David Munro is an award-winning writer, producer, and film director. He created and directed the documentary STAND UP PLANET for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a way to shed light on developing world issues through the humor and hard truths of emerging comedians in global hot spots. It was hosted by Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show, Patriot Act) and acquired for broadcast by Participant Media’s Pivot TV. David’s independent comedy FULL GROWN MEN won the Sundance Channel Audience Award and was distributed by Emerging Pictures. It stars Amy Sedaris, Alan Cumming, and Debbie Harry, and was a critic’s pick in New York Magazine, LA Weekly, and the San Francisco Chronicle. His short films have screened from Sundance to Berlin, leading Filmmaker Magazine to name him one of their “25 New Indie Faces.” David’s commercial work as a director and ad creative has won Clios, One Shows, and Cannes Lions for agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather/NY, and Chiat Day.