The New Director in Town...
Mike Forshaw is the latest director to jump on board the Nowadays Express (choo choo)!
Born and raised in Liverpool, Mike has travelled the world creating short-form content for the likes of DHL, Google, Huawei, and Nokia. He’s probably most proud of the films he directed in this award-winning series for the National Trust. (Maybe less so about the propaganda he made for the Japanese Government - a story for another time…).
Mike’s talents don’t just lie in advertising - he has been selected to take part in Berlinale Talents, Torino Film Lab, and BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew, while his short films have screened at festivals around the world including Sundance, London Film Festival, Palm Springs, and Melbourne – check out Vimeo Staff Pick ‘Saturday’ below.
Mike was also recently commissioned by the British Film Institute to write and direct his debut feature film – a modern day romance set in London’s homelessness community – so watch this space.
Although dismayed by the volume of Harry Potter discourse on his first day (shock confession – Mike has never seen Hogwarts's finest... WTactualF??!) he is very happy to be joining the team.
He even went so far as to admit,“I've been looking for the chance to work on commercial projects with more substance. With clients that aren't just trying to sell something but are genuinely trying to make the world a nicer place… While I’ve no idea what a Dobby is, I hope I can add the burgeoning list of award-winning films already under the Nowadays banner.”
Sadly, his working-class mother isn’t so keen – she is still waiting for him to get a “real job”.