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Malcolm Venville

Malcolm Venville is a British photographer and commercial director who began in advertising photography after Association of Photographers awards.

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Production company & representation
Anonymous Content
Production company · US · verified Jul 2026
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Recent press & creds
Volkswagen "Squares" Golden Lion
Cannes Lions · 2003 · award
Volkswagen "Squares" Clio Award
Clio Awards · 2003 · award
Volkswagen "Squares" Award of Overall Excellence
AICP · 2003 · award
Selected clients
VolkswagenNikeMasterCardJohn LewisVirgin AtlanticSonyLevi'sJack Daniel'sBTBritish Heart Foundation

Bio & background

Malcolm Venville is a British photographer and commercial director who began in advertising photography after Association of Photographers awards. Early print work included Wrangler's "Be more than just a number" for Simons Palmer Denton plus Nike, Levi's, Sony, Lynx, BT, Virgin Atlantic, British Heart Foundation, British Gas, Silk Cut and Jack Daniel's through Wieden+Kennedy, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and BBDO. He moved into commercials with Volkswagen's "Squares" for Arnolds, cited as the world's most awarded TV commercial of 2003 (Cannes Golden Lion, Clio, ANDY Grandy, AICP Overall Excellence, Emmy nomination). Further credits include MasterCard "Sailboat," John Lewis "From Me to You," Nike and a Millennium Dome film. Documentary shorts include award-winning Silent Film about his deaf parents and Zillions with Karl Lagerfeld (best documentary, International Fashion Film Festival). Features 44 Inch Chest (2009) won the Jury Prize at Seville and a San Diego Film Critics ensemble award; Henry's Crime followed in 2010. He has directed historical docudrama miniseries for A&E/History/RadicalMedia and Netflix (Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Churchill at War) and Formula E documentary And We Go Green. He is rostered at Anonymous Content for commercials.

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Awards
  • Volkswagen "Squares" Golden Lion
    Cannes Lions · 2003
  • Volkswagen "Squares" Clio Award
    Clio Awards · 2003
  • Volkswagen "Squares" Award of Overall Excellence
    AICP · 2003
  • Volkswagen "Squares" Emmy nomination
Emmy Awards · 2003
  • Silent Film described as award-winning short
    BBC/Channel 4 · 1997
  • Zillions best documentary
    International Fashion Film Festival · 2013
  • 44 Inch Chest Jury Prize
    Seville Film Festival · 2009
  • 44 Inch Chest Best Ensemble
    San Diego Film Critics Society · 2009
  • Volkswagen "Squares" Grandy
    ANDY Awards · 2003
  • Association of Photographers awards (early career)
    Association of Photographers
  • Press
    • Podcast: early career, print breakthroughs, path into directing
      Stuff from the Loft (Dave Dye) · 2022
    • Malcolm Venville profile
      Wikipedia
    • IMDb credits and other works (MasterCard commercial)
      IMDb
    • Official portfolio site
      malcolmvenville.com