Daniel Tolentino is a Brazilian Art Director currently at AKQA Amsterdam with over a decade of experience in advertising agencies across South America, Asia, and Europe such as DDB, VMLY&R, Publicis, BBDO, working on multi-market integrated projects for global brands like Heineken Group, AB InBev, Allianz, J&J, McDonald's, HSBC, Puma, and Intel.
His work has been featured at Shots, Adweek, Luerzer’s Archive, LBB, The Drum, Campaign, and Hypebeast to name a few, including a spot on the Ad Age's 40 Best Ads of 2023.
Different projects have been recognized in festivals like Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio, One Show, ADC, NYF, LIA, Eurobest, Spikes, AdStars, Effies, Gerety, and Webby in a range of categories: Film, Craft, Digital, Innovation, Entertainment, Brand Experience, Creative Data, and Public Service winning Bronze, Silver, Gold - and two Grand Prix: one for Pride Pass and another for The Glitch project.
In 2023, the Art Directors Club ranked Daniel as Top 10 Europe's Art Directors.
The Drum ranked Daniel among the Top 100 World’s Most Awarded Art Directors of 2024 list.