Put on your positive pants with Wrangler
RSA Films’ Jake Scott salutes the spirit and optimism of denim wearers who find the promise and possibility in every day.
Da Vinci's Amazon cheat code
This new spot imagines how Leonardo Da Vinci would have soared to even greater heights has Amazon Business been around to help.
A child's-eye view
Director Ashton Sterling Bingham captures his young daughter’s unfiltered perspective on life in a moving and personal short film.
New York Lottery grande bodega boogie
London Alley's Christian Breslauer directs an effervescent shopkeeper in McCann's colourful scratchcard promo.
Ford’s lessons from nature
Rodrigo Saavedra’s sublime spot for the vehicle brand celebrates the unspoken lessons we can learn from the natural world.
Greenpeace exposes the ugly face of Dove
A shocking campaign from the environmental charity reveals a dark truth about the beauty brand’s plastic pollution and its impact on women and girls.
David Dencik gets oiled up for Fund Your Mother
B-Reel Films director Tomas Jonsgården puts the No Time to Die actor through his paces in this slick (in so many ways) spot for the climate collective.
Dugan Gundelfinger asks what’s in a name?
In an absurd short film, the Epoch director delves into his family history and the inspiration behind his decision to take on his father’s birth name.
Put on your positive pants with Wrangler
RSA Films’ Jake Scott salutes the spirit and optimism of denim wearers who find the promise and possibility in every day.
Da Vinci's Amazon cheat code
This new spot imagines how Leonardo Da Vinci would have soared to even greater heights has Amazon Business been around to help.
A child's-eye view
Director Ashton Sterling Bingham captures his young daughter’s unfiltered perspective on life in a moving and personal short film.
New York Lottery grande bodega boogie
London Alley's Christian Breslauer directs an effervescent shopkeeper in McCann's colourful scratchcard promo.
Ford’s lessons from nature
Rodrigo Saavedra’s sublime spot for the vehicle brand celebrates the unspoken lessons we can learn from the natural world.
Greenpeace exposes the ugly face of Dove
A shocking campaign from the environmental charity reveals a dark truth about the beauty brand’s plastic pollution and its impact on women and girls.
David Dencik gets oiled up for Fund Your Mother
B-Reel Films director Tomas Jonsgården puts the No Time to Die actor through his paces in this slick (in so many ways) spot for the climate collective.
Dugan Gundelfinger asks what’s in a name?
In an absurd short film, the Epoch director delves into his family history and the inspiration behind his decision to take on his father’s birth name.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
HowSignature'sTikTokcampaignisasignofthetimes
A recent campaign for Signature, a British Sign Language charity, features a series of TikTok dance tutorials teaching viewers how to sign, countering the wave of incorrect sign language that has been spreading on social platforms. Sam Arnold, a deaf filmmaker and first time commercial director, helmed the campaign and he and producer Theo Youngstein tell us all about it.
How Bodyform rewrote 300 millenniums of menstrual myths
Creative agency AMV BBDO and SMUGGLER director Lucy Forbes take us behind the scenes of Bodyform's revolutionary new campaign, Never Just a Period, which blends live-action, stop-motion, animation, and a healthy dash of humour to highlight centuries of misinformation around periods, menopause, and reproductive health.
How Raman Djafari animated a love story for the ages
We catch up with BLINKINK’s Raman Djafari to find out how he orchestrated a global team of animators to create a mixed-media masterpiece for Coldplay’s feelslikeimfallinginlove, seamlessly blending 2D, 3D & digital techniques into a mesmerising continuous narrative of two souls falling in love.
How Nexus Studios brought the BBC's Olympic love story to life
From its traditional animation techniques to subtle stylistic choices, Nexus Studios' director FX Goby delves deeper into the details of their passionate Parisian Olympic offering.
AnalogFolk asks; would 'Jane' Hegarty have been allowed to zag?
AnalogFolk has launched a provocative new campaign that aims to transform leadership within advertising by reimagining some of the industry's most lauded male leaders as women.
Director Roderick Fenske joins Yard Dog
The award-winning agency copywriter/creative director turned comedic director of commercials and films has joined Yard Dog TV for US representation.
Darling Films signs Yon Motskin
Darling Films announce the arrival of Emmy-nominated, New York based director, writer and creator Yon Motskin to Darling Films for commercial representation.
Cinematographer Magdalena Górka joins Papaya Roster
An internationally acclaimed cinematographer, Górka has built a remarkable career, working with top-tier clients such as Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Geico.
VCCP Media supercharges leadership team and sets out brand-new integrated ambition
Joining as part of the new supercharged team are Lindsay Turner, Becky Marsh, and Kim Jamieson.
Tool Signs director Ava Berkofsky
The award-winning cinematographer and director of HBO’s Insecure brings visual flair and technical precision to Tool’s growing lineup of commercial directors.
Good Behavior launches
New comedy commercial production company led by notoriously well-behaved director promises to bring meticulous craft to the art of absurdity.
- Joe Hisaishi delivers a Viola Saga
- Shiny Awards winners announced at 180 Amsterdam
- Welcome to Nada Yada Island
- Pediatric cancer survivors share their struggles in NPCF campaign
- Martin Werner goes on a family trip with Volvo
- Make momentum happen with JPMorganChase
- Nothing smells better than fresh balls
- Meet Hjernen & Hjertet for LB Group
- You get more with GEICO
- John Lewis refreshes The Home Dialogues campaign
Director Roderick Fenske joins Yard Dog
The award-winning agency copywriter/creative director turned comedic director of commercials and films has joined Yard Dog TV for US representation.
Darling Films signs Yon Motskin
Darling Films announce the arrival of Emmy-nominated, New York based director, writer and creator Yon Motskin to Darling Films for commercial representation.
Cinematographer Magdalena Górka joins Papaya Roster
An internationally acclaimed cinematographer, Górka has built a remarkable career, working with top-tier clients such as Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Geico.
VCCP Media supercharges leadership team and sets out brand-new integrated ambition
Joining as part of the new supercharged team are Lindsay Turner, Becky Marsh, and Kim Jamieson.
Tool Signs director Ava Berkofsky
The award-winning cinematographer and director of HBO’s Insecure brings visual flair and technical precision to Tool’s growing lineup of commercial directors.
Good Behavior launches
New comedy commercial production company led by notoriously well-behaved director promises to bring meticulous craft to the art of absurdity.
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shots Unsigned: Jason Osborne
For our latest installment of shots Unsigned we talk with British director Jason Osborne. Here, we talk about his Netflix documentary Love Languages, finding the right barbers, selecting the right team for the shoot, and barbershop culture.
Flying through the glass ceiling with Nicolas Ivan Bori
Packed with blockbuster visuals and an important message to match, Nicolas Bori's Breaking Glass picked up a Gold in the YDA's Film School > up to 10 minutes category. Here, shots finds out how the Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg student piloted dreams to success.
How Stink Films cares for directors who care
Daniel Bergmann, founder and president of Stink Films, explains why his company, which won a Gold Screen producers award at this year’s YDA, has always had a mission to nurture new directors and why they seek creatives who genuinely care about the work.
Peer Review: Marta Cunningham
m ss ng p eces director Marta Cunningham gets passionate about her favourite feature films, shares how Spike Lee turned her from an aspiring ballerina to a storyteller, and explains why on set is the best place in the world to be.
On My Radar: Elliott Lester
Chromista director Elliott Lester, whose feature The Thicket has just been released, talks donuts, David Bowie, and "cesspool of gossip" deep-dives, as he reveals what's on his creative radar.
Daniel Maarleveld’s codes of creativity
Known for blending generative design and kinetic typography, Jelly animator and graphic designer finds creative inspiration in the freedom of coding and the limits of algorithms.
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Spencer Strickland, VP of Creative at Langrand, explains why, in order to move forward, the most important thing we need to use isn't our feet, but our ears.
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