Cannes Lion · Winner
US O-1B Visa Holder
600+ Commercials
Director / Cinematographer

Eric
Yealland

two decades behind the camera — food, comedy & the surprising idea
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Bio

Eric Yealland is an internationally recognized director and DP who has shot award-winning campaigns for many of the world's most prestigious brands — around the world, in multiple languages and formats.

He won a Cannes Lions Bronze for Film and has since collected craft honours across the ADCC, Applied Arts, Lotus, Marketing and Bessie awards — the director-specific recognitions that name the work and the craft directly.

Eric recently helmed his 600th television commercial, working with NFL legend Kris Collinsworth. He directs with equal deftness across food and tabletop, comedy, celebrity and emotional storytelling.

In 2025 he began producing and hosting his first insider documentary, Feast For The Eyes — a first-of-its-kind look into the secret and magical process behind the world's most beautiful food images.

600+
Commercials Directed
20+
Craft Awards
2
Decades Behind Camera
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Cannes Lion
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Selected Awards

2013
“Focus Group” — National Advertising AwardsDraftFCB Toronto
Bronze Film Lion · Cannes
2010
Playland — “Snack Bar”ADCC Awards · TV Single · Rethink
Gold
2017
Richard III — Journey Into Perpetual NightSir Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare Film Festival, London
Best Film · Cinematographer
1995
Ikea — “Knut”ADCC · Directions ’95 · Television Single
Gold
2011
Metro — “Crossword” / “Arm”Lotus Awards · Rethink
Best TV Single ×2
2011
Metro — “Arm / Crossword / Elevator”Applied Arts · Rethink
Best Campaign
2014
PFLAG — “theMEinside”Applied Arts · Digital Series · FCB Toronto
Winner
2025
Sistema — “Love Your Lunch Day”CPRS National Awards of Excellence · Brand Building
Gold · Best in Show
1996
The Tragically Hip — “Ahead By A Century”MuchMusic Video Awards · Best Video
Winner
2019
Curling Canada — “You Don’t Have to Know It to Love It”Marketing Awards · Television Campaign
Bronze
View the full award history — 35 awards, 1991–2025
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In Their Words

"I absolutely love working with Eric. He's creative, collaborative and a pleasure to work with. Nothing stumps him and he's willing to do whatever it takes to make the project the best that it can be."Laura Rioux — Head of Production, Rethink
"Eric's talents are multi-faceted. He is an accomplished director, DP and an impeccable art director with the innate ability to discover the best in performers. He routinely pulls out the big and surprising idea."Kelly Cavanaugh — Head of Production, DraftFCB
"For its wide range of creative ambitions in performance, cinematography, language and theme, and for the high quality of execution, I congratulate the makers of Richard III."Sir Kenneth Branagh — Festival Patron
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Selected Clients

McDonald'sToyotaMercedes-BenzAcuraHondaRBCCoors LightKFCTaco BellPizza HutBurger KingHarvey'sDairy QueenRed LobsterDiGiornoCampbell'sKraftPresident's ChoiceFoodlandSave-On-FoodsCanadian TireGoogleeBaySonyMicrosoftFebrezeDawnNyQuilPrilosecAeriusPampersGerberSun LifeProsperaLondon DrugsMr. LubeRolexMitsubishi ElectricCavendish FarmsMaple Lodge FarmsDempster'sTurkey FarmersOLGTravel AlbertaCirque du SoleilMarsNestléCogecoRogersShawWinnersPlayland