Davud Karbassioun

Davud Karbassioun

President at magna studios
Los Angeles, United States

About me

Half Persian, half Welsh, born and raised in Austria, “DAV” is an EMMY, BAFTA and CANNES LIONS winning producer and the \President at PULSE FILMS, now based in Los Angeles, CA.

Pulse Films, a proud part of the Vice Media Group, is a next-generation film production company with a global footprint that produces both ADVERTISING and ENTERTAINMENT as well as everything in between. Across 2020/21 Pulse Films have been awarded PRODUCTION COMPANY OF THE YEAR by SHOTS, LBB, The British Arrows, ADC and Campaign Magazine, and finished runner up at the Cannes Lions Palme D’Or, Global Production Company Ranking.

Last year the Pulse Films produced Nike commercial was one of the most awarded films winning the Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix and EMMY, While apple “Bounce” collected the Grand Prix at the ADC and British Arrows.
Aside from all the recent award winning Commercial output Pulse FILMS go from strength to strength in longform, recently released the EMMY nominated BEASTIE BOYS STORY (directed by Spike Jonze), MOGUL MOWGLI (starring Riz Ahmed), PIG (starring Nicholas Cage) as well as the critically acclaimed SKY TV Show GANGS OF LONDON.

Positions

President
Los Angeles, United States
October 2023 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Global President, Commercials & Branded Entertainment
Los Angeles, United States
2016 - September 2023 (7 years 8 months)
Head of Production, Managing Partner
BBH
London, United Kingdom
August 2009 - January 2016 (6 years 5 months)
Film Producer
Leagas Delaney
United Kingdom
August 1999 - August 2004 (5 years)
Head of Production
London, United Kingdom

Education

Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil/Arcitectual Engineering , 2:1

1995 - 1999 (4 years)

Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil Engineering , Part of Bristol University MEng Degree

1997 - 1998 (1 year)

High School

1982 - 1995 (13 years)

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