Grand Prix 2001 – FOX Regional Sports (Turkey/China/Russia/India)
A Turkish sports reporter is at a cliff-diving tournament. A diver jumps off a steep cliff, goes into a ‘swan dive’ and lands on dirt. Turkish peasants clap politely. Super: Sports news from the only region you care about. Yours. Fox Sports Net.
A Chinese sports reporter is showing highlights of a ‘tree catching’ competition. We see two lumberjacks chop down a giant 200-ft tree for an athlete to catch. He is not successful. Super: Sports news from the only region you care about. Yours. Fox Sports Net.
A Russian sports reporter is covering a ‘slapping contest’ in a smokey, seedy bunker. Two large men take turns slapping each other in the face. Suddenly, an impressive slap causes the drunken crowd to erupt. Super: Sports news from the only region you care about. Yours. Fox Sports Net.
The host of a Mumbai sports show is interviewing the National Clubbing Champion. Two blindfolded men chase each other with clubs in front of a large crowd. They swing wildly at each other … but miss. Then one loses his bearings and starts pounding a gentleman in the crowd. Super: Sports news from the only region you care about. Yours. Fox Sports Net.
Advertising Agency: Cliff Freeman and Partners, USA Creative Director: Eric Silver Copywriter: Dan Morales Art Director: Rossana Bardales Production Company: Partizan NY Director: Traktor
Alternative Grand Prix – John West (Bear)
At a river, a man fights a bear for a salmon. Voiceover: John West endure the worst to bring you the best. Super: John West Red Salmon.
Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett UK Creative Director: Mark Tutssel Copywriter: Paul Silburn Art Director: Paul Silburn Production Company: Spectre UK Director: Daniel Kleinman
A young man is tagged in an elaborate game, involving the entire city. He races off to tag someone else, and they elude him to the very end.
Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, USA Creative Director: Dan Wieden, Hal Curtis, Jim Riswold Art Director: Monica Taylor, Andy Fackrell Director: Frank Budgen
Alternative Grand Prix – Levis (Odyssey)
A man and a woman hurtle through a string of solid walls. They crash out of the building, land on a tree, and run up it into the night sky.
Advertising Agency: BBH, UK Creative Director: Stephen Butler Art Director: Gavin Lester Production Company: Academy, UK Director: Jonathan Glazer
An old lamp is thrown out to make way for a new one from Ikea.
Advertising Agency: Crispin Porter + Bogusky, USA Creative Director: Alex Bogusky, Paul Keister Art Director: Mark Taylor, Steve Mapp Copywriter: Ari Merkin Production Company: MJZ, Los Angeles Director: Spike Jonze
Alternative Grand Prix – Honda (Cog)
Cog is a two-minute chain reaction using only parts from a Honda Accord. Each car part cleverly triggers off the next, showing the beauty and precision of the pieces, and the ingenuity of the engineers who built it, prompting the V/O to comment “Isn’t it nice when things just work?”.
Advertising Agency: Weiden + Kennedy, London Creative Director: Tony Davidson, Kim Papworth Art Director: Matt Gooden Copywriter: Ben Walker Production Company: Partizan, London Director: Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
Hundreds of thousands of people are forming a human mountain higher than any of the other buildings in the city. At it’s zenith a variety of people enjoy a moment of exhilaration before others scramble over them and take their place.
Advertising Agency: TBWA/London Creative Director: Trevor Beattie Art Director: Tony McTear Copywriter: Paula Marcantonio, Tony McTear Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises, UK Director: Frank Budgen
Alternative Grand Prix – Lynx 24-7 (Getting Dressed)
A man and woman wake up in bed. They start getting dressed. We soon discover that their clothes are scattered right across the city. The last shoe sits by two opposite-facing shopping trolleys in a supermarket. The couple met there only hours ago. The man was wearing Lynx 24/7 bodyspray.
Advertising Agency: BBH, UK Creative Director: Rosie Arnold Art Director: Nick Gill Copywriter: Nick Gill Production Company: Small Family Business, UK Director: Ringan Ledwidge
Can hate be a good thing? Honda ‘Grrr’ sets out to prove just that. A tranquil world is invaded by flying, dirty old Diesel engines. However, the population get angry and even, using their hate for the better, destroying every last one. Finally, they herald the brand new Honda Diesel.
Advertising Agency: Weiden + Kennedy, London Creative Director: Tony Davidson, Kim Papworth, Chris O’reilly Art Director: Sean Thompson, Michael Russoff, Richard Russell Copywriter: Sean Thompson, Michael Russoff, Richard Russell Production Company: Nexus Production, London Director: Adam Foulkes, Alan Smith
Alternative Grand Prix – Adidas (Hello Tomorrow)
Adidas 1 is the first shoe with a computer. “Hello Tomorrow” demonstrates that with every step these magical shoes can create an entirely new world out of nothing. It is a story of rebirth and
taking your first steps – again.
Advertising Agency: TBWA/Chiat/Day, San Francisco Creative Director: Lee Clow, Chuck McBride, Joe Kayser Art Director: Joe Kayser Copywriter: Chuck McBride Production Company: MJZ, Los Angeles Director: Spike Jonze
Three young men at a bar drink Guinness. Suddenly the action pauses and the film starts to play in reverse. The men walk backwards out of the bar. As they walk they seamlessly go back down the evolutionary chain through hundreds, thousands, millions of years. Super: GUINNESS. Good things come to those who wait.
Advertising Agency: Abbott, Mead, Vickers, BBDO, UK Creative Director: Paul Brazier Art Director: Matt Doman Copywriter: Ian Heartfield Production Company: Kleinman Productions, London Director: Danny Kleinman
Alternative Grand Prix – Sony (Balls)
Dropping 250,000 brightly coloured bouncy balls down the streets of San Francisco for real = colour like no other.
Advertising Agency: Fallon London Creative Director: Richard Flintman Art Director: Juan Cabral Copywriter: Juan Cabral Production Company: MJZ, London Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
“We created a film that exposed the manipulation of the female image in the media. The objective was to encourage discussion around the subject of real beauty and lead people to the campaignforrealbeauty website.”
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mother Toronto Creative Director: Janet Kestin, Nancy Vonk Art Director: Tim Piper, Mike Kirkland Copywriter: Tim Piper Production Company: Reginald Pike, Toronto Director: Yael Staav, Tim Piper
Alternative Grand Prix – Epuron (Power of Wind)
Wind has a strong nature. Better keep him busy…
Advertising Agency: Nordpol + Hamburg, Germany Creative Director: Lars Ruehmann Art Director: Bjoern Ruehmann, Joakim Reveman Copywriter: Matthew Branning Production Company: Paranoid Projects, USA Director: The Vikings
Grand Prix 2008 – Cadbury (Gorilla)/Microsoft (Halo 3 Campaign)
We hear ‘In the air tonight’ by Phil Collins as we realize we’re in front of a calm looking gorilla. ‘I’ve been waiting for this moment for all of my life…’ The ape stretches its neck like a heavyweight boxer would do before a fight. He’s sitting in front of a massive drum kit as the best drum fill of the history of rock is coming. The Gorilla knows this. He smashes the drums phenomenally – feeling every beat. The camera leaves the ape and his drum. United, the way they are meant to be.
Advertising Agency: Fallon London Creative Director: Richard Flinthan, Juan Cabral Art Director: Juan Cabral Copywriter: Juan Cabral Production Company: Blink, London Director: Juan Cabral
On-line, the Halo 3 website served as a virtual museum, providing an interactive fly through of the entire John 117 monument and putting visitors right in the middle of the fight. They could also learn more about our enemies and hear first hand stories from the men who were there. For that we filmed interviews with surviving veterans of the battle who served with Master Chief. They talked about their experiences and spoke with reverence and awe about what it was like to serve with mankind’s greatest hero.
Advertising Agency: T.A.G. San Francisco/McCann Worldgroup Creative Director: Geoff Edwars, Scott Duchon Art Director: Ben Wolan Copywriter: Rich Herrera Production Company: Go Film, Hollywood/RSA Films Los Angeles Director: Simon McQuoid, Rupert Sanders, Neil Blomkamp
Alternative Grand Prix – Nike (Next Level)
“Next Level” is new take on Football from Nike. Made to inspire football obsessed teens, the film is a first-person journey up the football ranks–from being discovered by Arsenal in a youth match to a life-defining moment playing for our national side. Along the way we experience success (finishing a cross from Cesc Fabregas) as well as frustration (getting burned by Ronaldinho). The film celebrates playing the game with purpose and passion. It shows what it takes to become a modern, brilliant fofotballer – to take your game to the next level.
Advertising Agency: 72 And Sunny, USA Creative Director: Glen Cole, John Boiler, Bryan Rowles, Jason Norcross Production Company: Anonymous Content, USA Director: Guy Ritchie
Philips set out to own the idea of a cinematic viewing experience at home. From the start the strategy was to create a film that movie lovers would want to see.
The film is hosted within a site that, through interaction, educates the audience about the three main features of Philips televisions – Ambilight, Cinema 21:9 and Picture Quality – and ties these features to the act of film making. So, what would movie lovers want to see? We decided on a seamless tracking shot, one long take that a film loving audience could marvel at and be fascinated by. Within the ‘housing’ of a tracking shot we inserted behind the scenes glimpses where the experts could talk about their craft and the decisions they made whilst filming the shot. The DOP on lighting, the Director on the 21:9 format and VFX supervisor shows why picture quality is so important. To allow for more interaction, we decided that a frozen time film, shot using a state of the art motion control rig, would give the audience control upon interaction allowing them to literally move the camera back and forth frame by frame. This is done intuitively through a ‘grabbing hand’ cursor when the screen is moused over.
What makes this interaction really special is the interactive cinematic score. The score, composed by Michael Fakesch, was composed as a linear piece, but was then handed over to a flash music developer to carve up and distort as the user moved back and forth through time, frame by frame – all designed to pull the audience in and hold them there longer whilst they try to unravel the mystery of how the film was made.
The second main element of interaction is the way the audience is able to trigger the three behind-the-scenes educational scenes from the film’s timeline. When the user clicks on the timeline, they reveal films within the film. The timeline unfolds and expands, the post production disappears, each expert walks in and the rigging reappears revealing that all along the actors were simply holding their position whilst a state of the art motion rig captured them in frozen time. All this was designed to be as seamless as possible with maximum visual reward ensuring the audience clicked all three of the hotspots.
In addition to the interaction within the film, the ratio of the film itself could be changed at anytime through first person interaction. This simple, but effective comparison tool really did get across the spectacle of the new Philips 21:9 TV. The other elegantly simple piece of interaction is Ambilight on and off, in the words of the DOP – “you really miss it when it’s not there.” A final point worth noting is the dynamic title sequence. Instead of a traditional loader, we crafted a title sequence correspond to the speed of the users internet connection. The slower the connection, the longer the sequence.
Advertising Agency: Tribal DDB Amsterdam Creative Director: Michael Fakesch, Chris Baylis, Andrew Ferguson Art Director: Mariota Essery, Maximilliano Chanan Copywriter: Carla Madden Production Company: Stink Digital, London Director: Adam Berg
Alternative Grand Prix – T-Mobile (Dance)
On 15th January at 11am, a single commuter started dancing in the middle of a train station. The dance grew as more dancers joined in, until there were over 300 people perfectly choreographed. The excitement caused hundred’s of genuine unsuspecting members of the public to join in and share the moment.
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London Creative Director: Paul Silburn, Kate Stanners Art Director: Rick Dodds Copywriter: Stephen Howell Production Company: Partizan, London Director: Michael Gracey
Grand Prix 2010 – Old Spice (The Men Your Man Could Smell Like)
This TV commercial was created to appeal to men as well as women, showing them both how great a man can smell when they use Old Spice Body Wash.
Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland Creative Director: Mark Fitzloff, Susan Hoffman Art Director: Craig Allen, Eric Kallman Copywriter: Craig Allen, Eric Kallmacanal Production Company: MJZ, Los Angeles Director: Tom Kuntz
Alternative Grand Prix – Canal + (Closet)
Canal+ launched its new ‘Original Creativity’ campaign in September 2009. The objective highlight to Canal+’s showcase of original programming, consisting of series, documentaries and fictions, created exclusively by and for Canal+, scripted by prestigious writers such as Olivier Marchal and Jean- Hugues Anglade. To launch this new campaign, we produced THE CLOSET. The film unites quality, humour, originality and a touch of impertinence inherent to the brand’s communications: ‘Never underestimate the power of a great story”
Advertising Agency: BETC EURO RSCG, Paris Creative Director: Stephane Xiberras Art Director: Eric Astorgue Copywriter: Jean Christophe Royer Production Soixan7e Quin5e, Paris Director: Matthijs van Heijningen
Every four years, the keys to football heaven are dangled in front of the international elite. One goal, one pass, one game saving tackle can be the difference between fame and forgotten. What happens on the pitch in that split second has a ripple effect that goes beyond the match and the tournament.
‘Write the Future’ was a messaging platform that allowed Nike to show how football creates this ripple effect. It allowed us to give a glimpse into the future to see what the players were really playing for, in their own lives and the lives of those that follow them. Our goal was to weave the brand into the conversations around this major tournament in a way that celebrated the participating teams and athletes and engaged football fans around the world.
Advertising Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam Creative Director: Jeff Kling, Mark Bernath, Eric Quennoy Art Director: Stuart Harkness, Freddie Powell Copywriter: Stuart Harkness, Freddie Powell Production Company: Independent Films, London Director: Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu
Alternative Grand Prix – Volkswagen (The Force)/Crysler (Born of Fire)
For the all-new 2012 Passat , Volkswagen brings Star Wars™ to one of TV’s most talked about events. Accompanied by John Williams’ iconic “The Imperial March,” the spot features the most infamous villain in the galaxy, a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the all-new 2012 Passat in the driveway. The two iconic brands leverage humor and the unforgettable Star Wars score to create an emotional spot and make Super Bowl ad history.
Advertising Agency: Deutsch, Los Angeles Creative Director: Eric Springer, Michael Kadin Art Director: Ryan Mclaughlin, Craig Melchiano Copywriter: David Povill Production Park Pictures, Santa Monica Director: Lance Acord
Of the big three American car companies, Chrysler was in the most danger of failing. Had there not been a last-minute vote of confidence from the U.S. Government, they would not exist. This was public knowledge, debated throughout the country—should we have loaned Chrysler the money? When it came time to introduce a new product, we had a car to sell and also had to win back America’s confidence. To do this, we took the unlikely position of embracing Chrysler’s Detroit heritage when every other American car company was distancing themselves from the city. We created a 2-minute homage to Detroit, a city primed for a comeback, and ran the spot only once, on Super Bowl Sunday.
Advertising Agency: Weiden + Kennedy Portland Creative Director: Mark Fitzloff, Susan Hoffman, Aaron Allen Art Director: Jim Lasser Copywriter: Mark Fitzloff, Joe Staples, Kevin Jones, Greg Rutter, Dan Kroeger Production: Serial Pictures, Culver City Director: Samuel Bayer
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Mira Leppanen/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Mira Leppanen Year: 2004
Lion Hunter (Commercial)
There’s a nature program on tv with VO. A baby is relaxing in front of the tv. The VO continues and after hearing the word “lion”, the baby begins to stare at the TV with excited eyes. Natural Born Director CFP–E and SHOTS Young Director Award
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Mira Leppanen/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Mira Leppanen Director: Miko Iho
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Zoubida Benkhellat/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Mira Leppanen
Swimmer (Commercial)
A pastiche of Tarsem´s Swimmer. The younger you start the better you get.
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Zoubida Benkhellat/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Markku Ronkko Director: Thomas Ericson Production Company: Berghs School of Communication, Sweden
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Zoubida Benkhellat/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Markku Ronkko Shortlist
Jaws (Commercial)
Eisenstein (Commercial)
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Zoubida Benkhellat/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavolat Copywriter: Markku Ronkko
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Zoubida Benkhellat/Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Minna Lavola
Dirty Loundry (Commercial)
A ten-year-old boy sits down in front of a dressing table in a bedroom. He takes one of the lipsticks from the table, and puts it on. He then walks towards the wardrobe in his parent’s bedroom and takes out one of his father’s white shirts. He kisses the shirt collar staining it with red kissing marks. He then carries it to the washing room and drops it next to the laundry machine. As he wipes his mouth clean we cut to text: Born to create drama. Young Director Award by CFP-E/Shots
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Minna Lavola Director: Lourens Blok Production Company: Caviar, Amsterdam
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Mira Ollson
Drama Queen (Commercial/Promo/Digital)
A thirty-something woman is driving a car while her 5-year-old daughter is peacefully sitting in the back seat.
The woman is being pulled over by a policeman for speeding.
The policeman notices the girl in the back seat, and comments with a friendly voice:
“Mummy a bit in a hurry, was she?”
The girl looks at the policeman with serious eyes and answers in a monotone voice:
“She’s not my mommy.”
She then lifts up a drawing pad where she has scribbled the word: HELP, and adds articulating: “Help me.”
“Step out of the car Madam!” The policeman orders strictly.
The girl looks mischievously towards the camera and a text appears: Born to create drama. Young Director Award by CFP-E/Shots
Describe the objective of the promotion.
To establish Young Director Award by CFP-E/SHOTS as THE competition for aspiring commercial film directors and to get as many entries as possible to the 2010 competition. (To be eligible, entries must be one of the first four commercials a director has directed.) Describe how the promotion developed from concept to implementation
The concept, born to create drama, puts emphasis on the unique talent of young directors.
We felt the best way to promote a young director award show was to lead by example and give an inexperienced director an opportunity to shoot a script with strong viral-potential, and seed it out to aspiring commercial directors.
The film was broadcast on youth oriented programs, seeded to production companies and film schools and posted on facebook-sites and on youtube. To add interest among our target group, we also posted a making-of of the commercial on the youngdirectoraward.com-blog. Describe the success of the promotion with both client and consumer including some quantifiable results
The link was sent to 1500 email-addresses including production companies and film schools. This led to over 265 000 hits on youtube in a few weeks (and counting). The film was discovered by traditional broadcast as best commercial of the month and got six free air times on prime time television, it was also picked up by over 30 online sites publishing the newest and the freshest of the industry and beyond.
The Youngdirectoraward.com site immediately received 76% new visitors with an average of 48 minutes on site.
Within a month, YDA received around 400 entries from young commercial directors around the world. Explain why the method of promotion was most relevant to the product or service
The entry deadline was getting closer and it was the quickest way to make a strong impact and get a response from our target group. Young commercial directors live and breath quality commercials. That is their passion.
It was crucial to be a fast success on youtube, which is the place where young directors seek references and inspiration on a daily basis. Writing a script with strong viral potential and shooting it with an inexperienced young director (24-year old Rogier Hesp) inspires other young and up-coming directors to fulfill their own dreams.
Supporting and inspiring talent is the sole purpose of Young Director Award by CFP-E/Shots.
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS Helsinki Copywriter: Mira Olsson Art Director: Minna Lavola Production Company: L-A-D-A, Amsterdam Director: Rogier Hesp
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Mira Ollson Year: 2011
Pool Guy/Grandpa/Closet (Print Campaign)
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Mira Ollson Year: 2011
Double Life (Commercial)
A 5-year-old girl is sitting in a swing, while her dad is pushing her. Her dad’s mobile rings and he steps away to take the call. The girl spots a couple that are having their wedding picture taken close by: they look besotted by each other and gladly take different poses while the wedding photographer directs them. Suddenly the little girl runs joyfully to the newlywed man and shouts:
“Daddy, daddy!“ Hugging the confused mans leg, she looks up to him and innocently continues: “Where’s mommy?”
The bride is in shock. We zoom closer to the little girl, as she looks into the camera with a mischievous smile.
Cut to text: Born to create drama.
Advertising Agency: TBWA/PHS, Helsinki Creative Director: Minna Lavola Art Directors: Minna Lavola Copywriter: Mira Ollson Directort: Ben Brand Producton Company: Caviar, Amsterdam
