Absolutely charming unabashedly offbeat… sparklingly entertaining… a crisp truly shocking black comedy with a razor sharp script
Empire. The Guardian. Variety
Awards + Recognition
Awards are great audience recognition is the best
Academy Award Shortlist
The Cutter
Produced by Skreba Films for British Screen and Channel 4, screened in cinemas alongside Louis Malle's Damage. Starred Brian Cox years before Succession made him a household name. Rated one of the most watched short films of all time it shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Short Film + won a Bear in Chicago amongst many other awards
San Francisco Audience Award
Dirtysomething
Written and directed for the BBC Dirtyhsomething starred Rachel Weiss and Bernard Hill. It shows Carl’s crowd pleasing casting style and quirky off beat humour. The film was loved by broadcasters and audiences alike and was sold by the BBC across the globe.
Cannes Lions Winner
The Attack
Hailed as "a new cinematic genre in pharma comms," The Attack brought genuine cinema storytelling to healthcare advertising. Directed for Havas Lynx, it won at Cannes Lions — the world's most prestigious advertising award — for its emotional power and craft.
BTAA Award Winner
Bertolli Campaign
.British Television Advertising Award winner — one of the UK industry's most respected honours for the craft of commercial direction. Won alongside Cannes and Clio recognition across Carl's advertising body of work.
Clio Health Awards
The Attack
The same film took both a Cannes Lion and a Clio Health award — two of the most coveted prizes in the industry, for the same piece of work.
A rare double that confirmed The Attack as something genuinely new.
Communique Award Winner
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The Communiqué judges called it "outstanding — able to grab people from the minute they walked out of the Metro." A multi-award-winning 4D immersive congress piece that pushed the limits of what healthcare communication could be.
Director Prechezer injects joie de vivre into proceedings. Sparklingly entertaining and a surefire bet to fill the nation's cushioned seatage. This testosterone-fuelled nonsense turns out to be a blast.
The Press are never united. If one loved the other publication is duty bound to counter but Blue JUice’s charm won over nearly ever critic and it’s audience’s loved after thirty years is a joy to behold.
“Absolutely charming, unabashedly offbeat ”
Variety Magazine
I tuned in specifically to loathe it – then, to my eternal fury, I was won over
The Cutter's precise script and page -turning appeal made it an Oscar contender years before Brian Cox's meteoric fame.
Full Credentials
The foundation behind the recognition
Royal College of Art + USC, Los Angeles
Classically trained at two of the world's most respected film schools — the rigour of the RCA and the commercial instinct of USC's School of Cinema-Television in Hollywood
Hollywood Screenwriter
Working as a gun for hire isn’t always easy but it’s amazing training. You get to see what the commissioners are really looking for and why they don’t say yes. You learn the craft and at the same time to learn how to please the audience and they are not always the same.
Amazon · Channel 4 · FilmFour · Coca-Cola · Fiat · Nestlé
Commercial clients alongside film credits — from large-scale productions for global brands to independent cinema. Same emotional instinct, different budgets, consistent results.
Creating roles for the big names
Brian Cox in The Cutter before Succession. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor in Blue Juice before Hollywood. Rachel Weisz before James Bond. It’s not a dream it’s the offers Carl made without the luxury of big budgets. How was it done? Great charactres, stand out roles and page turning stories.
First Ever BAFTA Fulbright Film Scholar
Before the work, the recognition. The BAFTA Fulbright scholarship identifies the most promising British filmmaking talent — Carl was the first person ever to receive it.
D&AD Approved · Brazil to BAFTA
Six years of D&AD approved masterclasses. International keynote speaking from São Paulo to BAFTA — the same method, tested in different rooms, working every time.
A track record is only useful if you can see the results.
Awards, press and recognition from thirty years of connecting with audiences — now applied to your brand, brief or team.
Why Carl?
Combining skill sets, Carl’s knowledge of production means clients know exactly what is achievable and how much it will cost before anyone crosses the production line.
From film sets the size of campsites to micro budget documentaries, no job is ever the same. Real life experiences, real results.
For brands and agencies this means creativity is always developed hand-in-hand with realistic budgets and schedules.
A true hands on director with the skillset of a writer, creator and digital producer
What’s not to love?
Start with a conversation about your brand, your audience and what you need people to feel. Carl will respond within 24 hours with a clear proposal for what working together could look like.