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🎧 Episode #2
ADDICTED • Director: Jamie Rafn
ADDICTED
August 28, 2025
Hi All,
I’m excited to share the second episode of the ADDICTED series!
This time featuring UK director Jamie Rafn.
— Andreas
THE INTERVIEW
WHO?
Jamie Rafn read law at Oxford and qualified as a barrister before following his lifelong passion for film. His debut feature Soho Square (2000), made for just a few thousand dollars, was picked up by The Sundance Channel and paved the way for award-winning shorts like She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Saatchi & Saatchi New Director Showcase) and Tokyo Jim (European Film Award nominee, TCM Film Festival winner). Alongside his film work, Jamie built an acclaimed commercial portfolio for brands including Johnnie Walker, Budweiser, Toyota, Volvo, and American Family Insurance. His Johnnie Walker spot The Man Who Walked Around the World, starring Robert Carlyle, became a global hit—winning a Cannes Gold Lion and multiple international awards. Jamie has also directed for television, including Rob Newman’s The History of the World Backwards and BBC’s Roger & Val Have Just Got In, which earned Dawn French a BAFTA nomination.
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Q&A (SNEAK PEAK)
What’s the book you’ve gifted the most?
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film.
What would you tell your yesterday’s self?
Stop comparing yourself to other people. The only person you should compare yourself to is your yesterday self. That’s how you get better at what you do.
What is your motto?
It’s probably from The Godfather. “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer”.
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