Winter’s tales

Brief but packed with goodies, these two spots, created by Sydney agency BMF and directed by Justin Kurzel through Revolver/Will O’Rourke, convey just how cool a Tasmanian winter can be.

Both titled The Call of the Off Season, the films feature an ear-soothing soundscape – a crackling pagan bonfire, the hiss of a lakeside sauna, seafood sizzling on a barbie, the crunch of snow underfoot – skilfully edited together with sumptuous photography that celebrates the intriguing wonders of Tasmania’s colder months. 

Thomasine Burnap, Group Planning Director at BMF said: “The ‘Off Season’ aims to culturally redefine how the rest of Australia sees winter. It’s an invitation to embrace winter, rather than escape it. In Tassie that’s when the locals feast harder, dance longer and embrace the very wilderness that defines them.”