Known for his innovative, cinematic solutions to creative and production puzzles, Carl Rinsch has earned a reputation as an idea man and master storyteller. Over the last decade, he has defined his own esthetic and crafted award-winning work on a number of projects.
Rinsch is currently in post-production on his debut feature, 47 Ronin, an epic 18th Century fantasy chronicling a band of loyal samurais who avenge the death of their master. The film stars Keanu Reeves, derives from actual historical events, and is slated for a Christmas, 2013, release.
Rinsch started directing young. At just 14, he had his first film shown at both the New York and Telluride Film Festivals. While still an undergraduate at Brown University, where he double-majored in English and art, he worked as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone magazine, shooting editorial print work with musicians like Chrissie Hynde, Sheryl Crow, Devo, Sarah McLachlan, and the Violent Femmes.
Since earning the D&AD/Campaign Screen Award for Best New Director and being featured in Saatchi and Saatchi’s New Director’s Showcase at Cannes in 2001, Carl Rinsch has continued to be recognized for his work.
In 2009, Rinsch won a Silver Clio for Audi “Intelligently Combined,” which dramatizes the creation of an A4 through a ballet of cogs and parts falling into place within a transparent Rubik’s-like cube.
In 2010, his European espionage robot epic, “The Gift,” shot for Philips Parallel Lines, won the Grand Prix for Direction at Cannes and the Grand Prix at the Ciclope Advertising Craft Festival.
In 2012, he directed a conspiracy theorist’s nightmare-come-true with Mercedes’ “Escape the Map.” As an alluring woman and her mystery driver break free from a
world-gone-Google-Maps, the Kinsale Awards noted Rinsch’s balance of sharp storytelling and stunning visual effects with Golds for Animation.
In addition to directing commercials and his work on 47 Ronin, Rinsch is currently working on an interactive virtual mobile platform.
Awards
PROJECT: Mercedes “The Escape”
AGENCY: Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd UK
One Show Entertainment – Gold Pencil
PROJECT: Mercedes “Shadows”
AGENCY: Jung von Matt/Elbe
Times Asia-Pacific Award Festival – Gold Award
Times Asia-Pacific Award Festival – Excellent Award
PROJECT: Philips Parallel Lines “The Gift”
AGENCY: DDB London
Cannes Lions – Direction – Grand Prix
Cannes Lions – Visual Effects – Gold
LIA – Visual Effects – Gold
Campaign – Digital – Gold
Campaign – My YouTube Ad Of the Year – Gold
Ciclope Advertising Craft Festival – Grand Prix
Epica Award – Online Film – Silver
New York Festivals Advertising Awards – Sound Design – Gold
Clio – Sound Design – Silver
D&AD – Cinematography- In Book
D&AD – Direction – Shortlist
BTAA Craft Award – Best Achievement in Production – Shortlist
BTAA Craft Award – Best Direction – Shortlist
PROJECT: Kia “Joyride”
AGENCY: David & Goliath
LA Addy – TV – Silver
LA Addy – Cinema – Silver
District Addy – TV – Gold
National Addy – TV – Silver
IAAA (International Automotive Advertising Awards) – TV – Gold
PROJECT: Reale Mutua – Fred
AGENCY: Saffiriotortellivigoriti
Clio – Television/Cinema/Digital – Silver
PROJECT: Audi “Intelligently combined”
AGENCY: Kempertrautmann
Clio – Television / Cinema / Digital – Silver
PROJECT: Mercedes – Opera
AGENCY: Jung von Matt
ADC – Cinema – Bronze
Die Klappe (German Ad Festival) – Shortlisted
PROJECT: Sprite “Sublymonal at Home”
AGENCY: Crispin Porter Bogusky
Addy – TV – Beverages
PROJECT: Saturn “Satin”
Clio – Bronze: Television/Cinema/Digital
London International – Best Animation
Art Director’s Club – Bronze Award
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