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Simon Levene

Simon Levene is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 10 of their commercials (1998–2026), cut shot by shot, 2 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for McDonald’s, Umbro, Florida Department of Health and Naked, produced most often by Gang Films and Dark Energy Films, for agencies including TBWA Worldwide, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Creature.

10
Commercials in our library
2
Award-winning
1998–2026
Active

01 · Featured

Simon Levene's most awarded commercial

Video: simon levene on Vimeo

D&AD Wood Pencil 1998

Umbro “Love Hurts” 1998

This ad explores the intense emotional connection and passion that football fans and players have for the sport, highlighting both the highs of victory and the lows of defeat.

Directed by Simon Levene · Rose Hackney Barber

See the spot →

02 · Brands

Brands Simon Levene has made commercials for

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

  • Umbro1998

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Florida Department of Health2003

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • McDonald’s2019

    4 commercials

  • Naked2023

    1 commercials

  • Gigaclear2026

    1 commercials

  • MrQ2023

    1 commercials

  • Hillarys2024

    1 commercials

03 · Works with

Who Simon Levene works with

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

Production companies Simon Levene works with

Agencies Simon Levene works with

04 · Awards

Simon Levene's awards

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

  • 1

    D&AD

    .

  • 1

    Clio Awards

    .

Top award-winning spots

  • D&AD Wood Pencil 1998Umbro “Love Hurts”
  • Clio Awards Bronze 2003Florida Department of Health “Torture Device”

05 · Work

Commercials by Simon Levene

Our visual library has 10 Simon Levene commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

Latest

Gigaclear “Goes Further” (2026)© GigaclearGigaclear “Goes Further” 2026
Hillarys “Sponsorship Idents” (2024)© HillarysHillarys “Sponsorship Idents” 2024
Naked “Noodles - No Shame” (2023)© NakedNaked “Noodles - No Shame” 2023
MrQ “You Win Some You Lose Some” (2023)© MrQMrQ “You Win Some You Lose Some” 2023
McDonald’s “Veggie - Douche” (2019)© McDonald’sMcDonald’s “Veggie - Douche” 2019

Most awarded

  • Umbro "Love Hurts" (1998) commercial still© UmbroUmbro “Love Hurts” 1998Dir. Simon LeveneD&AD Wood Pencil 1998
  • Florida Department of Health "Torture Device" (2003) commercial still© Florida Department of HealthFlorida Department of Health “Torture Device” 2003Dir. Simon Levene · Crispin Porter + BoguskyClio Awards Bronze 2003
  • Gigaclear "Goes Further" (2026) commercial still© GigaclearGigaclear “Goes Further” 2026Dir. Simon Levene · The Gate
  • Hillarys "Sponsorship Idents" (2024) commercial still© HillarysHillarys “Sponsorship Idents” 2024Dir. Simon Levene · Heads Up Production
  • Naked "Noodles - No Shame" (2023) commercial still© NakedNaked “Noodles - No Shame” 2023Dir. Simon Levene · Creature
  • MrQ "You Win Some You Lose Some" (2023) commercial still© MrQMrQ “You Win Some You Lose Some” 2023Dir. Simon Levene · Fall off the Wall
  • McDonald’s "Veggie - Douche" (2019) commercial still© McDonald’sMcDonald’s “Veggie - Douche” 2019Dir. Simon Levene · TBWA Worldwide
  • McDonald’s "Veggie - Souffleur" (2019) commercial still© McDonald’sMcDonald’s “Veggie - Souffleur” 2019Dir. Simon Levene · TBWA Worldwide
  • McDonald’s "Veggie - Voiture" (2019) commercial still© McDonald’sMcDonald’s “Veggie - Voiture” 2019Dir. Simon Levene · TBWA Worldwide
  • McDonald’s "Veggie" (2019) commercial still© McDonald’sMcDonald’s “Veggie” 2019Dir. Simon Levene · TBWA Worldwide

06 · For producers

What producers use Simon Levene's page for

  1. 01Shortlist directors for your triple bid

    You need three directors who can deliver this tone, and a reel is not a shortlist.

    Start from Simon Levene's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.

    Matt Aselton© JordanTerri Timely© GEICOWayne McClammy© Amazon AlexaKen Lidster© Van Den Berghs & Jurgens Limited
    Similar to Simon Levene: Matt Aselton, Terri Timely, Wayne McClammy

  2. 02Simon Levene's full body of work, with credits

    A reel shows the hits. You need every spot, and who made each one with them.

    All 10 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.

    Umbro “Love Hurts”© UmbroFlorida Department of Health “Torture Device”© Florida Department of HealthGigaclear “Goes Further”© GigaclearHillarys “Sponsorship Idents”© Hillarys
    10 commercials, 2 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Simon Levene

What commercials has Simon Levene directed?+

10 in the library, 1998–2026, including Umbro “Love Hurts”, Florida Department of Health “Torture Device”, Gigaclear “Goes Further” and Hillarys “Sponsorship Idents”.

Which production company does Simon Levene work with?+

Most often Gang Films (4 spots), also Dark Energy Films, Rose Hackney Barber and Hundred Street Films.

Which agencies has Simon Levene worked with?+

TBWA Worldwide (4), Crispin Porter + Bogusky (1), Creature (1), The Gate (1) and Fall off the Wall (1).

What awards has Simon Levene's work won?+

2 award-winning spots, including D&AD Wood Pencil 1998 for Umbro “Love Hurts” and Clio Awards Bronze 2003 for Florida Department of Health “Torture Device”.

Which directors have a similar style to Simon Levene?+

Matt Aselton, Terri Timely, Wayne McClammy, Ken Lidster and Andreas Nilsson, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

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