I’m an independent Creative Director and Filmmaker based in New York. I’m Portuguese, was born in Germany and have been living in the US since 2013. I strive to create meaningful projects that positively impact people’s lives. I mostly fail. I’ve worked for places including Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5, VICELAND, Anomaly, Mother and many others. Someone also thought it was a good idea to let me teach at Miami Ad School and Berghs School of Communication. My work has won some shiny trophies, was exhibited at the International Center of Photography and featured on ABC News, The Guardian, MTV, Buzzfeed and Nowness. I'm obsessed with people, their quirks, passions, and dreams. The weirder, the better.
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Hello friend,

I'm an art director and creative director with 14 years of experience who likes to bring to life ideas that have integrity and add something to the world as well as to clients. The work I helped creating won some shiny trophies like Cannes Lions (the one with ads), Clio’s and ADC Cubes. I've worked in Portugal, Germany, Argentina and the USA, and since 2017 I've been helping agencies and brands tell stories as a freelancer. Since then I've also been working on films that I write and direct, some of which have premiered and won awards at film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival (the one with movies), Telluride and Clermont-Ferrand. I currently divide my time between writing and directing my personal work and freelancing in advertising on projects I believe in.

If you have a project in mind and think I could be a good fit, get in touch and let's work together!

E-mail: danielpinheirosoares@gmail.com

Talk to you soon, Friend.







2017- today
Freelance [New York & worlwide]
Wieden + Kennedy Portland, WKNY, Wieden + Kennedy Sao Paulo, Droga5, Mother, Anomaly, AKQA, R/GA, Mullen/Lowe, Grey NY, Translation, Media Arts Labs, Viceland, Huge, BBDO, Y&R, VML, Elephant, Airbnb, Google Creative Lab, etc.

2016-2017
Grey [New York]
States United to Prevent Gun Violence, Volvo, Hasbro

2015- 2016
RGA [Los Angeles]
Beats by Dre

2013-2015
AKQA [San Francisco]
Jordan, Visa, Google, Levi’s, Audi

2011-2013
Jung von Matt [Hamburg, Germany]
Mercedes Benz

2010-2011
Torke [Lisbon, Portugal]




Awards:

2022 | Clio Awards | Bronze | Film Craft 
2022 | Shots | Music Video of the Year | Shortlist
2022 | Shots | Editing | Shortlist
2022 | Festival Premiers Plans D'Angers | Grand Prix
2021 | IndieLisboa International Film Festival - Winner: Best Portuguese Short Film
2021 | Telluride International Film Festival | Filmmaker of Tomorrow
2021 | Vimeo Staff Pick
2020 | ADC Europe (Film) | Silver
2020 | Vimeo Staff Pick
2020 | YDA | Shortlist
2019 | Booooooom TV Awards | Best Doc of Year
2019 | Big Sky Doc Festival | Best Short | Nominated
2019 | Vimeo Staff Pick
2017 | Young Guns 15 | Winner
2017 | Vimeo Staff Pick
2017 | One Show | Bronze
2016 | LIA | Bronze | Film
2016 | Cannes Lions | Silver
2016 | Cannes Lions | Bronze
2016 | Cannes Lions | Bronze
2016 | Cannes Lions | Bronze
2016 | Newport Beach Film Festival
2016 | San Francisco DocFest
2015 | Vimeo Staff Pick
2013 | Design made in Germany | Work of the year
2013 | Young Lions Germany | Silver
2012 | Cannes Lions | Grand Prix
2012 | Cannes Lions | Gold
2012 | Cannes Lions | Silver
2012 | Cannes Lions | Silver
2012 | Cannes Lions | Bronze
2012 | ADC Global | Gold Cube
2012 | Clio Awards | Silver
2012 | Clio Awards | Silver
2012 | Clio Awards | Bronze
2012 | One Show | Silver Pencil
2012 | Eurobest | Grand Prix
2012 | Eurobest | Gold
2012 | Eurobest | Gold
2012 | ADC Europe | Gold
2012 | New York Festivals | Gold
2012 | New York Festivals | Silver
2012 | New York Festivals | Silver
2012 | LIAA | Gold
2012 | LIAA | Silver
2012 | LIAA | Silver
2012 | LIAA | Silver
2012 | Epica | Gold
2012 | Epica | Silver
2012 | Epica | Silver
2012 | Creative Club Portugal | Gold
2012 | Creative Club Portugal | Gold
2012 | Creative Club Portugal | Gold
2012 | Creative Club Portugal | Silver
2012 | ADC Germany | Silver
2012 | ADC Germany | Silver
2012 | ADC Germany | Bronze
2012 | ADC Germany | Bronze
2011 | Cannes Lions | Bronze