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. 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. ​…

Nick Pollack

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. 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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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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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Commercial Editor, Director, Writer & Content Producer at Freelance
August 1, 2011 - Present
Freelance editor, director, writer and content producer working with clients including Infinity Squared, VMLY&R, Lionsgate/Ace Entertainment US, Seven Studios, Resolution Design, Canva and numerous Sydney agencies via RMK Crew Management; responsible for creative development, production scoping, direction and post-production across commercial and content projects.
Director / Editor, Head of Moving Image at Deepend
April 1, 2013 - September 16, 2025
In-house Head of Moving Image at digital agency Deepend; responsible for commercial and content editing and full production scoping from ideation to directing.
Director / Editor at Massivevision
April 1, 2008 - September 16, 2025
In-house senior commercial & content editor at digital agency Massive (in Massivevision video department).
Director / Editor at New Film Media
November 1, 2004 - September 16, 2025
Director / Editor stint contributing to multiple projects.
Commercials Editor at Manifesto Films
April 1, 2004 - September 16, 2025
In-house senior offline editor, delivering over 250 commercials in 4 years.
Freelance Commercial Editor, Director, Writer & Content Producer at Freelance / RMK Crew Management
August 1, 2011 - Present
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.
Director / Editor at Deepend
April 1, 2013 - September 16, 2025
In-house head of moving image department at a digital agency; responsible for commercial & content editing, full production from ideation to directing.
Director / Editor at New Film Media
November 1, 2004 - September 16, 2025
Director / Editor for commercial projects.
Commercials Editor at Manifesto Films
April 1, 2004 - September 16, 2025
In-house senior offline editor, delivering over 2,500 commercials in 4 years.

Education

Associate Diploma at KvB College of Visual Arts
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 1996
High School at St Aloysius College, Millsons Point
January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1994
Associate Diploma at KVB College of Visual Arts
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996
Secondary Education at St Aloysius College, Milsons Point
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1994

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
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