JJ
AUGUSTAVO
Jon Jon “JJ” Augustavo is an award winning Filipino American filmmaker. As he puts it, “he started making rap videos in Seattle by himself for money in a paper bag,” which quickly led to directing some Award winning Macklemore videos (“Thrift Shop”, “Same Love”and “Can’t Hold Us”) and more than 3 billions views online of his music video works with artists like Shawn Mendes, Nipsey Hu$$le, Mike Posner, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Park, EricNam, Kygo, Afrojack and many more.
JJ’s video work has won and been nominated for MTVMusic Video Awards, a Grammy, BET Awards, UK MusicVideo Awards and Much Music Awards. He has also helmed commercial projects for brands including Adidas, Jordan, Jeep, SundanceTV, Playstation, Puma, Verizon, Samsung and many more. JJ believes his youthful spirit, cultural relevance and contemporary style bring out the best in each and every story and project.
JJ has a passion for upbeat, cinematic and unique storytelling. And as the son of an immigrant, he wants to be the voice and tell stories for those who are rarely heard and under-represented. As he says, “being a Filipino-American filmmaker is somewhat niche and undefined,” and he hopes to be someone who can change that.
JJ’s video work has won and been nominated for MTVMusic Video Awards, a Grammy, BET Awards, UK MusicVideo Awards and Much Music Awards. He has also helmed commercial projects for brands including Adidas, Jordan, Jeep, SundanceTV, Playstation, Puma, Verizon, Samsung and many more. JJ believes his youthful spirit, cultural relevance and contemporary style bring out the best in each and every story and project.
JJ has a passion for upbeat, cinematic and unique storytelling. And as the son of an immigrant, he wants to be the voice and tell stories for those who are rarely heard and under-represented. As he says, “being a Filipino-American filmmaker is somewhat niche and undefined,” and he hopes to be someone who can change that.
