CANADA | |
Industry | Visual arts |
Founded | 2008 |
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Headquarters | , Spain |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Subsidiaries | CANADA London |
Website | canadacanada |
CANADA is a creative production company headquartered in the Poblenou district of 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.
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 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]
Year | Song | Artist | Director |
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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" | Extraperlo | Roger 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" | Fangoria | Virgili Jubero |
"Galaxy Punk" | Sleepy Sun | Gerson Aguerri | |
"Gardenias" | Elsa De Alfonso Y Los Prestigio | Marçal Forés | |
"L'Ós" | La Iaia | Marc Oller | |
"Me Gusta Que Me Pegues" | Los Punsetes | CANADA | |
"Move With You" | Jacob Banks | ||
"Stay Awhile" | She & Him | ||
2015 | "Body Talk" | Foxes | Virgili Jubero |
"Come Home Baby" | The Charlatans | Dario 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 Salvat | Darío Peña | |
"Tu Casa Nueva" | El Último Vecino | Gerson Aguerri | |
"Your Brain Is Made Of Candy" | Mourn | Roger Guàrdia | |
2016 | "Antes de Morirme" | C. Tangana, Rosalía | MANSON |
"Comix" | El Guincho | Roger Guàrdia | |
"Geometría Polisentimental" | Fangoria | ||
"Irrational Friend" | Mourn | ||
"Siempre" | Agorazein | MANSON | |
"Singular" | Anna Bonny | Chloe Wallace | |
"Itch" | Nothing But Thieves | Darío Peña | |
"Warts" | Hinds | ||
"What's It Gonna Be?" | Shura | ||
2017 | "Aquí Y Ahora" | Hidrogenesse | |
"Chill Aquí" | Extraperlo | MANSON | |
"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" | Monarchy | Virgili Jubero | |
"Faithless" | Flyte | CANADA | |
"Mala Mujer" | C. Tangana | MANSON | |
"Me Voy" | Ibeyi, Mala Rodríguez | ||
"Nicest Cocky" | Bad Gyal | Roger Guàrdia | |
"Persiguiéndonos" | C. Tangana | Manson | |
"Telephone" | The Zephyr Bones | Roger Guàrdia | |
2018 | "Candela" | Bad Gyal | MANSON |
"Cry Bird" | Tennyson | Darío Peña | |
"Dazed By The Desert" | Zeeland | Femke Huurdeman | |
"L.A." | Mujeres | Marc Oller | |
"Malamente" | Rosalía | Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA | |
"No Chance" | Jarami | ||
"Pienso en Tu Mirá" | Rosalía | ||
"Saturn Is Not That Far Away" | Stella McCartney Kids | Roger Guàrdia | |
"Wrong Turn" | Blanche | Nur Casadevall | |
"Yo Sigo Iual" | Bad Gyal | Cyprien Clément-Delmas | |
2019 | "Crowns" | North State | Nur 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 Masa | Yoni 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" | Dora | Marc 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. Tangana | Félix Bollain | |
2022 | Motomami TikTok Live | Rosalía | STILLZ |
"La Canción Que No Quiero Cantarte" | Amaia, Aitana | Virgili Jubero | |
"El Pañuelo" | Romeo Santos, Rosalía | Roger Guàrdia | |
"Tu Casa Nueva" | El Último Vecino | Gerson Aguerri | |
"Sin Carné" | Bad Gyal | MANSON | |
2023 | "Colmillo" | Tainy, J Balvin, Young Miko, Jowell & Randy | Pau Carrete |
"Sirens" | Travis Scott | CANADA | |
2024 | "I Luv It" | Camila Cabello | Nicolás Méndez aka CANADA |
Year | Project | Artist | Institution | Recognition | Result |
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2010 | "Bombay" | El Guincho | Rockdelux | Music Video of the Year | Won |
2017 | "Mala Mujer" | C. Tangana | Los40 Music Awards | Best National Video of the Year | Nominated |
2018 | "Up All Night" | Beck | The Recording Academy | Best Music Video | Nominated |
"Pienso en tu Mirá" | Rosalía | UK Music Video Awards | Best Pop Video - International | Nominated | |
"Malamente" | The Latin Recording Academy | Best Short Form Music Video | Nominated | ||
Rober Awards Music Prize | Best Promo Video | Nominated | |||
UK Music Video Awards | Best Production Design in a Video | Nominated | |||
Best Pop Video - International | Won | ||||
Pitchfork | Music Video of the Year | Won | |||
2019 | Design and Art Direction | Best Direction | Won | ||
Best Music Video | Won | ||||
Premios Lo Nuestro | Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Pienso en tu Mirá" | MTV Millennial Awards | Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
"Me Quedo" | Aitana Lola Indigo | Los40 Music Awards | Best National Video of the Year | Nominated | |
2020 | "Malamente" | Rosalía | Premios Odeón | Best Music Video | Nominated |
"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 Year | Nominated | |||
Camerimage | Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||||
UK Music Video Awards | Best Pop Video | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design in a Video | Nominated | ||||
Best Styling in a Video | Nominated | ||||
Best Editing in a Video | Nominated | ||||
Los40 Music Awards | Best International Video | Pending | |||
"TKN" | Rosalía Travis Scott | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Short Form Music Video | Won | |
UK Music Video Awards | Best Pop Video - International | Nominated | |||
Los40 Music Awards | Best Latin Music Video | Pending | |||
2021 | "Love Again" | Dua Lipa | UK Music Video Awards | Best Pop Video | Won |
2021 | "Straight to the Morning" | Hot Chip ft Jarvis Cocker | UK Music Video Awards | Best Alternative Video | Won |
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