“We were immediately drawn in by Ben’s Seat campaign which perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the industry at the moment,” said GARTNER Partner/Executive Producer Rich Carter.
“The full spectrum of his work reveals a very well-rounded filmmaker and artist who truly is a natural fit for our brand and our goals moving into the future.”
SANTA MONICA, August 5, 2011 — GARTNER has signed award-winning director Benjamin Lee Gordon for exclusive US general market spot representation. Gordon’s notable work includes “We Are Far Away, We Need to Shout Louder” for the Barcelona River Plate Fan Club (DraftFCB), which was honored with two gold Caples Awards, an FIAP award, and was shortlisted at Cannes. That project led to Seat’s epic “Express Yourself” launch for the Ibiza ST model (Atletico International), a 50-spot multi-platform campaign spanning 9 countries throughout Europe.
Gordon’s upbringing and education laid the foundation for his career as an international spot helmer. He was born in London to North American parents and raised in the countryside near the small town of Mijas, in Andalusia. Upon receiving a BA at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Gordon returned to southern Spain, where he worked his way up in the camera department in the region’s thriving service industry. His directing style visibly stems from his multi-cultural background, with projects based on cultural, emotional and visual juxtapositions.
“I feel extremely fortunate to have collaborated with the creative teams behind my work to date,” Gordon said. “And teaming up with GARTNER is thrilling and wholesome at the same time. It feels like the best possible place for me to grow as a director.”
Gordon’s additional directing credits include commercials for Nike (“Dominoes”), Nokia (“Husband & Wife” and “Couples”), Brugal Rum (“Route 44”), Ford (“Priorities”) and for music app Shazam (“On the Beach” and “In the Park”). His short films include “The Floorless,” “Naturaleza Muerta (Still Life),” “Lake Chinatown,” “Erhu,” and “La Bola Peluda” (“The Hairy Ball”), which won an Audience Award at the Malaga Fantastic Film Festival.
An avid writer, Gordon is currently at work on his fourth feature script.
Benjamin Lee Gordon rounds out a GARTNER roster comprised of directors David Cornell, James Gartner, Marcel Langenegger, Mike Bigelow, Raymond Bark, Ted Melfi, and Shona Auerbach.
