February has been busy for London production studio, Kode. It has signed three directors. Meena Ayittey and Emily Freda Sharp joined earlier in the month. Now the awarded director, Marek Partyš is joining its roster.
Partyš is known for his ability to capture two opposing filmic disciplines, the first being absurd humour, colourful art direction and joyful characters. The second is a more serious and cinematic approach, where he creates strong emotional stories and sensitively captures human nature.
Partyš love for film was sparked through Lego. With no interest in instruction manuals, he used the building blocks through his own imagination to create his own heroes and worlds. His inventiveness now marks his directorial work. Just a year after Marek jumped into the world of advertising, he won Bronze Cannes Lion and a Gold at YDA in 2018 for his work, Jágrláma, shot in the Himalayan mountains.
Since then, he has added awards from the D&AD, Clio, Epica award and Golden drum festivals to his collection. Marek has also achieved a prestigious award at the Ciclope Festival, Gold for directing in 2020. Over the six years he has been in the industry, he has worked with brands such as Ikea, Telekom, Zalando and McDonald’s.
Jack Goodwin, executive producer at KODE, commented, “Marek’s work is incredibly relevant, his positive energy is totally infectious and his ability to span many genres meaning his ads that are eye catching and eye watering in equal parts. It’s for these reasons, and many more, that I’m excited to be welcoming him to Kode.”
“I’m truly inspired by human emotion and the extent of the complexity of our beings. I try to make films that evoke a strong emotional response, be that joy, sadness or anything in between,” Partyš stated. “I’m looking forward to doing this with the team at KODE. The quality of their output and their attitude to production, has made them one of the major players in the UK market. And I’m happy to be a part of the family. Not to mention that on the very first call together I felt like I’d known the Kode people for a long time. And this friendly atmosphere was another of the important aspects of why I decided to join.”
