Playing at the HORROR Short Film Festival in October 2017
Jonathan Brooks is a writer and director from South Wales. With a ten year background in entertainment, factual television and promos Jonathan moved towards a career in commercials in 2011 after winning a competition to create a television advert for the recruitment company Reed.
The advert was a big success and Jonathan has been directing and co-directing national TV adverts for Reed and other companies alongside his creative and business partner Mat Laroche. They started Chips Films in 2012 producing and directing brilliant online content for companies including Volvo, Mazda, M&S and Dyson.
Jonathan has written and directed a number of successful short comedy films. “First Press” (co-directed with Mat) was shortlisted for the Virgin Media Shorts in 2011. “The Devil’s Apricot” (written & directed by Jonathan) won Judges Commendation at the Reed Short Film Awards 2012 and both the Picturehouse Picks Award and Runner Up Best Short Film at the Cofilmic Film Festival 2012. His latest short film, Milk Man was recently completed and is a short version of feature film of the same name.
Festival for HORROR 