The Sweet Shop signs new director Mario Zozin

TheSweet Shop is proud to announce that Mario Zozin has joined the rosterfor global representation and management (ex his home market).

Zozinbrings a highly evocative visual approach to film that has won himnumerous international awards. While in Televsion and then recently inFilm school, Zozin developed a powerful ability to capture intensity ofemotion via cinematic narratives. Amongst his impressive achievementsto date have been winning silver at Cannes 2008 for his Adidas – PurePerformance spot, and again in 2009 Cannes Young Director Award for hisshort Oleg – Life of a Weightlifter. A further 2 Gold Lions were pickedup in 2010 for his Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra commercial.

Mario grew up in the small town of Remagen, Germany, on the banks ofthe River Rhine. He spent several years acquiring knowledge andhands-on production experience in all facets of filmmaking in thenearby city of Cologne. However it was his talent for writing anddirecting that prevailed, apparent now in his particularly emotive andvisceral films. After a stint at directing/writing for television,these skills were further honed whilst studying at the prestigiousFilmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

For Mario, joining The Sweet Shop is the next step, ” When I still wasat film school, I felt that The Sweet Shop along with its sistercompany The Rumpus Room, offered tremendous creative potential. Nowhaving the chance to exploit that potential fully is not only anamazing thought, but also a very exciting challenge.”

Paul Prince, CEO/founding partner comments: “I’m a big fan of Mario, adirector who can drive an idea with powerful emotion and visualelegance. Magic.”

Stephen Dickstein, global president/managing partner says: “Mario is adelightful young director, who is old beyond his years in maturitywhile being fresh and totally modern both in style and his workingpractice.  We have barely begun to send out his work and have alreadygotten a fantastic reaction from top creatives”