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CANADA
Industry Visual arts
Founded2008; 12 years ago
Founders
  • Lope Serrano
  • Nicolás Méndez
  • Luis Cerveró
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Lope Serrano (CD)
  • Nicolás Méndez (CD)
  • Alba Barneda (HOP)
Products
Subsidiaries CANADA London
Website canadacanada.com

CANADA is a creative production company headquartered in the Poblenou district in Barcelona, Spain with bases in London and Los Angeles. The company specialises in the global production and direction of music videos, commercials and short films. Works include music videos for Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and Rosalía, as well as TV spots for Louis Vuitton, IKEA, Coca-Cola, Mercedes-Benz and Apple among many others. [1] [2] CANADA is partnered with Diplomats in France, Rekorder in Germany and Pulse Films in North America.

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In 2021 CANADA decided to bet fully on sustainability, implementing a shooting work methodology to reduce the footprint of its activity on the planet.

History

In 2008, directors Nicolás Méndez, Lope Serrano and Luis Cerveró, who worked from the same artistic perspective, decided to join forces to improve and develop their own initiative focused on the audiovisual sector after working for many years for different companies. Global Head of Production and partner Alba Barneda has been a key part of the CANADA collective since its foundation. It was founded during the 2008 worldwide economic crisis and the Spanish financial crisis that lasted for almost six years starting in 2008. [3] In 2010, it made a breakthrough by producing a music video for El Guincho's track "Bombay", which went viral on Vimeo and was named the best music video of the year by Rockdelux . [4] This meteoric increase in popularity attracted projects from the United Kingdom, where they created work for bands like Scissor Sisters, The Vaccines and Battles.

After a few years represented by the production company Partizan, the group decided to change partners, trying, in this way, to approach to the production sector and founded an office in London, UK. Before opening alone officially in Los Angeles, from December 2012 until June 2020 the company was represented in the United States by Roman Coppola, the founder and owner of The Directors Bureau. [5] [2]

In the mid-2010s the company helped to put local artists such as Bad Gyal, C. Tangana or Rosalía on the map internationally. After the latter released her hit single "Malamente" in May 2018 and its music video directed by CANADA received universal acclaim to the point that it was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video and was named Video of the Year by Pitchfork , the company grew exponentially, directing at the end of the decade and beginning of the next one music videos for internationally known artists from Travis Scott to Dua Lipa. [6] CANADA was also responsible for the commercials campaigns for brands such as Louis Vuitton, as well as for the 2020 Gaudí Cinema Awards spot. [7]

Work

YearSongArtistDirector
Music Videos
2010"Bombay" El Guincho CANADA
"Invisible Light" Scissor Sisters
"What You Know" Two Door Cinema Club
2011"All in White" The Vaccines
"Ice Cream" Battles
2012"New Lands" Justice
2013"Ardiente Figura"ExtraperloRoger Guàrdia
"Can't Stop Now" The Aston Shuffle Penascola
"Desfachatez" Fangoria Marçal Forés
"Destitute Time" Delorean Roger Guàrdia
"Fases"Mates Mates
"Fieras"Extraperlo
"Fina Vanidad"
"Heat"Furguson
"Meteoritos en Hawaii"Papa Topo
"Resplandor"Extraperlo
"Sangre en los Zapatos"Papa Topo
"The Big Shift" Maia Vidal Pablo Maestres
"Trying To Be Cool" Phoenix CANADA
"You Should Know" Breakbot
2014"Antes O Después"FangoriaVirgili Jubero
"Galaxy Gun" Sleepy Sun Gerson Aguerri
"Gardenias"Elsa De Alfonso Y Los PrestigioMarçal Forés
"L'Ós"La IaiaMarc Oller
"Me Gusta Que Me Pegues" Los Punsetes CANADA
"Move With You" Jacob Banks
"Stay Awhile" She & Him
2015"Body Talk"FoxesVirgili Jubero
"Come Home Baby"The CharlatansDario Peña
"Davey Crockett / All My Loving"The Parrots, Hinds
"Garden" Hinds
"Handsome" The Vaccines Gerson Aguerri
"La Tejedora" Christina Rosenvinge Darío Peña
"Make You Mine" Family of the Year Marc Oller
"The Less I Know The Better" Tame Impala Laia Manzanares
"The Yabba" Battles Roger Guàrdia
"Till I Found You"Josef SalvatDarío Peña
"Tu Casa Nueva"El Último VecinoGerson Aguerri
"Your Brain Is Made Of Candy"MournRoger Guàrdia
2016"Antes de Morirme" C. Tangana, Rosalía MANSON
"Comix"El GuinchoRoger Guàrdia
"Geometría Polisentimental"Fangoria
"Irrational Friend"Mourn
"Siempre"AgorazeinMANSON
"Singular"Anna BonnyChloe Wallace
"Itch"Nothing But ThievesDarío Peña
"Warts"Hinds
"What's It Gonna Be?"Shura
2017"Aquí Y Ahora" Hidrogenesse
"Chill Aquí"ExtraperloMANSON
"Up All Night" Beck CANADA
"Química (Dance With Me)" Bomba Estéreo
"De Plata" Rosalía MANSON
"Don't Matter Now" George Ezra Marc Oller
"Hula Hoop 8000"MonarchyVirgili Jubero
"Faithless" Flyte CANADA
"Mala Mujer" C. Tangana MANSON
"Me Voy" Ibeyi, Mala Rodríguez
"Nicest Cocky" Bad Gyal Roger Guàrdia
"Persiguiéndonos"C. TanganaManson
"Telephone"The Zephyr BonesRoger Guàrdia
2018"Candela"Bad GyalMANSON
"Cry Bird"TennysonDarío Peña
"Dazed By The Desert"ZeelandFemke Huurdeman
"L.A."MujeresMarc Oller
"Malamente" Rosalía Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA
"No Chance" Jarami
"Pienso en Tu Mirá" Rosalía
"Saturn Is Not That Far Away"Stella McCartney KidsRoger Guàrdia
"Wrong Turn" Blanche Nur Casadevall
"Yo Sigo Iual"Bad GyalCyprien Clément-Delmas
2019"Crowns"North StateNur Casadevall
"Deal Wiv It" Mura Masa, Slowthai Yoni Lappin
"Exits" Foals Albert Moya
"Harleys in Hawaii" Katy Perry MANSON
"Me Quedo" Aitana, Lola Indigo Réalité
"No Hope Generation"Mura MasaYoni Lappin
"No Te Debí Besar" C. Tangana, Paloma Mami ROGELIO
"Religion" Shura Chloe Wallace
"Toutes les Machines Ont Un Cœur" Maëlle Nur Casadevall
"Zorra" Bad Gyal Cyprien Clément-Delmas
2020"Aprendiendo el Sexo" Alba Farelo
"Limitless" Sudan Archives Femke Huurdeman
"Physical" Dua Lipa Lope Serrano aka CANADA
"Stay"DoraMarc Oller
"TKN" Rosalía, Travis Scott Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA
2021"Love Again" Dua Lipa Lope Serrano aka CANADA
"Mirror" Sigrid Femke Huurdeman
"Muñequita Linda" Najwa Bàrbara Farré
"Perra" Rigoberta Bandini Irene Moray
"Ya No Vales" Alizzz, C. TanganaFélix Bollain
2022 Motomami TikTok Live RosalíaSTILLZ
"La Canción Que No Quiero Cantarte" Amaia, Aitana Virgili Jubero
"El Pañuelo" Romeo Santos, RosalíaRoger Guàrdia
"Tu Casa Nueva"El Último VecinoGerson Aguerri
"Sin Carné"Bad GyalMANSON
2023"Colmillo" Tainy, J Balvin, Young Miko, Jowell & Randy Pau Carrete
"Sirens"Travis ScottCANADA
2024"I Luv It" Camila Cabello Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA

Accolades

YearProjectArtistInstitutionRecognitionResult
2010"Bombay" El Guincho Rockdelux Music Video of the YearWon
2017"Mala Mujer" C. Tangana Los40 Music Awards Best National Video of the YearNominated
2018"Up All Night" Beck The Recording Academy Best Music Video Nominated
"Pienso en tu Mirá" Rosalía UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video - InternationalNominated
"Malamente" The Latin Recording Academy Best Short Form Music Video Nominated
Rober Awards Music Prize Best Promo VideoNominated
UK Music Video Awards Best Production Design in a VideoNominated
Best Pop Video - InternationalWon
Pitchfork Music Video of the YearWon
2019 Design and Art Direction Best DirectionWon
Best Music VideoWon
Premios Lo Nuestro Video of the YearNominated
"Pienso en tu Mirá" MTV Millennial Awards Video of the YearNominated
"Me Quedo" Aitana
Lola Indigo
Los40 Music Awards Best National Video of the YearNominated
2020"Malamente" Rosalía Premios Odeón Best Music VideoNominated
"Harleys in Hawaii" Katy Perry MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Nominated
"Physical" Dua Lipa Best Art Direction Nominated
Best Visual Effects Won
NRJ Music Awards Video of the YearNominated
Camerimage Best Music VideoNominated
Best CinematographyNominated
UK Music Video Awards Best Pop VideoNominated
Best Production Design in a VideoNominated
Best Styling in a VideoNominated
Best Editing in a VideoNominated
Los40 Music Awards Best International VideoPending
"TKN" Rosalía
Travis Scott
Latin Grammy Awards Best Short Form Music Video Won
UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video - InternationalNominated
Los40 Music Awards Best Latin Music VideoPending
2021"Physical" Dua Lipa Gold Derby Music Awards Best Music VideoPending
2021"Love Again" Dua Lipa UK Music Video Awards Best Pop VideoWon
2021"Straight to the Morning" Hot Chip ft Jarvis Cocker UK Music Video AwardsBest Alternative VideoWon

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