Since 1998, Little Minx has championed the careers of outstanding filmmakers who innovate with both creativity and intelligence. As a certified woman-owned production company, we have embraced diversity in our roster, crews, and staff for 27 years. This philosophy of inclusion is more than our mantra—it’s our mission. It’s the reason the company was founded, and it remains the most essential part of everything we do.
Little Minx has been named a Standout Company on Ad Age’s A List in 2022 and 2024, and Founder Rhea Scott was named as a Leading Women in Ad Age in 2023.
Egyptian-born Ali Ali originally studied Computer Engineering at the American University in Cairo. Deciding he preferred storyboards to motherboards, he ditched programming to study Art Direction at the Miami Ad School. That paid off—Ali moved on to build an impressive global career as both art director and creative director for the likes of Leagas Delaney, JWT, Leo Burnett, and DDB Berlin.
His debut film, “Never Say No to Panda,” took home a Cannes Gold Lion and—per The Guardian—became one of the most-watched viral campaigns ever; never underestimate people’s appetite for watching pandas perform casual acts of vandalism…
Awards have followed nonstop, most recently including a D&AD Yellow Pencil for Best Director, Cannes Gold and One Show honors for his Diesel spot, as well as a place in The Gunn Report’s top-ten most awarded film directors—alongside Taika Waititi.