DAVID GIL

Award-winning director and cinematographer, David Maurice Gil, has built a reputation for himself by uniting a style that blends his talents in documentary and cinema filmmaking. A Southern Arizona native, his work has taken him across the world, as both a national and international director. 

Creatively, his work is defined as colorful with a humanistic flavoring from his journalistic roots. 

After filming for FOX, ABC, and NBC as a news /doc cameraman, the moving image led him to work with the larger, national media markets and networks. His doc credits include shows for Discovery, MTV, VH1, A&E, Outdoor Life Network, HGTV, MSNBC, NatGeo and many others. 

David's artistic agility would allow him to pivot toward directing more VFX and CG led work. His extensive knowledge and experience around this field allows him to maneuver easily through complex and tight projects while working with specialized equipment such as robotic cameras, motion-mapping, green screen, and motion control. David also specializes in directing multi-cam crews of any size and styles. 

As a commercial director, Gil has created numerous spots for national brands from Disney, Activision, Microsoft, Claritin, Covered IL, Dairy Management Gilead, Eli Lilly, and the list goes on. Through this work, David has worked with numerous celebrities such as most recently Mila Kunis, as well as Johnny Depp, SAINt JHN, James Franco, Lenny Kravitz, Childish Gambino, LL Cool J, Phyllis, Diller, Trey Songz, Nick Swardson, Eric Stonestreet, and many more. 

In addition to working with national brands, David has also worked with top advertising agencies such as Edelman, DDB, Ant Farm, Buddha Jones and Aspect Ratio. 

AWARDS:

-2023 Bronze Clio Entertainment Award for: "Diablo IV - BTS"

-2023 Gold and 2x Bronze Telly Award for: “Sea of Dawn”

-2022 Silver & Bronze Clios Health Award for: Gilead Sciences “Power Within Reach”

-2018 Gold Golden Trailer Award for: Most Innovative Marketing for a Videogame – Call of Duty - Brotherhood

-2018 Gold Promax Games Award for: Best Long Format Promotional Content: Call of Duty Brotherhood 

-2015 Silver Advertising Age Healthcare Marketing Impact Award: Best Integrated Campaign of Year “Get Covered Illinois” 

-2015 “Get Covered Illinois” Announced 1st commercial In U.S. to promote healthcare coverage for a same sex couple (Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Huffington Post, LGBTQ Nation) 

-2014 Clio Bronze Key Art Award – FarCry4 2014 Clio Bronze Key Art Award – Xbox Insider “Quantum Break” 2015 Indie Series Award Nomination “ML Promise” Texting and driving