Bi-coastal artistic company Brand New School, has signed director Daniel Uribe to their roster of in-house expertise for illustration in the US.
Uribe brings his background in design and animation to his work behind the digicam, the place he crafts shorts, branded movies, commercials, music movies, and social affect movies.
Seamlessly mixing stay motion with movement graphics and animation, Uribe is an skilled storyteller, capable of inform advanced narratives in intuitive and streamlined methods. With a mode that ranges from heartfelt to gritty, arty, and sensational, his unique work typically performs out in opposition to stylish, modern tableaus, the place his lens seeks to problem stereotypes and elevate tales of the human situation. He has labored with branded purchasers, together with Google, White Claw, Apple, Slack, and Meta, and he’s directed music movies for the artists Oh Surprise and Elsa Y Elmar.
Uribe was born and raised amidst the artwork and tradition of Mexico Metropolis earlier than transferring to the US to enroll within the Savannah Faculty of Artwork and Design, the place he earned a BFA in Movement Media Design. He went on to pursue animation and design internships at Digital Kitchen, Scholar, and Buck earlier than discovering his true calling was on set. He helmed his first movie in 2015 with a music video for Oh Surprise’s “With out You,” which has since racked up over 80 million views on YouTube and launched him onto the world stage as a director to look at.
Amongst his quite a few awards and nominations, Uribe was shortlisted for the Younger Administrators Award in 2020 for his quick movie “Inflow,” which additionally gained the Shorts Highlight Jury Award for Distinctive Filmmaking on the Savannah Movie Competition and the Unbiased Shorts Award for Finest Microfilm. In 2021, he was nominated for a UKMVA Award for Finest Pop Newcomer Video. Photographs included him in 2017 on their listing of Rising Stars, which acknowledges standout artists who’re up-and-coming within the artistic industries.
“I had the good thing about working with Model New Faculty as a Artistic Director earlier than becoming a member of the roster as a Director. I’ve been so impressed by the extent of artistry, collaboration, and assist that BNS has cultivated,” says Uribe. “They entice the world’s most daring and famend manufacturers, which pushes me creatively and strategically. I’m past excited to formally make Model New Faculty my artistic house.”
“We constructed Model New Faculty as a spot for artists to interrupt new floor, innovate, and experiment, and people values complement Daniel’s directorial profession,” says Devin Brook, BNS’s Managing Associate. “We’re thrilled to have Daniel on our roster, as he lends a cinematic eye to every little thing he directs. We sit up for nurturing his artistic spirit beneath the aegis of Model New Faculty.”
