Experience

Gallivant Film

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• EVE - Producer / Short Documentary - BFI Doc Society Funded

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  A short documentary funded by BFI Doc society Made of Truth fund. An intimate story of a 9-year-old girl called Eve, growing up in the oldest off grid community in the UK. The story charts her internal dialogue as she returns to school after a year of being outside of education and how this impacts her identity and priorities.

• Another News Story - Director / Producer / Camera

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Director / Producer || Feature documentary || Official selection for Karlovy Vary international film festivalAnother News Story goes behind the scenes and exposes the problematic world of news reporting during what is the largest movement of people since World War II and the most significant news story of the decade.Set amid the global news-storm of September 2015, when the worldwide press descended on therefugees to cover their migration across Europe, Another News Story looks beyond the headlines totell the stories of both the news teams and refugees who have undertaken this journey. The film is shot over two months, and over 3,000 miles, from the beaches of Lesvos, Greece to northern Europe. We focus on individuals from each side, the juxtaposition creating an unflinching, uncomfortable and sometimes humorous portrayal of those making the journey and those tasked with reporting it.

• CEO / Creative Director

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  Gallivant Film is an award winning London based production company working across branded content, documentaries and music videos. Gallivant has continually pushed the boundaries of filming live performances with Gallivant Sessions, recording artists in weird and wonderful locations. We offer a full range of creative services, to help you develop and craft the film you want.

• MISTY - Director

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

  Short surrealist film for the Straight 8 film competition.Officially selected for CANNES 2016.Director: Orban Wallace, Benjamin ScrimjeourProducer: Rosa Saunders

• Ski Weekends - Commercial - Director

  • Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

  Director for Ski weekends, commercial promo.https://vimeo.com/82126872



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director & Producer

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  ORBAN WALLACE is an award-winning director/producer & co-founder of Gallivant Film. Orban has been directing short films and creative commercial content for the past 10 years alongside global brands. Orban’s short films have played at Cannes, Vancouver, and have been shortlisted for the RTS Awards. Orban’s documentary feature debut ANOTHER NEWS STORY, which turned the cameras on the journalists reporting the 2015 refugee crisis, was heralded for its fresh and bold approach to the refugee subject, and its dynamic cinematic style and score.The film premiered at Karlovy Vary and has since played over 30 international festivals including IDFA, Zurich, Newport Beach before its worldwide distribution. It was shortlisted for the best international feature in the 2018 Grierson awards. Orban is a hands-on director, with a creative eye, comfortable self-shooting, and putting himself at the heart of the action. Orban has an innate ability to find and cast contributors in difficult situations and has a strong commitment to telling socially impactful human stories, through a cinematic lens. Orban has developed a strong network of fellow creatives, and Gallivant Film is currently working on a slate of new documentary features and shorts. Orban was selected for the BIFA SPRINGBOARD 2020 and BAFTA Crew 2021 and has worked closely with BFI Doc society receiving a Grierson and BFI mentorship from Samm Hailley. Orban's aim is to continue making timely human stories through documentary and fiction. . ​​​



Speak Media Limited

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Spotlight - Director

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  Official promo for Spotlight - the biggest casting directory in the country.Directed the re-branding video for spotlight. Director: Orban WallaceProducer: Georgia GogginEP: Speak Media Official promo for Spotlight - the biggest casting directory in the country.Directed the re-branding video for spotlight. Director: Orban WallaceProducer: Georgia GogginEP: Speak Media



Hotel Club

• Switzerland
• Hospitality

• Sk8seeing - East London

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

  Director for - Sk8seeing East London is the second in our series of city tours for Hotel Club. This film takes a visual tour of East London on a bustling Sunday. The skater carves his way through the crowds and the markets as the viewer, is shown the highlights of this iconic part of London.The film has been reviewed here:madeinshoreditch.co.uk/2014/02/14/east-london-on-film-interview-with-filmmaker-orban-wallace/littlelondonobservationist.wordpress.com/2014/02/13/london-art-spot-orban-wallace/

• Director

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Promo for Hotel Club Sk8seeing series - Visual tour of Brighton on a skateboard Promo for Hotel Club Sk8seeing series - Visual tour of Brighton on a skateboard



Warner Brothers

• India
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VFX Runner - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

  • 2007 - 2008

  VFX runner within production team for production and post. VFX runner within production team for production and post.