Art Director based in Copenhagen, focusing on concept development, visual identities and storytelling.
Awards:
2025
D&AD / Impact – Diversity & Inclusion / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
D&AD / Writing for Advertising – Film / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
D&AD / Casting – Use of Creators / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
D&AD / Integrated – Micro Enterprise / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
Creative Circle / Branded Content / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
Creative Circle / PR / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
The True Award / Bedste PR / SHORTLIST / People Like Us “What’s in a Name”
2021
Cannes Lions / Film – Travel / BRONZE / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
D&AD / Film Craft – Casting / SHORTLIST / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
D&AD / Film Craft – Editing / SHORTLIST / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
LIA / Branded Entertainment – Zeitgeist / SILVER / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
LIA / Online Film – Travel / BRONZE / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
Epica / Fashion, Footwear & Personal Accessories / GOLD / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
Epica / Copywriting & Storytelling / GOLD / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
Shots / Online Commercial of the Year (over 2 min) / SILVER / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
Shots / Branded Entertainment of the Year / SILVER / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
The True Award / Bedste Entertainment Film Long Format / GOLD / SAS “What is Truly Scandinavian?”
2020
Webby/Best writing/Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
Webby/Video Viral (branded)/ WINNER/ Bianco “The Lift”
Webby/Advertising, media, PR social video/ WINNER/ Bianco “The Lift”
One Show / branded Entertainment/ Merit/ Bianco “The Lift”
One Show /Film / Merit/ Bianco “The Lift”
DDA/content production/shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
CCA/branded content/SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
CCA/Copywriting Film&Lyd/GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
CCA/Film over 180 sek/GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
CCA/Craft direction/Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
CCA/Humor in advertising/SILVER/Bianco “The Lift”
2019
CCA/ Print/ Shortlist/ Bianco “Hate is so 2018”
CCA/ Art Direction/ BRONZE/ Velux “The indoor Generation”
Gerety Awards/ Online Video/ BRONZE/ Bianco “The Lift”
Cannes Lions/ Bedste Entertainment Film Long Format/ Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
Cannes Lions/ Film Craft - script/ BRONZE/ Bianco “The Lift”
Cannes Lions/ Fiction film up to 5 min. - Entertainment/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
Cannes Lions/ Viral Film/ BRONZE/ Bianco “The Lift”
Cannes Lions/ Consumer Durables/ Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
Clio/ Film - 61 sec - 5 min. video/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
Clio/ Film Technique - copywriting/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
The True Award/ Bedste film Long/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
The True Award/ Bedste Entertainment Film/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
The True Award/ Bedste Originale musik/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
Ciclope Festival/ Low Budget/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
Ciclope Festival/ Best performance/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
Ciclope Festival/ Writing/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
Ciclope Festival/ Original Music/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
SHOTS/ Online Commercial of the year over 2 min./ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
SHOTS/ branded Entertainment of the year/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
EPICA/ Fashion, footwear & personal accessories/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
EPICA/ Copywriting & storytelling/ GOLD/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Digital - social video/ Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Entertainment - fiction & non-fiction films up to 5 min/ SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Craft - script/ BRONZE/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Craft - use of original music/ BRONZE/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Film - Online: Fiction & non-fiction / SILVER/ Bianco “The Lift”
Eurobest/ Film - durable consumer goods including automotive / Shortlist/ Bianco “The Lift”
2018
CCA/ Bedste film kampagne/ BRONZE/ Københavns Kommune “Spis Det Hele”
CCA/ Art Direction/ Shortlist/ Københavns Kommune “Spis Det Hele”
The True Award/ Bedste film kampagne/ SILVER/ Københavns Kommune “Spis Det Hele”
2016
CCA/ Product print/ BRONZE/
Emil De Waal + – Old News
Experience:
Freelance Art Director 2024 -
Art Director at Nordddb 2022 - 2024
Freelance art director 2020- 2022
Art director at &Co. 2016-2020
Competing in Young Lions Cannes, Film, 2016
Creative intern at &Co. 2016 Creative intern at Seligemig 2015
Creative intern at The Minimart, London 2015
Freelance Art Director 2024 -
Art Director at Nordddb 2022 - 2024
Freelance art director 2020- 2022
Art director at &Co. 2016-2020
Competing in Young Lions Cannes, Film, 2016
Creative intern at &Co. 2016 Creative intern at Seligemig 2015
Creative intern at The Minimart, London 2015
Education:
‘New Writer’ at DRIVE STUDIO (Scriptwriting course) 2021
Diploma in Copywriting (Tekstlinjen) 2020
BA in Creative Communication 2013-2016
Danish School of Media and Journalism
4th semester in Creative Advertisement 2015
Bucks University, England