In his hometown of Kitzbühel, Markus already began directing his friends and had them reproducing famous movie scenes in front of his still camera at the age of 12. Later he produced several short films and was then signed at a film festival in the US by Propaganda Film, L.A. to produce music videos and commercials. He has worked as an assistant on international productions with actors and actresses such as Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas, just to name a few. Markus is a fun-loving, cheerful people-director with overwhelming enthusiasm.

Bill has cleaned up internationally over the course of the last few years with remarkable achievements such as an Academy Award (indeed, the Oscar!), an Emmy, and a Golden Eagle, just to name a few. His profound interest for theater, literature, music and the fine arts combined with his organizational talent has made him into one of the most innovative and original directors in his field, enhanced even further by his marvelous staging of his actors. When he’s not busy living and working in Connecticut, USA, he’s doing just that in his second choice of residency – la bella Italia!

Marcel started as an extra in the movies at the age of 10. Ever since there was nothing else for him than filmmaking. As soon he was old enough for a driver’s license he worked as production driver. Various jobs in the film business followed. He then studied theater and after that directing at the Munich film school HFF. Marcel loves making films. Simple as that.

Our youngster Patrik is enthusiastic, ambitious, and motivated, and that helped the recent Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy graduate to finish 3rd for the “Young Directors Award 2005” in Cannes with his AOL spot „Jump“. This advertisement also won him the 3rd prize at the very prestigious „Porsche International Student Advertising Film Competition“. We like both his spunk and his creative apprehension, and are very positive about his cooperation with PI. We’ve got our fingers crossed that he’ll garner even more awards. Onwards we go!

Niko was born in Reutlingen, Germany and works as a director, photographer, author and soul mate. After school, he continued being a student of life in the form of a rebel dreamer, a top ten short time musician, a prize winning film student and a traveler of the world, all the while working as an outstanding commercial director. His commercials are small pieces of “feel-good” art that reflect his mastery in storytelling while creating a strong emotional impact. For Niko, creativity means seeing the world through the eyes of a child and this is what we get to see in each of his films. In addition to all this, it is not surprising that Niko has won the Golden Bundesfilmpreis for his work “Noblesse Oblige“ (1988).

Peter is a specialist in creating natural situations and orchestrating his actors with great tactfulness. He has been actively directing advertising films since 1993, having spent some of that time in Hong Kong. He shot his first film when he was 13 years old and has since also successfully directed several feature films. In addition to many other distinctions, he has already twice won the audience award at the Austrian Festival “Die Klappe”. Peter has told many stories, captured many moments, moved many people, and still hasn’t gotten enough of any of it – to our benefit!

The internationally successful director Harry Patramanis is a specialist for big pictures and storytelling while being known for ‘making the impossible possible’. His fantasy has no limits. Born and raised in Athens, Greece, he studied directing at the University for Television and Film in Munich, where he also learned the German language. He currently resides in Los Angeles and Athens. We’re proud that Harry has been able to display his great talents with us in the spots for Rimowa.

Steph is firmly established in the world of advertisement and music videos, a fact repeatedly proven by her constant charm and her humorous films. As a result of her many years of experience in both fields, she’s impressively capable of combining music and advertisement in a manner only few people ever achieve. She attended the University California at Los Angeles already at an early age and as a result of her many sojourns in foreign countries, she speaks fluent English and French. Her Spanish isn’t all that shabby either.

Norbert Vanders special approach to filmmaking has not only made him getting more than hundred awards but made him international "wanted". Also as a photographer with master degree he is addicted to picture strength. The perfect view angel in combination with a stringent way of storytelling makes his films extraordinary and recognizable. Being a ”car maniac” it's been just one step to commercials in car industry and mobility. As a result Norbert works worldwide for big brands like Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Toyota, Bentley and Bugatti. His inquisitiveness for modern technology and his ability to make complex themes simple brought him directly into high tech business. Clients like Bayer, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens or RWE are on his shortlist of big technology brands. Beside the commercials business Norbert creates international awarded documentaries about ocean and sea life in stereoscopic 3D. If you don't find him at home in Düsseldorf/Germany, he might be out cruising the seas with his ocean going sailing boat. If you don't find him on the boat, check below the waterline... (but watch out for sharks!)

Born in the Netherlands, Paul started working in 1980 as a photo assistant to John Vaughn, a British photographer for interior and fashion. After having worked a few years for interior and fashion magazines, Paul began working on campaigns for advertising agencies and clients. Gradually, he moved into the music video business in 1989, giving up photography entirely. Paul spent a year in London directing music videos for the British music industry and began directing commercials for clients such as Orange, Mobil Oil, and Honda among many others.

Through the late 1980s and the 1990s, Michael worked as a top-notch journalist on German network television. He previously lived in Washington, DC and now resides in Berlin. He started as a freelance reporter covering the civil war in Angola and Burma. For ten years he was a top reporter for the German network ARD, where he also served as a reporter for the national network news series ZAK. The series is also nationally renowned as the recipient of several Gremmies, the German equivalent of the American Emmys.