Who Are We?
A Multi-Creative Duo
We are a filmmaking and content-creating duo, directing and shooting commercials, multi-platform campaigns, and narrative films. With 25 years of experience in the creative industry, we bring depth, versatility, and a strong visual signature to every project.
Founded in 2005
We launched hbf® in New York City, building a studio rooted in craft, collaboration, and visual storytelling. Over the years, our projects have taken us across the globe — with work created in London, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Auckland, Miami, San Juan, Taipei, Manila, and Bangkok.
Multidisciplinary by Design. We work across a wide range of creative disciplines, including: Direction, Cinematography, Photography, Creative Direction, Art Direction, Graphic Design, 3D/CGI, Editing, Sound Design, and A.I. Development.
Fashion Editorial 2007
Fashion Film 2020
Fashion Editorial 2008
Short Film 2016
Print Campaign 2013
Short Film 2018
Art Gallery Event 2009
Selected Clients
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Global Trust.
We’ve delivered content across borders, trusted by international brands and collaborators in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, and beyond — spanning fashion, music, and commercial storytelling. Our client list includes renowned brands such as: Universal Music, Sony, Kenneth Cole, Estée Lauder, CoverGirl, and Pantene.
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1/ST Racing
Apple
Audi
Avirex
Canon Cameras
Condé Nast
Covergirl Cosmetics
Disney Lucasfilm
Ecko Unltd
Estée Lauder
Garnier
Guinness
G-Unit Clothing
Hugo Boss
Jeep
Kenneth Cole
Lexus
Mastercard
Microsoft
Ministry of Sound
MTV Networks
New York Cosmos
NFL
Nike Europe
Orange Telecom
Pantene
Procter & Gamble
Q Magazine
Rolling Stone Magazine
Sega Europe
Skechers
Sony Playstation
Tapout Sports
Talkin’ Loud Records
Ted Baker
Timex
Universal Music
Vince Camuto
WESC Sweden
XBox
Zoo York
Awards / Events / Publications
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Multi-Award Winning
We’ve received multi-disciplinary awards for our work in Film (Discover Film Award – UK), Photography (Hasselblad Masters – Fashion – Sweden), Art Direction (PPA Gold – UK), Branded Content (Red Dot Award – Germany), and Creative Innovation (Res Mag Top 10 – USA).
Awards. A comprehensive list of awards won by HBF for filmmaking, photography, writing, editing, VFX, visuals, and art direction:
2025 / Outstanding Screenplays.
Quarter Finalist, “Verloren Screenplay”. (USA).
2025 / Script to Comic Awards.
Semi Finalist, “Concierge Screenplay”. (USA).
2024 / FilmMatic Horror Script Awards.
Quarter Finalist, “Concierge Screenplay”. (USA).
2023 / Monitor Music Awards.
Best Music Video, “Dancefreak”. (USA).
2023 / RedDot Awards.
Best Branded Music Project, “Domino Saints”. (GER).
2022 / Croatia Fashion Film Festival.
Finalist: Innervisions. (CRO).
2022 / Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival.
Finalist: Innervisions. (SER).
2022 / Canadian Fashion Film Awards.
Best Fashion Film, “Kill Burn”. (Canada).
2022 / Croatian Fashion Film Awards.
Best Fashion Film, Best Social Message “Kill Burn”. (CRO).
2022 / UK Fashion Film Festival.
Best Visual Effects “Kill Burn”. (UK).
2021 / London Fashion Film Awards.
Best Visual FX, Best Set Design. “Are You In Heaven”. (UK).
2021 / Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Special Mention: “Are You In Heaven” Outstanding Film Award. Semi Finalist: Best VFX. (GER).
2021 / International Fashion Film Awards.
Best Costumes, Best Set Designs. “Are You In Heaven”. (USA).
2021 / Los Angeles Film Awards.
Best Fashion Film, “Kill Burn”. (USA).
2021 / Sarajevo Fashion Film Awards.
Best Fashion Film, “Kill Burn”. (BO).
2021 / Croatian Fashion Film Awards.
Best Make-Up and Hair Styling “Are You In Heaven”. (CRO).
2020 / UK Fashion Film Awards.
Best Visual Effects “INHUMAN LOVE”. (UK).
2020 / Canadian Fashion Film Awards.
Best Music Video “INHUMAN LOVE”. (CANADA).
2020 / London Fashion Film Awards.
Two Best Awards “INHUMAN LOVE”. Best Artistic Direction. Best SFX / Visual Effects. (UK).
2020 / Croatia Fashion Film Awards.
Five Best Awards “INHUMAN LOVE”. Best Director. Best Costume Design. Best Make-Up / Hair. Best Cinematography. Best Music. (CROATIA).
2020 / Bokeh Fashion Film Awards.
Best Makeup “INHUMAN LOVE”. (S.AFRICA).
2020 / La Jolla International Fashion Film Awards.
Three Awards“INHUMAN LOVE”. (USA).
Best Visual Effects. Best Set Design. Best Costumes.
2020 / The Webby Awards.
Best Sports Website Films “1/ST HORSE RACING”. (UK).
2020 / Brooklyn Film Festival.
Audience Award “INHUMAN LOVE”. (UK).
2020 / Lift-Off Tokyo Film Festival.
Finalist. “4D”. (JAPAN).
2019 / Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Double Best of Show Awards. “FIGHT MACHINE”. Best Action Short. Best Sci-Fi Film. (GERMANY).
2019 / AT+T Film Awards.
Semi Finalist with honours. “4D”. (USA).
2019 / Film Shortage.
Top Ten Film Prize. “FIGHT MACHINE”. (EU).
2018 / Berlin Flash Film Festival.
Best Film Award. “THE CHAMPION”. (GERMANY).
2018 / Craghoppers Film Prize.
Top Ten Filmmaker. “BEER”. (UK).
2018 / Aesthetica Film Prize.
Best Editing. “BEER”. BAFTA affiliated. (UK).
2018 / Discover Film Festival.
Best Film Award. “BEER”. (UK).
2016 / NYC Seaport Short Film Festival.
Most Popular Film. “JOURNEY WITHIN”. (USA).
2015 / IN-HAUS NOW15 New York.
Best In Show: VR Photography Showcase. (USA).
2012 / LA Ocelot Film Festival.
Best Music Video. “FATALE”. (USA).
2011 / Previews Magazine (Diamond Publishing).
Staff Pick: February. (USA).
2009 / Fresh Fair.
Best New Talent. (USA).
2009 / PDN Magazine Awards.
Best Photography Website. (USA).
2008 / International Photography LUCIE Awards.
3 x Honorable Awards: Best Fashion, Best Architectural, Best Art Photography. (USA).
2008 / Hasselblad Masters.
Best Fashion Photography + Top 10 Photographers. (Sweden).
2008 / Phase One Awards.
Top 10 Photographers. (Denmark).
2001 / PPA Awards.
Best Art Direction. (UK).
Events. A list of film festivals and events where HBF’s work has been featured, including design events and public speaking engagements:
2025 / Tribeca X.
A Man With Sole Screening. (USA).
2025 / Sundance Film Festival.
A Man With Sole Special Screening. (USA).
2024 / DOCNYC Film Festival.
A Man With Sole Screening. (USA).
2024 / Hamptons Film Festival.
Premiere of ‘A Man With Sole’. (USA).
2023 / Monitor Music Awards.
Live Television Event. (USA).
2023 / RedDot Awards Event.
With Domino Saints. (GER).
2022 / International Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting Kill Burn. 10 Nominations. (USA).
2022 / Aesthetica Film Festival.
Presenting: Innervisions. (UK).
2022 / London Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting: Innervisions. (UK).
2022 / Buenos Aires International Film Festival.
Presenting Kill Burn. (ARG).
2022 / Canadian International Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting Kill Burn. 8 Nominations. (CA).
2022 / Croatia Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting Kill Burn. 11 Nominations. (CRO).
2022 / Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven (USA).
2022 / Philip K Dick Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven (USA).
2021 / Los Angeles Film Awards.
Presenting Kill Burn. (USA).
2021 / London Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting Are You In Heaven & Kill Burn. (UK). 7 Nominations.
2021 / Sarajevo Film Festival.
Presenting Kill Burn. (BO). 7 Nominations.
2021 / Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. (GER).
2021 / ScreamFest Horror Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. (USA).
2021 / ASVOFF Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven & Kill Burn. (FRA).
2021 / Bokeh Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. 8 Nominations. (SA).
2021 / Cannes Film Festival: Short Film Corner.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. (FRA).
2021 / Croatia Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. 6 Nominations. (CRO).
2021 / International Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting Are You In Heaven. 16 Nominations. (USA).
2021 / UK Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven & Kill Burn. 9 Nominations. (UK).
2021 / Vienna Film Festival.
Presenting Are You In Heaven film. (AUT).
2020 / Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Presenting 4D film. Two Nominations. (USA).
2020 / Philip K. Dick – Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Presenting 4D film. One Nomination. (FRANCE).
2020 / Lift-Off Toronto Film Festival.
Nominated for both 4D and INHUMAN LOVE. (CANADA).
2020 / Lift-Off Tokyo Film Festival.
Nominated for both 4D and INHUMAN LOVE. (JAPAN).
2020 / Amsterdam Film Festival Presenting INHUMANLOVE.
Multiple Nominations. (NEDERLAND).
2020 / CineMoi Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. One Nomination. (USA).
2020 / ASVOFF12. Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Three Nominations. (FRANCE).
2020 / Canadian Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Seven Nominations. (CANADA).
2020 / Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Nominated for both 4D and INHUMAN LOVE. (GERMANY).
2020 / London Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Four Nominations. (UK).
2020 / Croatia Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Six Nominations.(CROATIA).
2020 / Berlin Commercial Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Three Nominations. (GERMANY).
2020 / Bokeh Fashion Film Festival.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Seven Nominations. (S.AFRICA).
2020 / Brooklyn Film Festival.
Nominated for both 4D and INHUMAN LOVE. (USA).
2020 / Webby Awards.
Nominated for Best Sports Website Films. (UK).
2020 / La Jolla Int. Fashion Film Awards.
Presenting INHUMANLOVE. Eleven Nominations. (USA).
2020 / Sundance Film Festival 2020.
Directed Kenneth Cole Film for Sundance. (USA).
2019 / Buenos Aires Film Festival.
Presenting 4D film. Two Nominations. (ARGENTINA).
2019 / Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Presenting FIGHT MACHINE film. Two Nominations.(GERMANY).
2019 / LA Shorts Film Festival BAFTA + Oscars affiliated.
Presenting 4D. One Nomination. (USA).
2019 / Sundance Film Festival 2019.
Directed Kenneth Cole Film for Sundance. (USA).
2019 / New York Fashion Week.
Director of EDEN Fashion Show. (USA).
2019 / Jelly Film Festival.
Presenting BEER film. One Nomination. (USA).
2019 / Dumbo Film Festival.
Presenting BEER film. One Nomination. (USA).
2018 / Craghoppers Film Prize.
Presenting BEER film. One Nomination. (UK).
2018 / Aesthetica Film Festival.
BAFTA affiliated. Presenting BEER. One Nomination. (UK).
2018 / New York Fashion Week.
Directed Night Of Fashion Event 02. (USA).
2018 / Sundance Film Festival 2018.
Directed Kenneth Cole Film for Sundance. (USA).
2018 / Berlin Flash Film Festival Awards.
Presenting THE CHAMPION. One Nomination. (GERMANY).
2018 / Discover Film Festival.
Presenting BEER. One Nomination. (UK).
2017 / New York Fashion Week.
Directed Night Of Fashion Event 01. (USA).
2017 / Cannes Film Festival.
Presenting BENEATH FIERY SKIES at the Short Film Corner. (FRANCE).
2017 / South Dakota Film Festival.
Presenting BENEATH FIERY SKIES. One Nomination. (USA).
2017 / L’Artists Muses.
Performed LIVE shoot with audience + Artists Showcase. (USA).
2017 / Austin Music Video Festival.
Presenting DZ Deathrays Music Video. One Nomination. (USA).
2016 / K.Cole Bond + Bowery Gallery.
OBSCURA: An Installation created by the FUTAGO. (USA).
2016 / New York Fashion Week.
Directed: Dark Materials: Sho Konishi’s First Fashion Show. (USA).
2016 / Silent Models: Fashion Exhibition.
Promo of Hayes Bros. Fashion Film ‘Chasing The Dragon’ (USA).
2016 / NYC SEAPORT Short Film Festival.
Presenting JOURNEY WITHIN One Nomination. (USA).
2015 / IN-HAUS-Top Creatives Expo.
FUTAGO selected as 01 of 20 best creatives. (USA).
2013 / Canon + Rolling Stone Presents.
FUTAGO become directors of this prestigous event at BAM. (USA).
2013 / Splashlight Studios: Talent Spotlight.
FUTAGO present favorite work over their career so far. (USA).
2011 / MPD Photography Show (NYC).
FUTAGO Photography Installation (now permanent). (USA).
2010 / Chicago Comic Con.
Presented their Graphic Novel ‘Dark Age Trilogy’. (USA).
2010 / Philadelphia Comic Con.
Exhibit of Artworks. Presented Graphic Novel ‘Dark Age Trilogy’. (USA).
2010 / New York Comic Con.
FUTAGO launched ‘Dark Age Trilogy’ (100,000 attendees). (USA).
2009 / IPA/Lucie Awards: FreshFair.
A juried event of the worlds best photographers. (USA).
2008 / New York Photo Group Salon.
Speakers at the NYC SoHo Photo Gallery Annual Event. (USA).
2007 / Typosition Gallery Event.
Speakers at the Klingspor Museum Annual Event. (GERMANY).
2006 / Marc Ecko Presents.
Art Directors of Marc Ecko’s new Fashion Collection show. (USA).
2005 / Apple Store Show.
Visual Presentation of latest work to an audience of 150. (UK).
2005 / Typosition Gallery Event.
Presenting Graphic work. Nominated for Graphic Innovation. (GERMANY).
2004 / Apple Store London, Grand Opening.
Visual Presentation of work to celebrate opening of Apple flagstore. (UK).
2003 / Apple Mac Expo UK.
Speaker for Adobe on Art Direction. (UK).
2003 / AIGA Miami.
Speaker Miami University / New World school of Arts. (USA).
2002 / Graphic Britain Exhibit.
Best of young British design. At the prestigious Design Museum. (UK).
2002 / Digital Arts World.
Guest Speakers for this huge Expo at London’s Kensington Olympia. (UK).
2002 / ICA Gallery.
BD4D Event. Short animated film viewing. (UK).
2002 / AIGA Gallery, Miami.
‘Face Off’ Exhibition portrait. (USA).
2001 / Princes Trust Creative Expo.
Presenting original work at the London Bloomberg Gallery. (UK).
2001 / Ginza Gallery Tokyo.
Typography Event. Identikal + T26 show the latest in typographic innovations. (JAPAN).
Publications. A curated selection of magazines and publications in print and online that have showcased HBF’s work:
2022 / Taipei National Newspaper.
Fashion Film Feature. (Taiwan).
2021 / Tatler Magazine Asia.
Fashion Film Feature. (China).
2021 / Vogue Magazine.
Fashion Film Feature. (Taiwan).
2013 / NME.
Music Video Feature. (UK).
2012 / Computer Arts.
Best Creative Moments (x2). (UK).
2012 / Computer Arts.
Music Video Feature. (UK).
2011 / Life+Times with Jay-Z.
Dark Age Interview. (USA).
2011 / Previews Magazine (Diamond Publishing).
Staff pick Feature. (USA).
2011 / IDN Magazine.
Spread Feature. (Hong Kong).
2011 / Grafik Magazine.
Spread Feature. (UK).
2011 / WIRED Magazine.
Spread Feature. (USA).
2011 / FontFeed.
4 Page Feature. (Germany).
2010 / PHASE ONE
Booklet: “Amongst the best Photographers using our Technology today”. (Denmark).
2010 / Creative Bloq.
4 Page Feature. (UK).
2009 / Computer Arts.
8 Page Feature. (UK).
2005 / Design China.
4 Page Feature. (China).
2004 / MacUser.
Twenty/20 Feature. (UK).
2003 / RES Magazine
Top 10 Innovators. (USA).
2003 / Computer Arts.
6 Page Feature. (UK).
2003 / Page Magazine.
4 Page Feature. (Germany).
2002 / Digital Arts World.
Booklet: “One of the hottest properties in the visual world today”. (UK).
2002 / Graphics International.
Feature: “Top 100 Creatives in the world”. (UK).
2001 / Cre@te Magazine.
Talent Feature Spread. (UK).