Ringan Ledwidge
Ringan Ledwidge | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1971 |
| Died | 8 November 2021 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1997–2021 |
| Works | Full list |
| Awards | Full list |
Ringan Ledwidge (24 May 1971 – 8 November 2021) was a British film and commercial director.
Life and career
Ledwidge studied at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in Kent[1]. After graduating in 1993, he travelled to the Middle East[2] and worked as a journalist and photographer in the Gaza Strip.[3] He later journeyed through the United States, also working as a photographer.
After returning to the UK, he gradually shifted his focus to directing. He directed his first television commercial in 1997 and later produced music videos for bands such as Red Snapper, Whale, Travis, and Massive Attack[4].
In 1999, he was awarded the Young Director Award by the European Federation for Commercial Film Producers,[5] leading to further work with major brands such as Adidas, Apple, Audi, Nike, and Volkswagen.
His commercials went on to receive multiple awards, including British Television Advertising Awards and recognition at the Cannes Lions.
In 2006, Ledwidge co-founded the production company Rattling Stick[2] alongside Daniel Kleinman and Johnnie Frankel.[6] The company went on to produce several acclaimed campaigns under Ledwidge's direction, such as Go On Lad (2008) for Hovis and Three Little Pigs (2012) for The Guardian.[7]
Ledwidge made his feature film debut with Gone (2007), produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. In 2012, he was signed by DreamWorks to direct the science fiction project Glimmer, which was planned for release in 2014.[8]
He died of cancer in November 2021, at the age of 50.[2][9]
Awards
- 1999 – Young Director Award, European Federation for Commercial Film Producers[5]
- 2000 – Silver Cannes Lions, Volkswagen – Self Defense[10]
- 2001 – Silver Cannes Lions, Adidas – Horses[10]
- 2005 – Gold Arrow, British Television Advertising Awards, Lynx – Getting Dressed[10]
- 2009 – Best Commercial, British Television Advertising Awards, Hovis – Go On Lad[10]
- 2012 – Best Crafted Commercial, British Television Advertising Awards, The Guardian – Three Little Pigs[11]
- 2016 – Best Music Video, Camerimage Awards, Massive Attack – Voodoo In My Blood (ft. Young Fathers)[12]
- 2017 – Best Director, shots Awards[2]
- 2017 – Best in Book, Creative Review Annual Awards, Audi – Clowns[2]
- 2021/2022 – Posthumous Award, British Arrows[13]
Filmography
Feature films
- Gone (2007)
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Image Of You" | Red Snapper |
| 1999 | "Crying At Airports"[9] | Whale feat. Bus 75 |
| "Rainbows Of Colour" | Grooverider | |
| "Bring It On"[9] | Gomez | |
| "Turn"[9] | Travis | |
| 2000 | "Coming Around" | |
| 2009 | "One Day Like This"[9] | Elbow |
| 2016 | "Voodoo In My Blood"[9] | Massive Attack |
Commercials
| Year | Title | Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Police"[9] | BBC Radio 1 | |
| 2001 | "Rain"[9] | Guinness | |
| 2003 | "First Dance"[9] | BBC Radio 6 Music | |
| 2004 | "Getting Dressed"[6][9] | Lynx | |
| "Road to Lisbon"[9] | Adidas | ||
| "Crash"[9] | Department for Education | UK road safety campaign Think! | |
| 2005 | "Hot Dog"[9] | Nike | |
| 2006 | "Last Man Standing"[9] | Adidas | |
| 2007 | "Dangerous Liaison" | Levi's | starring Léa Seydoux |
| 2008 | "Brains" | Britvic | |
| "Go On Lad"[9] | Hovis | ||
| "Rewind City"[6][9] | Orange | ||
| 2009 | "Tunnel" | Stella Artois | |
| "Jockey"[9] | Weetabix | ||
| 2010 | "Father and Daughter" | Vodafone | |
| "After Hours Athlete"[6][9] | Puma | ||
| "‘Ivan Cobenk"[9] | Logitech | starring Kevin Bacon | |
| 2011 | "Crying Jean" | Stella Artois | starring Adrien Brody |
| "Le Quest"[6] | |||
| "Life Story"[6] | Barnardo's | ||
| 2012 | "The Other Half"[6][9] | John Lewis | |
| "Susan Glenn"[9] | Axe | starring Kiefer Sutherland | |
| "Three Little Pigs"[6][9] | The Guardian | ||
| "Nike Free, I will run to you" | Nike | ||
| "Airborne"[9] | |||
| 2013 | "Nutcracker"[9] | Baileys | |
| 2014 | "Christmas Is For Sharing"[6][9] | Sainsbury's | |
| "Winner Stays On"[9] | Nike | ||
| 2015 | "Dead Mouse Theatre"[9] | Tomcat | |
| 2016 | "The Switch" | Nike | starring Cristiano Ronaldo |
| "Duel"[6][9] | Audi | ||
| 2017 | "Clown Proof" / "Clowns"[6][9] | ||
| "Last Days"[6] | Jose Cuervo | ||
| "Gabrielle" | Chanel | starring Kristen Stewart | |
| 2018 | "iPhone X Memory"[6] | Apple | |
| 2019 | "Cashew"[6] | Audi | Super Bowl Commercial |
| "Followers"[6] | Miller Lite | ||
| 2020 | "Commencement"[9] | Bank of America | narrated by Viola Davis |
References
- ^ "How I Got Here: Ringan Ledwidge". Creative Review. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Legendary director Ringan Ledwidge dies". Televisual. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "CAMPAIGN CRAFT: PORTFOLIO - Ringan Ledwidge". Campaign. 21 August 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "The cult inspirations behind Massive Attack's new video". Dazed. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b "The Young Director Award" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Directors – Ringan Ledwidge". Rattling Stick. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "'Three Little Pigs' for Guardian by Ringan Ledwidge". Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "DreamWorks taps Ringan Ledwidge to direct 'Glimmer'". Variety. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Somewhere over the rainbow: Ringan Ledwidge, 1971 to 2021". British Film Institute. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Ringan Ledwidge: Director". United Agents. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Guardian and Channel 4 films triumph at Craft Awards". Campaign. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2025 – via Wikipedia Library.
- ^ "Camerimage 2016 Winners Announced!". British Arrows. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Ringan Ledwidge (Posthumous Award)". British Cinematographer. Retrieved 21 July 2025.