A graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BA in Film and Television, Ned Ambler enjoyed five years as a highly influential casting director in the fashion industry, handpicking talent for advertising campaigns such as Calvin Klein (CK, CK1, CK Be, CK Jeans, CK Kakki, CK Boxers), The Gap, Levis, Versace, Jil Sander, Valentino, and Dolce & Gabbana; fashion editorial for magazines such as Vogue, Italian Vogue, L’Uomo Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Interview, Details, and The Face; and also for runway shows such as Calvin Klein, Matsuda, Comme de Garcon, Joop, Diesel, Jil Sander, and Marc Jacobs.

His success in the fashion industry helped him self-fund numerous independent shorts and feature films which have appeared in festivals around the world including NYC MIX Festival – Innovations Feature Series, San Francisco MIX Festival, The New Festival NYC, Euro Underground Film Festival (Poland, London, Paris, India, Thailand), Chicago Underground Film + Video Festival, Spa Film Showcase, Copenhagen Film + Video Festival, Molnbo Film Festival (Sweden), as well as regular screenings at Anthology Film Archives and feature programs at Millennium Film Workshop in NYC, and also at galleries such as American Fine Arts and Deitch Projects. His work caught the eye of an MTV producer and he directed several sets of commercial spots for the network, which led to him being signed with Public Domain, a bi-coastal commercial production house.

Within that time he also began a career as a commercial photographer, focusing on fashion and celebrity portraiture, for magazines (Interview Magazine), advertising (Engelhorn + Zhane), and record covers and promotional materials for recording artists (Princess Superstar, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black). His photographs have also appeared in group and solo exhibitions at Life, and the Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery.

Ned was recently accepted into the Viewing Program of The Drawing Center, a museum and non-profit exhibition space in NYC's Soho area and he continues to work as a mixed media artist combining film, photography, and illustration in various worldwide collaborations.

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