Olivier Hero Dressen, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN.

Olivier Hero Dressen

Director, Writer and Producer at AFIN

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  • 2019-22years at AFIN

Biography

Olivier is an award-winning Belgian director and photographer based between Shanghai and Los Angeles. He combines different techniques, such as photography, drawing, graphic design, and video. His primary focus is character development and storytelling. Olivier's work includes collaborations as a creative director with significant talents, such as Kobe Bryant and Sophie Marceau, and partnerships with several European and Asian celebrities. His most recent short film, The Passport, recently received 65 nominations worldwide with eighteen wins; best short drama, best short film, best foreign director, best director, best actor, best thriller, crime thriller, two times best editing, best VFX... Oliver's work has received the silver award at Cannes and the Promaxbda bronze award in Los Angeles. Along with his artistic practice, Olivier has collaborated with major brands such as Converse, Nike, Porsche, Elle magazine, and many more. Those recent years, Olivier also worked as a cinematographer, including his collaboration on The Nightwalk, directed by Adriano Valerio. This film won several awards, including Prix Canal +, and Clermont-Ferrand, and was short-listed for the prestigious César Awards in France. Olivier is based in Asia but also works overseas.

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