Canada (company) explained

CANADA
Industry:Visual arts
Founded:2008; 12 years ago
Hq Location City:Barcelona
Hq Location Country:Spain
Area Served:Worldwide
Subsid:CANADA London

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.

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

Director
Music Videos
2010"Bombay"El GuinchoCANADA
"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 ShufflePenascola
"Desfachatez"FangoriaMarçal Forés
"Destitute Time"DeloreanRoger 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 VidalPablo Maestres
"Trying To Be Cool"PhoenixCANADA
"You Should Know"Breakbot
2014"Antes O Después"FangoriaVirgili Jubero
"Galaxy Gun"Sleepy SunGerson Aguerri
"Gardenias"Elsa De Alfonso Y Los PrestigioMarçal Forés
"L'Ós"La IaiaMarc Oller
"Me Gusta Que Me Pegues"Los PunsetesCANADA
"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 VaccinesGerson Aguerri
"La Tejedora"Christina RosenvingeDarío Peña
"Make You Mine"Family of the YearMarc Oller
"The Less I Know The Better"Tame ImpalaLaia Manzanares
"The Yabba"BattlesRoger 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, RosalíaMANSON
"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"BeckCANADA
"Química (Dance With Me)"Bomba Estéreo
"De Plata"RosalíaMANSON
"Don't Matter Now"George EzraMarc Oller
"Hula Hoop 8000"MonarchyVirgili Jubero
"Faithless"FlyteCANADA
"Mala Mujer"C. TanganaMANSON
"Me Voy"Ibeyi, Mala Rodríguez
"Nicest Cocky"Bad GyalRoger 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"RosalíaNicolás Méndez aka CANADA
"No Chance"Jarami
"Pienso en Tu Mirá"Rosalía
"Saturn Is Not That Far Away"Stella McCartney KidsRoger Guàrdia
"Wrong Turn"BlancheNur Casadevall
"Yo Sigo Iual"Bad GyalCyprien Clément-Delmas
2019"Crowns"North StateNur Casadevall
"Deal Wiv It"Mura Masa, SlowthaiYoni Lappin
"Exits"FoalsAlbert Moya
"Harleys in Hawaii"Katy PerryMANSON
"Me Quedo"Aitana, Lola IndigoRéalité
"No Hope Generation"Mura MasaYoni Lappin
"No Te Debí Besar"C. Tangana, Paloma MamiROGELIO
"Religion"ShuraChloe Wallace
"Toutes les Machines Ont Un Cœur"MaëlleNur Casadevall
"Zorra"Bad GyalCyprien Clément-Delmas
2020"Aprendiendo el Sexo"Alba Farelo
"Limitless"Sudan ArchivesFemke Huurdeman
"Physical"Dua LipaLope Serrano aka CANADA
"Stay"DoraMarc Oller
"TKN"Rosalía, Travis ScottNicolás Méndez aka CANADA
2021"Love Again"Dua LipaLope Serrano aka CANADA
"Mirror"SigridFemke Huurdeman
"Muñequita Linda"NajwaBàrbara Farré
"Perra"Rigoberta BandiniIrene Moray
"Ya No Vales"Alizzz, C. TanganaFélix Bollain
2022Motomami TikTok LiveRosalíaSTILLZ
"La Canción Que No Quiero Cantarte"Amaia, AitanaVirgili 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 & RandyPau Carrete
"Sirens"Travis ScottCANADA
2024"I Luv It"Camila CabelloNicolás Méndez aka CANADA

Accolades

!Year!Project!Artist!Institution!Recognition!Result
2010"Bombay"El GuinchoRockdeluxMusic Video of the Year
2017"Mala Mujer"C. TanganaLos40 Music AwardsBest National Video of the Year
2018"Up All Night"BeckThe Recording AcademyBest Music Video
"Pienso en tu Mirá"RosalíaUK Music Video AwardsBest Pop Video - International
"Malamente"The Latin Recording AcademyBest Short Form Music Video
Rober Awards Music PrizeBest Promo Video
UK Music Video AwardsBest Production Design in a Video
Best Pop Video - International
PitchforkMusic Video of the Year
2019Design and Art DirectionBest Direction
Best Music Video
Premios Lo NuestroVideo of the Year
"Pienso en tu Mirá"MTV Millennial AwardsVideo of the Year
"Me Quedo"Aitana
Lola Indigo
Los40 Music AwardsBest National Video of the Year
2020"Malamente"RosalíaPremios OdeónBest Music Video
"Harleys in Hawaii"Katy PerryMTV Video Music AwardsBest Cinematography
"Physical"Dua LipaBest Art Direction
Best Visual Effects
NRJ Music AwardsVideo of the Year
CamerimageBest Music Video
Best Cinematography
UK Music Video AwardsBest Pop Video
Best Production Design in a Video
Best Styling in a Video
Best Editing in a Video
Los40 Music AwardsBest International Video
"TKN"Rosalía
Travis Scott
Latin Grammy AwardsBest Short Form Music Video
UK Music Video AwardsBest Pop Video - International
Los40 Music AwardsBest Latin Music Video
2021"Physical"Dua LipaGold Derby Music AwardsBest Music Video
2021"Love Again"Dua LipaUK Music Video AwardsBest Pop Video
2021"Straight to the Morning"Hot Chip ft Jarvis CockerUK Music Video AwardsBest Alternative Video

References

  1. Web site: About . 2020-08-16 . CANADA . en-US.
  2. Web site: premiosgraffica. 2019-01-02. Canada, creadores de una cultura autóctona en el videoclip y la publicidad. 2020-08-16. Premios Gràffica. es.
  3. Web site: Freire. Juan Manuel. 2018-07-24. CANADA, los genios barceloneses que hacen los vídeos de Rosalía (y muchos más). 2020-08-16. elperiodico. es.
  4. Web site: 2011-10-07. El Guincho arrasa en los mejores de 2010 de 'Rockdelux' en RollingStone. 2020-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007235651/http://www.rollingstone.es/noticias/view/el-guincho-arrasa-en-los-mejores-de-2010-de-rockdelux/. 2011-10-07.
  5. Web site: 2002-09-01. The Directors Bureau, New York and L.A. - Founded: 1996. 2020-08-16. adage.com. en.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-21. La factoría de videoclips CANADA amplía su leyenda, de Rosalía a Dua Lipa. 2020-08-16. La Vanguardia. es.
  7. Web site: 2020-01-09. El spot de los Premios Gaudí reivindica el cine como salvación para sobrevivir al absurdo. 2020-08-16. La Vanguardia. es.