ABOUT

Mackenzie Sheppard is a film director. He is Canadian, born in the Uk, but was raised in Japan from the age of 5. He currently lives in Tokyo. His visual diversity and magical take on stories has received widespread acclaim around the world.

His work has been recognized at award winning festivals around the world, such as the Cannes Young Director Awards in both 2015 and 2016. VISIT EARTH, his first original series was nominated for Best of the Year at the Vimeo Festival 2020, and viewed over 50 million times on YouTube. His ‘Liberty Fields’ docu-film for Guinness won Best Web Film at AICP 2020. SiGNALS was his first indie mini series that premiered in 2021. He won a Cannes Silver Lion for his award winning music video Nike Juku in 2023, and was shortlisted for another 9 Cannes Lions for his New York Times campaign in 2023.

Awards/Recognitions - Cannes Young Director Awards x 2, Ciclope 2019 Berlin Gold x 1, AICP Best Web Film, Kinsale Shark Award Gold, 1st Place at NYCDFF, Vimeo Staff Picks x 10 , Short Shorts Asia Film Festival, Tribeca X Award at Tribeca Film Festival, Ciclope Asia 2022 Best Director Gold x 1, Ciclope 2022 Berlin Silver x 1, Spikes Festival of Creativity Best Director 2023 Gold x 1, 1x Shots Asia Best Director Gold, Clio Bronze 2024 x1

1 x Cannes 2023 FILM | SILVER LION

Nominated/Shortlist - 1 x British Arrows, 2 x Webby’s, Best of the Year at Vimeo Awards 2020. 1x D&AD, Ciclope ASIA 2022 x 3, Ciclope Berlin 2022 x 4, 1.4 Flying High, Longlist x 3, The One Show x 1,
9 x Cannes Lions Shortlists 2023, Ciclope Berlin 2023 x 8 Shortlists

Contact me directly mackfilm@gmail.com +819091294345

Narrative/TV/Series/Feature Films

Freelance. Contact me directly.

TVC -JAPAN - Freelance Mackenzie Sheppard - mackfilm@gmail.com +81 9091294345 - For anything that shoots in Japan, I am self-represented. Even if projects originate in other markets. Please reach out directly.

TVC - USA/UK/AMS - Prodco

Zico at zico@prodco.xyz http://prodco.xyz/
Toby at toby@prodco.xyz

TVC - GERMANY - BONAPARTE

Lola Bracegirdle-Black lola@bonaparte.tv

TVC - REST OF EUROPE - Freelance

mackfilm@gmail.com

TVC - REST OF ASIA / CHINA - Freelance

mackfilm@gmail.com