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Alto

Alto is an independent global award-winning advertising agency that creates brand campaigns and films for technology and consumer brands. Founded in 2019 by Hannes Ciatti in New York, United States. FrameThrower's visual library has 13 Alto commercials (2021–2026), cut shot by shot, 7 of them award-winning, for clients including Life360, Tile, Upwork and CCI, directed by Steve Ayson, Ivan Zacharias and Fredrik Bond among others.

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13
Commercials in our library
7
Award-winning
2021–2026
Active
2019
Founded
New York
Based in
2
Offices

01 · Featured

Alto's most awarded commercial

Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), still© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), frame 2© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), frame 3© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), frame 4© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), frame 5© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026), frame 6© Life360

D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026

Life360 “I Think of You Dying” 2026

A mother's overprotective love for her daughter manifests in a series of increasingly absurd and violent animated scenarios, highlighting her constant fear for her daughter's safety.

Directed by Steve Ayson · Alto · MJZ

Also watch

Video: Tile on YouTube

Tile “Family-Proof Your Family” 2025 →Ciclope Silver 2025

02 · Directors

Notable directors at Alto

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

03 · Clients

Alto's clients

Every brand in the library, by award-winning work.

  • Life3602025–2026

    6 commercials · 5 award-winning

  • Tile2025

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Upwork2022

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • CCI2023

    3 commercials

  • DIAGEO2024

    1 commercials

  • Montefiore2021

    1 commercials

04 · Works with

Who Alto works with

From the credits: the companies behind the spots, by number of spots.

Production companies Alto hires

05 · Awards

Alto's awards

Award-winning commercials in the library, by their best award, and the company honours we could source.

  • 3

    AICP Awards

    .

  • 2

    D&AD

    .

  • 1

    Ciclope

    .

  • 1

    Clio Awards

    .

Top award-winning spots

  • D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026Life360 “I Think of You Dying”
  • Clio Awards Gold 2023Upwork “This Is How We Work Now”
  • AICP Awards Winner 2025Life360 “Coat”
  • AICP Awards Winner 2025Life360 “Coffin”
  • AICP Awards Winner 2025Life360 “Curfew”
  • Ciclope Silver 2025Tile “Family-Proof Your Family”
  • D&AD Wood Pencil 2025Life360 “Life 360: Family-Proof Your Family”

Company honours

  • Cannes Lions Top 10 Independent Agencies in the world (2026)helloalto.com

06 · Work

Commercials by Alto

Our visual library has 13 Alto commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2025

Latest

Life360 “I Think of You Dying” (2026)© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” 2026D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026
Life360 “Coat” (2025)© Life360Life360 “Coat” 2025AICP Awards Winner 2025
Life360 “Coffin” (2025)© Life360Life360 “Coffin” 2025AICP Awards Winner 2025
Life360 “Curfew” (2025)© Life360Life360 “Curfew” 2025AICP Awards Winner 2025

Most awarded

  • Life360 "I Think of You Dying" (2026) commercial still© Life360Life360 “I Think of You Dying” 2026Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoD&AD Yellow Pencil 2026
  • Upwork "This Is How We Work Now" (2022) commercial still© UpworkUpwork “This Is How We Work Now” 2022Dir. Ivan Zacharias · AltoClio Awards Gold 2023
  • Life360 "Coat" (2025) commercial still© Life360Life360 “Coat” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoAICP Awards Winner 2025
  • Life360 "Coffin" (2025) commercial still© Life360Life360 “Coffin” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoAICP Awards Winner 2025
  • Life360 "Curfew" (2025) commercial still© Life360Life360 “Curfew” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoAICP Awards Winner 2025
  • Tile "Family-Proof Your Family" (2025) commercial still© TileTile “Family-Proof Your Family” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoCiclope Silver 2025
  • Life360 "Life 360: Family-Proof Your Family" (2025) commercial still© Life360Life360 “Life 360: Family-Proof Your Family” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · AltoD&AD Wood Pencil 2025
  • Montefiore "State Of Gratitude" (2021) commercial still© MontefioreMontefiore “State Of Gratitude” 2021Dir. Henry-Alex Rubin · AltoAICP Awards Honoree 2021
  • Life360 "Deer Head Blood" (2025) commercial still© Life360Life360 “Deer Head Blood” 2025Dir. Steve Ayson · Alto
  • DIAGEO "Ketel One Botanical - Made to Cocktail" (2024) commercial still© DIAGEODIAGEO “Ketel One Botanical - Made to Cocktail” 2024Dir. Fredrik Bond · Alto
  • CCI "Consumer Cellular - Issa - Freedom Calls" (2023) commercial still© CCICCI “Consumer Cellular - Issa - Freedom Calls” 2023Dir. Steve Ayson · Alto
  • CCI "Consumer Cellular - Freedom Calls" (2023) commercial still© CCICCI “Consumer Cellular - Freedom Calls” 2023Dir. Steve Ayson · Alto
  • CCI "Consumer Cellular - Ryan and Brenda - Freedom Calls" (2023) commercial still© CCICCI “Consumer Cellular - Ryan and Brenda - Freedom Calls” 2023Dir. Steve Ayson · Alto

07 · For producers

What producers use Alto's page for

  1. 01Who Alto hires

    Before a pitch, you need to know which directors and production companies an agency trusts.

    The directors and production companies behind Alto's 13 commercials, spot by spot.

    Life360 “I Think of You Dying”© Life360Upwork “This Is How We Work Now”© UpworkLife360 “Coat”© Life360Life360 “Coffin”© Life360
    Steve Ayson · Ivan Zacharias · Fredrik Bond

  2. 02Audit an agency's work

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    Alto's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    TBWA\Media Arts Lab© AppleBBDO© PETAApple© AppleDroga5© The New York Times
    Similar: TBWA\Media Arts Lab, BBDO, Apple

08 · News

Alto in the news

The latest stories we could source.

  • 2026-01Indie Agency Alto Plants European Flag in Amsterdamadweek.com
  • 2026-01Alto Opens Office in Amsterdam, handling partnerships with EA, Meta and Diageohelloalto.com
  • 2025-05Jeff Beer Joins Alto as Editorial Directorhelloalto.com

09 · Questions

About Alto

What commercials has Alto made?+

13 in the library, 2021–2026, including Life360 “I Think of You Dying”, Upwork “This Is How We Work Now”, Life360 “Coat” and Life360 “Coffin”.

Which directors does Alto work with?+

Steve Ayson (10), Ivan Zacharias (1), Fredrik Bond (1) and Henry-Alex Rubin (1).

What awards has Alto's work won?+

7 award-winning spots, including D&AD Yellow Pencil 2026 for Life360 “I Think of You Dying”, Clio Awards Gold 2023 for Upwork “This Is How We Work Now” and AICP Awards Winner 2025 for Life360 “Coat”.

Who owns Alto?+

Alto is independent.

Who runs Alto?+

Hannes Ciatti (Chief Creative Officer, 2026), Kirk Johnsen (Partner and Managing Director, 2026) and Pierre Janneau-Houllier (Executive Creative Director and Partner, 2026).

Where is Alto based?+

New York, United States, with offices in New York, Amsterdam.

Who are Alto's clients?+

In the library: Life360 (6 commercials, 2025–2026), Tile (1 commercials, 2025–2025), Upwork (1 commercials, 2022–2022), CCI (3 commercials, 2023–2023), DIAGEO (1 commercials, 2024–2024) and Montefiore (1 commercials, 2021–2021).

10 · Discover

Other agencies with similar work

Not connected to Alto: matched by the ideas, tone and categories of their commercials.