Celebrating 'true originals', Sir Trev takes a cheeky wink at less-than-perfect variations in a smart new campaign from TBWA\London.
A crack team of hunters chase down anthropomorphic slot machine icons in Papaya Film’s cinematic and subtly comedic campaign for the online gambling platform.
Bodily fluids are the Swedish homeware retailer’s latest marketing strategy in this disgustingly honest trio of spots.
The bed manufacturer partners with American football team Los Angeles Rams to launch an inspiring short film sharing its co-captain and safety Jordan Fuller’s road to recovery.
People unleash their pungent pads in this hilarious series of spots from agency Rabbit’s Tale.
The whiskey brand teams up with Leo Burnett to highlight the progress made in women’s sport, by handcrafting five bespoke pairs of boots made from the shoes of past players.
The Danish Rheumatism Association gathers Denmark's largest choir for an (achy) joint howl of pain that expresses the reality of living with arthritis.
Charlie Rees helms a gripping, 1950s-inspired story of betrayal, murder and forbidden love for the American singer songwriter’s track Death of the Troubadour.
Celebrating 'true originals', Sir Trev takes a cheeky wink at less-than-perfect variations in a smart new campaign from TBWA\London.
A crack team of hunters chase down anthropomorphic slot machine icons in Papaya Film’s cinematic and subtly comedic campaign for the online gambling platform.
Bodily fluids are the Swedish homeware retailer’s latest marketing strategy in this disgustingly honest trio of spots.
The bed manufacturer partners with American football team Los Angeles Rams to launch an inspiring short film sharing its co-captain and safety Jordan Fuller’s road to recovery.
People unleash their pungent pads in this hilarious series of spots from agency Rabbit’s Tale.
The whiskey brand teams up with Leo Burnett to highlight the progress made in women’s sport, by handcrafting five bespoke pairs of boots made from the shoes of past players.
The Danish Rheumatism Association gathers Denmark's largest choir for an (achy) joint howl of pain that expresses the reality of living with arthritis.
Charlie Rees helms a gripping, 1950s-inspired story of betrayal, murder and forbidden love for the American singer songwriter’s track Death of the Troubadour.
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In a beautifully-crafted campaign highlighting the impact of deforestation, the eco-friendly toilet paper brand has launched a heartbreaking, first-of-its-kind reimagining of the iconic 1926 children’s book Winnie-The-Pooh. We talk to the brand's co-founder, Danny Alexander, about the creative process, challenges, and outcomes of recreating a childhood classic.
A coalition of the country’s most well-known brands have swapped out key scenes in their commercials to include people with disabilities. We talk to the creatives at Special Group to find out more about orchestrating this mammoth campaign, working with a diverse cast, and how all brands can improve the disability representation in their advertising.
shots speaks to Love Song's Abteen Bagheri about how his extraordinary 16mm promo for the US rapper introduced us to the music world's best animatronic buddy.
When a spot exposing how Big Oil companies use influencers for greenwashing was banned on LinkedIn, the makers swiftly fashioned a smart response that was even more effective. shots spoke to the team behind the campaign – creatives Lara Baxter and Alice Goodrich– and James Turner, founder of creative collective Glimpse, about the making of Save the Planet, Unfollow a Greenwasher.
We get under the bonnet of CrossCountry's recent campaign that took in a time-sensitive shoot, a potentially hostile crowd and a first-time actor as the agency, director and DoP take us behind the scenes of the emotive spot.
Jordan Muse joins as President of MullenLowe East, Javier Passerieu promoted from Managing Director to President of MullenLowe West, and Kelly Fredrickson is promoted from President of MullenLowe Boston and New York to a newly created Chief Culture Officer.
Laura Rogers will strengthen the creative leadership spearheaded by CCOs Nicholas Hulley and Nadja Lossgott.
Creative production company Hobby Film has signed award-winning Danish director Bertil Vorre to its US and Benelux roster.
Born and raised in London, Bowman uses the medium of film in all its forms, as a creative vehicle for telling powerful human stories, centred on emotional truths.
Calodney's relatable comedy complements mission-driven work.
Her background fuses an agency pedigree from people leadership roles at BBH and Weber Shandwick, plus recent experience leading People Operations in the startup space for Boxed and FreshDirect.
Jordan Muse joins as President of MullenLowe East, Javier Passerieu promoted from Managing Director to President of MullenLowe West, and Kelly Fredrickson is promoted from President of MullenLowe Boston and New York to a newly created Chief Culture Officer.
Laura Rogers will strengthen the creative leadership spearheaded by CCOs Nicholas Hulley and Nadja Lossgott.
Creative production company Hobby Film has signed award-winning Danish director Bertil Vorre to its US and Benelux roster.
Born and raised in London, Bowman uses the medium of film in all its forms, as a creative vehicle for telling powerful human stories, centred on emotional truths.
Calodney's relatable comedy complements mission-driven work.
Her background fuses an agency pedigree from people leadership roles at BBH and Weber Shandwick, plus recent experience leading People Operations in the startup space for Boxed and FreshDirect.
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Request a demoFrom the 60-second Steadicam shot on the set of The Shining which started it all, to a Super Bowl spot for Google, Knucklehead director Siri Bunford has helmed some of the most iconic ads of the past 15 years and blazed a trail for female directors in the commercials world. Whether it’s #FoodDancing or pigeon fancying, the secret to Bunford’s success is simple: finding the humanity at the heart of every story – and a ‘just keep going’ mentality.
Having started out agency side before becoming a director, Kate McMullen, a winner at this year's Young Director Award, reveals to Tim Cumming how her award-winning short film work informs her branded stories, and how, as an advertiser, her goal is to capture an audience.
Canadian director Rosanna Peng picked up a Gold in the YDA Dreampitch: Short Film category with her pitch for Bowling Bao. Here, she chats to Izzy Ashton about bowling teams from the 1980's, women taking up space in male-dominated arenas, and future projects.
From Fleabag to Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Final Cut Editor Patrick Colman talks us through a varied selection of work from the versatile creatives who inspire him, and explains why Anne V. Coates could be considered the best editor of all time.
JOJX director Ben Tricklebank talks about hunting scorpions, relying on trust, and why a certain dystopian sci-fi film, while seemingly bleak, offers a definite glimmer of hope.
We hear from MJZ director Arnaud Bresson, where he talks terrible tattoos, the relevance of music videos and working with pop artists.
As we kick off this month's animation focus, Ric Comline, Creative Director at Blind Pig, and champion of the versatile motion designer, poses a question; are all animators are born equal? Maybe, he says. But, also, maybe not.
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