Bradley & Pablo

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Directing duo Bradley&Pablo on the set of "Love Hangover" by Jennie.

Bradley & Pablo (composed of Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler) are a British director duo. They are known for directing high-energy and visually-striking music videos and commercials. [1]

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Career

The duo met in London while studying graphic design at Central Saint Martins and Chelsea College of Art in 2010 and soon after directed their first music video “Hey QT” by QT. [2] The video received widespread critical acclaim [3] and became the first in a series of collaborations with the influential PC Music label [4] and Charli XCX. They have subsequently gone on to collaborate with major artists including Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Rosalía, Lil Nas X, Tate McRae, and Cardi B. [5] [6] [7]

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the duo reached out to their frequent collaborator Charli XCX [8] to document her recording her album How I'm Feeling Now while in quarantine. Their debut feature documentary Charli XCX: Alone Together (2021) [9] was the result, documenting the artist and her fan's experience coping with the pandemic and coming together through online platforms to collaborate on the album. [10] The film premiered as the headliner at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and was released on Hulu and BBC iPlayer. [11]

In 2021, the duo directed "first-of-its-kind short-form drama series" [12] Fracture (2021) for luxury fashion house Balmain, partnered with Channel 4. The series "follows a creatively stuck singer-songwriter who is holed up in a grungily glam fictional L.A. motel, as she tries to get distance from her privileged and complicated upbringing", [13] and featured Jesse Jo Stark, Tommy Dorfman, Charles Melton, and Ajani Russel. [14]

Bradley & Pablo have since directed commercials for brands such as Heineken, Bose, and Fossil. [15]

Music Videos

YearTitleArtist
2015"Hey QT"QT [16]
2015"Hi" Hannah Diamond [17]
2016"Vroom Vroom" Charli XCX [18]
2016"Super Natural" Danny L Harle feat. Carly Rae Jepsen [19]
2017"Just Hold On" Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson [20]
2017"Taker" K.I.D. [21]
2017"Say You Do" Tei Shi [22]
2017"MotorSport" Migos feat. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B [23]
2018"Tongue" MNEK [24]
2018"Like That" Kris Wu [25]
2018"5 in the Morning" Charli XCX [26]
2018"Colour" MNEK feat. Hailee Steinfeld [27]
2018"Electricity" Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson [28]
2019"Think About Us" Little Mix feat. Ty Dolla $ign [29]
2019"Hear Me Calling" Juice WRLD [30]
2019"Aute Cuture" Rosalía [31]
2019"Blame It on Your Love" Charli XCX feat. Lizzo [32]
2019"Find U Again" Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello [33]
2019"2099" Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan [34]
2019"Sweettalk My Heart" Tove Lo [35]
2020"Rodeo" Lil Nas X feat. Nas [36]
2020"Business Woman" Nathy Peluso [37]
2020"React" The Pussycat Dolls [38]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" Harry Styles [39]
2021"Faking Love" Anitta feat. Saweetie [40]
2022"Late Night Talking" Harry Styles [41]
2023"Seven" Jung Kook feat. Latto [42]
2024"2 Hands" Tate McRae [43]
2025"Love Hangover" Jennie & Dominic Fike [44]

Awards and Recognition

Film Festival Selections
YearFilmFestival
2021Charli XCX: Alone Together SXSW Film Festival [45]
2021Charli XCX: Alone Together Sheffield DocFest [46]
2021Charli XCX: Alone Together Inside Out [47]
2022Charli XCX: Alone Together BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival [48]
Cannes Lions
YearWorkAward
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us" [49] Gold Lion - Direct [50]
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Silver Lion - Direct [51]
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Bronze Lion - Creative Strategy [52]
Clio Awards
YearWorkAward
2025"Seven" by Jung Kook feat. Latto Bronze Award in Film Craft: Direction [53]
D&AD Awards
YearWorkAward
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Shortlist / Direct / Integrated / 2024 [54]
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Shortlist / Direct / Products & Services
The One Show
YearWorkAward
2023Zen Business "Own What's Yours" [55] Merit Award [56]
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Gold Pencil Award [57]
Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards
YearWorkAward
2024Heineken 150th Anniversary "Whatever You Call Us"Most Creative Effective Ad in TV [58]
MTV Music Video Awards
YearWorkNomination
2019"Electricity" by Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson Best Dance Music Video [59]
UK Music Video Awards
YearWorkNomination
2019"Aute Cuture" by Rosalía Best International Pop Video [60]
2023"Seven" by Jung Kook feat. Latto Best International Pop Video [61]
BET Awards
YearWorkNomination
2018"MotorSport" by Migos feat. Nicki Minaj and Cardi B Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award [62]
MVPA Awards
YearNomination
2021Best Director [63]
MVF Awards (Music Video Festival)
YearWorkNomination
2019"Aute Cuture" by Rosalía Best International Music Video [64]
Berlin Fashion Film Festival
YearWorkNomination
2014Stain Glass StoryBest VFX [65]
2015"Hey QT" by QTBest Beauty

Bradley & Pablo's work has also been listed on numerous "best of" lists with their video for Harry Style's "Watermelon Sugar" appearing on Rolling Stone's "Best Music Videos of All Time". Rolling Stone writes, "By the time it debuted, to a world in lockdown, there was something poignant about seeing sensual party people lustily fondle fruit (and each other) in the sunshine, grinding on the rinds. And whatever the melons are into, he’s OK with it. Music videos have always celebrated the sexy-beach trope. Harry makes it feel brand new, crowning himself the consent king of the fructosexual future." [66]

"Best Of" Lists
YearWorkList
2015"Hey QT" by QT Crack Magazine’s Videos of the Year 2015 [67]
2015"Hey QT" by QT FACT’s Best Music Videos of 2015 [68]
2016"Super Natural" by Danny L Harle feat. Carly Rae Jepsen DAZED’s Best Music Videos of the Month [69]
2016"Super Natural" by Danny L Harle feat. Carly Rae Jepsen Best Canadian Music Videos of the Year [70]
2016"Vroom Vroom" by Charli XCX Stereogum’s Best Music Videos of 2016 [71]
2018"Tongue" by MNEK Popbuzz’s Best Music Videos of 2018
2018"Tongue" by MNEK Huffington Post’s Best Music Videos of 2018 [72]
2018"Electricity" Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson Pitchfork’s Best Music Videos of September 2018 [73]
2018"Electricity" Silk City & Dua Lipa feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson MTV’s Best Music Videos of 2018 [74]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles USA Today's Best Music Videos of 2020 [75]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles MTV Video Play Awards - Top 10 Music Videos [76]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles Indiewire’s Best Music Videos’s of 2020 [77]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles Billboard’s Best Music Video of 2020 (Fan poll) [78]
2020"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles Billboard Best Music Video of 2020 (Staff Picks) [79]
2021"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles Rolling Stone's Best Music Videos of All Time [80]

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