In a heartwarming and comedic Ramadan campaign, the Toyota distributor celebrates Saudi Arabian culture and the communal experience of Iftar.
A funny new short film from directing duo LAMAR+NIK takes texting seriously.
In a beautifully shot spot helmed by SMUGGLER’s Miles Jay, the UK airline pays tribute to the power of travel in shaping lives.
The financial advice company launches a heartwarming spot celebrating the relationship between a single dad and his daughter.
The actress, along with French content creator Lena Situations and rapper SCH, show that sometimes an evening out is no match for a night in.
The Thai lingerie brand promotes its innovative new comfort bras with a hilarious spot featuring daring diners flashing their undergarments.
Recently off its festival run, Will Webb's quietly emotive short is the story of a sister coming to terms with the death of her brother while searching for meaning in his last request. Inspired by the death of his own brother, Webb discusses the challenges he faced making the film, and the power of using - and not using - music.
For its first ever St.Patricks day campaign, the beer brand pays tribute to traditional craftsmanship with a gorgeous frame-by-frame animation.
In a heartwarming and comedic Ramadan campaign, the Toyota distributor celebrates Saudi Arabian culture and the communal experience of Iftar.
A funny new short film from directing duo LAMAR+NIK takes texting seriously.
In a beautifully shot spot helmed by SMUGGLER’s Miles Jay, the UK airline pays tribute to the power of travel in shaping lives.
The financial advice company launches a heartwarming spot celebrating the relationship between a single dad and his daughter.
The actress, along with French content creator Lena Situations and rapper SCH, show that sometimes an evening out is no match for a night in.
The Thai lingerie brand promotes its innovative new comfort bras with a hilarious spot featuring daring diners flashing their undergarments.
Recently off its festival run, Will Webb's quietly emotive short is the story of a sister coming to terms with the death of her brother while searching for meaning in his last request. Inspired by the death of his own brother, Webb discusses the challenges he faced making the film, and the power of using - and not using - music.
For its first ever St.Patricks day campaign, the beer brand pays tribute to traditional craftsmanship with a gorgeous frame-by-frame animation.
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Recently off its festival run, Will Webb's quietly emotive short is the story of a sister coming to terms with the death of her brother while searching for meaning in his last request. Inspired by the death of his own brother, Webb discusses the challenges he faced making the film, and the power of using - and not using - music.
More than just a music video, the promo for Hak Baker and Joe Armon-Jones’ track Wrong Side of Town is also a revealing mini-documentary about the duality of an East London neighbourhood bifurcated by gentrification. Knucklehead directing duo Broken Antenna (aka. Gustav Newby and Myles McAuliffe) share how they created their fascinating, mixed-media, genre-splicing film.
A short film recently released after being on the festival circuit features a young couple and a seemingly innocuous question about pornography that opens a metaphorical can of worms.
For this year's social films, the Arrows invited experts from agency, production and post to comment on a tumultuous year for the industry in front of some of the UK's finest vistas. The twist: the 'location' was actually the powerful LED production stage at ARRI Stage London's facilities. shots caught up with the team behind the shoot to find out how they made the virtual a reality.
Rebecca Knighton and Lee Bamsey's newly released short film, about a world in which pregnancy can be fatal, is a chilling tale which the pair hope will help greenlight the feature script from which it is adapted.
WW7 welcome Jamaal Parham and Bashan Aquart, to its carefully curated roster of standout directorial talent.
Knucklehead welcome director Georgia Tribuiani to their US and UK rosters.
Award-winning multidisciplined creative studio hires the veteran executive of global agency networks to lead brand partnerships discipline.
Serial Pictures has signed filmmaker and Grammy award-winning music producer D. Smith for commercials, branded entertainment and music video representation in North America.
The industry veteran bolsters agency network’s creative leadership in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.
WW7 welcome Jamaal Parham and Bashan Aquart, to its carefully curated roster of standout directorial talent.
Knucklehead welcome director Georgia Tribuiani to their US and UK rosters.
Award-winning multidisciplined creative studio hires the veteran executive of global agency networks to lead brand partnerships discipline.
Serial Pictures has signed filmmaker and Grammy award-winning music producer D. Smith for commercials, branded entertainment and music video representation in North America.
The industry veteran bolsters agency network’s creative leadership in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.
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Request a demoAfter spending six years travelling the world as a video journalist for The Guardian, Darling Films director Irene Baqué moved into commercial filmmaking, where she has created socially-impactful, female-focussed films for brands from Pandora to Doc Martens. Weaving threads of womanhood, alchemy and community into a rich cinematic tapestry, her branded content and personal projects aim to unite women from all walks of life.
As part of our Short Film & Documentary Focus, we showcase the sports-obsessed filmmaker and animator Mickey Duzyj, whose work is a perfect marriage of style and substance, humour and heart, delivered through his eye-catching bold illustrations and info-graphics animations.
For our next unsigned directing talent interview of 2024 we speak with director/animator Bruno Persico. Here we talk about his co-directed micro short AIRE. We also hear about storyboarding and pre-production, how essential a producer can be, and Franco-Belgian comics.
Recently signed to Moxie Pictures for commercial representation, director, writer and performer Simon Bird, talks inspiring documentaries, the musical diversity of Brian Eno, and the game-changing nature of woolly jumper de-bobblers.
Having produced comedic, quirky and contemporary commercials for brands from Philips to Yelp, DogEatDog's Claas Ortmann is a director with a penchant for all things offbeat. Here, he shares his inspirations and influences, from Munich film school to MTV.
Carl Harborg [right] and Philip Rachel [left], Executive Creative Directors at TBWA\Nissan United Paris, talk bicycles, bars and the forerunner to Black Mirror, as they reveal what's on their creative radars.
Short films can be incredibly impressive and hugely artistic, but can they kick-start a career in advertising? Not according to The Moon Unit, who argue that if you're looking for a calling card, have a spec spot to hand.
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