Jim Hosking has rejoined Skunk’s roster in the US and London and is Skunk’s first London based director. Jim has won many awards in advertising, directing for brands such as Coca Cola, Cadbury and X-Box to name a few. This year, his debut feature film “The Greasy Strangler” premiered at Sundance and was also featured at SXSW.
Jim Hosking started out directing promos at MTV. His first short film “Little Clumps of Hair” premiered on the BBC. His short film “Renegades” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2010. His next short film “Crabs” premiered at the London Short Film Festival 2012. He co-wrote and directed the comedy “Privado” for Channel 4 through Warp Films in 2012. He contributed the “G for Grandad” segment to the “ABCs of Death 2” feature film in 2014. He has also made a film called “The Importance of Awards in Advertising: A Talk By Maximillian Villivankk”.
During his previous stint at Skunk, Jim directed campaigns for Muscle Milk, Burger King and Metro PCS. In regards to Jim’s return, Skunk President Matt Factor says, "Jim and Skunk parted ways when he moved to London over three years back, but with the opening of the London office we are happy to have him back in the family.”
