Raised in the mountains of BC, Canadian director Jaron Albertin is a celebrated talent in the Film and commercial world for his high concept story telling and natural ability to capture tone in such a beautiful, nuanced, and cinematic way.
In 2015, year he won the most prestigious award for advertising, the Grand Prix at Cannes for his directorial work on Under Armour’s I Will What I Want campaign with Gisele Bündchen. His other numerous accolades include a Bronze Cannes Lion, additional Cannes Lion Shortlists, a prestigious D&AD Yellow Pencil, Gold and Bronze Clio Awards, and AICP Awards.
Weightless, co-written by BAFTA and Tony winning writer/playwright Enda Walsh (Once, Hunger) is his feature film directorial debut.