Malcolm Venville
Director, Anonymous Content
An acclaimed photographer and director of TV commercials, integrated content and music videos, Malcolm Venville is known for continuously pushing the creative envelope. Venville’s most recent project is a beautiful spot promoting Turn 10 Studio's Forza Motorsport 3, done in close collaboration with AgencyTwoFifteen, SF. He has shot several legendary spots with Nike, including Rooney/Ribery, a pair of spots exploring the focus of hardcore fitness addicts; and Fast Forward, an epic spot tracking the intense training regimens of Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer, and other elite athletes. Venville also shot a memorable campaign for SOS Live Earth, in which he captured shockingly honest accounts from children about their trepidation concerning the ever-present threat of global warming. That same year (2007), Venville directed a humorous spot for Comcast via Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, SF. Among Venville’s other celebrated spot projects are Kill the Gun, a hauntingly beautiful spot designed to fight gun violence; Squares, a brilliant experiment in symmetry for Volkswagen; and campaigns for Benetton, Guinness, Moosehead Beer, Barclays Bank, Lotus Esprit, Kodak, Miller Brewing Company, MasterCard, and UPS. An accomplished film director, Venville is currently in post-production on Henry’s Crime, the story of a man sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. His other films include the 2009 Anonymous produced drama 44 Inch Chest, about a man who kidnaps his wife’s lover in a fit of vengeance, and the 1997 movies Remembering Sister Ruth (TV), and Silent Film. Venville’s mastery of the still shot is aptly recorded in Lucha Loco – a brilliant tour through the colorful world of Mexican wrestling – and 2003’s Layers, which documents his career as an art and advertising photographer. While Venville has been the recipient of every major honor in advertising, highlights include Volkswagen Squares, which in 2003 won the Andy Awards Grandy; two Gold Pencils at One show; the AICP’s Overall Excellence for a single spot, Original Music, Best Agency Art Direction and Advertising Excellence for a Campaign; a Silver Clio; a Bronze Lion at Cannes; and an Emmy nomination.
