Mike Diva
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Mike Diva | |
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| Born | Michael Brenton Dahlquist June 23, 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber |
| Website | www |
Mike Dahlquist (born June 23, 1987), better known as Mike Diva, is an American film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber.
In June 2016, Diva's video Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 gained international attention, with some 8 million views on Facebook and almost 300,000 views on YouTube in its first 24 hours. The video is presented as a Japanese commercial promoting the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The video was shot over a month and a half with virtually no budget and stars the cosplayer and wig stylist known as sushimonstuh.[1][2] Slate described the work as "a dizzying, sorbet-hued phantasmagoria that gestures toward the coming end times."[1]
On August 11, 2016, Diva released a video poking fun of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the Super Deluxe channel. The video depicted a fictionalized Clinton attempting to connect with the millennial generation using various internet memes.[3][4]
In 2017, Diva co-wrote and directed a stylized horror spot for Halo Top Creamery titled "Eat The Ice Cream," produced by Lord Danger. The advert made headlines in Adweek,[5] AdAge,[6] IndieWire,[7] Munchies[8] and Gizmodo.[9] It won a number of awards, including AdWeek's Top 10 Ads of 2017.[10]
In 2021, Diva moved to New York City and began directing video shorts for Saturday Night Live.[11]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Work | Category | Award | Result |
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| 2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Best Marketing and Communications Educational Effort | AdWheel Grand Award | Won |
| 2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Advertising, Media, & PR: Branded Content | People's Voice Award Winner | Won |
| 2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Internet Commercial (District 15) | American Advertising Awards (ADDY) | Silver |
| 2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Internet Commercial (Los Angeles) | American Advertising Awards (ADDY) | Silver |
| 2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Digital Marketing / Online Video Adverts | D&AD Awards | Won |
| 2017 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Humour in Advertising | EPICA Award | Bronze |
| 2017 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Advertising | The 10 Best Ads of 2017 | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Special Mention Award | Amarcort Film Festival | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Audience Award | FANCINE Festival de Cine Fantastico de la Universidad de Malaga | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best Music Video | Fantastic Planet Film Festival | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | London Short Series Fest | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Long Island International Film Expo | Won |
| 2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Outlaw Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Thresher | Best Horror Film | Comicpalooza Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best VFX | Comicpalooza Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Music Video of the Year[12] | 2015 Geeky Awards | Won |
| 2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best Short Film | Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards | Won |
| 2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Music Video | Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards | Won |
| 2013 | Mike Diva Presents | Best Direction | 3rd Streamy Awards | Nominated |
| 2013 | Kill The Noise pt. 1 | Pick of the year | MTV Clubland | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Waldman, Katy (June 16, 2016). "You Will Never Unsee This Wondrously Strange Fake Japanese Advertisement for Donald Trump". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Mackey, Robert (June 16, 2016). "No, That Donald Trump Ad Is Not Real". The Intercept. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Meyer, Ken (August 11, 2016). "New Video Proves Hillary's Got the Dankest Memes on Lock". www.mediaite.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Cagle, Tess (August 11, 2016). "Hillary Clinton's 'Meme Queen 2016' ad is her most effective yet". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "An Ice Cream Brand Just Made the Perfect Cinema Ad to Run Before Horror Films – Adweek". www.adweek.com. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Halo Top's Creepy Robot Declares 'Humans Require Ice Cream'". Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Halo Top's Horrifying New Ad is a 'Black Mirror'-Esque Spin on '2001: A Space Odyssey' — Watch". September 8, 2017.
- ^ "The New Halo Top Commercial is a Dystopian Nightmare". September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Holy shit this ice cream commercial". October 23, 2020.
- ^ "The 10 Best Ads of 2017". December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Diva Instagram post announcing his move to NYC and hiring by SNL". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
- ^ "The 2015 Geekie Awards Winners & Nominees". Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
External links[edit]
Media related to Mike Diva at Wikimedia Commons- Mike Diva's channel on YouTube
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