Campaigns & Projects
A Quiet Roar
Toyota Jumpers
JOHN the Seaman
Crown Hotels
Nintendo Switch
Phi Movement
Esquire Peter Bol
FILM II – METEOR –
THE CREATOR
Client / Christopher Boots Lighting
Project / 11-11-11brand Films
Role / Director and Photographer
Vivid light slashes through the sky, heralding the birth of innovation and an imminent time of dynamic creation. Meteors, seen as bearing messages of idle potential in Greek mythology, dare to dazzle observers of their cosmic wonder.
FILM 1 - Hotel Bidesoa
A brand film for Hotel Bidesoa, shot primarily with available light and minimal additional lighting. The project tested the limits of mobile cinematography while working quickly and discreetly within a functioning hotel environment.
Jessica
After surviving childhood abuse, homelessness, incarceration, and gang life, she found purpose in the law and in motherhood, working toward change within her community.
FILM I – OURANOS –
THE OUTLAW
Client / Christopher Boots Lighting
Project / 11-11-11brand Films
Role / Director and Photographer
The sun, the moon, time; limitless and complete. Revolve, rotate and echo into infinity. Cycles fracture, celestial bodies are disrupted from their path and the outsider’s revolution begins.
FILM 2 - Zapallar
An abstract art film shot on the volcanic cliffs of Zapallar, examining the ability to move fluidly between angles and locations without the infrastructure required for larger-format camera systems.
Mellow
A non-binary activist from Los Angeles who transformed personal struggle into outward love, moving from isolation toward connection and advocacy.
Chabe
An artist from Guadalajara, Mexico, whose art practice formed a bridge between communities, leading to life-changing medical support for Indigenous artisans.
FILM III – WINGS OF PEGASUS –
THE LOVER
Client / Christopher Boots Lighting
Project / 11-11-11brand Films
Role / Director and Photographer
Crown Metropol -
Be In The Moment
Client / Crown Hotels
Project / Brand Film
Role / Director and Photographer
Crown Towers -
Above All Else
Client / Crown Hotels
Project / Brand Film
Role / Director and Photographer
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Producer / COCO Productions
PM / Francesca Scopeletti
DOP / Liam Gilour
Editor / Chris Ward
Grader / Lukas Schrank
Designer / David Bonney
Set Stylist / Heather Nette King
MUA / Nigel Stanislaus
Hair / Darren Cartedge
Crown Hotels
A series of brand films for
the iconic Melbourne group.
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Producer / Francesca Scopeletti
Lennon Rowe
Line Producer / Juliet Smith
PM / Jaime Gillespie
DOP / Richard Kendall
Choreographer / Garry Stewart
Cast / Marni Green, Robert Alejandro Tinning, Benjamin
Hancock, Kimball Wong, Jack Ziesing, Rachel Coulson
Costume Designer / David Bonney
Makeup Designer / Nigel Stanislaus
Hair / Seth Dale
Editor / Chris Ward, Greg Cooper
Composer / Brendan Woithe
Grader / Lukas Schrank
First AD / James Miles
Gaffer / Dan Carr
Bullet / Splice Boys
Crane Tech / Jacko Panagiotou
Crane Tech Assistant / Antonio Raiola
Standby Props / Tim Disney
Lighting / Film Star Lighting
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Producer / Francesca Scopeletti
PM / Jaime Gillespie
DOP / Liam Gilour
Editor / Chris Ward
Music / Mark Orell
Grader / Lukas Schrank
Designer / David Bonney
Set Stylist / Bianca Christoff
MUA / Nigel Stanislaus
Hair / Kim Tavares
Christopher Boots
Commissioned to mark the 11th anniversary of lighting atelier Christopher Boots, this triptych
of films brings the studio’s elemental light sculptures into motion.
A Quiet Roar
A Quiet Roar is a short documentary series about quiet forms of activism. It looks at how personal conviction becomes public action.
Shot on iPhone
John was invited to Santiago, Chile by Tantor Films and ShiftCam Lenses to create two short films shot on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, exploring the feasibility of using mobile technology for small-scale commercial production.
Josie
A young Indigenous woman whose act of protest, smudging sage at a Trump rally, became a viral moment. What began as ceremony shifts into resistance.
Eddie
A pastor who left a predominantly white congregation to serve an inner-city community, reshaping faith around solidarity, care, and radical love.
Celebrating METEOR, OURANOS and WINGS OF PEGASUS, the works draw on classical mythology, celestial time and choreography by Garry Stewart to translate raw materials, crystals and metals into gestures of creation, ritual and transformation.
John Tsiavis is an Australian photographer and director working across advertising, television and brand-led content, alongside a practice in entertainment, portraiture and fashion photography.
His work combines cinematic storytelling with a strong photographic discipline, creating imagery that is character-driven, visually refined and designed to perform across campaign, publicity and editorial.
John was shortlisted as Emerging Director at the 2023 AWARD Awards and is the recipient of Best Short Director and Best Australian Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (2022). His documentary series A Quiet Roar has screened internationally, including official selections at the Toronto Short Film Festival, New York Indie Shorts Awards and St Kilda Film Festival.
Commercial clients include Nintendo, Toyota, Disney, HBO, A24, Crown, NBC, Nickelodeon, Foxtel/Binge, Nine Network, MTV, CBC and Paramount+. His photography has been published in Esquire, Rolling Stone, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, GQ and Flaunt.
Alongside his commercial work, John is a mentor with the Image Makers Association and maintains an ongoing portrait practice recognised by the National Photographic Portrait Prize and Head On Photo Festival.
The portrait photography of John Tsiavis is characterised by a tough clarity of intent and subtle sophistication of expression. His portraits in the collection are compelling precisely for the complexity of human identity they convey.
Dr Christopher Chapman
Curator, National Portrait Gallery, Australia
Motion & stills enquiries:
Email : john@tsiavis.com
Cell : +61 481 716 772