MICHAEL HOY
Director. Writer. Editor. Producer.
I got my start on the set of Donnie Darko as the assistant to director Richard Kelly, and producer Sean McKittrick (Get Out, BlacKkKlansman, Us), now a celebrated Indie-cult movie. After being on a movie-set, I simply just didn't want to do anything else. The fall after we shot Darko, I dropped all my classes at The University Of Southern California and started chasing the dream.
I have directed over a dozen feature-length scripted movies, including eight Vertical Micro-Dramas made for mobile, which are currently available for viewing on various vertical entertainment apps such as ReelShort, KalosTV, and DramaBox.
I have directed TV-Movies for Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, and the Lifetime Movie Club App, now available on Amazon Prime and YouTube for rental and purchase. I have directed hundreds of scripted short-form entertainment-driven videos released on digital social channels, including award-winning branded content for top brands with media companies like BuzzFeed, and NBCUniversal.
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Content
I am an award winning branded video creative. I have worked with over 100 top brands and have amassed 300+ million branded content views. I have created branded content across multiple categories including: food, fitness, lifestyle, automotive, pets and animals, consumer packaged goods, pharma, finance, and tech.
AWARDS
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2023 Daytime EMMY® Awards |
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
for contributions as a Senior Digital Video Editor,
The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBC
2022 Daytime EMMY® Awards |
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show
for contributions as a Senior Digital Video Editor,
The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBC
2020 Commercial Director's Diversity Program | Semi-Finalist
2018 ThinkLA IDEA Awards |
Best Video Campaign
BuzzFeed + Hyundai - Better Drives Us / Young Entrepreneur Series
2017 Summit Emerging Media Visionary Award | Best TV / Internet Video Campaign
BuzzFeed + Hyundai - Better Drives Us / Young Entrepreneur Series
2017 Ad Week Reader's Choice Poll Winner | Hottest In Native Advertising
BuzzFeed Native Advertising
2015 Webby Award | Best Branded Content
"Dear Kitten" - BuzzFeed
2014 Digiday Award | Best Video Creative
"Dear Kitten" - BuzzFeed
2014 #1 Top Ad By A YouTube Content Creator | Google YouTube
"Dear Kitten" - BuzzFeed
YouTube Ads Leaderboard | Google YouTube
Over 20 top ten leaderboard mentions, showcasing ads that people choose to watch each month | BuzzFeed
Favorite YouTube Ad Of The Past Decade
| Google YouTube
"Dear Kitten" - BuzzFeed (nominated)
2014 Stage Alliance Ovation Award |
Best Video / Projection Design
"The Wrong Man" - Skylight Theatre Company
2013 LA Weekly Web Awards |
Best Web Series
"The Best Of Craigslist" (nominated)