About

Creative Director, Filmmaker, Director, Photographer. Adventure seeking, sun chasing, story telling geek. Onde Nostre, SSFF, Block10.

Skills

  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR
    10
  • film director
    10
  • CINEMATOGRAPHER & PHOTOGRAPHER
    10
  • Adobe Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • 16mm
  • 35mm film making
  • ENGLISH
    10

Experience

LUCA MERLI

Work experience
  • Founder and Director, and Creative Direction for SSFF Milano, the first international event promoting the culture of surfing and skateboarding in Italy. SSFF is a showcase of the most interesting national and international surf and skate films.
  • SSFF is not just a films, it is a real celebration of the most authentic values of surf and skate culture. The festival is at it's 9th edition, supported by House of Vans and many other brands.

LUCA MERLI

Work experience
  • September, 2010 - December, 2024
  • Parttime
  • ONDE NOSTRE project started with the homonymous film shot in 2010.
  • ONDE NOSTRE is the first Italian surf movie shot in 16mm, it’s a life style documentary film that show the peculiarity of the Italian surf scene even in a country that’s not usually considered a top destination for waves.The film gaind international success and worldwide distribution, under the Onde Nostre label I produced other 5 feature films (Peninsula, Ritratti di Surf, Nausicaa, On Surf) and a great number of shorts all well receveid and shown in the most important festivals and media. The films and shorts are distributed on all the major platforms online (Netflix, Apple Tv, Google and more).

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Work experience
  • Photographer and Director for various agencies and campaigns as a freelancer. Clients includes: Nike, Marie Claire, Able Jeans, Subsonica, Seea, Arena, Mc Ericson, Sartoria, Red Bull, PianoB among others

LUCA MERLI

Work experience
  • January, 2005 - December, 2008
  • Fulltime
  • Adv Director for a number of German ADV campaign, clients: Nescafè, Hanse Merkur

LUCA MERLI

Work experience
  • January, 2002 - January, 2024
  • Fulltime
  • Founder of a small boutique Production Company in Milan specialized in custom special projects, clients include: Jeep, Radio Deejay, Dodo Pomellato, Valentino, Replay Jeans, Baba, D la repubblica, Nike, Vans, Sundek, Ducati, Courmayeur Mont Blanc, Intimissimi, Champion, Iuter, Bear, Deus, Woolrich, Marcelo Burlon, Arena, Lightning Bolt, Hyundai, Samsung, Valentino

LUCA MERLI

Work experience
  • ADV director for numerous campaigns: Sector No Limits, Gazzetta dello Sport, Telecom, TIM, Radio Deejay, Corriere Della Sera, Nissan X Trail, Nissan Micra

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Education
  • September, 1993 - October, 1994
  • Fulltime

LUCA MERLI

Education

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