Paul Stone is a Brooklyn born bi-coastal commercial director and award winning filmmaker. Stone started his career as a commercial editor at Ridley Scott & Associates before transitioning to director. He has been featured in Adweek, Shots Magazine, Shoot Magazine, Boards Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Laughing Squid, Paste Magazine, Filmmaker Magazine, IndieWire Magazine, Vimeo Staff Picks, and Short of the Week. He has directed commercials and branded content for brands including Airbnb, Verizon, AOL, Procter & Gamble, Instagram, PNC Bank, Fidelity, DeWalt, Ryot, Huff Post, and more.Some recent commercial projects include a three spot commercial campaign for New Orleans based Community Coffee and a multiple spot campaign for PNC Bank via Deutsch N.Y.Stone's first short film "Tales of Times Square" won Best Short Documentary at several film festivals and has screened in over 50 film festivals worldwide. Stone's short film "The Boombox Project" was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.Stone’s latest short film "Big Elvis" world premiered in competition at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick. Stone’s short film "Mulberry" world premiered in competition at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival and selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick on Vimeo's curated documentary channel. His previous short film, Man Under, had its World Premiere in competition at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, Won Best Documentary at the Miami Film Festival, followed by a West Coast premiere at the 2015 Palm Springs Film Festival, then on to D.C. Shorts, Tacoma, and DOC NYC. Man Under premiered on the internet on Short of the Week.His latest branded content VR films were produced in collaboration with Huff Post, Ryot Media, and American Family Insurance and received millions of views.His debut feature film will premiere in the Spring of 2019.