{{short description|British corporate executive and film director}} {{similar names|Edward Edwards (disambiguation){{!}}Edward Edwards|Eddie Edwards (disambiguation){{!}}Eddie Edwards|Edwin Edwards (disambiguation)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2017}}
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'''Ed Edwards''' is an advertising executive and filmmaker.
==Career==
Ed Edwards has created commercials for companies including Audi, the BBC, Lexus, and Lynx.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ededwards.com/about/ |title=about - Ed Edwards |website=Ed Edwards|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-20}}</ref> In 2003, he won the D&AD Yellow Pencil for the BBC "Love of Life" campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ed-edwards-62b16137 |title=Ed Edwards |publisher=LinkedIn UK |date= |accessdate=2020-06-20}}</ref>
He directed the Yoomoo "Ice Skater" commercial produced by Donnie Masters of Serious Pictures, Viasat Film Channel "Love Christmas" (which was nominated for a Promax Award in 2013), MTV Rocks "Car Guitar", and the cinema ad "Pamina" for the charity Against Breast Cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/44451/Yoomoo-Ice-Skater |title=TV ad: Yoomoo: Ice Skater |website=Best Ads on TV |language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/57243374 |title=Viasat Film Channel - Love Christmas on Vimeo |publisher=Ragged Crow |date=2015-02-07 |accessdate=2020-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/190227771 |title=AGAINST BREAST CANCER 'PAMINA' on Vimeo |publisher=Ed Edwards |date=2012-05-10 |accessdate=2020-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/41905021 |title=MTV Rocks - Car Guitar on Vimeo |publisher=Ragged Crow |date=2016-11-04 |accessdate=2020-06-20}}</ref>
Edwards is the co-founder of Ragged Crow, an independent film production company with producer and writer Sam Edwards. He has directed several short films, including ''Solstice'' (2008) (which he co-wrote), ''Bad Obsession'' (2009), ''Doggoy'' (2009) (which he wrote), and ''Insomnia'' (2010) (which he co-wrote).
His short film ''War Dance'' (2011) was nominated in the newcomer category at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2011 and screened at the Portobello Film Festival 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=Portobello Film Festival Programme 2011|url=http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/2011/2011-programme.pdf|publisher=Portobello Film Festival|accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref> Branchage International Film Festival 2011, Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2011, where it was also nominated, and the London Short Film Festival 2012 and subsequently qualified for BAFTA.
Edwards' first feature film as a director was ''Stealing Elvis'' (2010) <sup>[6]</sup> which debuted at the Portobello Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Soundtrack, was the opening film at the London Independent Film Festival 2011, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the London United Film Festival 2012 (The United Film Festivals) and won an award in the Best Crime Drama category at the Indie Gathering International Film Festival 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
''The Promoter'' was Edwards' second feature film, which debuted at the London Independent Film Festival in 2013, going on to win both the Grand Jury and the Audience Award at the London United Film Festival 2013 as well as being nominated Best Documentary at the Indie Gathering 2013, and Best Rock & Roll Film at the Portobello Film Festival 2013.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
Edwards' debut photography exhibition was at The Society Club, Soho, London W1 in October 2011. Entitled ''Iron Horse'', it displayed a series of 19 limited edition (x10) photographs depicting images of rockers, bikers, and their motorcycles. He has had a series of photographs printed in ''Plectrum-TCP May'', 2012, Issue 12, and in ''Vive Le Rock'' magazine, Vive Le Valentine, Issue 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ededwardsphotography.com/About |title=About - Ed Edwards Photography |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Ed Edwards Photography |access-date=2020-06-20 }}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2021384/ Edwards at IMDb] * {{official website|ededwards.com}}
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