Ian M Adelson is an award-winning American director, and former associate producer of the Apple TV+ series, DICKINSON. Adelson’s films have screened worldwide in Oscar-qualifying film festivals and streaming, while his music videos have garnered over 10 million views online. Recent selections include the San Francisco International Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Hollyshorts Festival in Los Angeles and winning Best Documentary Short at the Bushwick Film Festival in New York City. Adelson’s films predominantly focus on character studies surrounding self-confrontation and the emergence of individualism.
As a commercial director, Adelson has led campaigns for some of the world's biggest brands including Procter and Gamble, Ernst and Young, Boston Consulting Group, the Swiss Consulate of New York, Genius Sports and more. Most recently, his work received multiple nominations at the 2023 Cannes CM&TV awards.
Adelson was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of Michigan's film program for directing before coming up through the ranks of production in New York City. He is a Co-Founder of the Brooklyn-based indie production company, Floor 1.
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