Mike Dahlquist (born June 23, 1987), better known as Mike Diva, is an American film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber.
Mike Diva | |
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Born | Michael Brenton Dahlquist June 23, 1987 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Film director, special effects artist, musician and YouTuber |
Website | www |
In June 2016, Diva's video Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016 gained international attention, with some 8 million views on Facebook and almost 300,000 views on YouTube in its first 24 hours. The video is presented as a Japanese commercial promoting the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The video was shot over a month and a half with virtually no budget and stars the cosplayer and wig stylist known as sushimonstuh.[1][2] Slate described the work as "a dizzying, sorbet-hued phantasmagoria that gestures toward the coming end times."[1]
On August 11, 2016, Diva released a video poking fun of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the Super Deluxe channel. The video depicted a fictionalized Clinton attempting to connect with the millennial generation using various internet memes.[3][4]
In 2017, Diva co-wrote and directed a stylized horror spot for Halo Top Creamery titled "Eat The Ice Cream," produced by Lord Danger. The advert made headlines in Adweek,[5] AdAge,[6] IndieWire,[7] Munchies[8] and Gizmodo.[9] It won a number of awards, including AdWeek's Top 10 Ads of 2017.[10]
In 2021, Diva moved to New York City and began directing video shorts for Saturday Night Live.[11]
Awards and nominations
editYear | Work | Category | Award | Result |
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2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Best Marketing and Communications Educational Effort | AdWheel Grand Award | Won |
2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Advertising, Media, & PR: Branded Content | People's Voice Award Winner | Won |
2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Internet Commercial (District 15) | American Advertising Awards (ADDY) | Silver |
2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Internet Commercial (Los Angeles) | American Advertising Awards (ADDY) | Silver |
2018 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Digital Marketing / Online Video Adverts | D&AD Awards | Won |
2017 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Humour in Advertising | EPICA Award | Bronze |
2017 | Halo Top Creamery "Eat The Ice Cream" | Advertising | The 10 Best Ads of 2017 | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Special Mention Award | Amarcort Film Festival | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Audience Award | FANCINE Festival de Cine Fantastico de la Universidad de Malaga | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best Music Video | Fantastic Planet Film Festival | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | London Short Series Fest | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Long Island International Film Expo | Won |
2016 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Outlaw Film Festival | Won |
2015 | Thresher | Best Horror Film | Comicpalooza Film Festival | Won |
2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best VFX | Comicpalooza Film Festival | Won |
2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Music Video of the Year[12] | 2015 Geeky Awards | Won |
2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Jury Award | Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival | Won |
2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Best Short Film | Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards | Won |
2015 | Savant: Kali 47 | Music Video | Steampunk Chronicle Reader's Choice Awards | Won |
2013 | Mike Diva Presents | Best Direction | 3rd Streamy Awards | Nominated |
2013 | Kill The Noise pt. 1 | Pick of the year | MTV Clubland | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b Waldman, Katy (June 16, 2016). "You Will Never Unsee This Wondrously Strange Fake Japanese Advertisement for Donald Trump". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Mackey, Robert (June 16, 2016). "No, That Donald Trump Ad Is Not Real". The Intercept. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Meyer, Ken (August 11, 2016). "New Video Proves Hillary's Got the Dankest Memes on Lock". www.mediaite.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Cagle, Tess (August 11, 2016). "Hillary Clinton's 'Meme Queen 2016' ad is her most effective yet". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "An Ice Cream Brand Just Made the Perfect Cinema Ad to Run Before Horror Films – Adweek". www.adweek.com. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Halo Top's Creepy Robot Declares 'Humans Require Ice Cream'". Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Halo Top's Horrifying New Ad is a 'Black Mirror'-Esque Spin on '2001: A Space Odyssey' — Watch". September 8, 2017.
- ^ "The New Halo Top Commercial is a Dystopian Nightmare". September 8, 2017.
- ^ "Holy shit this ice cream commercial". October 23, 2020.
- ^ "The 10 Best Ads of 2017". December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Diva Instagram post announcing his move to NYC and hiring by SNL". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
- ^ "The 2015 Geekie Awards Winners & Nominees". Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Mike Diva at Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Diva's channel on YouTube