Martin Stirling (born 17 June 1985) is a British writer and director working in film, television, and
commercials. He is known for his contributions to socially committed advertising, writing and directing
Save The Children
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''Most Shocking Second a Day Video'' (also known as ''
If London Were Syria
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'') and
Greenpeace ''LEGO: Everything is NOT Awesome''.
[http://www.shots.net/features/article/86758/director-profile%253A-martin-stirling, Shots, Director Profile.] He acted as creative director on
Reprieve ''Standard Operating Procedure'' about force–feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp featuring rapper and activist
Mos Def
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.
[http://www.onepointfour.co/2014/10/24/stirling-work/, 1.4 Magazine] He was selected for Shots' New Director Award,
[http://www.shotsawards.com/2015/shots-awards-2014-shortlist/, Shots Awards 2014.] and called "one of the internet's most viewed directors" by Director's Notes after amassing 500 million views over a few short videos.
[http://www.directorsnotes.com/2014/07/11/martin-sterling-directs-this-powerful-message-to-lego-in-greenpeace-promo-lego-everything-is-not-awesome/, Director's Notes.]
In television, he directed both series of the BAFTA nominated ''The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk'' starring
Spencer Jones and was series director for ''
Buffering'' a new sitcom for ITV2 starring comedian
Iain Stirling.
He also directed "The Inventors", an interactive special of BBC's ''
Inside No. 9
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.''
Stirling has received awards in Gold from
Cannes Lions, Silver from the
Clio Award and a White Pencil from
D&AD
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.
[http://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2015/white-pencil-creativity-for-good/24233/lego-everything-is-not-awesome/, D&AD Awards 2015.] In 2012, Stirling entered and won the
Sci-Fi-London
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48 Hour Film Challenge with the short film ''Future.Inc''.
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21st-century British writers
British directors
1985 births
Living people