ABOUT
James Nicholas Green is a Director, Writer and Senior Creative based in South East London.
He’s known for fun, bold content; balancing absurdity and realism, comedy and drama.
His work blends meticulous visual precision with an instinct for performance and pacing.
James has garnered wins and nominations at the UKVAs, the YDAs at Cannes Lions, Kinsale Sharks, and Berlin Commercial, alongside official selections from BAFTA and BIFA qualifying festivals including Aesthetica, LSFF, and Raindance, amongst many others.
Originally hailing from a working-class background in a regional hometown, his films often champion under-represented protagonists and poke fun at social hierarchies.
EXPERIENCE
James began his career documenting his local hardcore punk scene and directing narrative music videos. He later served as a Senior Creative at MTV, where he honed his craft writing and directing commercials for hit shows and top talent.
Now freelance, James is carving out a career in narrative long-form while continuing his work leading major marketing campaigns for global entertainment brands.
In a nutshell, James doesn’t just know how to create compelling content, he knows how to market it too, meaning he can take projects all the way from ideation to delivery.
Much like a seasonal cold, he also knows how to go viral. His music videos have surpassed 1.6M YouTube views, while his personal social content has generated over 17.5M views and 2.6M likes on TikTok alone.
HAPPY CUSTOMERS
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Semi Finalist - Flickers’ Rhode Island Film Festival 2025: ‘TERRORCOTTA’
Official Selection - Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2024: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
Young Director Award 2024, Cannes Lions - Shortlisted: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
Norwich Film Festival 2024 - Nomination - Best British Film: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
The British Short Film Awards 2024 - 4 x Longlist Nominations: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
Northampton FF 2025 - Winner - Best Narrative Fiction Short: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
Official Selection - Short Com Film Festival 2024: ‘Victory To The Mimers’
Official Selection - Atlanta Film Festival 2021: ‘Kid Kapichi - Thugs’
UKMVA 2020 - Best Rock Video - Newcomer - Shortlist: ‘Kid Kapichi - Thugs’
GOLD - Promax Europe 2020 - Best Copywriting: ‘MTV 2019 EMA Host Spot’
GOLD - Promax UK 2020 - Best Entertainment Originated: ‘MTV 2019 EMA Host Spot’
Promax Europe 2020 - Nomination - Best Entertainment Spot: ‘MTV 2019 EMA Host Spot’
Promax Europe 2020 - Nomination - Something For Nothing: ‘MTV Lockdown Workout’
Promax UK 2020 - Nomination - Best Key Visual: ‘MTV Catfish UK’
Official Selection - Raindance Film Festival 2020: ‘Kid Kapichi - Thugs’
Berlin Commercial 2020: New Generation Shortlist: ‘Kid Kapichi - Thugs’ & ‘Death Dips’
Official Selection - London Short Film Festival 2020: ‘Kid Kapichi - Death Dips’
Kinsale Shark Awards 2019: Best New Director - Nominated: ‘Kid Kapichi - Death Dips’
GOLD - Australian Cinematographers Society 2017: Music Video: ‘Kid Kapichi - Waster’
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Recent Work
His recent comedy drama short film ‘Victory To The Mimers’ playfully explored the dire state of Arts funding in the UK. It stars Steve Furst (‘The Serpent Queen’, ‘In The Long Run’), Toto Bruin (‘It’s A Sin’, ‘The Great’) and Lee Ingleby (‘The Long Shadow’, ‘The Hunt For Raoul Moat’).
It enjoyed an award-winning festival run, and is now live on Directors Notes. You can stream the film on Youtube here.
UPCOMING Work
His debut feature length screenplay 'TERRORCOTTA' is currently in rewrites, but an earlier draft has already reached Semi Finalist at this years Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival.
He’s currently preparing to enter pre production on a new comedy short ‘Backfired’, a tale of envy, revenge, and unintended consequences. The project recently landed a ‘Longlist’ nomination for the Slick Films Fund.
His development slate of projects also includes a christmas comedy feature, a sitcom pilot, a live sketch show and a rom com. Oh yes, a busy bee is he.
