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Emma Westenberg

Los Angeles, USA

Emma Westenberg is a commercial and narrative director trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and Cooper Union.

fashion-lifestyleheartfeltmusic-drivendialogue-performancestorytellingprovocative-cinematicplayful-comediceditorial-coolsentimentalfashion-forward
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Production company & representation
Skin and Bones Film
Production company · Toronto · verification date unavailable
Skin and Bones Film
Production company · CA, US · verified Jul 2026
Skin and Bones
Production company · Toronto · verification date unavailable
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Recent press & creds
IMDb: 1 win & 1 nomination total
IMDb · award
Grammy-nominated filmmaker (music-video work, esp. Janelle Monáe PYNK)
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Accolades at Dutch Film Festival
Dutch Film Festival · award
Selected clients
Michelob UltraASOSSephoraOLLYBillieBiosilPukka TeaDobel

Bio & background

Emma Westenberg is a commercial and narrative director trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and Cooper Union. California-born and long associated with Amsterdam, she built an early profile in music videos and fashion films before expanding into global brand work, episodic television, and features. Her breakthrough credit is Janelle Monáe’s “Pynk” (2018), which helped establish her as a Grammy-nominated filmmaker. Commercial work includes Michelob Ultra’s Super Bowl LIII Pure Gold film “The Pure Experience,” an ASMR-style Zoë Kravitz spot for FCB Chicago and Partizan; Sephora “Rare Moments”; OLLY with Rebel Wilson; Dobel “Fantastic World”; Billie; Pukka Tea “Herbal Wonder”; Biosil; and ASOS. She directed the 2023 SXSW feature Bleeding Love (Ewan and Clara McGregor), an intimate father-daughter recovery story, and has episodic credits on Dollface, Little Voice, and Long Slow Exhale. Roster and trade language stress meticulously curated pop-aesthetic worlds, colour, humour, and emotionally resonant storytelling. Representation includes Skin and Bones Film for North America and, as of May 2026, Bonkers United for Dutch and Belgian commercials, with recent spots also credited through Epoch.

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Awards
  • IMDb: 1 win & 1 nomination total
    IMDb
  • Grammy-nominated filmmaker (music-video work, esp. Janelle Monáe PYNK)
  • Accolades at Dutch Film Festival
    Dutch Film Festival
  • Accolades at Fashion Film Festival Milan
Fashion Film Festival Milan
Press
  • Emma Westenberg goes Bonkers — Bonkers United signs for Dutch and Belgian commercials
    shots · 2026
  • Bleeding Love feature debut interview — Dutch director known for Janelle Monáe videos, fashion commercials, and episodic TV
    MovieWeb · 2024
  • Zoë Kravitz Does ASMR Whispers About Michelob Ultra’s Pure Gold Organic Beer in Super Bowl Spot
    Adweek · 2019
  • Super Bowl 2019: Our 5 Fave Ads — Michelob Ultra Pure Gold “The Pure Experience”
    LBB · 2019
  • Recovery Road: Director Emma Westenberg Talks Bleeding Love
    Film Review Daily
  • SHOWStudio contributor bio — Amsterdam-based director of Michelob Ultra Super Bowl LIII Pure Experience
    SHOWStudio
  • Creative Blood podcast — Grammy-nominated filmmaker; Janelle Monáe PYNK opened new creative world
    Creative Blood
  • Nine of the Best Commercial Directors You Need to See Now
    The Gate Films
  • Tribeca Film Institute filmmaker profile — happy-go-lucky and whimsical aesthetic
    Tribeca Film Institute
  • unrtd profile — soft, whimsical, dreamlike and cinematic visual works
    unrtd