BORN IN SYDNEY 1978. LIVING IN NEW YORK. BRITISH PASSPORT.
ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER / COPYWRITER / DIRECTOR
P: +1 917 558 2875
E: halkirkland@yahoo.co.uk
Twitter: halkirkland
In 1978 Hal, could barely walk let alone feed himself. Since then he's worked in both design and advertising fields across the globe, started his own design agency, and directed music videos for top American artists such as Snoop Dogg.
Hal has worked at M&C Saatchi Sydney, 180 Amsterdam and is currently a senior Hybrid Creative at BBH New York. He's worked on global campaigns for clients like Sony, Adidas, MTV, Amstel beer and most recently Google, Sprite and Axe.
Hal's received international awards for advertising, design, film and direction including a 'Best of Show' and Gold Pencil at One Show Design, a Gold ADC Cube, 5 Grand Prixs for work entered into film and animation festivals worldwide and has one piece permanently featured at the Australian Centre of the Moving Image.
He is one of four directors that created the recent viral hit for Japanese band Sour (Hibi No Neiro), a music video that among other accolades became the YouTube top-rated film and animation in Japan 'of all time'.
When asked about the state of creativity he has been heard to remark, gNo entiendo de lo que usted esta hablando.h
AWARDS:
ADVERTISING:
Art Director's Club Gold & Bronze Cube - Music Video / Online Film
Cannes Silver Cyber Lion - Rich media banner
Cannes Bronze Cyber Lion - Interactive film
Cannes Bronze Cyber Lion - Rich media
Young Guns - Silver bullet - Print
D&AD Finalist - Print
ADMA Awards - Bronze - DM
Belding awards - Silver - Print
Berlin Art Director's Club Bronze Cube - TV / Online film
AWARD Silver Pencil - Print
DESIGN:
Tokyo Type Directors Club - TDC Award
One Show Design 'Broadcast design' Gold & Best of Show
Design Graphics Cover Design - Winner
FILM /DIRECTION:
Annecy Animation Film Festival - Winner Music Video Grand Prix
Japan Media Arts Festival 'Entertainment' - Grand Prix
YouTube Video Awards Japan 'Music' Grand Prix
Portable Film Festival 'Music video' Grand Prix & Best of Show
L.A. Film fest - Official Selection
Clio Awards 'Direction' Bronze
Webby Awards 'Best Editing' - People's Choice Award
Webby Awards 'Music Category' - Honoree
Born Shorts Film Festival - Best Music Video
Print in Motion - Best Music Video
'Famous in Japan' screening and director Q&A
Uner Hort Musikfilm festival Hamburg - Best music Video
Milan Film Festival - 'Official selection'
Ann Arbor Film Festival selection
Creative Heads - Film Winner
PRINT & MEDIA CREDIT:
BRAIN, Japan
DESIGN InFRONT, Australia
DESIGN GRAPHICS, Australia
CANAL +, France
BUG TV, UK
JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2009, BNN Inc, Japan
JAPANESE MOTION GRAPHIC CREATORS 2010, BNN Inc, Japan
COMPUTER ARTS, China
CONTAGIOUS, UK
REUTERS, USA
CNN, USA
LECTURES & JUDGING:
CREATIVE HEADS, Cannes France (Speaker)
AICP 2010 AWARD JURY, USA
AICP 2010 AWARD JURY, USA (Student submissions)
AICP 2009 AWARD JURY, USA
MIAMI AD SCHOOL AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Lecturer)
AWARD SCHOOL, Australia (lecturer and tutor)
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, Australia (Workshop & Speaker)
WAGGA WAGGA UNIVERSITY, Australia (lecturer and tutor)
TV SHOW & MUSIC VIDEO:
SOUR "OMOKAGE NO SAKI", Arights Records
SOUR "HIBI NO NEIRO", Zealot / Neutral Nine Records
ALL AMERICAN REJECTS "I WANNA", Interscope Records
SNOOP DOGG "GANGSTA LUV FT. DREAM", Interscope Records
EARTH DOCUMENTARY MISSION "OPENING SEQUENCE", NHK