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Blinkink

Blinkink is a London-based animation studio specializing in animation and mixed-media filmmaking, creating short-form content for advertising, music, gaming, fashion, and broadcast industries. It blends classic hand-crafted magic with innovative modern technology. It operates as a collective of directors, producers, artists, and technicians. Founded in 2005 by Bart Yates in London, UK. It is part of Blink group, which is an independent, owner-operated entertainment group. FrameThrower's visual library has 23 Blinkink commercials (2014–2025), cut shot by shot, 17 of them award-winning, for clients including BBC, BBC Sport, Greene King and Virgin Media O2, directed by Balázs Simon, Sam Gainsborough and Noah Harris among others.

Visit blinkink.co.uk
23
Commercials in our library
17
Award-winning
2014–2025
Active
2005
Founded
London
Based in

01 · Featured

Blinkink's most awarded commercial

Harvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), still© Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), frame 2© Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), frame 3© Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), frame 4© Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), frame 5© Harvey NicholsHarvey Nichols “Shoplifters” (2016), frame 6© Harvey Nichols

Cannes Lions Grand Prix 2016

Harvey Nichols “Shoplifters” 2016

A humorous ad showing CCTV footage of people shoplifting from Harvey Nichols, with their faces comically animated, to promote the store's rewards app.

Directed by Layzell Bros · adam&eve\TBWA · Blinkink

Also watch

Video: Childline on YouTube

Childline “Nobody Is Normal” 2021 →D&AD Yellow Pencil 2021

02 · Directors

Notable directors at Blinkink

Who made the work, and how much of it won awards. From the credits on every spot.

03 · Clients

Blinkink's clients

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

  • BBC2018–2024

    3 commercials · 3 award-winning

  • BBC Sport2022–2025

    3 commercials · 2 award-winning

  • Greene King2023

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Virgin Media O22023

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Thinkbox2023

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Harvey Nichoals2016

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Chester Zoo2024

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Kopparberg2018

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Harvey Nichols2016

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Childline2021

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • Co-op2025

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

  • B&Q2022

    1 commercials · 1 award-winning

Also: Born Free Foundation, Cravendale, Suzuki, iZettle, Viagra Connect

04 · Works with

Who Blinkink works with

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

05 · Awards

Blinkink's awards

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

  • 6

    Creative Circle

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  • 5

    British Arrows

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  • 2

    Kinsale Sharks

    .

  • 1

    Epica

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  • 1

    The One Show

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  • 1

    Cannes Lions

    1 top prize

  • 1

    D&AD

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Top award-winning spots

06 · Work

Commercials by Blinkink

Our visual library has 23 Blinkink commercials, cut shot by shot. Here: the latest, then the most awarded.

Per year · gold = award-winning

2020
2025

Latest

Co-op “Owned By You,Right By You” (2025)© Co-opCo-op “Owned By You,Right By You” 2025British Arrows Gold 2025
BBC Sport “More Twists, More Turns” (2025)© BBC SportBBC Sport “More Twists, More Turns” 2025Creative Circle Bronze 2025
Virgin Media O2 “Snowgran” (2023)© Virgin Media O2Virgin Media O2 “Snowgran” 2023Creative Circle Gold 2023

Most awarded

07 · For producers

What producers use Blinkink's page for

  1. 01Who directs for Blinkink

    Rosters change and websites go stale. You need who actually shot their spots.

    Every director behind Blinkink's 23 commercials, with the agencies and awards.

    Harvey Nichols “Shoplifters”© Harvey NicholsChildline “Nobody Is Normal”© ChildlineCo-op “Owned By You,Right By You”© Co-opBBC “Square Eyed Boy”© BBC
    Balázs Simon · Noah Harris · Elliot Dear

  2. 02Benchmark a production company

    Comparing companies means hunting through reels, trade press and award sites.

    Blinkink's work by year, brand and award in one place, and the companies with a similar body of work.

    Nexus Studios© HondaPassion Pictures© Sony Computer Entertainment EuropeBlink© John LewisLobo© Mondelez International
    Similar: Nexus Studios, Passion Pictures, Blink

08 · News

Blinkink in the news

The latest stories we could source.

  • 2026-08Liam Archibald joins Blinkink for worldwide commercial representationshootonline.com
  • 2026-07Kevin Parry joins Blinkink for worldwide commercial representationshots
  • 2026-09Léa Esmaili's representation expanded to US marketshots

09 · Questions

About Blinkink

What commercials has Blinkink made?+

23 in the library, 2014–2025, including Harvey Nichols “Shoplifters”, Childline “Nobody Is Normal”, Co-op “Owned By You,Right By You” and BBC “Square Eyed Boy”.

Which agencies has Blinkink worked with?+

BBC Creative (4), VCCP (2), adam&eve\TBWA (2), The Red Brick Road (2) and AMV BBDO, London, UK (2).

Which directors are behind Blinkink's commercials?+

Balázs Simon (3), Noah Harris (3), Elliot Dear (3), Sam Gainsborough (2), Nicos Livesy (1) and Raman Djafari (1).

What awards has Blinkink's work won?+

17 award-winning spots, including Cannes Lions Grand Prix 2016 for Harvey Nichols “Shoplifters”, D&AD Yellow Pencil 2021 for Childline “Nobody Is Normal” and British Arrows Gold 2025 for Co-op “Owned By You,Right By You”.

Who owns Blinkink?+

Blinkink is part of Blink group, which is an independent, owner-operated entertainment group.

Where is Blinkink based?+

London, UK, with offices in London.

Who are Blinkink's clients?+

In the library: BBC (3 commercials, 2018–2024), BBC Sport (3 commercials, 2022–2025), Greene King (1 commercials, 2023–2023), Virgin Media O2 (1 commercials, 2023–2023), Thinkbox (1 commercials, 2023–2023) and Harvey Nichoals (1 commercials, 2016–2016).

10 · Discover

Other production companies with similar work

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