Ringan Ledwidge (24 May 1971 – 8 November 2021) was a British film and commercial director.
Life and career Ledwidge studied at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in Kent. After graduating in 1993, he travelled to the Middle East and worked as a journalist and photographer in the Gaza Strip. He later journeyed through the United States, also working as a photographer.
After returning to the UK, he gradually shifted his focus to directing. He directed his first television commercial in 1997 and later produced music videos for bands such as Red Snapper, Whale, Travis, and Massive Attack.
In 1999, he was awarded the Young Director Award by the European Federation for Commercial Film Producers, leading to further work with major brands such as Adidas, Apple, Audi, Nike, and Volkswagen.
His commercials went on to receive multiple awards, including British Television Advertising Awards and recognition at the Cannes Lions.
In 2006, Ledwidge co-founded the production company Rattling Stick alongside Daniel Kleinman and Johnnie Frankel. The company went on to produce several acclaimed campaigns under Ledwidge's direction, such as Go On Lad (2008) for Hovis and Three Little Pigs (2012) for The Guardian.
Ledwidge made his feature film debut with Gone (2007), produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. In 2012, he was signed by DreamWorks to direct the science fiction project Glimmer, which was planned for release in 2014.
He died of cancer in November 2021, at the age of 50.
Awards 1999 – Young Director Award, European Federation for Commercial Film Producers 2000 – Silver Cannes Lions, Volkswagen – Self Defense 2001 – Silver Cannes Lions, Adidas – Horses 2005 – Gold Arrow, British Television Advertising Awards, Lynx – Getting Dressed 2009 – Best Commercial, British Television Advertising Awards, Hovis – Go On Lad 2012 – Best Crafted Commercial, British Television Advertising Awards, The Guardian – Three Little Pigs 2016 – Best Music Video, Camerimage Awards, Massive Attack – Voodoo In My Blood (ft. Young Fathers) 2017 – Best Director, shots Awards 2017 – Best in Book, Creative Review Annual Awards, Audi – Clowns 2021/2022 – Posthumous Award, British Arrows
Filmography Ref.:
Film Gone (2007)
Music video Year Title Artist 1998 "Image Of You" Red Snapper1999 "Crying At Airports" Whale feat. Bus 75 "Rainbows Of Colour" Grooverider "Bring It On" Gomez "TurnTravis 2000 "Coming Around" 2009 "One Day Like This" Elbow 2016 "Voodoo In My Blood" Massive Attack
Commercials Year Title Brand 2000 "Police" BBC Radio 1 2001 "Rain" Guinness 2002 "Exploding Teenager" Sneak 2003 "First Dance" BBC Radio 6 Music2004 "Getting Dressed" Lynx "Road to Lisbon" Adidas "Crash" Department for Education 2005 "Hot Dog" Nike 2006 "Last Man Standing" Adidas 2007 "Dangerous Liaison" Levi's2008 "Brains" Britvic "Go On Lad" Hovis "Rewind City" Orange2009 "Tunnel" Stella Artois "Jockey" Weetabix2010 "Father and Daughter" Vodafone "After Hours Athlete" Puma "Ivan Cobenk" Logitech2011 "Crying Jean"Stella Artois "Le Quest" "Life Story" Barnardo's2012 "The Other Half" John Lewis "Susan Glenn" Axe "Three Little Pigs" The Guardian "Nike Free, I will run to you"Nike "Airborne" 2013 "Nutcracker" Baileys2014 "Christmas Is For Sharing" Sainsbury's "Winner Stays On" Nike 2015 "Dead Mouse Theatre" Tomcat2016 "The Switch" Nike "Duel"Audi2017 "Clown Proof" / "Clowns" "Last Days" Jose Cuervo "Gabrielle" Chanel 2018 "iPhone X Memory" Apple2019 "Cashew" Audi "Followers" Miller Lite 2020 "Commencement" Bank of America
References
External links
Biography at Rattling Stick Filmography at Director's Library