Zak’s short films have picked up numerous selections since his first short ‘Bubbles’ won ‘Best British Short Film’ at LA Film Festival in 2017.  Selections at The British Short Film Awards, Norwich Film Festival and Manchester Film Festival to name a few. Zak was a finalist for ‘Best British Director’ at The British Short Film Awards Most recently, comedy short ‘First One Away’ was nominated at BAFTA’s Student Awards. Zak’s short ‘Reflections’ is currently doing the festival circuit, already selected for the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2024, British Short Films Awards, Bolton Film Festival and winning ‘Best North East Film’ at NEIFF.

Despite all of this, to this day Zak’s mum still calls him a ‘camera man’.

About

Raised on a diet of comic-books and niche cult films, in hindsight the route to filmmaking was an obvious one for Zak. Throughout Zak’s work, there is an hones on communication, time management and leading a healthy working environment. The past years had afforded Zak the opportunity to work across the spectrum of productions, with each adding a new challenge and experience.

Zak has told stories all around the world, working with some amazing brands and meeting some inspiring individuals on route and even managed to pick up a couple of accolades on the way.