David Zolkwer is a producer and director of public events and ceremonies and corporate brand activation experiences.
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19 Facts About David Zolkwer
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David Zolkwer was head of public events, international for Jack Morton Worldwide for 15 years.
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David Zolkwer has played a leading role in major public events, ceremonies and brand experiences across the world for over two decades.
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David Zolkwer played the same dual role working on the 'Money' and 'Self Portrait' Zones at the Millennium Dome in 2000.
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In 2004 David Zolkwer was project director and one of the lead creative directors for the ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
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David Zolkwer was the only non-Greek member of the core creative team led by Dimitris Papaioanou.
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In 2005 David Zolkwer directed the launch of the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay from Buckingham Palace.
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In 2009 David Zolkwer directed the launch of the Delhi 2010 Queen's Baton Relay from Buckingham Palace.
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David Zolkwer was the artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, described by the Guardian Newspaper as:.
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From 2007 to 2015 David Zolkwer was the creative director for the Mayor of London's annual New Year's Eve Celebrations - a lighting, projection and fireworks spectacular focused around the London Eye and the River Thames attended by a live audience numbering in excess of 350,000.
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David Zolkwer served as creative and production consultant to the Georgian Chamber of Culture for the Opening Ceremony of the Tbilisi 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival.
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In December 2015 David Zolkwer was appointed project and artistic director of the Ceremonies of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - the fourth of the last five Commonwealth Games for which David Zolkwer has delivered the ceremonies.
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In 2019 David Zolkwer worked as a production and creative consultant to the 'Moment Makers' team at Expo 2020 before being commissioned as Executive Producer and Creative Director for the Opening Ceremony of the Doha 2019 Arabian Gulf Cup and the inauguration of the new Education City Stadium during the FIFA Club World Cup.
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In 2021 David Zolkwer was the project director for COP26, The United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Glasgow UK – the largest event of its kind ever hosted by the UK Government.
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David Zolkwer directed Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant which was staged on 5 June 2022.
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David Zolkwer then studied theatre and English at Middlesex University, where he earned a first class honours degree.
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David Zolkwer was awarded an honorary doctorate from London's Middlesex University "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to his profession and his community".
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