Max Kitaev is a filmmaker and creative
currently based out of Georgia.
Max has a strong advertising background and have worked as an Art Director
across European, Asian, North American and Australian markets with the wide range of clients
including ANZ Bank, Samsung, Corona Beer, InBev, P&G, Mars, Beeline, MTS, Megafon, PepsiCo, Lexus, Fiat, Jeep, Mercedes-Bank, Energizer, Standard Chartered Bank, Cordiant tires, Goodyear tires, Singapore and Scoot Airlines, Skoal, Leroy Merlin, Harley Davidson and more.
Max has a few trophies in his awards cabinet including
Epica gold, Golden Hammer silver and New York bronze. He was also shortlisted in Cannes, published in Lurzer's Archive, Epica book and had Editor's Pick on Creativity Online.
Over the past years Max has been focused on directing commercials and music videos.
Previous Art Director's experience:
Leo Burnett Сhicago - 2.5 years
Leo Burnett Moscow - 3
TBWA Singapore - 1.5
BBDO Moscow - 3
Mullen Lowe Moscow - 2
Draft FCB Moscow - 1.5
Education:
Higher technical (diploma)
Art school (diploma)
Art Director's accolades:
Print bronze
Red Apple 2010
Print silver
Epica 2010
Print silver
White Square 2011
Print bronze
National Advertising Festival IDEA 2011
Print gold + 3 diplomas
Golden Hammer 2011
Finalist
Golden Drum 2011
2 crystals
Busan Ad Stars 2012
Print silver
National Advertising Festival IDEA 2012
Finalist
Eurobest European Advertising Festival
Print bronze
National Advertising Festival IDEA 2012
TV Silver
XIII Kyiv International Advertising Festival
TV Bronze
XIII Kyiv International Advertising Festival
Print bronze
XIII Kyiv International Advertising Festival
Featured in R/GA's The Digital Age & Advertising Served
Featured with Bering print campaign
Luerzer's Archive
Finalist
Cannes Lions 2013
Finalist
Spikes 2013
Creativity Online
Jeep "Carabiner" gets
'Editor's Pick' at Creativity-online.com
1 Gold, 2 Silver
White Square 2014
April 2014
pos, ambient, dm
Design bronze
New York Festivals 2014
May 2014
Gold, Bronze
Idea Festival Moscow
May 2014
http://idea.ru/festival/winners_final/
DM gold, print silver, art-direction bronze,
ambient media finalist, promo finalist
Kyiv International Advertising Festival 2014
May 2014
http://kiaf.com.ua/en
POSM Gold, 'Creativity' bronze
Silver Mercury 2014
June 2014
http://silvermercury.ru/2014/
DM Diploma, Art-direction gold
Golden Hammer 2014
June 2014
http://goldenhammer.eu/winners_list/
Art Direction - Sapphire
Cristal awards
November 2014
Leroy Merlin - Ark
http://www.cristalfestival.com/competitions/print-craft-cristal/
Best Direct Marketing - Silver
GLOBE Awards Toronto
December 2014
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/the-maaw-announces-the-2014-winners-in-the-globe-awards-1991199.htm
A series of photoghaphs featured in
One Show Silent Auction in New York
May 2016
Director's goals:
'VBCA' video reviewed in L.A. Taco online magazine
Tensei's 'Giant City' gets on VEVO
Easy Wanderlings featured in Redbull's
'10 artists to watch in 2018'.
Scroodgee 'Blast in the Dark' hits 5.5 mln. views
Glukoza 'Smell of you' hits 3.6 mln. views
