Sweetshop signs highly-awarded director Nicolas Jack Davies for global representation

Sweetshop has signed highly-awarded director Nicolas Jack Davies for global representation.

Davies is a natural storyteller with a reputation for highly cinematic, innovative and emotive work across film, television, commercials and music videos.

Commercially, he humanises brands by bringing a sense of drama and passion, working with clients including, Barclays, Mailchimp, Intel, Google, Nike. YouTube, Facebook, Stella Artois, The National Lottery, Dr Martens and FedEx.

Davies’ work has been nominated at the Grammy Awards and MTV MVAs, and has won a host of awards across advertising, film and TV, including a prestigious Grierson award for Channel 4 documentary Payday. His latest feature film, Rudeboy will be released in autumn 2019 and was described by the Hollywood Reporter as “a visually slick celebratory affair… this love letter to one of Britain’s first multicultural pop movements is an effortlessly enjoyable viewing experience with a rich, sunny, consistent lifting sounds track.”

The feature documentary has been screened at more than 30 film festivals, including a world premiere at BFI London Film Festival, US premiere at DOC NYC, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Doc N Roll and In:Edit, and winning multiple awards.

Says Ben Dailey, executive producer, Sweetshop New Zealand: “Nick is a superb storyteller, while also having an innate ability to work across all genres. His narrative and visual styles are inspiring and I am very much looking forward to seeing how agencies and brands respond to him in New Zealand.”

Adds Davies: “I’m thrilled to sign with Sweetshop because I feel that they not only understand my creative vision, but align with my deeper desire to make the process of my craft meaningful. I’m so excited for the body of work we’ll be able to build together.”

Watch Davies’ recent work here.

To work with Davies, contact Ben Dailey: ben@thesweetshop.tv.