Mark Albiston: Commercial Director, 41 Commercials, Awards & Credits

01 · Featured

Mark Albiston's most awarded commercial

D&AD Graphite Pencil 2020

Spark “Play” 2020

This ad for Spark's 'Play' feature demonstrates how parents can manage their children's screen time using a simple, intuitive digital hourglass interface.

Directed by Mark Albiston · Colenso BBDO · The Sweet Shop

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02 · Brands

Brands Mark Albiston has made commercials for

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

Three2018–2026
4 commercials · 1 award-winning
Thomas Cook2016–2026
2 commercials · 1 award-winning
New Zealand Lotteries2017
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
Spark2020
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
McDonald’s Canada2025
3 commercials
Genesis2023–2026
3 commercials
Marks & Spencer2015
2 commercials
Ladbrokes2025
2 commercials
IKEA2026
2 commercials
Robinsons2019
1 commercials
McDonald’s2015
1 commercials
McDonald’s France2026
1 commercials

Also: Tourism New Zealand, Rebel Sport NZ, Mazda Australia, KFC, Woodies, ANZ Bank New Zealand, Mitre 10, Natwest, Vodafone, Apple, Zalando, WorkSafe

03 · Works with

Who Mark Albiston works with

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

Production companies Mark Albiston works with

Agencies Mark Albiston works with

04 · Awards

Mark Albiston's awards

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

1
Spikes Asia
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1
Creative Circle
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1
Kinsale Sharks
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1
D&AD
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Top award-winning spots

D&AD Graphite Pencil 2020Spark “Play”
Creative Circle Gold 2016Thomas Cook “Pool Kid”
Kinsale Sharks Bronze 2018Three “Make up Tutorial”
Spikes Asia Bronze 2017New Zealand Lotteries “Dylan”

05 · Work

Commercials by Mark Albiston

Our visual library has 41 Mark Albiston commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2015

2020

2025

Latest

Apple “x Telstra - Mars Road Trip” (2026)

Most awarded

06 · For producers

What producers use Mark Albiston's page for

01Shortlist directors for your triple bid
You need three directors who can deliver this tone, and a reel is not a shortlist.
Start from Mark Albiston's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.
© first direct© McDonald's© Hornbach© Uber Eats
Similar to Mark Albiston: Dom & Nic, Louis Sutherland, Steve Rogers
02Mark Albiston's full body of work, with credits
A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.
All 41 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.
© Spark© Thomas Cook© Three© New Zealand Lotteries
41 commercials, 4 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Mark Albiston

What commercials has Mark Albiston directed?+

41 in the library, 2015–2026, including Spark “Play”, Thomas Cook “Pool Kid”, Three “Make up Tutorial” and New Zealand Lotteries “Dylan”.

Which production company does Mark Albiston work with?+

Most often Merman Branded (UK) (13 spots), also The Sweet Shop, The Sweetshop AU and Soft Citizen.

Which agencies has Mark Albiston worked with?+

Cossette (3), DDB Aotearoa (2), VML (2), Bastion Australia (2) and Atomic (2).

What awards has Mark Albiston's work won?+

4 award-winning spots, including D&AD Graphite Pencil 2020 for Spark “Play”, Creative Circle Gold 2016 for Thomas Cook “Pool Kid” and Kinsale Sharks Bronze 2018 for Three “Make up Tutorial”.

Which directors have a similar style to Mark Albiston?+

Dom & Nic, Louis Sutherland, Steve Rogers, Andreas Nilsson and Jeff Low, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.