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FILM CRAFT AND BRANDED CONTENT & VISUAL STORYTELLING JURY

Alex Topaller & Daniel Shapiro


Creative Directors, Partners, Aggressive, USA

Alex Topaller and Dan Shapiro are Grammy award winning film directors and coowners of the production company Aggressive. 

 

With all production techniques under one roof, Aggressive focuses on story before seamlessly blending live action, visual effects, design and 3D animation for commercials, music videos and film.

 

Topaller and Shapiro have directed TV campaigns and music videos for some of the world’s biggest brands and artists such as Ford, Toyota, Bloomberg, Samsung, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Pharrell, Stone Temple Pilots, Megadeth among hundreds of others. 

 

The company has earned many awards and nominations since its formation, including a Grammy award, MTV VMA, MTV Los Premios, EST award and many others. 

 

Aggressive’s work has been featured across the globe as Vimeo Staff Picks and festival showcases, as well as publicized by The New York Times, American Cinematographer, Creativity, NOWNESS and many others.

 

Awards: Winner Best Music Video Latin Grammy Awards, Winner Est. Music Awards, Nominee Best Pop Video MTV VMAs, Nominee Video Of The Year MTVLA Los Premios. 

 

Clients: Advil, Alcon, American Eagle, Anna Sui, ARRIS, AT&T, Beech Nut, Bentley, Beringer, Boing, Bloomberg, Budweiser, Cablevision, Caché, Coke, Comcast, Dow Jones, Dun & Bradstreet, Exxon Mobil, HTC, Ford, Kyocera, Lincoln, Marc Ecko, Master Card, MTV, Nikon, Ralph Lauren, Penfolds, Proctor & Gamble, Prudential, Purdue University, (RED), Samsung, Subway, Titleist, Topps, Toyota, Wall Street Journal, New Balance, Yellow Tail and others.

 

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