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William Bartlett

William Bartlett is a commercial director. FrameThrower's visual library has 10 of their commercials (2017–2025), cut shot by shot, 2 of them award-winning. The work includes spots for The TImes & The Sunday Times, Sky, Formula 1 and IOC, produced most often by Framestore and Itv Creative, for agencies including Pulse Creative, Sky Creative and Gravity Road.

10
Commercials in our library
2
Award-winning
2017–2025
Active

01 · Featured

William Bartlett's most awarded commercial

The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), still© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), frame 2© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), frame 3© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), frame 4© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), frame 5© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” (2020), frame 6© The TImes & The Sunday Times

Creative Circle Silver 2020

The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” 2020

Animals take over the Houses of Parliament, debating and causing chaos, while a voice-over sings about talking to animals, highlighting the need for tamed politics.

Directed by William Bartlett · Pulse Creative · Framestore Pictures

02 · Brands

Brands William Bartlett has made commercials for

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

  • The TImes & The Sunday Times2019–2020

    2 commercials · 2 award-winning

  • Sky2023

    1 commercials

  • Formula 12023

    1 commercials

  • IOC2024

    1 commercials

  • ITV2023

    1 commercials

  • Emirates2025

    1 commercials

  • Optrex2020

    1 commercials

  • Hastings Direct2017

    1 commercials

  • ITV Creative2023

    1 commercials

03 · Works with

Who William Bartlett works with

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

Production companies William Bartlett works with

Agencies William Bartlett works with

04 · Awards

William Bartlett's awards

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

  • 1

    Creative Circle

    .

  • 1

    D&AD

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Top award-winning spots

  • Creative Circle Silver 2020The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed”
  • D&AD Wood Pencil 2019The Times and The Sunday Times “Westminster Zoo”

05 · Work

Commercials by William Bartlett

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

Per year · gold = award-winning

2020
2025

Latest

Emirates “96 flights a week” (2025)© EmiratesEmirates “96 flights a week” 2025
IOC “1 in 100 million” (2024)© IOCIOC “1 in 100 million” 2024
Sky “F1 2023” (2023)© SkySky “F1 2023” 2023
Formula 1 “Sky - Formula 1” (2023)© Formula 1Formula 1 “Sky - Formula 1” 2023
ITV “The Pride Has Arrived” (2023)© ITVITV “The Pride Has Arrived” 2023

Most awarded

  • The TImes & The Sunday Times "Politics. Tamed" (2020) commercial still© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” 2020Dir. William Bartlett · Pulse CreativeCreative Circle Silver 2020
  • The Times and The Sunday Times "Westminster Zoo" (2019) commercial still© The Times and The Sunday TimesThe Times and The Sunday Times “Westminster Zoo” 2019Dir. William Bartlett · Pulse CreativeD&AD Wood Pencil 2019
  • Emirates "96 flights a week" (2025) commercial still© EmiratesEmirates “96 flights a week” 2025Dir. William Bartlett
  • IOC "1 in 100 million" (2024) commercial still© IOCIOC “1 in 100 million” 2024Dir. William Bartlett · Gravity Road
  • Sky "F1 2023" (2023) commercial still© SkySky “F1 2023” 2023Dir. William Bartlett · Sky Creative
  • Formula 1 "Sky - Formula 1" (2023) commercial still© Formula 1Formula 1 “Sky - Formula 1” 2023Dir. William Bartlett · Sky Creative
  • ITV "The Pride Has Arrived" (2023) commercial still© ITVITV “The Pride Has Arrived” 2023Dir. William Bartlett · Itv Creative
  • ITV Creative "Show up for the Lionesses" (2023) commercial still© ITV CreativeITV Creative “Show up for the Lionesses” 2023Dir. William Bartlett
  • Optrex "ProVision" (2020) commercial still© OptrexOptrex “ProVision” 2020Dir. William Bartlett · Havas
  • Hastings Direct "insurance TVC" (2017) commercial still© Hastings DirectHastings Direct “insurance TVC” 2017Dir. William Bartlett · RAPP

06 · For producers

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

    Polynoid© GreenpeaceAidan Gibbons© GuinnessRich Lee© CoorDownJ Marlow© Old El Paso
    Similar to William Bartlett: Polynoid, Aidan Gibbons, Rich Lee

  2. 02William Bartlett'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.

    The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed”© The TImes & The Sunday TimesThe Times and The Sunday Times “Westminster Zoo”© The Times and The Sunday TimesEmirates “96 flights a week”© EmiratesIOC “1 in 100 million”© IOC
    10 commercials, 2 award-winning

07 · Questions

About William Bartlett

What commercials has William Bartlett directed?+

10 in the library, 2017–2025, including The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed”, The Times and The Sunday Times “Westminster Zoo”, Emirates “96 flights a week” and IOC “1 in 100 million”.

Which production company does William Bartlett work with?+

Most often Framestore (4 spots), also Itv Creative, Framestore Pictures and Havas UK.

Which agencies has William Bartlett worked with?+

Pulse Creative (2), Sky Creative (2), Gravity Road (1), Itv Creative (1) and Havas (1).

What awards has William Bartlett's work won?+

2 award-winning spots, including Creative Circle Silver 2020 for The TImes & The Sunday Times “Politics. Tamed” and D&AD Wood Pencil 2019 for The Times and The Sunday Times “Westminster Zoo”.

Which directors have a similar style to William Bartlett?+

Polynoid, Aidan Gibbons, Rich Lee, J Marlow and Joel Kefali, by the ideas, tone and categories of their work.

08 · Discover

Other directors with a similar style

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