Night Manager director Susanne Bier 'shortlisted for next Bond film'
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Susanne Bier: The Night Manager & Bird Box
Fame building for an Academy Award winner
Following the critical acclaim of The Night Manager, its Oscar-nominated director Susanne Bier felt she had been overlooked in media coverage and tasked Borkowski to build a profile that would redress the balance. Following a successful campaign she, alongside Netflix, tasked us with ensuring that her work on Birdbox was recognised and that her media profile befitted a director of major blockbusters.
Borkowski positioned Susanne as an industry leader – the only female director to win an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a European Film Awards. We highlighted diversity issues in Hollywood and underlined her status as one of the world’s most acclaimed film and television directors in a series of profiles, comment pieces and news stories.
On Bird Box, we used the success of The Night Manager to build on this message, and positioned Susanne and Sandra Bullock as a powerful creative combination as a result of which Susanne was viewed by the industry and media as belonging to the top echelon of Hollywood talent and a vital component of the film’s astonishing viral success.
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highlighting her work on The Night Manager and gaining media recognition.
Delivered a keynote speech at the Screen International Conference and BFI, and a national op-ed feature that became a major talking point, alongside a Twitter trend regarding a James Bond rumour.
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Stephen Sackur talks to one of Europe's top film directors, Susanne Bier.
