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The Top 25 influential and inspiring Commercials Directors

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Nono

Director at nono.film, London

Rep by: Partizan (US,FR)· Iconoclast (UK and Germany) · Blur (Spain) · Landia (LATAM) Some recognition: Clio, ADC, The One Show, British Arrows, UKMVA, Cannes YDA, , Shark, Berlin Commercial Festival, British Media Award, Lovie Award, El Ojo Iberoamericano and several Vimeo Staff Picks. Press:...

Commercials Director, Film Director, Film Maker
London: United Kingdom, Madrid: Spain
London: United Kingdom

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Martin Swift

Commercials Director at Freelance, Kent

#2 ranked Commercials Director

Martin Swift is a dynamic filmmaker with over 20 years of experience crafting captivating stories across commercials, documentaries, music videos, and film/TV title sequences. Rooted in a deep passion for his craft, Martin infuses his work with aesthetic beauty and a distinctive cinematic flair that...

Commercials Director, Film Maker, Director of Photography
London: United Kingdom, Lisbon: Portugal, Madrid: Spain
Kent: United Kingdom

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Rob Crabtree

Creative Director at Europafilms GmbH, Zurich

#3 ranked Commercials Director

After a career directing music videos and commercials in London, I moved on to motion picture advertising campaigns in Hollywood as art director and creative director. I always had a passion for movie trailers and was hired to work on the teaser / trailer sequence for Goldeneye as my first project...

Commercials Director, Creative Director, Visual Effects (VFX) Supervisor
Zurich: Switzerland, Málaga: Spain, London: United Kingdom
Unterengstringen, Zurich: Switzerland

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Chris Barron

Producer / Director at Mile High Films, Denver

#4 ranked Commercials Director

Chris Barron is a Denver-based director and the creative lead behind Mile High Films, an Emmy-winning production company known for high-impact storytelling across commercial, documentary, and branded content. With more than twenty-five years of experience directing for agencies, brands, and...

Commercials Director, Producer, Videographer
Denver: United States, Phoenix: United States, Dallas: United States
Denver: United States

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Alex Esteve

Commercials Director, London

I love making crazy visual stuff for agencies, studios, brands, record labels, and bands. I have spent more than 8 years directing films and my works were recognized in such remote places as USA, Poland, Mexico or Spain. My last film was the music video Prismas for the singer Lukas Layton. In the...

Commercials Director, DV Director, Film Maker
Madrid: Spain, New York: United States, London: United Kingdom
London: United Kingdom

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Matteo Pizzarello

Executive Producer/ Creative Director/Filmmaker at Miracles Pictures Ltd, London

#6 ranked Commercials Director

Creative Director (video), Hybrid Creative, Filmmaker, Creative/Exec. Producer, Digital Social media Strategist with over 15 years of experience in the film and advertising industry, empowering brands and communities through disruptive thinking. I resolve business, conceptual, creative, strategic,...

Commercials Director, Producer, Head of Production
London: United Kingdom, Dubai: United Arab Emirates, Rome: Italy
London: United Kingdom

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Rollo Hollins

Director at Armoury, Margate

Rollo is a writer but also and more often a director, mostly of commercials, some of which win awards. Rollo used to be a cinematographer, as which he won other (different and to be honest bigger) awards. Rollo is represented in 11 territories globally, he recently shot his first pilot for Netflix,...

Commercials Director, Screenwriter
Margate: United Kingdom

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Anastasia Kirii

Film Director, Scripwriter, Creative Copywriter at Freelance, Kyiv

#8 ranked Commercials Director

I am a specialist in words and videos. My approach is a rare combination of creative and structure. I DIRECT films and craft visually striking videos. I WRITE catchy texts and engaging scripts for brands and creative projects in Barcelona and all over the world. Throughout my 10+ years in the...

Commercials Director, Script Writer, Copywriter
Barcelona: Spain, Florence: Italy, Nice: France
Kyiv: Spain

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David Barr

Freelance Director & Editor, London

#9 ranked Commercials Director

Hi, I'm David, a writer, director and editor, specialising in character-driven narratives. My work has received recognition for its impactful and stylised touches, infusing emotional depth into storytelling. In 2017, I ventured into writing and directing fiction. My debut short film, 'A Modest...

Commercials Director, Video Editor
London: United Kingdom, New York: United States, Los Angeles: United States
London: United Kingdom

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Michiel ten Kleij

Film Maker at Red Cloak Films, London

I write, direct, and sometimes edit and shoot my own stuff. Pretty experienced in the corporate sector, documentary, music videos and short fiction films.

Commercials Director, Director of Photography, Video Editor
London
London: United Kingdom

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Earnie Earn

Commercials Director at freelance, Bangkok

Earn graduated from film school Chulalongkorn university in Thailand and applied in Australian film school. In Australia, she had a chance to edit feature film called "10 days to die" and has some editing jobs there. In 2008, Amornrat was widely known in music video industry. She directed over 100...

Commercials Director, Film Director, Editor
Bangkok: Thailand

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Martin Edwards

Commercials Director at Freelance, California

#12 ranked Commercials Director

I write and direct commercials and brand films and believe strongly that humor is the best messenger. I often collaborate with production companies and brands who are working without an agency. I concept, pitch, develop a script and direct the spot—soup to nuts. I work hard to get as much of the...

Commercials Director, Film Director, Copywriter
Los Angeles: United States, New York: United States, London: United Kingdom
San Francisco, California: United States

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Sergey Zhelezko

Director at Nu Boyana Film Studios, Sofia

#13 ranked Commercials Director

Produced Screenwriter - Stand Your Ground (2025) starring Peter Stormare and Eric Roberts. Currently developing two projects: an action and a horror. Editor on Renny Harlin's Refuge (2023), where I also served as Splinter Unit Director and DOP. Writer/Director/DOP/Editor on music videos and...

Commercials Director, Film Director, Creative Director
Sofia: Bulgaria

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Enrique Novoa

Director & Video Editor, London

Enrique Novoa is a Director and Editor based in London. He has directed, conceptualised and edited branded content for various fashion editorials, music videos featured on MTV and specialised music media, and social-first commercials for both global brands and independent projects. With a strong...

Commercials Director, Video Editor, Videographer
London: United Kingdom, Madrid: Spain
London: United Kingdom

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Andile Sinqoto

TV / Film Director & DOP at 05 Network Studios, Cape Town

#15 ranked Commercials Director

TV / Film Director & DOP from Cape Town South Africa with over 10years of experience.

Commercials Director, Director of Photography, Cinematographer
Cape Town: South Africa, Amsterdam: Netherlands
Cape Town: South Africa

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Luis Castañón

Director / Producer / Creative at luis-director.com

#16 ranked Commercials Director

Throughout his professional career, Luis has worked in the television and advertising industries in both Mexico and New Zealand. He has collaborated with leading production companies, advertising agencies, marketing teams and direct clients delivering compelling campaigns and visual content across...

Commercials Director, Film Director, Producer
Christchurch: New Zealand, Auckland: New Zealand, Mexico
New Zealand

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Michael McCormick

Director, Llangollen

Commercials Director, Cinematographer, Video Editor
london: United Kingdom, manchester: United Kingdom, liverpool: United Kingdom
Llangollen: United Kingdom

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John Grint

Creative Director Producer/Director & Editor at 17Films Ltd, London

Hello, I am an experienced creative director/ writer with a wealth of experience in both short and long form in sport, music, documentary and corporate. I can develop and deliver first class presentations to carry your ideas forward and can steer or originate projects to work across all media From...

Commercials Director, Edit Producer, Promotions Producer
London: United Kingdom

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João Rito

Film Director at Freelance, Lisboa

Born in Lisbon, I moved to Porto in a young age where I discovered a passion for movies and photography. Studied cinema at Universidade Católica where I started my production company. At the beginning of my career I traveled the world making surf movies. Since the first days mixing storytelling...

Commercials Director, Cinematographer, Film Director
Lisbon: Portugal, Dubai: United Arab Emirates, London: United Kingdom
Lisboa: Portugal

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David Bradburn

Commercial Director, Chicago

David Bradburn is an award-winning director, producer, and project manager with a passion for purposeful storytelling and process-driven creativity. With over a decade of experience leading cross-functional teams across corporate, educational, entertainment, and nonprofit sectors, David thrives at...

Commercials Director, Content Director, Creative Director
Chicago: United States

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Zakaria Dahabi

Film Director/Editor, Agadir

I believe that less is more in cinematic ideas, and it's all about the taste of the person in music and colors and the timing of the cut.

Commercials Director, Film Director, Film Maker
Agadir: Morocco

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Sven D.

creative director at Revolutio Creative, Berlin / Los Angeles

Sven is a freelance filmmaker/photographer with 10+ years of experience in post-production. The strong visual focus of Sven's projects is rooted in his background in digital compositing where he acquired a sophisticated understanding of the anatomy of a shot. He does not shy away from experimenting...

Commercials Director, Director of Photography, Visual Effects (VFX) Supervisor
Los Angeles: United States, Berlin: Germany, Santa Teresa: Venezuela
Berlin / Los Angeles: Germany

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Craig McLaughlin

Director / Editor at Freelance, Manchester

Ex-projectionist, ex-postie and occasionally funny, North-West based Director & Editor with 10 years experience in the industry and a startlingly expanding comedy reel. Whether wrangling Premier League athletes for big brands or persuading musicians to be spattered, splattered and sploshed by a load...

Commercials Director, Video Editor
Manchester: United Kingdom

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Olivier Meneses

Liine producer at siam movies, Bangkok

With over two decades of experience in directing and producing, I am a seasoned professional known for my creativity, vision, and ability to deliver high-quality content. Currently, I serve as the Executive Producer for Siam Movies in Thailand, a company offering production services for foreign...

Commercials Director, Visualiser - Design/Advertising, Executive Producer
Bangkok: Thailand, Siem reap, Levallois Perret
Suan Luang, 10250, Bangkok: Thailand

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Dann Emmons

Director / Photographer at One Thousand Eyes, London

I am a London-based Director and Photographer working across Commercial, Film/TV and other short form medium. I have had the pleasure of working with a large number of household names from Dyson, Intel, Microsoft, McDonalds, NHS, Thomas Cook, Soho House and channels like the BBC and Channel 4. I also...

Commercials Director, Photographer, Film Director
London: United Kingdom, Bristol: United Kingdom, Reading: United Kingdom
London: United Kingdom

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