bring the best out of creative ideas in various formats. His commercial work has earned him the Mosaic Award from the American Advertising Federation, a Telly Award, and has screened at Cannes, GoaFest and Spikes. His film "The Guardian's Gateway" has screened at the Kids First! Film Festival, the largest festival for children and family films in the world. Amit holds an MFA in Film and Television from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California and a Bachelor's from University of Texas at Austin. He has worked with Nike, Tropicana, SC Johnson, Samsung, Honda, Canon, Google, State Farm, Showtime Networks. and ABC amongst others. He's currently in development on a feature film with LUXHAMMER producing. Alongside his future aspirations in the profession he loves, he also anticipates the day he will acquire a jetpack, and own his very own micro-brewery.
DANIEL ROBERT COHN
Daniel Robert Cohn is an award-winning filmmaker who tells both epic and personal stories with pathos, humor, and heart, supported by his incredibly imaginative visuals. After successfully gaining worldwide distribution and a prime-time network television release for his first feature film, Cohn went on to write screenplays for Universal Pictures, Constantin Film, Robert Cort Productions, and Gold Circle. He continues to write and direct for film, TV, and branded; creating content for some of the top producers in Hollywood and largest companies in the world. He is planning a feature film called You Have Arrived with Academy Award-nominated Laurence Mark (The Greatest Showman, Dreamgirls, Jerry Maguire) and LUXHAMMER producing. Brands he's worked with include Microsoft, Disney, Marvel, Activision, Airstream, SPY+, JPMorganChase, Mutual of Omaha, Oracle, Coffee Meets Bagel, and Jeep. Cohn's recent branded entertainment campaign for SuperMouth was a storytelling universe spanning across film, a festival premiere, a live interactive event, a comic book, a music video, original songs, and more, gaining massive reach across media (over one billion UVM), was featured in Adweek, Yahoo! Finance, and listed by Springboard as one of "The 4 Best Summer Marketing Campaigns of 2023".
JOSH MCGOWAN
Josh McGowan is an award-winning filmmaker whose distinct style was developed from a love for story. Early in his career, he worked in development with Academy Award winning producer Edward Saxon (Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs, Adaptation), and later served as a creative director for a boutique advertising agency. His multi-layered storytelling created waves with Cadillac's Oscar's Campaign starring Regina King, won awards for launching SilverCar by Audi's first fleet and a moving "Love Letter" campaign for Birchbox. Josh's narrative work includes a dramedy called "Hi, My Name is Scott" which debuted on ESPN and is based on the true story of an alcoholic whose life was saved by fantasy football; and "Shadows of Greatness", a film on pro boxer Sena Agbeko. Josh has traveled the world, built houses, enjoys spontaneous vacations, a good book and time with his wife and children.
ROBERT ANGELO
Robert Angelo has directed and shot for Jaguar, Shell, Acura, Shelby, Mazda, and Penzoil, creating story-driven, docustyle content including Hennessey"Chasing 300 MPH", a docuseries featuring the VenomF5 run car and their quest to break the 300 MPH barrier. Robert previously worked in-house at NBC as VP, Digital Entertainment where he headed up digital strategy, co-creating and producing weekly original online segments of Jay Leno's Garage. He received an Emmy Award in 2010 for Outstanding Special Class Short-Form Non-Fiction Program. While at NBC Digital, Robert also worked on award-winning interactive experiences for The Voice, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and Saturday Night Live.
CARL ZITELMANN
Carl Zitelmann is a visionary filmmaker who has directed over seventy commercials for brands including Netflix, Pepsi, Amazon Prime, Samsung, and Burger King. His diverse and visually striking work in narrative films and music videos has been screened at festivals including Montreal, Sites, Raindance, Palm Springs, and Mar del Plata. Carl was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Music Video for his animated video"Flamingo". He sold his feature film about an author's obsession with a real-life vampire for U.S. distribution. Carl hails from Venezuela, lives in Mexico City, travels to and works around the world, and is trilingual, speaking fluent Spanish, English, and German.
JEFF NICHOLAS
Jeff Nicholas has directed a wide array of award-winning music videos, commercials, VR experiences, and branded content, working with top artists and brands including Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Jason Mraz, Beastie Boys, DreamWorks, CBS, Hulu, Red Bull, Nixon, and Budweiser. Jeff directed Rihanna's "American Oxygen", which was nominated for both Webby and MTV Video Music Awards. He pushed the boundaries of VR production techniques and helped shape the landscape of VR storytelling. His project VR Brewery Tour at the Budweiser Beer Garage was chosen as Best Use of a Single Technology (B-to-B) for the Experience Design and Technology Awards. Jeff directed several VR experiences with Ken Block as part of the ongoing Gymkhana series for Ford. His VR documentary Safe Schools: Nepal for children's charity Theirworld spotlighted Nepal's education crisis one year after a tragic earthquake hit there in 2015, and the campaign was picked up by major media worldwide.
DAVID GIDALI
David Gidali is an Israeli director and visual effects supervisor based in Los Angeles. He directed over forty in-game news report episodes of Google's interactive alternate reality game Ingress Report, the feature film 10.0 Earthquake for Marvista Entertainment, and his short film "Secular Quarter #3", which was a finalist in Ridley Scott's YouTube filmmaking competition "Your Film Festival". Celebrities and brands he's worked with include James Cameron, Masterclass, IMAX, Netflix, Vizio, Sodastream, Snoop Dogg, Prodigy Smart Lock, and Syfy. David is a graduate of the American Film Institute.
JERZY DYTKIEWICZ
Jerzy Dytkiewicz is a creative director, tabletop & food film director. Driven by ideas and innovation, he transforms brand your insights into impactful movies connecting people to your brand, working worldwide. His scope are tabletop commercials, food films, demo parts or digital stories, all depending on the client’s needs. But, Jerzy does not limit himself to one style only and that makes him so unique and different from other tabletop directors. Combining all visual technics, styles, gears and approaches to create a stunning images with engaging storytelling quality. He loves telling stories with real cinematic feel. Jerzy has worked on many projects abroad: USA, Europe and Asia. It’s hard to get such rich experience in just one country. His international background strengthens his position as a director: the proficiency in telling stories, artistry and aesthetic sensitiveness.
NEW MOTION PRODUCTIONS
LUXHAMMER has partnered with New Motion Productions to create spectacular live multimedia shows and launches into the virtual world including events and leadership conferences for thousands of attendees across the globe. The team is run by creative humans who thrive on conjuring up ideas that seed desire, build relationships and inspire nothing short of awesome among your audience! We work with you to come up with a concept, brainstorm it over endless amounts of coffee, capture your vision and the unique elements at the core of your brand and build it into a visual storytelling masterpiece using motion graphics and the art of dance. The team includes graphic designers who have worked with some of the world's most well known brands, a top illusionist, and choreographers from The X Factor, MTV, Nicole Scherzinger, WILL.I.A.M, One Direction, and Katy Perry. Clients include Nike, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Adobe, and Indeed.