Multi-Award Winning Director Carl Erik Rinsch Joins Filmmaster Productions

Carl Erik Rinsch, one of the most important, versatile and visionary directors in the international advertising business, has signed an exclusive contract with Filmmaster Productions for representation in Italy and the Middle East.

A truly versatile artist, Carl Erik Rinsch is – at only 35 years of age – a prominent personality in the advertising business. Helming spectacular films, Rinsch has mastered the ability to mix technology and FX with his powerful gift for storytelling. The result is a perfect chemistry between technological skills and high-level emotions. Despite his young age, Rinsch has already realized several outstanding films, making him one of the most important personalities in the field.  He has taken the lead on many award-winning commercials for top global brands such as Mercedes, Audi, BMW, LG, Samsung, Philips and Absolut. One above all, his short film The Gift created for the Parallel Lines’ campaign by Philips Cinema, has won two Golden Lions at the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival and one Cannes Grand Prix. Furthermore, Rinsch has been nominated Best New Director at D&AD Best New Director, and in 2015 he was included in the prestigious Saatchi and Saatchi’s News Director’s Showcase in Cannes.

Carl Erik Rinsch states: "I could not be more excited to have such a multi-faceted and artist driven company such as Filmmaster represent me in Italy and the Middle East. I am certain that Filmmaster and I will be in a position to explore a new frontier that is merging digital filmmaking, advertising and fashion installation”.

Lorenzo Cefis, Filmmaster CEO and executive producer, commented: “This agreement highlights, once again, how Filmmaster Productions is always a point of convergence. Carl is young but he has already helmed so many great works and the numerous honours and accolades he has already enjoyed is proof of this. The road ahead of Filmmaster and Carl is definitely going to enrich our work, our projects and our contents, most of all. The different influences, this incoming will bring, are going to be premium, indeed.”

Carl Erik Rinsch is a true 360-degree artist. In 2013, he directed the motion picture "47 Ronin", produced by Hollywood’s Universal Pictures and starring Keanu Reeves. The sci-fi film is a prime example of Rinsch’s ability to mix high-level special effects with a deep analysis of the film’s different characters. In addition to his strides in the motion picture world, Rinsch is a renowned photographer and his works have been published in famous magazines, including Rolling Stone.

Currently, Rinsch lives in Los Angeles, California with his family and is working on the post-production of "White Horse", his most recent sci-fi project.