The Council for Safe Traffic’s hard-hitting campaign
The Danish road safety initiative uses shock tactics to show 16-19 year olds the dangers of getting on your bike after a night out.
Apple’s magnificent seven
This inspiring spot for the tech brand celebrates how its accessibility functions have aided the incredible accomplishments of seven people living with disabilities.
Nerdo illustrates some Chinese legends
In a striking spot for Tencent’s Yue Wen platform, a popular reading app for classic Chinese literature, the Final Frontier director brings to screen seven iconic tales from ancient text The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Cooking up a shoe storm
It’s raining footwear in this fun spot for Converse and skate brand Fucking Awesome that sees pro skater Louie Lopez concussed by a falling trainer.
Toys For Tots' secret Santa
The Marine program commences its 2022 initiative with a touching film by Wunderman Thompson that reaches out to the Saint Nicholas in all of us.
Hot Chip’s android boy band
Maxim Kelly explores the future of music videos in a mesmerising film for the English synthpop band’s latest album.
Betano wants us to bet on what we believe in
In a new campaign released for the World Cup, the betting platform encourages Brazilians to place bets through an emotional story of faith and victory.
White Ribbon’s dark film about raising daughters
The organisation to promote gender equality releases a powerful tale with a twist that explores how men might reflect on their own sexist, possibly threatening, behaviour when they become fathers to girls.
The Council for Safe Traffic’s hard-hitting campaign
The Danish road safety initiative uses shock tactics to show 16-19 year olds the dangers of getting on your bike after a night out.
Apple’s magnificent seven
This inspiring spot for the tech brand celebrates how its accessibility functions have aided the incredible accomplishments of seven people living with disabilities.
Nerdo illustrates some Chinese legends
In a striking spot for Tencent’s Yue Wen platform, a popular reading app for classic Chinese literature, the Final Frontier director brings to screen seven iconic tales from ancient text The Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Cooking up a shoe storm
It’s raining footwear in this fun spot for Converse and skate brand Fucking Awesome that sees pro skater Louie Lopez concussed by a falling trainer.
Toys For Tots' secret Santa
The Marine program commences its 2022 initiative with a touching film by Wunderman Thompson that reaches out to the Saint Nicholas in all of us.
Hot Chip’s android boy band
Maxim Kelly explores the future of music videos in a mesmerising film for the English synthpop band’s latest album.
Betano wants us to bet on what we believe in
In a new campaign released for the World Cup, the betting platform encourages Brazilians to place bets through an emotional story of faith and victory.
White Ribbon’s dark film about raising daughters
The organisation to promote gender equality releases a powerful tale with a twist that explores how men might reflect on their own sexist, possibly threatening, behaviour when they become fathers to girls.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
NezshinesalightonTheBoyandtheMoon
Ruffian director Nez has just released a beautiful short film which puts an imagined version of legendary Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry centre stage, alongside the moon. Here, Nez, talks intuition, inspiration and lunar lighting.
How the WWF and NOMINT's sang a stop-motion song of ice and fire
After tackling a frozen stop-motion model for the WWF last year, directors Yannis Konstantinidis and Christos Lefakis went to the other end of the temperature scale for 2022's film, A Flammable Planet. We spoke to Konstantinidis about taming the elements, one frame at a time.
How Si&Ad gave us two wildly different smiles this Christmas
With Academy's directing duo helming a pair of the season's biggest hitters - Shelter and Boots - we asked them how gifting cheers and tears brought on different challenges.
How Save The Children's film found true heroes of war
B-Reel Films' director Tomas Jonsgården gives an impassioned account of the making of Save The Survivors, which drew on tragic real-life stories of women and children fleeing conflict.
How BLINKINK animated two centuries of hop history with a light bulb in a beer can
BLINKINK director Balazs Simon talks to us about the highlights, and painstaking technical difficulties, of shooting a stop motion animation that combines 200 years of Greene King heritage, woodcut illustrations, and 355 laser cut beer cans.
Somesuch welcome Max Sherman
Writer and director Max Sherman first launched his career in film with award winning But I'd Really Have To Kill You.
Jamie Muir signs with Irresistible
Embedding his photographic work into his filmmaking, the director has perfected his unique style over the years to give an emotive edge to his films.
Tool announces Tool France
Tool announces Tool France in partnership with 3D studio Les Filles du 9 Novembre.
HALAL signs multi-talented director Alice Kunisue
Franco/Japanese painter, photographer and director is the latest new talent to join the Amsterdam-based production powerhouse.
Director Scott Pickett joins Bunker
Born in outback Australia, Scott’s passion for directing has taken him across the globe, bringing authentic performances, striking visuals and a dry wit to stories big and small.
Honor Society adds Gemma Lee to director roster
Lee brings an intuitive understanding of film as a visual storytelling medium to her work, where attention to detail and emotionally driven performances are key.
- Director Maca Rubio and Easy Mondays help ketchup fans #TipForHeinz
- Hometeam doubles up for the World Cup
- Lexus Canada launches the newly designed RX Series
- Race to victory with Bittrex
- 1stAveMachine launch Woman Life Freedom PSA
- AT&T keeps us up to speed with Hyper Gig
- Let's Poker with MPL Poker
- ITV launch comical campaign to premiere brand new streaming service ITVX
- Children’s Health is Incredible. Together. in new campaign
- Hayden5 delivers the Scent of Set
Somesuch welcome Max Sherman
Writer and director Max Sherman first launched his career in film with award winning But I'd Really Have To Kill You.
Jamie Muir signs with Irresistible
Embedding his photographic work into his filmmaking, the director has perfected his unique style over the years to give an emotive edge to his films.
Tool announces Tool France
Tool announces Tool France in partnership with 3D studio Les Filles du 9 Novembre.
HALAL signs multi-talented director Alice Kunisue
Franco/Japanese painter, photographer and director is the latest new talent to join the Amsterdam-based production powerhouse.
Director Scott Pickett joins Bunker
Born in outback Australia, Scott’s passion for directing has taken him across the globe, bringing authentic performances, striking visuals and a dry wit to stories big and small.
Honor Society adds Gemma Lee to director roster
Lee brings an intuitive understanding of film as a visual storytelling medium to her work, where attention to detail and emotionally driven performances are key.
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The Way I See It: Rankin
Fashion and portrait photographer John Rankin Waddell, aka Rankin, has photographed a host of legends, from the Stones to the Spice Girls, and Madonna queen of pop, to Queen Elizabeth II. He also founded magazines Dazed & Confused and Hunger, and set up an agency, Rankin Creative. He talks to Carol Cooper about protests, periods and his passion for making – not taking – pictures.
shots Unsigned: Mayukh Goswami
In our latest edition of chats with unsigned directing talent we speak with Mayukh Goswami. Here he talks us through his music video No Hoodie co-directed with Sean Wehrli. We also discuss people watching on the subway, six months of cel animation, and his animation bibles.
YDA winner Arthur Studholme on making a name in comedy
With his awkward, surreal and utterly hilarious short, What's My Name?, Pulse Films director Studholme picked up a Gold at 2022's YDA. Here he discusses the origins of the unfortunate encounter, how a chance job with a prosthetics expert can make a micro-budget into a masterpiece, and why losing your lead actor the night before the shoot can sometimes work in your favour.
Playlist: Jack Brown
We hear from the Blink director Jack Brown about his instagram Dm's, the future of MTV and some great animated videos.
On My Radar: Candice Vernon
Chromista director Candice Vernon on the excellence of opposite, the power of TV and why she's such a huge believer in mentorship programmes.
Peter Harton: A Few Of My Favourite Things
Moxie Pictures' Danish comedy director talks us through some nifty stamps, a photo in a photo and... ahem... an expressive prop from his TV show Rytteriet.
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What is web3? Ed Pescetto, Technical Director at Superunion, says it's essentially blockchain, and explains how the technology needs to rebrand itself for both our and its own benefit.
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