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David Wilson

David Wilson is a London-based commercial director whose mixed-media live-action work draws on Illustration study at the University of Brighton and a self-taught animator’s storyboard-and-animatic discipline.

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Production company & representation
Biscuit Filmworks
Production company · US, UK · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Cannes Lions Gold — Digital Craft / Motion Graphics Design & Animation (Nike Never Ask)
Cannes Lions · 2019 · award
Cannes Lions Gold — Film Advertising (Nike Made Of)
Cannes Lions · 2017 · award
D&AD Wood Pencil — Film Advertising (B.E.N. the Robot)
D&AD · 2017 · award
Selected clients
NikeAppleFacebookSpotifyIKEALEGOGuinnessSonySociety of Saint-Vincent-de-PaulO2

Bio & background

David Wilson is a London-based commercial director whose mixed-media live-action work draws on Illustration study at the University of Brighton and a self-taught animator’s storyboard-and-animatic discipline. Standout brand films include Nike’s Made Of / What Are Girls Made Of (Cannes Lions Gold Film Advertising, EUROBEST Gold, D&AD Impact and craft pencils, British Arrows and LIA metal), Nike Never Ask (Cannes Lions Gold Digital Craft / motion graphics), and B.E.N., a robot-caregiver short for Society of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (D&AD Wood Pencil; Adweek Ad of the Day). Other credits include Spotify’s Thank You Listeners animation (Cresta Silver; Creative Circle and Kinsale metal), IKEA Bright Shiny Colours (British Arrows Silver), Facebook’s Good Ideas Deserve to be Found, DFS Thingspiration, Apple, Etsy, O2, Cadbury, LEGO, Guinness, Sony, Beagle Street, Rowse, and Race For Life. He first gained international profile in music video—Arcade Fire’s We Exist (Grammy-nominated; D&AD Yellow Pencil), Tame Impala, Arctic Monkeys and others—winning UK Music Video Awards Best Director in 2015. In April 2025 he joined Biscuit Filmworks for US and UK commercial representation; he continues with Le Pac in France.

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Awards
  • Cannes Lions Gold — Digital Craft / Motion Graphics Design & Animation (Nike Never Ask)
    Cannes Lions · 2019
  • Cannes Lions Gold — Film Advertising (Nike Made Of)
    Cannes Lions · 2017
  • D&AD Wood Pencil — Film Advertising (B.E.N. the Robot)
    D&AD · 2017
  • D&AD IMPACT Wood Pencil — Diversity & Equality (Nike Made Of)
    D&AD · 2017
D&AD Wood Pencil — Music for Film Advertising (Nike Made Of)
D&AD · 2017
  • D&AD Yellow Pencil — Direction in Music Video (Arcade Fire, We Exist)
    D&AD · 2015
  • Fubiz Award — Best Advertising (Guinness Monument)
    Fubiz · 2013
  • Berlin Music Video Awards — Best Art Director (MASSTOR, Self Control)
    Berlin Music Video Awards · 2024
  • Cresta Silver — Outstanding Animation in Film Craft (Spotify Thank You Listeners)
    Cresta · 2021
  • EUROBEST Gold (Nike Made Of)
    EUROBEST · 2017
  • LIA Silver (Nike Made Of)
    LIA · 2017
  • UK Music Video Awards — Best Director
    UK Music Video Awards · 2015
  • Grammy nomination — Best Music Video (Arcade Fire, We Exist)
    Recording Academy / Grammys · 2015
  • British Arrows Silver — Best UK TV Series (IKEA Bright Shiny Colours)
    British Arrows · 2013
  • Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase
    Saatchi & Saatchi · 2010
  • UK Music Video Awards — Best New Director
    UK Music Video Awards · 2009
  • British Arrows Silver — International Film Advertising (Nike Made Of)
    British Arrows
  • Press
    • Director David Wilson Joins Biscuit Filmworks for Commercial Representation
      SHOOT · 2025
    • David Wilson Joins Biscuit Filmworks for Commercial Representation
      LBB · 2025
    • Ad of the Day: B.E.N. robot-caregiver spot for Society of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
      Adweek