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Jake Nava

Jake Nava is a British commercial and music-video director and University of Westminster film graduate who began with MTV Sports films and UK urban videos.

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Production company & representation
Believe Media
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Silver Lion for Levi's Circles (Film Lions, TV/Cinema Retail)
Cannes Lions · 2018 · award
UK Music Video Awards Icon Award
UK Music Video Awards · 2017 · award
D&AD Nomination for Stop the Guns (MET Police / Operation Trident)
D&AD · award
Selected clients
PumaArmaniGuinnessLevi'sBacardiHSBCMartiniRémy MartinGoogleGatorade

Bio & background

Jake Nava is a British commercial and music-video director and University of Westminster film graduate who began with MTV Sports films and UK urban videos. Documented brand campaigns include Guinness “Intolerant Champion,” a period piece on John Hammond for the Made of More platform, and “We Are Made of Football”; Martini’s global rebrand “Play with Time,” noted for original in-camera transitions; Levi’s “Circles,” which took a Silver Lion at the 2018 Cannes Lions; Rémy Martin’s “Team Up for Excellence” short with Usher; and Gatorade’s “Love Means Everything” Serena Williams tribute narrated by Beyoncé. Further work spans Bacardi, Tanqueray, Puma, Pepsi, HSBC “Haute Couture,” Lucozade “Wild Ones” with Tinie Tempah, Coca-Cola with James Franco, Armani Diamonds, Mastercard, Vauxhall, Range Rover Evoque “Shaped by the City,” Google, Del Monte, and beauty and fragrance films for L’Oréal, Revlon with Jessica Alba, CoverGirl, Maybelline, Rimmel, Max Factor with Cheryl Cole, Rochas, and Beyoncé Heat, Pulse, and Rise. Public-service includes the D&AD-nominated “Stop the Guns” for MET Police/Trident. Recognition includes Clios, Cannes Lions, British Arrows, an NAACP award, and the 2017 UK Music Video Awards Icon Award.

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Awards
  • Silver Lion for Levi's Circles (Film Lions, TV/Cinema Retail)
    Cannes Lions · 2018
  • UK Music Video Awards Icon Award
    UK Music Video Awards · 2017
  • D&AD Nomination for Stop the Guns (MET Police / Operation Trident)
    D&AD
Clios, Cannes Lions, British Arrows, and NAACP recognition cited
Ravensbourne University
Press
  • Jake Nava inspires Ravensbourne University London film students
    Ravensbourne University · 2025
  • Jake Nava joins Las Bandas Be Brave
    Promo News · 2023
  • Jake Nava - Nava say Nava (commercial profile)
    Shots · 2011
  • Independent Talent director roster biography
    Independent Talent
  • IMDb name biography (Martini in-camera transitions; Guinness Intolerant Champion)
    IMDb
  • Wikipedia entry noting Guinness, Levi's, Martini, Bacardi, and related commercial credits
    Wikipedia