Craig Gillespie (born 1 September 1967) is an Australian film,
television, and commercial director. He is best known for his
direction in the films Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night, and I,
Tonya.Born and raised in Sydney, Gillespie moved to New York City at
the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and
advertising at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts. Gillespie stated he
had grown up as an atheist.Gillespie started out as an intern at ad
agency J. Walter Thompson, New York. He then moved on to D'Arcy Masius
Benton & Bowles, BBDO, Deutsch, and Ammirati & Puris, first as an art
director, later as a creative director. After eight years working on
the agency side he moved into directing in 1995. Based on the strength
of his spec reel and agency experience, he gained representation by
production company Fahrenheit Films in late 1995. One year later, he
signed with Coppos Films. He has been with MJZ since 2000 and
continues to work as a commercial director, commonly working with
cinematographers Adam Kimmel and Rodrigo Prieto. Following nominations
in 2001 and 2002 in the Directors Guild of America Award category for
"Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials", he won in 2006
for his Ameriquest and Altoids commercials. He also won a Golden Lion
Award at 2005's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, and
two of his commercials belong to the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown
Manhattan's permanent collection.
television, and commercial director. He is best known for his
direction in the films Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night, and I,
Tonya.Born and raised in Sydney, Gillespie moved to New York City at
the age of nineteen to study illustration, graphic design and
advertising at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts. Gillespie stated he
had grown up as an atheist.Gillespie started out as an intern at ad
agency J. Walter Thompson, New York. He then moved on to D'Arcy Masius
Benton & Bowles, BBDO, Deutsch, and Ammirati & Puris, first as an art
director, later as a creative director. After eight years working on
the agency side he moved into directing in 1995. Based on the strength
of his spec reel and agency experience, he gained representation by
production company Fahrenheit Films in late 1995. One year later, he
signed with Coppos Films. He has been with MJZ since 2000 and
continues to work as a commercial director, commonly working with
cinematographers Adam Kimmel and Rodrigo Prieto. Following nominations
in 2001 and 2002 in the Directors Guild of America Award category for
"Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials", he won in 2006
for his Ameriquest and Altoids commercials. He also won a Golden Lion
Award at 2005's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, and
two of his commercials belong to the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown
Manhattan's permanent collection.
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