ANIMALS welcomes Jake Dypka 🖤 @dypka
Jake Dypka is a London-based director from London whose career began in an unexpected corner of filmmaking — creating martial arts training DVDs for a publishing house in Chichester. Soon after turning his focus to commercial work, he won the Young Directors Award at Cannes and went on to direct the opening film for the Saatchi & Saatchi Young Directors Showcase the following year.
Jake builds worlds from the inside out, crafting stories where character, performance, and meticulous detail drive the narrative. His work blends sharp comedic timing, thoughtful framing, and richly stylized design to create imagined worlds that feel vivid, familiar, and emotionally resonant. Wit, humanity, and visual artistry come together in a voice that is unmistakably his own.
His short film With Hollie drew over 10 million views in its first week online, marking a breakout moment in a career filled with international recognition. He has since directed acclaimed campaigns for brands including Tinder, Hims, Klarna, Cancer Research UK, and Babbel, earning a reputation as a trusted creative partner for ambitious, craft-led commercial storytelling.
ANIMALS welcomes Jake Dypka 🖤 @dypka
Jake Dypka is a London-based director from London whose career began in an unexpected corner of filmmaking — creating martial arts training DVDs for a publishing house in Chichester. Soon after turning his focus to commercial work, he won the Young Directors Award at Cannes and went on to direct the opening film for the Saatchi & Saatchi Young Directors Showcase the following year.
Jake builds worlds from the inside out, crafting stories where character, performance, and meticulous detail drive the narrative. His work blends sharp comedic timing, thoughtful framing, and richly stylized design to create imagined worlds that feel vivid, familiar, and emotionally resonant. Wit, humanity, and visual artistry come together in a voice that is unmistakably his own.
His short film With Hollie drew over 10 million views in its first week online, marking a breakout moment in a career filled with international recognition. He has since directed acclaimed campaigns for brands including Tinder, Hims, Klarna, Cancer Research UK, and Babbel, earning a reputation as a trusted creative partner for ambitious, craft-led commercial storytelling.
ANIMALS welcomes Jake Dypka 🖤 @dypka
Jake Dypka is a London-based director from London whose career began in an unexpected corner of filmmaking — creating martial arts training DVDs for a publishing house in Chichester. Soon after turning his focus to commercial work, he won the Young Directors Award at Cannes and went on to direct the opening film for the Saatchi & Saatchi Young Directors Showcase the following year.
Jake builds worlds from the inside out, crafting stories where character, performance, and meticulous detail drive the narrative. His work blends sharp comedic timing, thoughtful framing, and richly stylized design to create imagined worlds that feel vivid, familiar, and emotionally resonant. Wit, humanity, and visual artistry come together in a voice that is unmistakably his own.
His short film With Hollie drew over 10 million views in its first week online, marking a breakout moment in a career filled with international recognition. He has since directed acclaimed campaigns for brands including Tinder, Hims, Klarna, Cancer Research UK, and Babbel, earning a reputation as a trusted creative partner for ambitious, craft-led commercial storytelling.
ANIMALS + Jacob Tierney 🖤
Born in Montreal, Jacob Tierney is one of Canada’s leading film and television creators, best known as co-creator, writer, and director of the hit series Letterkenny and its spinoff Shoresy, which together have earned nine Canadian Screen Awards. He began his career in feature films, writing and directing titles including Twist (Venice Film Festival) and The Trotsky (Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay), building a reputation for sharp, character-driven storytelling.
Tierney continues to push boundaries in television with projects like Heated Rivalry, the breakout hockey-romance series he developed, wrote, directed, and executive produced for Crave and HBO Max, as well as his work as executive producer on The Traitors Canada. Known for blending wit, emotional depth, and inventive storytelling, he brings a distinct voice and creative leadership to every project he helms.
