commercial director

Max Barden

Max Barden is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 17 of their commercials (2022–2026), cut shot by shot, 2 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for Amazon, Paddy Power, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and Deliveroo, produced most often by The Sweetshop AU and The Sweet Shop, for agencies including Droga5 Anz, Part of Accenture Song, BBH and McCann.

17
Commercials in our library: 2
Award-winning: 2022–2026
Active

01 · Featured

Max Barden's most awarded commercial

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” (2025), still

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” (2025), frame 2

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” (2025), frame 3

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” (2025), frame 4

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” (2025), frame 5

Clio Awards Gold 2025

Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” 2025

A commercial that brings the internet's comments section to life in a stadium, showing how quickly online disagreements can turn into real-life harmony over a shared love for lamb.

Directed by Max Barden · Droga5 Anz, Part of Accenture Song · The Sweet Shop

02 · Brands

Brands Max Barden has made commercials for

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

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi2026
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
Meat & Livestock, Australia2025
1 commercials · 1 award-winning
Amazon2026
4 commercials
Paddy Power2026
2 commercials
Deliveroo2026
1 commercials
Simplot Australia2026
1 commercials
NZTA Waka Kotahi2025
1 commercials
World Rugby2023
1 commercials
Toyota New Zealand2024
1 commercials
Lipton Benelux2025
1 commercials
AIA2024
1 commercials
Supercheap Auto2022
1 commercials

Also: Vogel's

03 · Works with

Who Max Barden works with

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

Production companies Max Barden works with

Agencies Max Barden works with

04 · Awards

Max Barden's awards

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

1
shots Awards
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1
Clio Awards
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Top award-winning spots

Clio Awards Gold 2025Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section”
shots Awards Gold 2026New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi “Booze Maths”

05 · Work

Commercials by Max Barden

Our visual library has 17 Max Barden commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2025

Latest

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi “Booze Maths” (2026)

Deliveroo “Tesco x Deliveroo - WOO HOO” (2026)

Paddy Power “Nobody Does Football Better Than US” (2026)

Paddy Power “Why The Football Not” (2026)

Simplot Australia “John West - The Cub” (2026)

Most awarded

© Meat & Livestock, AustraliaMeat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” 2025Dir. Max Barden · Droga5 Anz, Part of Accenture SongClio Awards Gold 2025
© New Zealand Transport Agency Waka KotahiNew Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi “Booze Maths” 2026Dir. Max Barden · McCannshots Awards Gold 2026

06 · For producers

What producers use Max Barden'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 Max Barden's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.
© E-Trade© Amazon Alexa© Anthropic© Nextel
Similar to Max Barden: Bryan Buckley, Wayne McClammy, Jeff Low
02Max Barden's full body of work, with credits
A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.
All 17 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.
© Meat & Livestock, Australia© New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi© Deliveroo© Paddy Power
17 commercials, 2 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Max Barden

What commercials has Max Barden directed?+

17 in the library, 2022–2026, including Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section”, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi “Booze Maths”, Deliveroo “Tesco x Deliveroo - WOO HOO” and Paddy Power “Nobody Does Football Better Than US”.

Which production company does Max Barden work with?+

Most often The Sweetshop AU (7 spots), also The Sweet Shop, Anonymous Content and The Sweetshop NZ.

Which agencies has Max Barden worked with?+

Droga5 Anz, Part of Accenture Song (6), BBH (2), McCann (1), Pablo (1) and Clemenger BBDO (1).

What awards has Max Barden's work won?+

2 award-winning spots, including Clio Awards Gold 2025 for Meat & Livestock, Australia “The Comments Section” and shots Awards Gold 2026 for New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi “Booze Maths”.

Which directors have a similar style to Max Barden?+

Bryan Buckley, Wayne McClammy, Jeff Low, Jim Jenkins and Declan Lowney, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

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