Craig Gillespie On The Spot

A former art director who spent more than a decade at New York shops such as BBDO and Ammirati Puris & Lintas, MJZ’s Craig Gillespie says his agency days still inform his work. The Los Angeles-based director won the 2005 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in January for his Ameriquest and Altoids spots and is now lending his comedic stylings to features. The 38-year-old Australia native just completed post on Mr. Woodcock, a New Line Cinema film about a man who tries to stop his mother from marrying his high school gym teacher (Billy Bob Thornton).