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Filip Engstrom

Filip Engstrom is a Swedish commercial director represented globally by SMUGGLER, known for combining technical virtuosity with genuine human connection.

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Production company & representation
SMUGGLER
Production company · Global · verified Jul 2026
SMUGGLER
Production company · Global · verification date unavailable
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Recent press & creds
Clio Silver - Visual Effects for SERVPRO "There's A Pro For That"
Clio Awards · 2022 · award
Visual Effects Society Award - Outstanding Animated Character for AMF "The Caterpillar"
Visual Effects Society · award
Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Commercial for Target "Color Changes Everything"
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences · award
Selected clients
TargetGoogleSamsungAmerican ExpressPlayStationToyotaChanelEstée LauderH&MDKNY

Bio & background

Filip Engstrom is a Swedish commercial director represented globally by SMUGGLER, known for combining technical virtuosity with genuine human connection. His extensive client roster spans Target, Google, Samsung, American Express, PlayStation, Toyota, and LG. In healthcare advertising, he has directed campaigns for Fasenra, Breztri, Otezla, and Nature's Way. His luxury fashion work includes Chanel campaigns with Keira Knightley and Lily-Rose Depp, plus Estée Lauder, DKNY, Michael Kors, and Tory Burch. Financial services clients include Credit Karma, Klarna, Cembra, and Julius Baer. His SERVPRO campaign "There's A Pro For That" earned a 2022 Clio Silver for Visual Effects, while AMF's "The Caterpillar" won a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character. Target's "Color Changes Everything" received an Emmy nomination, and he earned a One Show Merit for ESPN's "Brand Without Sports Campaign" with Wieden+Kennedy. Engstrom's approach emphasizes practical solutions to CG problems, frequently collaborating with Stockholm VFX house Syndicate across 50+ projects. His productions span Sweden, extensive US work via SMUGGLER's LA office, and international shoots in Prague, Cape Town, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand, and Mexico City.

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Awards
  • Clio Silver - Visual Effects for SERVPRO "There's A Pro For That"
    Clio Awards · 2022
  • Visual Effects Society Award - Outstanding Animated Character for AMF "The Caterpillar"
    Visual Effects Society
  • Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Commercial for Target "Color Changes Everything"
    Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
  • Multiple Clio Awards for Nextel "Ants" and PlayStation "Murals"
    Clio Awards
  • One Show Merit - ESPN "Brand Without Sports Campaign"
    The One Club · 2006
  • Press
    • SMUGGLER director Filip Engstrom cleans up for SERVPRO via Buntin Group
      SHOOT Online · 2021
    • SERVPRO "There's A Pro For That" campaign coverage
      Ads of the World · 2021