I'm a multi-disciplinary filmmaker and creative director with 20+ years of experience across film, television, advertising and branded content. I lead projects from concept development through to final delivery, across directing, editorial and motion design. My work balances creative ambition with strong strategic thinking and audience awareness. Away from work, I enjoy family time, travel, surfing, snowboarding, music, meditation, design and the broader creative industries.…

Mark Blondel

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I'm a multi-disciplinary filmmaker and creative director with 20+ years of experience across film, television, advertising and branded content. I lead projects from concept development through to final delivery, across directing, editorial and motion design. My work balances creative ambition with strong strategic thinking and audience awareness. Away from work, I enjoy family time, travel, surfing, snowboarding, music, meditation, design and the broader creative industries.…

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I’m a multi-disciplinary filmmaker and creative director with 20+ years of experience across film, television, advertising and branded content. I lead projects from concept development through to final delivery, across directing, editorial and motion design. My work balances creative ambition with strong strategic thinking and audience awareness.

Away from work, I enjoy family time, travel, surfing, snowboarding, music, meditation, design and the broader creative industries.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative director, director, motion designer, post production at Where Theres Smoke
January 12, 2014 - Present
I founded and lead an independent production studio delivering end-to-end creative and post-production services across film, television, entertainment, brand and advertising. I direct, edit and produce campaigns, commercials and branded content for agencies and major clients. From concept development through motion design, editing and final delivery, I work as a single accountable creative lead, guiding projects from brief to completion.
Creative Director at Where There's Smoke
January 1, 2010 - Present
Lead creative direction and production across commercial campaigns, broadcast design and branded content, guiding projects from concept development through to final delivery. Clients include Paramount+, Foxtel, Google, BBC, Channel [V], Fuel TV, Quiksilver, Billabong and Red Bull. Directed campaigns, broadcast identities and commercial films across television, digital and streaming platforms. Work recognised with 13+ Promax and Astra Awards.

Education

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Film and Media Production) at University of Sydney
February 2, 2002 - November 12, 2024
Bachelor of Creative Arts – Film & Media at University of Sydney
January 11, 2030 - March 11, 2026

Qualifications

Recognition
February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
RECOGNITION ASTRA ‘INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AWARDS’ GOLD - MOST OUTSTANDING CHANNEL COMMERCIAL Channel [V] ‘Portals Rebrand Campaign’ PROMAX COMMERCIAL & BRANDING AWARDS GOLD ‘BRAND OF THE YEAR” AWARD FOX 8 ‘Rebrand Campaign’ GOLD - BEST TV COMMERCIAL Channel [V] ‘Portals Rebrand Campaign’ SILVER - MOST OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL OF THE YEAR Channel [V] ‘Portals Rebrand Campaign’ GOLD - BEST ON AIR BRANDING DESIGN Channel [V] ‘Portals Rebrand Campaign’ SILVER - BEST VFX & COMPOSITING Channel [V] ‘Portals Rebrand Campaign’ WINNER - PROMAX BEST SPECIAL EVENT PROMO Country Music Channel 'Rollin' With The Variety Bash' BEST NEWS PROMO Foxtel ‘Vtrending Commercial & Branding’ BEST MUSIC AND ARTS COMMERCIAL Foxtel ‘Vtrending Commercial & Branding’ BEST USE OF DESIGN Foxtel ‘Vtrending Commercial & Branding’ BEST CG AND COMPOSITING Foxtel ‘Vtrending Commercial & Branding’ BEST MUSIC AND ARTS COMMERCIAL Foxtel ‘Max Sessions’ Commercial MOST OUTSTANDING CHANNEL COMMERCIAL Foxtel ‘Realms Rebrand’

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper Paramount+ Mountain Of Football

    For Paramount+, I led creative direction, concept development and editorial for the Mountain of Football campaign, directing and editing the project through post-production and delivering all broadcast and digital platform versions.

    uniE608 Nulon Commercial & Brand Film
    For Nulon Australia, I scripted, directed and edited the commercial and brand film for the nationwide “Born Like This” campaign.…
    uniE608 Foxtel Scifi Channel Branding
    For Foxtel, I conceived and creative directed the Sci-Fi Channel rebrand, overseeing and directing channel commercials and idents.…
    uniE608 Foxtel: FOX8 Rebrand
    For Foxtel, I led creative direction, concept development and motion design for the rebrand of FOX8, Foxtel’s flagship entertainment channel and one of Australia’s most-watched streaming destinations.…
    uniE608 Rhythm Japan Brand Film
    For Rhythm Japan, a leading ski, snowboard and outdoor gear retail and rental company in Japan’s premier mountain resorts, I led production, creative direction, concept development and post-production for their 20th Anniversary Brand Film. The film celebrates two decades of community, adventure and mountain culture by visualising the spirit of exploration and lifestyle at the heart of Rhythm’s story. Real, raw, and foot to the floor.…
    uniE608 The Ashes Idents
    For Foxtel, I led creative direction, concepts and motion design for the Ashes Test campaign, producing five channel idents that celebrated cricket’s greatest rivalry through macro-refined visual detail.…
    uniE608 Le Bent Brand Film
    For Le Bent, I conceived and directed and edited the Le Send product campaign film, overseeing the project through final edit and delivery.…
    uniE608 [V] Music Show Titles
    For XYZ Networks, I led creative direction, concept development and motion design for the Uncov]ered show titles on Channel V], Australia’s most influential music broadcasters.…
    uniE608 Foxtel Crime Rebrand
    For Foxtel, I led creative direction, concept development and motion design for the Crime channel rebrand, producing all on-screen brand assets, commercials and idents across broadcast and Foxtel’s streaming and on-demand platforms.…