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JASON ZADA

FILMMAKER & MULTI-SCREEN STORYTELLER

Jason Zada is an award-winning storyteller and director. Most recently, what is ed he completed his first theatrical feature film, hospital The Forest for Focus Features. Previously, Jason was most recognized for the Emmy Award-winning cinematic personal experience ‘Take This Lollipop’, which has been seen by over 100 million people all over the world. The film gathered 13 million Facebook Likes, making it the fastest growing FB app of all time. Jason’s unique blend of multi-screen storytelling landed him in Adweek/Creativity’s Top 50 most influential creative personalities of 2012.

Starting at an early age, Jason was attracted to non-traditional storytelling. Creating Super8 films, programming text adventures on his Commodore 64 and video games formed a strong foundation as both an avid geek and storyteller. During the 1990’s Jason spent time telling stories in CD-ROMs and on the Internet. In fall of 2000, Jason started the digital advertising agency Evolution Bureau and over the next 8 years grew EVB into a 65-person, world-renowned agency. This led to the holding company, Omnicom, to acquire a majority stake in the company.

As a commercial director, Jason has worked with some of the most prominent advertising agencies in the world, such as Weiden + Kennedy, Crispin Porter Bogusky, Sid Lee, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, RPA, Y&R, Draftfcb, Kaplan Thaler and Grey on a variety of digital and broadcast projects.

A lover of telling stories in front of strangers, Jason is often asked to speak at a variety of industry events including Cannes, South by Southwest and FITC. Jason’s work has appeared in New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Adweek, Shoot Magazine, Communication Arts, IndieWire, Contagious and a variety of other film and advertising publications.

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Jason Zada has had the pleasure of being a part of some of the most ground-breaking and talked about work in the creative industry. From music videos to commercials to interactive experiences to films, Jason’s work is often included in magazines and award shows.

Wikipedia : Jason Zada

Cannes: Focus Features Acquires U.S. Rights To Supernatural Pic ‘The Forest’ (Deadline : Hollywood)

Meet the Creativity 50 of 2012 (Creativity)

How Jason Zada Created Facebook’s Scariest Viral Sensation: TakeThisLollipop.com (AdAge)

New Linkin Park Video Implants Your Friends’ Faces Into Post-Apocalyptic Memories (Wired)

Experience Melbourne From Your Couch With These Remote Control Tourists (FastCo)

World’s Fastest-Growing Facebook App Will Scare the Crap Out of You (Mashable)

Bang It Like Beckham: Samsung Taps Soccer Star to Play Up the Precision of the New Galaxy Note (Forbes)

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