Juan Cabral is a renowned director in film, advertising, and music videos. He gained widespread recognition for writing and directing Cadbury’s iconic Gorilla advert, which was voted the UK’s Favourite Ad of All Time. He also created the acclaimed Sony Bravia Trilogy–Balls, Paint, and Playdoh.

Cabral’s visually stunning Ikea commercial Beds won Best Crafted Commercial of the Year from the BTAA and Best Campaign of the Year by Campaign Magazine. In 2016, he was nominated for the DGA’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials. More recently, he directed the 2019 Rolex Oscars campaign, featuring filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Alejandro Iñárritu, Kathryn Bigelow, and James Cameron.

His accolades include 19 Cannes Lions, 2 Cannes Grand Prix, 7 Gold Clios, the 2008 Creative Circle President Award, Best in Show at the One Show, the prestigious D&AD Black Pencil and has won the Channel 4 Film-Four director’s cut award for the best ad of the last decade. He’s been written about by the Wall Street Journal, Independent, Guardian, Times and Esquire Magazine Variety hailed him as an »undeniably talented filmmaker,« while The Hollywood Reporter praised his »grounded, stylish filmmaking.«