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Mark Molloy

Mark Molloy is an Australian director represented globally by SMUGGLER and in Australia/New Zealand by EXIT Films.

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SMUGGLER
Production company · Global · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix for Apple 'Escape from the Office'
Cannes Lions · 2022 · award
Frank Budgen Award for Best Director
British Arrows · 2021 · award
shots Awards Director of the Year - The Americas
shots · 2021 · award
Selected clients
AppleadidasGoogleFordToyotaSamsungNikeNetflixHuggiesTransport Accident Commission

Bio & background

Mark Molloy is an Australian director represented globally by SMUGGLER and in Australia/New Zealand by EXIT Films. Over nearly two decades, he has directed award-winning campaigns for Apple, adidas, Google, OpenAI, Facebook, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Samsung, Huggies, Qantas, Westpac, John Lewis, Heineken, Publix, and Abbott. His Apple at Work 'Underdogs' trilogy won the Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix in 2022 and earned a DGA nomination, accumulating over 80 million views. His 2026 adidas film 'Backyard Legends' starring Timothée Chalamet, Lionel Messi, and Bad Bunny generated over 100 million Instagram likes in one week. Molloy's work balances large-scale spectacle with intimate human emotion, blending meticulous craft with naturalistic performances. He has won CICLOPE Director of the Year, the Frank Budgen Award for Best Director at British Arrows, and multiple Cannes Lions Gold. In 2024, he made his feature directorial debut with Netflix's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which became the platform's most-watched title upon release. His approach prioritizes authenticity, collaboration, and invisible craft.

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Awards
  • Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix for Apple 'Escape from the Office'
    Cannes Lions · 2022
  • Frank Budgen Award for Best Director
    British Arrows · 2021
  • shots Awards Director of the Year - The Americas
    shots · 2021
  • The One Show innovation-in-lockdown award for Apple 'The Whole Working-From-Home Thing'
The One Show · 2020
  • Four Gold Cannes Lions for Apple 'The Underdogs'
    Cannes Lions · 2019
  • Two Film Craft Cannes Lions for Direction and Editing (VW 'Memories')
    Cannes Lions
  • Apple ads won 20 Pencils at annual D&AD awards
    D&AD
  • DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials nomination for Apple 'The Underdogs'
    Directors Guild of America · 2020
  • Ad Age Director of the Year nomination
    Ad Age · 2018
  • CICLOPE Director of the Year
    CICLOPE Festival
  • Press
    • Fast Company: 'Adidas best world cup ad in 20 years' for 'Backyard Legends'
      Fast Company · 2026
    • CICLOPE Festival speaker/jury
      CICLOPE Festival · 2026
    • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F becomes most-watched Netflix title worldwide upon release
      Netflix/IMDb · 2024
    • Into the Library with Mark Molloy
      LBB
    • AKKURAT Journal Vol. 10 feature profile
      AKKURAT
    • The Stable coverage of Publix campaign
      The Stable