Kay was born in the early 80s and grew up in Frankfurt. After studying at Victoria University in Wellington / New Zealand (supported by a DAAD scholarship) and working as a Production Assistant on KING KONG at WETA DIGITAL, he enrolled at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. In 2013 he successfully graduated with a diploma in COMMERCIAL DIRECTING. He participated in the Hollywood Workshop 2011 at UCLA in Los Angeles, supported by the Baden-Württemberg scholarship.
His short films (f.i. in co-production with ARTE and SWR) and student commercials were successfully screened on many festivals.
Kay loves storytelling in all formats, but admits, that commercial directing is the best job in the world! He currently lives in Berlin, where he is working hard to insert his humor, quirky visual style and his focus on interesting characters into his films.
TVCs (selection)
ARENA LINGUA - SUBTITLES DESTROY MOVIES / Element-E / JvM/AlsterShortlist ‚Film‘ Cannes, Finalist New York Festivals
MCDONALD’S - IL PADRONE / PPM Films / DDB Vienna Silber & Bronze ADC Austria 2017, Shortlist Top Spot 2017
MERCEDES-BENZ - VUDDI ON BOARD / Filmdeluxe / LLR
THE TRUE STORY OF REVIEW - POSING & DOMENICO / Plexus Productions / Kittel Creative Studio, 5 Awards @ Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2015 (incl. 2 x Best Director), Le Book
SWISSCOM - I SWEAR / Who’s McQueen Schweiz / Heimat Berlin Shortlist ADC Schweiz, Spot des Monats, Lürzer’s Archive
AXEL SPRINGER - YEAH 3000 / Filmdeluxe / Oliver Voss Shortlist Deutscher Digital Award, Bronze Die Klappe
BVB - ANTI-RASSISMUS / Plexus Productions / KNSK Werbeagentur Trialog Award
MIGROS - BATTLE OF TASTE / / Who’s McQueen Schweiz / Wirtz Werbung Ag Bronze ADC Schweiz
MARTHA - A TWISTED FABLE / Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg New German Director‘s Showcase, Shortlist First Steps Award
SWISSCOM - SIR ROGER MOORE / Who’s McQueen Schweiz / Heimat Berlin SHORTS (selection)
PASTICCIO / Co-Production ARTE, SWR
Audience Award Highlights 2010, Sehsüchte, etc.
GUTE REISE, RUDI / Co-Production ARTE, SWR Filmfestspiele Biberach, etc.