Kinka Usher is a director of television commercials and feature films, and he is a past recipient of the Director's Guild Award for "Best Commercial Director."
Kinka's extensive list of commercial credits include award winning campaigns for VISA, Apple, adidas, Volkswagen, Pepsi, HBO, Nike, Bridgestone, and Sony. Usher's work has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious DGA Best Commercial Director award, which he won in 1998.
Usher directed the humorous cult favorite film Mystery Men (Universal Pictures, starring Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Greg Kinnear and Geoffrey Rush).
Usher is the son of an Italian mother and French father, he grew up spending his time between Europe and the United States.
AWARDS
•DGA nominated (3), DGA Best Commercial Director
•Cannes Lions (9), Gold, Silver, and Bronze
•One Show (7)
•AICP Show (5)
•Clio Awards. Gold (5), Silver, Bronze (2)
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