On Set On Stage
AWARDS (ADVERTISING)
IPA Effectiveness Award - 1 x gold, 1 x silver (Change4Life)
The Drum Awards For Content - 1 x Highly Commended (O2 for WarChild)
Campaign Media Award - 1 x (Tampax)
Marketing Week Awards - 1 x Shortlisted (Tampax)
The Economist Cover Story Award - 1 x Finalist
Eurobest Awards - 1 x Longlist (Gillette Olympics)
Exterion Big Bus Challenge - 1 x Finalist (BeatBullying)
London Long Copy Challenge - 1 x Honouree (Chevrolet)
AWARDS (FILM)
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Official Selection
Festival De Cannes - Official Selection (Short Film Corner)
LA Shorts Fest - Official Selection
Valley Film Festival - Best Drama Selection
Chicago Indie Film Awards - Best Thriller
Seattle True Independent. Film Festival - Best Drama Selection
Paris Play Film Festival - Best Thriller
Andromeda Film Festival - Best Director
Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT - Best Script
Venice Shorts Film Awards - Semi-Finalist
Paris International Short Festival - Official Selection
Vancouver Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
MEDIA EXPOSURE
Campaign Magazine - 1 x Ad Of The Day, 1 x Private Hear, 1 x feature
All Ears - Cover Feature
Vimeo Staff Pick - Selection
Short Of The Week - Selection
LBB Online - Front page feature
Film Shortage - Best Scripted Short feature
IMDB - 2x featured films
Hello there…
…I’m an advertising creative director, award-winning screenwriter and stand-up comedian with more than 12 Instagram followers and (I’m told) a passing resemblance to a young Tim Roth.
I have created successful and award-winning campaigns for a wide variety of top agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey, Mother and M&C Saatchi in London, JWT in New York, Happiness in Brussels and Ogilvy in Amsterdam. I have won multiple awards for my short films, had my work shown at the Cannes, LA and Palm Springs film festivals, performed stand up at venues across London including the world-famous Comedy Store in Leicester Square…and was once a peroxide-haired 21-year-old secondary school teacher so have a thick skin and lightning fast reflexes.
I love collaborating with interesting people so if you have a project that needs some fantastic copywriting, an idea that needs a bit of stardust or a plot that needs a twist drop me a line at glennsmith21@gmail.com or (+44)7817385827…
…let’s MAKE some magic
EMPLOYMENT
SAATCHI & SAATCHI LONDON - 2019 - PRESENT
GREY LONDON, JWT NEW YORK, MCCANN LONDON, WUNDERMAN THOMPSON LONDON, THE&PARTNERSHIP LONDON, HAPPINESS BRUSSELS AND OGILVY AMSTERDAM (FREELANCE) - 2016–2019
M&C SAATCHI LONDON - 2013–2016
BBH LONDON - 2012 (PLACEMENT)
MOTHER LONDON - 2012 (PLACEMENT)
OGILVY LONDON - 2007-2011
TEACH FIRST LONDON - 2004-2006
education
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD - MA(OXON) Economics & Management
VYNERS COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL - 3 x A English Literature, Maths & Economics