NEW YORK, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy &
Mather announced today that its sixth annual Ogilvy & Inspire
seminar at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
will feature Academy Award-winning film director Alejandro
González Iñárritu. The event will take place on
Thursday 23rd June at 2pm at the
Grand Palais des Festivals.
Tham Khai Meng, Ogilvy &
Mather's Co-Chairman and Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, will
join Iñárritu for an on-stage discussion about inspiration and the
role of the visionary creative.
Award-winning Mexican director Alejandro G. Iñárritu stands
among the most critically acclaimed and well-regarded filmmakers in
the world. Widely known for profoundly poignant, empathetic,
and insightful stories about the human condition, Iñárritu has
greatly expanded and enriched our understanding of his medium, and
his unique approach to cinema represents the ideals of
collaboration, compassion, and artistry.
With an impressive body of work comprising visually stunning,
emotionally moving, and intensely evocative narratives that
span—and often transcend—cultures, borders, and characters, Mr.
Iñárritu has made peerless contributions to world cinema with his
impressive body of work, including his debut film Amores Perros; the dark and nuanced comedy
Birdman; the highly ambitious and multi-lingual drama
Babel; the emotional 21 Grams; the moving drama
Biutiful; and his most recent masterpiece about a 19th
century trapper's quest for revenge, The Revenant.
He is the first Mexican filmmaker to be nominated in either the
Best Director or Best Producer categories of the Academy Awards,
one of only three directors to win back-to-back Oscars, and the
only director to receive two consecutive Directors Guild of America
awards. He won Best Director at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for Babel, making
him the first Mexican director to ever win.
Born in Mexico City, Iñárritu
began his career as a radio host and director at the Mexican rock
station WFM, which became the number one radio station in
Mexico during his tenure. He
then spent three years studying theater in Mexico City with Ludwik Margules, and started making short films
and commercials through his own production company, Z Films.
Tham Khai Meng, Co-Chairman and
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy & Mather, said:
"Alejandro is not only one of today's hottest and most relevant
directors, but he also has an incredibly important body of work as
a storyteller and craftsman. He is truly someone who has the
courage and vitality to follow his dreams. I am thrilled with this
opportunity to get into the head of one of the most talented film
directors of his generation."
Previous Ogilvy & Inspire speakers have included social
activist Monica Lewinsky;
astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson; philosopher and author
Alain de Botton; architect Rem
Koolhaas; and international advisor on education, Sir Kenneth Robinson.
Notes to Editors:
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