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    Director Ayse Altinok, Former W+K Creative, Joins Biscuit Filmworks

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    Biscuit Filmworks has added Ayse Altinok to its directorial roster. She comes over from Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Ore., where she worked as an art director and directed projects for Nike.

    A Turkish-born director, Altinok has to her credit short films and commercials that have been recognized with honors from the Cannes Film Festival, Clio Awards and the AICP Show. Her style is informed by her art school background, 10 years of experience with Wieden + Kennedy both in Amsterdam and Portland, and short film, commercial and music video projects. Her first short film, Hortum, was an official selection at The Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2009, and screened at over seven other film festivals around the world.

    Altinok’s second short film, The Particulars, was also screened at Cannes the next year, and won Best Drama and Best Actor at the Oregon Independent Film Festival. The emotional narrative and visually rich overtones in her work are reflected in recent projects, A Day At the Mall Reminds Me of America, a short film created for MotionPoems, and “Katie,” a music video for rap artist Beedy. Altinok got her start in advertising as a senior creative at Nike and later as an art director on projects for clients that included Coca-Cola, Levi’s, Escada, EA, and Procter & Gamble.

    Founded by director Noam Murro and managing director Sean Lacy in 2000, Biscuit Filmworks maintains a directing roster which includes Murro, Altinok, Aaron Ruell, Aaron Stoller, Andreas Nilsson, Bruce St. Clair, Christopher Riggert, Clay Weiner, Freise Brothers, Gary Freedman (The Glue Society), Matt Devine (The Glue Society), Jeff Low, Matt Dilmore, Ruairi Robinson and Steve Rogers.

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    Gifted Youth Signs Comedy Director Carlyn Hudson For U.S. Commercial Representation

    Tuesday, May 19, 2026

    Comedy director Carlyn Hudson has joined Gifted Youth for commercial representation in the U.S.

    Hudson’s branded collaborations include campaigns for Tinder, JIF, e.l.f., Cheerios, Nike, Google, Jack in the Box, Amazon, OGX, and the New York Festival of Advertising. Her unapologetic spot for Annovera, starring Whitney Cummings, earned a Cannes Lion. Three of her short films have premiered at SXSW, including horror-comedy Waffle which was nominated for the SXSW Grand Jury Award and went on to appear at 50 additional festivals. Hudson is a member of the WGA and has developed features for Netflix, Hulu, and others.

    Originally from Texas, Hudson got her creative start in dance and theater, and later attended the Stella Adler School of Acting program at NYU, before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin for film school. After graduation, Hudson began working in Austin’s independent film community with Richard Linklater and Andrew Bujalski. She later moved to Los Angeles to work with Funny or Die and CollegeHumor, where she cut her teeth directing dozens of sketches and branded pieces, and honed her distinct comedic dialogue and world-building style. Hudson approaches comedy with total cinematic conviction. Her films and campaigns find the absurd buried inside the ordinary, creating a disquietingly funny vision that’s entirely her own.

    “Carlyn’s work is both hilarious and human,” said Josh Morse, executive producer, Gifted Youth. “She’s able to establish realness and relatability, instantly drawing you in. We’re immensely happy to welcome her to our roster.”

    “I’m very excited to be in the company of my fellow Gifted Youth directors, and to work with Josh and the rest of the production team,” said... Read More

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