Prasoon Pandey
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Prasoon Pandey, born 1961, is a renowned India
n director
of advertising films. Advertising Age
listed him among the Top 100 advertising film directors of the world. Gunn Report ranked him at No. 24 in a list of the best and most awarded ad film directors in 2001. His One Black Coffee ad for Ericsson
was the first Indian commercial to win at Cannes
.
Having finished his studies at National Institute of Design
he worked as agency creative director at advertising agency Lintas before turning spot director after a client had asked him to direct a particular film himself.
Prasoon Pandey is currently the director of his own production house venture, Corcoise Films, in Mumbai
. His brother Piyush Pandey
is an equally famous Indian advertising personality.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of advertising films. Advertising Age
Advertising Age
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listed him among the Top 100 advertising film directors of the world. Gunn Report ranked him at No. 24 in a list of the best and most awarded ad film directors in 2001. His One Black Coffee ad for Ericsson
Ericsson
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was the first Indian commercial to win at Cannes
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival
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.
Having finished his studies at National Institute of Design
National Institute of Design
The article for the postgraduate campus can be found at National Institute of Design Gandhinagar and National Institute of Design BangaloreNational Institute of Design is a design school in India. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy and...
he worked as agency creative director at advertising agency Lintas before turning spot director after a client had asked him to direct a particular film himself.
Prasoon Pandey is currently the director of his own production house venture, Corcoise Films, in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. His brother Piyush Pandey
Piyush Pandey
Piyush Pandey is the Executive Chairman & National Creative Director Ogilvy & Mather India and the winner of over 600 awards for advertising from all over the world. He is also Vice Chairman of O&M South Asia. Under Pandey, Oglivy & Mather has become the third largest advertising agency in India...
is an equally famous Indian advertising personality.