Factory Fifteen is a BAFTA and Emmy Award-Winning collective of directors, filmmakers and digital artists.
We create extraordinary cinematic worlds and live immersive experiences for global brands, architects and film production.
Our work has taken audiences on a whistle-stop tour of Olympic Tokyo, launched the BEEAH building for Zaha, brought the spirit of Mexico to the UFC in Sphere, transformed London into an African Colony for the BBC and created the futuristic world of The Kitchen for Netflix.
Founders
Short Form
Paul Nicholls
Founder / CCO
Paul is a Creative Director and co-founder of Factory Fifteen. He specialises in short form branded and experiential content. He was selected for the Saatchi & Saatchi New Creators Showcase at Cannes Lion, won a BAFTA Award for his 2022 Tokyo Olympics titles and a Sports Emmy for his contribution to UFC 306 inside Sphere in 2025.
Long Form
Kibwe Tavares
Founder
Kibwe co-founded Factory Fifteen and directs long form film and tv projects. Kibwe has directed genre-defining, magical, short films like Jonah, Robot & Scarecrow, and Aisha & Abhaya, and now has two feature films in development to be released in 2024/2025 respectively.
Team Leaders
Comp
Benedetto Bertozzi
Associate
3D / Pipeline
Matt Austin
Associate
Operations
Sean Keyes
COO
Architecture
Jeremy Cheung
Creative Director
Animation
Ricardo David
Animation Lead
Production
Chris Barnes
Producer
3D
Sergio Gomez
Senior 3D Artist
3D
Oleh Horban
Senior 3D Artist
VFX
Vincent Filhine
VFX Lead
3D
Stefan Dopeirala
Senior 3D Artist
Noche UFC x Sphere Las Vegas - Double Emmy Winners!
For Mexico, For All Time has been honored with two Sports Emmy Awards!
For: Outstanding Studio or Production Design/Art Direction Outstanding Graphic Design – Specialty.
This groundbreaking project, created for the immersive Sphere in Las Vegas and premiered during UFC’s record-breaking Noche UFC 306 event, pushed the boundaries of sports entertainment and immersive storytelling. Factory Fifteen had the pleasure of creating two of the six films featured in this iconic event, with our own Paul Nicholls directing one of them and Paul Trillo directing the other. All 6 films were co-produced by Nexus Studios and Antigravity Academy, led by Carlos López Estrada.
Sphere Snow Globe
We turned the Sphere into a Snow Globe for Mercedes for the Vegas Formula One GP
Factory Fifteen teamed up with Nexus Studios and Mercedes-Benz USA and their integrated Agency of Record, Merkley+Partners, to craft this breathtaking experience for Sphere – aired during Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The advert turns The Sphere into a giant snow globe, featuring 4 of the Mercedes cars within. See the project BTS HERE.
The Kitchen watch now on Netflix
Kibwe's co-directs, Factory Fifteen builds the world for this future London epic, now on Netflix.
8 years in the making. Written by Daniel Kaluuya, Production from our friends at DMC and 59%, alongside Film 4 & Netflix Film. Staring Kano and Jedaiah Bannerman. Worldbuilding and design by Factory Fifteen.
A new stadium in Rome
Factory Fifteen create a film for Populous to anounce a new landmark stadium in Rome.
Welcome to the heart of Rome!
We crafted this cinematic short film to publicly announce the new design of the AS Roma football stadium, designed by Populous Architects. The film and stadium design are a homage to the city of Rome, its football and architectural heritage.
BAFTA WINNERS 2021
Factory Fifteen win BAFTA for BBC’s Olympic Tokyo Trail.
We are beyond delighted to announce our collaboration with the BBC for their Tokyo 2020 titles, won this year’s BAFTA in the category of ‘Titles & Graphic Identity’. View News
