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commercial director

Tony Kaye

Tony Kaye is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 13 of their commercials (1990–1997), cut shot by shot, 13 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for Nike, Dunlop, Volvo and Dunlop Tyres, produced most often by Tony Kaye Films and Tony Kaye & Partners, for agencies including AMV BBDO, Wieden+Kennedy and Ogilvy.

Portrait: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

13
Commercials in our library
13
Award-winning
1990–1997
Active

01 · Featured

Tony Kaye's most awarded commercial

Volvo “Twister” (1995), still© VolvoVolvo “Twister” (1995), frame 2© VolvoVolvo “Twister” (1995), frame 3© VolvoVolvo “Twister” (1995), frame 4© VolvoVolvo “Twister” (1995), frame 5© VolvoVolvo “Twister” (1995), frame 6© Volvo

D&AD Black Pencil 1996

Volvo “Twister” 1995

A Volvo 850 T-5 navigates through a destructive tornado, showcasing its durability and maneuverability amidst chaos and flying debris.

Directed by Tony Kaye · AMV BBDO · Tony Kaye Films

02 · Brands

Brands Tony Kaye has made commercials for

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

  • Nike1997

    2 commercials · 2 award-winning

  • Dunlop1994

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Volvo1995

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Dunlop Tyres1993

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Guinness1997

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • COI Department of Transport1991

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Abbey National1990

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • British Rail1990

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • SP Tyres UK Limited1994

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Nike UK Limited1993

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Partnership for A Drug Free America1996

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Guinness Brewing GB1997

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

03 · Works with

Who Tony Kaye works with

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

Production companies Tony Kaye works with

Agencies Tony Kaye works with

04 · Awards

Tony Kaye's awards

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

  • 4

    D&AD

    1 top prize

  • 3

    British Arrows

    .

  • 2

    Epica

    2 top prizes

  • 2

    Clio Awards

    .

  • 1

    Creative Circle

    .

  • 1

    Cannes Lions

    .

Top award-winning spots

  • D&AD Black Pencil 1996Volvo “Twister”
  • Cannes Lions Gold 1997Guinness “Old Man”
  • D&AD Yellow Pencil 1994SP Tyres UK Limited “Unexpected”
  • D&AD Yellow Pencil 1993Nike UK Limited “Kick It”
  • Epica Grand Prix 1996Guinness Brewing GB “Bicycle”
  • Epica Grand Prix 1993Dunlop Tyres “Tested For The Unexpected”
  • Clio Awards Gold 1997NIKE “Leslie”
  • Clio Awards Silver 1996Partnership for A Drug Free America “Lenny”

05 · Work

Commercials by Tony Kaye

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

Per year · gold = award-winning

1990
1995

Latest

Guinness “Old Man” (1997)© GuinnessGuinness “Old Man” 1997Cannes Lions Gold 1997
Guinness Brewing GB “Bicycle” (1997)© Guinness Brewing GBGuinness Brewing GB “Bicycle” 1997Epica Grand Prix 1996
NIKE “Leslie” (1997)© NIKENIKE “Leslie” 1997Clio Awards Gold 1997
Nike “Nike Air” (1997)© NikeNike “Nike Air” 1997D&AD Wood Pencil 1997
Partnership for A Drug Free America “Lenny” (1996)© Partnership for A Drug Free AmericaPartnership for A Drug Free America “Lenny” 1996Clio Awards Silver 1996

Most awarded

  • Volvo "Twister" (1995) commercial still© VolvoVolvo “Twister” 1995Dir. Tony Kaye · AMV BBDOD&AD Black Pencil 1996
  • Guinness "Old Man" (1997) commercial still© GuinnessGuinness “Old Man” 1997Dir. Tony Kaye · Ogilvy & MatherCannes Lions Gold 1997
  • SP Tyres UK Limited "Unexpected" (1994) commercial still© SP Tyres UK LimitedSP Tyres UK Limited “Unexpected” 1994Dir. Tony Kaye · Abbot Mead Vickers.BBDO LimitedD&AD Yellow Pencil 1994
  • Nike UK Limited "Kick It" (1993) commercial still© Nike UK LimitedNike UK Limited “Kick It” 1993Dir. Tony Kaye · Simons Palmer Denton Clemmow & JohnsonD&AD Yellow Pencil 1993
  • Guinness Brewing GB "Bicycle" (1997) commercial still© Guinness Brewing GBGuinness Brewing GB “Bicycle” 1997Dir. Tony Kaye · Ogilvy & MatherEpica Grand Prix 1996
  • Dunlop Tyres "Tested For The Unexpected" (1993) commercial still© Dunlop TyresDunlop Tyres “Tested For The Unexpected” 1993Dir. Tony Kaye · Abbott Mead Vickers BBDOEpica Grand Prix 1993
  • NIKE "Leslie" (1997) commercial still© NIKENIKE “Leslie” 1997Dir. Tony Kaye · Wieden+KennedyClio Awards Gold 1997
  • Partnership for A Drug Free America "Lenny" (1996) commercial still© Partnership for A Drug Free AmericaPartnership for A Drug Free America “Lenny” 1996Dir. Tony Kaye · Cliff Freeman & PartnersClio Awards Silver 1996
  • COI Department of Transport "Kathy" (1991) commercial still© COI Department of TransportCOI Department of Transport “Kathy” 1991Dir. Tony Kaye · Miller and Leeves WAHTBritish Arrows Silver 1991
  • Abbey National "Abbey Endings" (1990) commercial still© Abbey NationalAbbey National “Abbey Endings” 1990Dir. Tony Kaye · PublicisBritish Arrows Silver 1990
  • Dunlop "Unexpected" (1994) commercial still© DunlopDunlop “Unexpected” 1994Dir. Tony Kaye · AMV BBDOCreative Circle Gold 1994
  • Nike "Nike Air" (1997) commercial still© NikeNike “Nike Air” 1997Dir. Tony Kaye · Wieden+KennedyD&AD Wood Pencil 1997
  • British Rail "Untwist" (1990) commercial still© British RailBritish Rail “Untwist” 1990Dir. Tony Kaye · Saatchi & SaatchiBritish Arrows Bronze 1990

06 · For producers

What producers use Tony Kaye'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 Tony Kaye's work and find directors with a similar style, each with every spot, agency, production company and award.

    Manu Mazzaro© Pinacoteca do Estado de São PauloJonathan Glazer© Stella ArtoisMehdi Norowzian© The Whitbread Beer CompanyFrank Budgen© PlayStation 2
    Similar to Tony Kaye: Manu Mazzaro, Jonathan Glazer, Mehdi Norowzian

  2. 02Tony Kaye's full body of work, with credits

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

    All 13 commercials, searchable shot by shot, with the agency, production company and awards on every spot.

    Volvo “Twister”© VolvoGuinness “Old Man”© GuinnessSP Tyres UK Limited “Unexpected”© SP Tyres UK LimitedNike UK Limited “Kick It”© Nike UK Limited
    13 commercials, 13 award-winning

07 · Questions

About Tony Kaye

What commercials has Tony Kaye directed?+

13 in the library, 1990–1997, including Volvo “Twister”, Guinness “Old Man”, SP Tyres UK Limited “Unexpected” and Nike UK Limited “Kick It”.

Which production company does Tony Kaye work with?+

Most often Tony Kaye Films (7 spots), also Tony Kaye & Partners.

Which agencies has Tony Kaye worked with?+

AMV BBDO (3), Wieden+Kennedy (2), Ogilvy (2), Miller and Leeves WAHT (1) and Publicis (1).

What awards has Tony Kaye's work won?+

13 award-winning spots, including D&AD Black Pencil 1996 for Volvo “Twister”, Cannes Lions Gold 1997 for Guinness “Old Man” and D&AD Yellow Pencil 1994 for SP Tyres UK Limited “Unexpected”.

Which directors have a similar style to Tony Kaye?+

Manu Mazzaro, Jonathan Glazer, Mehdi Norowzian, Frank Budgen and Lenn Antón, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

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