HERE'S THE WORK: FEBRUARY 2019

February 2019: Women Directors WERE At The Oscars!

Even though it’s the shortest month of the year, February has been quite an eventful one!

The month was kicked off by Super Bowl LIII, where some of our directors had the opportunity to shine (although far fewer than we’d like – more on that later!)

More recently, while the 2019 Oscars failed to adequately acknowledge the work of women directors at large, the Free The Bid team still had reasons to cheer: director Chai Vasarhelyi‘s “Free Solo,” co-directed by Jimmy Chin, was awarded Best Documentary Feature (click here to read our interview with Chai), while director Rayka Zehtabchi won Best Documentary Short for “Period. End Of Sentence,” her short film about Indian women fighting the stigma around menstruation.

The Oscars are also a huge night for advertising, and Kim Gehrig‘s Nike ad, “Dream Crazier,” was a highlight of the entire night. Another highlight? JJ Adler‘s work for Alaska Airlines, which was created by a whole team full of Free The Bid talent (editor Ali Mao; colorist Jill Bogdanowicz).

What is “Here’s The Work”?

This newsletter represents a curated selection of the commercials, branded content, short films, and music videos that were directed by the talented directors in Free The Bid’s global database and released this month!

As always, don’t forget that the filmmakers on our database have also been hard at work on feature films, documentaries, episodic TV, web series, innovation projects, and even more!

Bear in mind, too, that while this list showcases the work of Free The Bid directors, our site also is a one-stop shop for discovering editors, colorists, composers and DOPs. A commitment to freeing the bid doesn’t just stop at hiring a woman director – enrich your crews with women across production roles!

What are you waiting for? Scroll down, dig in, and start discovering!

Women Directors Were At The Super Bowl…?

Despite the fact that many of the ads in this year’s Super Bowl heavily “leaned in” to themes of female empowerment…hardly any women were hired to direct ads that aired during the game.

In 2018, 4 women directors shot spots for the Super Bowl; in 2017, the number was 5.

This year, again, only 4 women directors were hired to helm Super Bowl ads.

Really makes you wonder whether women were even given the opportunity to bid on many of these ads…hmm.

The following examples of commercials, branded content, short films, and music videos were directed by directors from our database and released in February 2019.

Remember – this is a curated selection of the work released in February. If you are a Free The Bid director, please be sure to contact us about your work before our next Here’s The Work deadline (Friday, March 22th) in order to be considered for inclusion in our March newsletter.

See your work on the list? Let’s celebrate! Share across social media – tag us at @FreeTheBid and use the hashtags #FreeTheBid and #HeresTheWork!

Remember! This list is alphabetical, so don’t forget to scroll all the way down to the bottom!

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