Laurence Dunmore

Laurence Dunmore makes his feature film directorial debut with THE LIBERTINE. Born in, Essex, United Kingdom, Dunmore studied Graphic Design and Media at the London College of Printing. Dunmore then worked for independent graphic designer Howard Brown where he first came into contact with the film industry, designing promotional materials and logos for Roland Joffe’s The Mission amongst others. He became senior designer with Pentagram Design before setting up his own consultancy, Laurence Dunmore Design, in 1986.

After twelve years of design, predominantly for the record industry, both on a corporate level and individual artist campaigns, Dunmore transformed a part time pursuit of directing the occasional music videos and commercial into a full time career. He joined Ridley Scott Associates in 1997, receiving acclaim as Commercial Directions Creative Future by industry magazine Creative Review in 1998.

His creative advertisements continued to gain notoriety and to spark controversy, Dunmore’s work in 2000 for the Commission for Racial Equality grabbed both tabloid and broadsheet headlines when various UK personalities and sports persons provocatively posed the question “Would you think differently about me?” as their skin and features changed their ethnic origin. Other highly regarded spots for Peugeot and Johnny Walker brought him to a more narrative storytelling style.

Work included a series of spots for Adidas, shot on DV camera, documenting the comedic and surreal effect of sports personalities on everyday lives The ads resulted in a Silver Lion at Cannes in 2001 and a silver pencil at D&AD Awards 2002. Dunmore has also filmed award winning work for BMW, AT&T, Amex and ING Bank for the North American Market. In 2002 he directed a controversial spot for AXE/Lynx, receiving a Gold Lion at Cannes. He then directed a Eurostar commercial starring John Malkovich, which ultimately resulted in Malkovich sending him the script for THE LIBERTINE.

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