Working With Cancer ends Monday dread
Publicis releases a moving campaign illustrating the anxieties people with cancer experience when going back to work.
Love is all you need, says The Trevor Project
Three young transgender people and their families discuss their experiences in a powerful documentary film from the LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organisation.
SKYN’s soft touch
Real couples take part in an intimate Valentine's day experiment, in UltraSuperNew’s gentle and authentic campaign for the condom brand.
ZenBusiness redefines work
If work is broken, how can workers respond? This new campaign from ZenBusiness suggests that seizing the power is a good way to start.
Saga busts holiday myths
Nicholas Farrell stars in a comedic and colourful campaign that aims to challenge the perception of how those over fifty like to travel.
Bean Bar’s no ordinary cup of Joe
This zesty spot for the new Cypriot coffee chain celebrates the individuality of the brand and its consumers.
Dadomani takes us on an Italian adventure
Leonardo Ponzano invites us to relive a traveler’s journey through Italy, with a delightfully captivating scrapbook-inspired animation.
Squarespace’s all-round view of Adam Driver
The website building brand announces its upcoming ninth Super Bowl ad with an amusing video teaser for the in-game spot.
Working With Cancer ends Monday dread
Publicis releases a moving campaign illustrating the anxieties people with cancer experience when going back to work.
Love is all you need, says The Trevor Project
Three young transgender people and their families discuss their experiences in a powerful documentary film from the LGBTQ youth suicide prevention organisation.
SKYN’s soft touch
Real couples take part in an intimate Valentine's day experiment, in UltraSuperNew’s gentle and authentic campaign for the condom brand.
ZenBusiness redefines work
If work is broken, how can workers respond? This new campaign from ZenBusiness suggests that seizing the power is a good way to start.
Saga busts holiday myths
Nicholas Farrell stars in a comedic and colourful campaign that aims to challenge the perception of how those over fifty like to travel.
Bean Bar’s no ordinary cup of Joe
This zesty spot for the new Cypriot coffee chain celebrates the individuality of the brand and its consumers.
Dadomani takes us on an Italian adventure
Leonardo Ponzano invites us to relive a traveler’s journey through Italy, with a delightfully captivating scrapbook-inspired animation.
Squarespace’s all-round view of Adam Driver
The website building brand announces its upcoming ninth Super Bowl ad with an amusing video teaser for the in-game spot.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
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Edgar Wright and Leo Burnett's latest McDonalds spot is the talk of the ad-break at the moment, but how did they fill the screen with so many forehead flickers? We caught up with casting directors Emily Tilelli and Zita Zutic Konak and casting associate Bex Reynolds, from ET Casting, to find out how they assembled the ensemble.
How ASICS played mind games in a new documentary
ASICS's new documentary, Mind Games - The Experiment, explores the impact of exercise on cognitive function. Charting the progress of four sedentary mind gamers, the film is a captivating and ground-breaking study that explores the power of exercise to sharpen the mind. Here, Neil Dawson, Co-Founder of the agency that created the campaign, discusses its genesis, how it grew and why branded content takes courage.
How Samuel Bayer travelled through time
In an emotional and enchanting labour of love, the prolific director delves into his archives to create a powerful montage that examines the darkness, chaos, beauty, and fragility of life. shots caught up with Bayer to find out more.
Nez shines a light on The Boy and the Moon
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.
You Are Here welcomes Fernando Livschitz
The Argentine film-maker playfully crafts uplifting, dream-like visual narratives woven with Magic Realism.
Camp Lucky welcomes producer Alex Bronner
Bronner has been on the production side of the creative process for over a decade, working alongside major brands and agencies.
Emily Freda Sharp joins Kode
Director behind the UN’s Cannes Lion and D&AD winner, The People’s Seat joins UK roster.
Absolute promote Ollie Ireland to colour producer
Following three years producing edit, colour and visual effects for the award-winning studio, Ireland's new sole focus will be firmly on all things Absolute Colour.
J.M. Harper joins Bonaparte
Director and documentarian J.M. Harper signs with Bonaparte for commercial representation in DACH.
The Music Playground launches El Patio de Música
Award-winning original music and artist licensing company, The Music Playground, announces new LATAM creative original music division based in Mexico City.
- The Academic visits Europe’s largest singles festival for new promo
- Lays gets powered by potatoes
- It’s Your Spot with Seagram's and Shlesinger
- Rita Ora's wedding from hell
- Whoa, humans, whoa
- Smartsheet does it again
- Lexus and Great Guns Ride into realm of surrealism in new campaign
- Patrick Wolf enjoys a Nowhere Game
- We Are Royale unlocks Riot Games for Xbox
- Lexus and The&Partnership encourage you to Stay Ahead
You Are Here welcomes Fernando Livschitz
The Argentine film-maker playfully crafts uplifting, dream-like visual narratives woven with Magic Realism.
Camp Lucky welcomes producer Alex Bronner
Bronner has been on the production side of the creative process for over a decade, working alongside major brands and agencies.
Emily Freda Sharp joins Kode
Director behind the UN’s Cannes Lion and D&AD winner, The People’s Seat joins UK roster.
Absolute promote Ollie Ireland to colour producer
Following three years producing edit, colour and visual effects for the award-winning studio, Ireland's new sole focus will be firmly on all things Absolute Colour.
J.M. Harper joins Bonaparte
Director and documentarian J.M. Harper signs with Bonaparte for commercial representation in DACH.
The Music Playground launches El Patio de Música
Award-winning original music and artist licensing company, The Music Playground, announces new LATAM creative original music division based in Mexico City.
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The Way I See It: Stephen Ledger-Lomas
Stephen Ledger-Lomas went from an art-free upbringing to working with some of the UK's fashion and lifestyle icons, including Rankin, Jefferson Hack and Tyler Brulé. Mother's creative 'Galácticos' then came calling before he found a home at BBH London, where he is Chief Production Officer & Partner. Here, he discusses artistic passion, photographic penury and personal pain.
Expanding concepts: The flexible world of rubberband.
Stretch it any way you like, you’ll find magic percolating in the work of New York-based SMUGGLER directorial duo rubberband., AKA Jason Sondock and Simon Davis. Here they share with Tim Cumming the processes behind their cinematic storytelling on spots for Reebok, Nowness and Calvin Klein and more, and their artfully choreographed, conceptual music videos for artists including LCD Soundsystem, Goldlink and Steve Lacey.
The Way I See It: Edgar Wright
Spaced, Shaun Of The Dead, Scott Pilgrim, Last Night In Soho; regardless of your Edgar Wright entry-point, the frenetic filmmaker’s wit and passion makes fans of all who view his work. With a recent eyebrow-raising McDonald’s spot (shot through Moxie Pictures) an indication of more commercial work on the horizon, we caught up with Wright to chat about working with legends at an early age, the creative testbed offered by music videos, and how making yourself your own ‘dream viewer’ is the way to please those crowds.
The MVs that made us: Hip-hop at 50
Closing off January's Music Video Focus, Pulse Films' Head of Music Videos Rik Green and EP Nnena Nwakodo, plus a handful of the company's top directors talk us through the hip-hop heavyweights that shaped their vision.
On My Radar: Jack Driscoll
Academy director Jack Driscoll reveals the film which pushed him into directing, the music he'd have on repeat, and why being a twin can really mess up your career, as he reveals what's on his creative radar.
Kevin Thomas: A Few Of My Favourite Things
Merman director and industry legend Kevin Thomas gives us an entertaining and surprisingly sweet dialogue with himself in this inimitable rundown of his creative knick-knacks.
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In a world full of watching, playing, listening and swiping, can advertising compete? Andy Fowler, Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Brothers & Sisters, believes it can, as long as the industry opens its arms to culture.
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