About me

Sanpathit Buranasompob is an internationally recognised creative leader, film director and entrepreneur who has been a driving force in Thailand's creative industry for more than two decades. Known for challenging conventions and constantly pushing creativity into new territories, he has built a career not simply by creating award-winning work, but by inspiring a generation of creatives to think bigger, go further and never be defined by the boundaries of their profession.

A graduate of Kingston University, London, with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design, Sanpathit began his career at Lambie-Nairn@The Brand Union in London before returning to Thailand, where his career evolved through some of the world's leading creative networks, including Leo Burnett, Ogilvy, D'Arcy and Publicis. In 2016, he took another leap by founding his own creative hybrid company, Dream Riders & HYPE01, expanding his work beyond advertising into film, entertainment, branded experiences and new forms of creative storytelling. From , he also served as Executive Creative Consultant at McCann Worldgroup Thailand, contributing to the group's creative and organisational transformation.

Over the years, Sanpathit's work has earned recognition from the world's most respected creative stages, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, Clio, Spikes Asia, ADFEST and New York Festivals. His best-known works include Panasonic "Lumix Battle," Heineken "The Stadium of Dreams," TMB "Panyee FC," Hair for Hope, CPCR "Never Goes Away," and TMB "Donation Bib." Together, they reflect a body of work that refuses to stay within the traditional boundaries of advertising—using creativity to build brands, tell powerful human stories, influence culture and create meaningful social impact.

His influence extends beyond the work itself. Internationally, Sanpathit has served on creative juries for Spikes Asia, ADFEST, AdStars, New York Festivals and Citra Pariwara, while regularly sharing his thinking and experience at creative forums, workshops and universities across Asia—helping inspire the next generation of creative minds.

Throughout his career, he has brought his creative vision to an extraordinary range of industries, from luxury, automotive and banking to technology, FMCG, financial, property, hospitality and social causes, working with global and leading brands including Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Maserati, BMW, Heineken, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, P&G, Unilever, McDonald's, TMB and Citi bank.

At the heart of everything Sanpathit does is a philosophy he calls "Freeform Creativity"—the belief that creativity should never be confined by medium, format, discipline or job title.

For him, creativity is bigger than advertising. It is the freedom to turn an idea into anything—and the power to use that idea to change how people think, feel and behave.

Sanpathit's work

Never Goes Away

Panyee FC

MG ZS Short Film "Decide"

MG V80 "Drive"

THAI Smile Airways "Happy Take Off"

TMB Donation Bib

L"Oreal Beauty Inside Out

MG LIfetime Warranty Short Film

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