mark freiburger

Directed :60, :30, and :15 comedy spots for IKEA in the Korean market. Spots aired on broadcast TV and became the highest rated IKEA commercials in Korea to-date. DDB secured a 2-year contract renewal as the AOR with IKEA Korea after the success of these spots.

Production was a 2-day shoot on a sound stage in Seoul, South Korea.

Theatrical trailer for the feature film BETWEEN BORDERS.

Written and directed by Mark Freiburger.

This film had a limited release in U.S. theaters on January 26th, 2025. Despite opening on a Sunday, it became the #15 highest grossing film at the U.S. box office for the weekend.

The film tells the incredible true story of an ethnic Armenian family’s fight for survival during the fall of the Soviet Union in 1980s Azerbaijan and Russia.

The film was made for a modest budget of $1.5MM and filmed in Eastern Europe over a period of 20 shooting days.

It is now streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Angel Studios.

Winner of the 2013 Doritos ‘Crash the Super Bowl’ contest. Became the #1 Ranked :30 ad of the 2013 Super Bowl according to the USA Today Ad Meter. 4.2 Billion social media impressions - the most in Frito-Lay history.

Spot began as a :30 spec made with friends for $300. Beat out 5,000 other entries to air during the Super Bowl.

Edited a series of :15, :30, and :60 spots for OLAPLEX. Spots ran on broadcast, social media, and on screens above Times Square in NYC during Summer 2023.

Produced & Edited this film for Accenture’s Resources Industry Group, celebrating the group’s 1-year anniversary.

This film was created for Accenture to celebrate the company being named one of the world’s Greatest Places to Work in 2022.

It quickly hit over 6MM+ views on YouTube, becoming the 2nd most viewed YouTube video of all-time on Accenture’s channel.

EXILE is a VFX sci-fi proof of concept I wrote, produced and directed. The film premiered on the DUST sci-fi channel.

Starring Jon Huertas from NBC’s series THIS IS US. And shot on Panavision cameras and anamorphic lenses.

One of multiple spots I wrote, directed and produced for Fara Coffee. Select :30 spots aired on broadcast in the Texas and Southwest markets.

This particular spot was a cutdown for social media campaigns.

One of multiple spots I wrote, directed and produced for Fara Coffee. Select :30 spots aired on broadcast in the Texas and Southwest markets.

This particular spot was a cutdown for social media campaigns.

Served as producer and director of the Texas unit for this 2min brand anthem film to launch the non-profit “A More Perfect Union”.

This was 1 of 3 commercials I wrote, produced, and directed pro-bono for one of my favorite non-profits: Samaritan’s Feet.

These spots aired on broadcast, nationally in the U.S.

Shot on location in Nicaragua.

Served as producer and director on this short documentary highlighting the inspirational life of Bob Wieland.

Mr. Wieland lost his legs in the Vietnam War, then went on to win strongman competitions, and eventually challenged himself to walk across the United States from California to NYC on his hands. His journey across the U.S. took him nearly 4 years to accomplish.

Served as a segment producer on this historical documentary for PBS, about the confederate flag which flew atop the South Carolina capitol.

This film was nominated for the prestigious Peabody Award in 2022, and a national Emmy Award in 2022 for ‘Best Historical Documentary’.

Directed this PSA starring Academy-Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis for the Clare Foundation in Los Angeles.

Film was shot over 2-day period on location in Santa Monica, CA.

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