Olaf van Gerwen

Olaf is food director, DOP and global creative director of Chuck Studios, a global food-specialist creative production company. Olaf got his start in advertising as an offline editor and soon began directing live action commercials. He became a sought after director in Europe and Asia, winning multiple prestigious awards along the way.

It wasn’t long until Olaf found his niche in food marketing, and in 2011 Olaf co-founded Chuck Studios. His client list includes McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Burger King, KFC, Pepsi, Heineken, AB Inbev, Danone, Nestlé and Douwe Egberts. Olaf has shot 400+ commercials in over 30 countries and his work has been recognized with several Lions, Eurobest, Effie, Esprix and Epica awards.