Australia’s lion-winning directors share their secrets

Cannes is three months ago now. But it’s probably worth looking back at the (few, sadly) highlights for Australia in what is probably still the most prestigious category – film.

Mumbrella interviewed the Aussie directors who made the most impact (won the most awards), asking them to shed some light on how they made some of the country’s best commercials.

Garth Davis, Exit Films
Garth Davis went all the way to Mexico to shoot Ride, a long-form commercial for Coca-Cola’s energy drink, Burn. LA had been an option for the cityscapes he wanted. But there was no way he could have got away with setting fire to skateboarders on busy city streets there.

Davis won a film lion and also a film craft lion at Cannes for a raw, smokey four-minute video in which a gang of skateboarders race on motorways, dodge cars and jump off buildings with their clothing in flames.