Cameron Thuman is a Los Angeles-based writer/director. A former nationally ranked freestyle skier, he now creates immersive films that balance scale with intimate storytelling. Cameron is a Young Guns winner (The One Club, NYC), a four-time Cannes Lions YDA nominee, and recipient of honors from The Clios, ADC Awards, The Shark Awards, The Telly Awards, and Vimeo Staff Pick. His films Dreaming of a Better Place and Suspended in Space have streamed worldwide on Air Canada’s in-flight entertainment and been selected for multiple Oscar-qualifying film festivals.
REPRESENTATION: NativeFour (US), Radke (Canada), Strange or Startling Films (Ireland).
PERSONAL: cameronthuman@outlook.com
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
2026:
The Telly Awards - Winner: x1 Gold, x1 Silver
ADC Awards - Winner: x1 Bronze
The Clios - x1 Shortlist
1.4 Awards - x1 Nomination
The One Show - Finalist
2025:
The Clios - Winner: x1Bronze
1.4 Awards - x1 Shortlist
The Berlin Commercial Awards - x2 Official Selection
The Shark Awards - x1 Official Selection
The Clios - x2 Shortlist
2024:
Young Guns Class of 22 (The One Club, NYC) - Winner
Vimeo Staff Pick
The Telly Awards - Winner: x2 Golds
The Shark Awards - Winner: x1 Bronze
Cannes Lion YDA - x2 Nomination
European Film Academy - x1 Official Selection
Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) - Official Selection
Aesthetica Film Festival - Official Selection
The Berlin Commercial Awards - x1 Official Selection
2023:
Cannes YDA - x1 Nomination
AmDocs Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) - Official Selection
2022:
The AICP Post Awards - x1 Shortlist
The Berlin Commercial Awards - x1 Official Selection
Whistler Film Festival - Official Selection
2021:
HollyShorts Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying) - Official Selection
The International Motor Film Awards - x1 Nomination
1.4 Awards 2021 - x2 Shortlist
2020:
Cannes YDA - x1 Nomination
1.4 Awards 2021 - x1 Nomination
CineQuest Film Festival - Official Selection
PRESS
LBB, “SOS on Your Wrist - Garmin Fenix 8 Pro”
Shots, Cameron Thuman's rescue mission for Garmin
AdAge, 8 creative campaigns to know about today
Shots, “Suspended in Space”
LBB, Crafting Immersive Worlds
LBB, Directing with Purpose
The One Club, Young Guns 22: Cameron Thuman
The One Club, Winners in 10 Countries
European Sponsorship Association, Olympic Games
Director Notes, Cameron Thuman's Yukon-Set Short
Beyond the Short, “Suspended in Space”
Kootenay Mountain Culture, “Suspended in Space”
Travel Yukon, See the sights
Film Shortage, Best Pick of the Month
Aesthetica Film Festival, Advertising
Snow Sports News, Yukon Territory's Northern Charm
Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland, Olympic Games
LLB, draftLine Europe
Beyond the Short, “Dreaming of a Better Place”
Film Shortage, Daily Pick
Robb Report, “The Spirit of AMG: The Silber-Sau”
HotCars, Vredestein's New Tire Ad At Times Square
Car Scoops, “The Spirit of AMG: The Silber-Sau”
HotCars, “The Spirit of AMG: The Silber-Sau”
HotCars, “Ascension”
Porsche Newsroom, Flat in, flat out