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​    ALAN BLAKE
    Director/Writer/Owner of Blake + Company

    Alan has enjoyed a career which includes creative executions on behalf of world class commercial production companies along     with their ownership and management.

   He has directed many award-winning television commercials for some of the most creative agencies in the UK, Europe and the        USA, as well as writing and directing short films and documentaries, including recently:

   Winner 2017 Videographer Award of Excellence - "What's Up In Space?" the pilot episode of a series for mobile platforms.
   Winner 2016 Videographer Award of Excellence - "Slooh - Space for Everyone" Anthem video for astronomy website Slooh.com 
   Winner 2014 Videographer Award of Distinction - Web video for Virgil Kaine Bourbon
   America's first national TV and internet campaign to promote solar energy, on behalf of the Solar Energy Industries                       Association. These films were tracked by Nielsen as having achieved 1.25 billion views in under a year.

   British by birth, Alan is a permanent resident status in the USA, having moved here in 1994.
    He's a keen, swimmer, cyclist and downhill skier. Other interests include volunteering for Norwalk River Rowing Association,     a local Non-Profit and helping Khadija Kubra Women’s Association in Afghanistan.

​    Major industry awards: 

    2017 Videographer Award of Excellence
    2016 Videographer Award of Excellence
    2014 Videographer Award of Distinction
    The Palm D’Or (twice, with Jennie and Co.)
    Gold, Silver and Bronze Lions at the Cannes Advertising Film Festival 
    Award for Best Direction at The London Creative Circle Awards
    Silver and Bronze Arrows at the British Television Advertising Awards
    Gold Clios at the Clio Festival in New York
    Silver Awards at the German Art Directors Club Awards