Bio
Charlie Thorne is an award winning director and photographer based in brighton.
From the intimate to the epic, Charlie is capable of weaving sensitive and often intensely personal stories across multiple continents and landscapes, living confidently on the border between documentary and narrative styles.
As a keen photographer, Charlie also brings a sharp visual edge to his directing style, transforming the stories he is telling with an aesthetic more akin to the world of cinema.
His passion for socially conscious causes has seen him working with Refugees in Rome, Mental Health charities in Glasgow and ethical tea farmers in China, as well as with global brands such as Airbnb, LinkedIn, Dettol, Air China, National Trust, Cancer Research, and most recently a National TVC campaign for PDSA.
Charlie is currently developing his first narrative short film.
Press
Shots - Keeping people and pets together with PDSA - 2023
Little Black Book - PDSA Highlights the Support Needed for People and Pets during the Cost-Of-Living Crisis in Emotive Spot - 2023
The Drum - Auditory Dettol campaign shows how households can stay squeaky clean - 2022
Campaign - Dettol uses the power of sound to portray the natural chaos of home life - 2022
AdAge - SQUIRT, TINKLE, SPLASH! Sounds Capture the Chaos of Home Life in Dettol Cleaning Ad - 2022
Creative Salon - Dettol’s ‘Let Life Flow’ Campaign Celebrates Familiar Moments In An Unfamiliar Way - 2022
Little Black Book - HunkyDory's Charlie Thorne Pens Heartfelt Letter to National Trust Scotland - 2021
Shots - New National Trust for Scotland ad from Frame - 2021
Little Black Book - Scotland Takes Action Against Global Climate Emergency - 2021
Fabrik - Creativity from across the Fabrik community - 2018
Awards & Nominations
Rise
** HONOURABLE MENTION - Best Global Effort @ PR Week Awards 2024 **
Ramble On
** OFFICIAL SELECTION - BFI National Archive 2023 **
** OFFICIAL SELECTION - Sheffield DocFest 2022 **
** OFFICIAL SELECTION - Festival of the Mind 2022 **
Betty
** OFFICIAL SELECTION - BFI National Archive 2023 **
Dettol - "Let Life Flow"
** WINNER - Ad of the Day @ Campaign Magazine 2022 **
** EDITOR'S PICK @ AdAge 2022 **
National Trust for Scotland - "I Love This Place"
** GOLD - Tourism, Leisure & Sport @ The Marketing Society - Star Awards 2022 **
** SILVER - Charity @ The Marketing Society - Star Awards 2022 **
** NOMINATED - Creativity & Craft Award @ The Marketing Society - Star Awards 2022 **
Scottish Association for Mental Health - "Going To Be"
** WINNER - Best TV Campaign @ The Nods Awards 2018 **
** WINNER - Best TV/Cinema Campaign @ Scottish Creative Awards 2017 **
** HIGHLY COMMENDED - Best Commercial Over 21 Seconds @ Scottish Creative Awards 2017 **
** NOMINATED - Best Online Video/Film @ Scottish Creative Awards 2017 **
Alzheimer's Society - "Live For Today"
** NOMINATED - Best New Director @ Kinsale Shark Awards 2016 **