Commercial Director Spotlight: Noam Murro
By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2011 7:00 am EST
Here is Noam’s official bio (found via SuperiorPics):
Noam Murro was born on August 16, 1961, in Jerusalem, Israel. Prior to entering the advertising industry, he was trained as an architect. He later made the move into feature film directing.
A trained architect, Noam Murro later began a career in the world of advertising and has gained recognition through his commercial work. During his long stint in the creative department of Gotham’s Goldsmith/Jeffrey Agency, Murro became recognized for his adroit and avant-garde hand at directing promotional films through his own production banner, Biscuit Films, which he co-operated with Shawn Lacy Tessaro. Among their clients included Saturn, ETrade, and FreeAgent.com. Eventually, Murro and his business partner, Tessaro, moved to the advertising-based production house Stiefel & Co., in Southern California. They went on to found a new production banner for themselves.
2005 saw Murro taking home his Gold Lion thanks to his impressive campaign for “Olympus.” The same year, he also won DGA award for his work on Adidas’s “Carry,” Starbucks’s “Glen” and eBay’s “Toy Boat.” Murro netted his next DGA nominations for Hummer H3’s “Monsters,” Orange’s “Black Out” and Nike’s “Run Barefoot” (2006) as well as for VW Golf’s “Night Drive,” Orbit Gum’s “Affair” and NBA’s “Remember.”
Halo Reach “Birth of a Spartan”
Halo Reach – “Deliver Nope”
Verizon – “Droid X is Here”
ADIDAS – “Carry”
Stella Artois – Preparation
James Boag’s Pure | The Island
Nike – Run Barefoot
Starbucks – “Glen”
Ebay – “Toy Boat”
Got Milk – “Birthday”
Comcast- The Rabbit
Volkswagen “Night Drive Golf”
Hyundai – “Air”
Hummer “Monsters”
Ford Focus “Beautifully Arranged”
Orange – “I Am Everyone”
Volkswagen Polo “Dog Polo confidence” Cannes Lions Award 2008
