Nick Pollack

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Nick Pollack is an award-winning director, writer & editor, based in Sydney. ​ An Australian Director's Guild award winner, Nick has been directing since 2004.

About

Nick Pollack is an award-winning director, writer & editor, based in Sydney.

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An Australian Director’s Guild award winner, Nick has been directing since 2004. He writes, directs and edits across digital platforms, whilst maintaining a strong tie to traditional film-making via commercials & shorts.

In 2020, Nick wrote Lionsgate’s ‘Joey & Ella: A Kangaroo Tail’ for Ace Entertainment, followed by ‘The Quest For Tom Sawyer’s Gold’, ‘Ghoster’ and a further three family films in pre-production. He has dozens more feature and TV scripts completed / in development. As an author, he has published four novels, and sold one for an upcoming film adaptation.

Through the assistance of Screen Australia and Create NSW, he developed “Any Girl Who Loves The Beatles Is Bound To Break Your Heart”, based on his first novel, which was selected by Warner Bros as one of the 10 best Australian screenplays of the year on the ‘Aussie BlackList’

His recent short film ‘And Though The Music Ended, We Danced On Through The Night’ premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival.

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  • Joined September 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Other

Projects · 2

Work experience· 9 roles

Director / Editor · DeependApr 2013 – Sep 2025 · 12 yrs 6 mos

In-house head of moving image department at a digital agency; responsible for commercial & content editing, full production from ideation to directing.

Director / Editor, Head of Moving Image · DeependApr 2013 – Sep 2025 · 12 yrs 6 mos

In-house Head of Moving Image at digital agency Deepend; responsible for commercial and content editing and full production scoping from ideation to directing.

Freelance Commercial Editor, Director, Writer & Content Producer · Freelance / RMK Crew ManagementAug 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 4 mos

Freelance work for Infinity Squared, VMLY&R, Lionsgate / Ace Entertainment US, Seven Studios, Resolution Design, Two Giraffes, Canva, Engine Room Productions, History Will Be Kind, Deep End Sydney, Buff Productions, Now Screen, Pinstripe Media, Screen Tide, Focus Creative, The Penny Lane Film Company and several Sydney advertising agencies.

Freelance Commercial Editor, Director, Writer & Content Producer · FreelanceAug 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 4 mos
Director / Editor · MassivevisionApr 2008 – Sep 2025 · 17 yrs 6 mos
Director / Editor · New Film MediaNov 2004 – Sep 2025 · 20 yrs 11 mos
Director / Editor · New Film MediaNov 2004 – Sep 2025 · 20 yrs 11 mos
Commercials Editor · Manifesto FilmsApr 2004 – Sep 2025 · 21 yrs 6 mos

Education

Associate Diploma · KvB College of Visual Arts1995 – 1996
High School · St Aloysius College, Millsons Point1986 – 1994
Associate Diploma · KVB College of Visual Arts1995 – 1996
Secondary Education · St Aloysius College, Milsons Point1986 – 1994

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