Alexander Kaltchev
- Chief Creative Officer
- France
Alexander Kalchev is the Chief Creative Officer of DDB Paris, where he oversees a variety of brands such as Volkswagen, Spotify, Glenmorangie, Ubisoft, Google, TAG Heuer, UNESCO and Amnesty International among others.
Born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, Alexander joined DDB Paris right after his graduation. He was profiled in Creativity’s “Creatives to Know” and was chosen as one of the ADC New York’s Young Guns 12 class. At just 30, he became the youngest Chief Creative Officer in the history of the agency.
Since taking over the creative leadership of DDB Paris, the agency has been named multiple times Agency of the Year in France with Alexander becoming the only foreigner to win twice in a row Creative Director of the Year.
Under Alexander's leadership, his teams have won over 40 Lions in Cannes, ADC NY and One Show Golds, multiple Eurobest Grand Prix, D&AD Yellow Pencils, and shiny trinkets from all other major advertising festivals.
“The Centaur” for Honda - the first film he directed himself – was awarded a silver film lion in Cannes.
He respects good, honest work that speaks for itself.
Contact Alexander.
D&AD Awards (17)
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Tipping Point
- Visual Effects
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Visual Effects
- Computer-Generated
- 2021
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Tipping Point
- Direction
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Direction
- Film
- 2021
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The Sermon
- Cinematography
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Cinematography
- TV Commercials
- 2019
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Tipping Point
- Sound Design & Use of Music
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Sound Design & Use of Music
- Audio Composition
- 2021
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VW Stories
- Illustration
- DDB Paris
- Volkswagen
- Illustration
- Online
- 2019
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UberToys
- Branded Content & Entertainment
- DDB Paris
- Uber
- Branded Content & Entertainment
- Live Experience/ Live Events
- 2019
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Thank You All
- Writing for Advertising
- DDB Paris
- Marie-Claire
- Writing for Advertising
- Writing for Press Advertising
- 2018
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Hennessy Craft land
- Crafts for Advertising
- DDB Paris
- Hennessy
- Crafts for Advertising
- Illustration for Advertising
- 2018
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Gallery of emerging species
- Crafts for Advertising
- DDB Paris
- Hasbro
- Crafts for Advertising
- Animation & Illustration for Digital Marketing
- 2018
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In the World of Play-Doh
- Art Direction
- DDB Paris
- Hasbro
- Art Direction
- Art Direction for Poster Advertising
- 2018
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The Others
- Art Direction
- DDB Paris
- Volkswagen
- Art Direction
- Art Direction for Film Advertising
- 2019
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My Life as a NPC
- Digital Marketing
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Digital Marketing
- Social Video
- 2019
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My Life as a NPC
- Digital Marketing
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Digital Marketing
- Use of Social Media
- 2019
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The Sermon
- Direction
- DDB Paris
- Ubisoft
- Direction
- TV Commercials
- 2019
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UberToys
- Direct
- DDB Paris
- Uber
- Direct
- Direct Response/Ambient
- 2019
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The Seven Worlds
- Illustration
- DDB Paris
- Hennessy
- Illustration
- Printed Materials
- 2019
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VW Stories
- Illustration
- DDB Paris
- Volkswagen
- Illustration
- Magazines & Newspapers
- 2019