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“PEACE ON EARTH”
DIRECTED BY MARK APICELLA

Mark Apicella is an Emmy winner and five-time nominee for Producing and Editing Jay Leno’s Garage for NBC.com, where he served as Producer and Editor for nearly six years, two-hundred cars, and over four hundred episodes. He then moved into the commercial world: directing, producing, and editing branded content distributed on TV and the web for numerous clients including New Balance, Capital One, Speed Stick, National Geographic, Discovery, Tostitos, and KFC. His work has been seen by millions online and broadcast internationally in over thirty countries. He was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant for Science on Film, and his graduate thesis film Salvation, Texas was named “the gold standard for a student film” (Film Threat). Mark earned an MFA in Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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“ROBOT COLONEL SANDERS WILL TAKE YOUR DRIVE-THRU ORDERS”

JAPAN AIRLINES

BRANDED CONTENT CAMPAIGN

“PEACE ON EARTH”
DIRECTED BY MARK APICELLA

Mark Apicella is an Emmy winner and five-time nominee for Producing and Editing Jay Leno’s Garage for NBC.com, where he served as Producer and Editor for nearly six years, two-hundred cars, and over four hundred episodes. He then moved into the commercial world: directing, producing, and editing branded content distributed on TV and the web for numerous clients including New Balance, Capital One, Speed Stick, National Geographic, Discovery, Tostitos, and KFC. His work has been seen by millions online and broadcast internationally in over thirty countries. He was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant for Science on Film, and his graduate thesis film Salvation, Texas was named “the gold standard for a student film” (Film Threat). Mark earned an MFA in Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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BRANDED ENTERTAINMENT

DIRECTED BY MARK APICELLA

Mark Apicella is an Emmy winner and five-time nominee for Producing and Editing Jay Leno’s Garage for NBC.com, where he served as Producer and Editor for nearly six years, two-hundred cars, and over four hundred episodes. He then moved into the commercial world: directing, producing, and editing branded content distributed on TV and the web for numerous clients including New Balance, Capital One, Speed Stick, National Geographic, Discovery, Tostitos, and KFC. His work has been seen by millions online and broadcast internationally in over thirty countries. He was awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant for Science on Film, and his graduate thesis film Salvation, Texas was named “the gold standard for a student film” (Film Threat). Mark earned an MFA in Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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“FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION”
DIRECTED BY BRYAN MADOLE

Bryan Madole is a comedy writer and director based in Los Angeles best known for his work with Funny Or Die. His sketches and commercials have reached millions and feature celebrities like Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Will Ferrell, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Adam Devine, Paul Scheer, Joe Buck, Tom Green, Giada de Laurentiis, Kim Coates, Gina Gershon, and Jane Seymour. Bryan has also written and directed narrative and branded content for companies like ABC Freeform, AMPM, Fox Digital, GunPowder and Sky, Kia, KFC, Machinima, NASCAR, Oculus Rift, and Sony Pictures. A sketch Bryan wrote starring Vice President Joe Biden was recently nominated for a Webby, but his greatest honor was entering the “Danger Zone” to direct Yacht Rock-legend Kenny Loggins for Kenny’s “Art of the Deal Theme” music video.

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