Ex-Wieden & Kennedy Portland senior creative and AFTRS alum, Millicent Malcolm, has joined The Glue Society as a writer and director. Malcolm returned to Australia late last year and has been working freelance at M&C Saatchi since.    

She began her career as a Cannes Young Lion and D&AD student pencil winner, and has worked in top tier agencies including Clemenger BBDO New Zealand, BMF and JWT. She is also a graduate of the competitive AFTRS directing program and has already won recognition at Cannes, One Show, AWARD, Effies, Clios and more.

Malcom’s Masters film, The Familiars, has been officially selected at global festivals this year including Rhode Island, Telluride, and Flickerfest.

She is also a B&T Women in Media and Young Achiever finalist and has always had a passion for making commercials as well as writing them. “And I’m truly excited about all that I might achieve as part of the Glue Society team – as their work continues to inspire and lead the way”, she stated.

With a TED commissioned film and a Google Skippy’s win in her backpack, and having refined her skills with music videos, she is truly a “triple threat”, according to Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder of The Glue Society. “Millie’s not just a writer and director, she’s a ground-breaker. With us being a small collective, it is rare we get the chance to take on new talent here – so we are thrilled that Millie has chosen to join us. Her skill-set, dynamism and eagerness to discover what she is truly capable of makes her a perfect addition to the team.

“With Pete Baker and Alice Cogin going great guns establishing Glue Society’s New Zealand set-up, and some longer-term projects finally seeing the light of day here (Suncorp One House, Human Mart, Netflix Kingdom and Sheba Hope Reef), we are looking forward to seeing what the rest of this year brings.”

The Glue Society has just produced its 2021 reel of work done so far. (It’s impressive.)