Darryl Ward and Steve Rogers make the cut in Creativity’s Top 10 Directors in the world list

Creativity magazine has named Kiwi Darryl Ward (far left) and Aussie Steve Rogers (near left) as two of the world’s 10 most awarded directors in its ‘Creativity Awards Report 2010’.

They are listed amongst some of the industry greats – Noam Murro (who shot multiple award-winning campaigns for HBO this year), Tom Kuntz (Old Spice / ‘The Man your Man Could Smell like’), and Rupert Sanders (Halo 3, adidas, Nike).

Creativity’s top 10 director rankings for 2010 are:

1. Noam Murro

2. Tom Kuntz

3. Kris Belman

4. Rupert Sanders

5. Scott Balcerek

6. Henry-Alex Rubin

7. Matthijs Van Heijningen

8. Darryl Ward

9. Steve Rogers

10. Jim Jenkins

Revolver is the only production company from the region in the Top 10 TVC Companies’ list, placed at #8.

Creativity’s top 10 TVC company rankings for 2010 are:

1. MJZ

2. Biscuit Filmworks

3. Smuggler

4. @radical.media

5. Deep Local

6. Domani Studios

7. Soixante Quinze

8. Revolver

9. Anonymous Content

10. Caviar

The ‘Creativity Awards Report’ tallies results from the seven significant awards shows: ADC, AICP, ANDYS, Cannes, Clios, D&AD, and One Show, weighting each award according to its preciousness.

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For Darryl Ward’s reel, contact Peter Grasse at Curious: peterg@curiousfilm.com

For Steve Rogers’ reel, contact Michael Ritchie at Revolver: michael@revolverfilm.com