Director Koen Mortier has joined the London-based production company Friend for UK-representation and Los Angeles-based production company Paranoid for US-represention.
Koen established Czar in Brussels with fellow director Joe Vanhoutteghem 1999 and has since then been successful on both the European and international advertising scenes.
Besides advertising Koen has made two feature films: “Ex Drummer” (2007) and “22nd of May” (2010). Both were selected for international festivals and won several prizes.
Koen has worked for clients including Eneco, Jupiler, Leroy Merlin and TNT for whom he directed the “Push to add Drama” viral campaign, earning him a Gold Lion amongst many other awards.
Luke Jacobs, MD at Friend is commenting the new signing with: "I'm thrilled and delighted to be working with Koen, who is an incredible talent”