In a compelling promo for the French musician’s song Yaki Imo, a painting of a potato inspires a soon-to-be-wed young woman to express her emotions through movement.
A pair of puppets demonstrate the strokes, pushes and licks needed to get your spread on in this cheeky film from adam&eveDDB and SMUGGLER's Guy Shelmerdine.
A new campaign for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport highlights the importance of talking to someone if you're a victim of domestic violence.
BBC Creative and Lisette Donkersloot produce a soaring scrapbook of football fanatics.
Celebrating 'true originals', Sir Trev takes a cheeky wink at less-than-perfect variations in a smart new campaign from TBWA\London.
A crack team of hunters chase down anthropomorphic slot machine icons in Papaya Film’s cinematic and subtly comedic campaign for the online gambling platform.
Bodily fluids are the Swedish homeware retailer’s latest marketing strategy in this disgustingly honest trio of spots.
The bed manufacturer partners with American football team Los Angeles Rams to launch an inspiring short film sharing its co-captain and safety Jordan Fuller’s road to recovery.
In a compelling promo for the French musician’s song Yaki Imo, a painting of a potato inspires a soon-to-be-wed young woman to express her emotions through movement.
A pair of puppets demonstrate the strokes, pushes and licks needed to get your spread on in this cheeky film from adam&eveDDB and SMUGGLER's Guy Shelmerdine.
A new campaign for the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport highlights the importance of talking to someone if you're a victim of domestic violence.
BBC Creative and Lisette Donkersloot produce a soaring scrapbook of football fanatics.
Celebrating 'true originals', Sir Trev takes a cheeky wink at less-than-perfect variations in a smart new campaign from TBWA\London.
A crack team of hunters chase down anthropomorphic slot machine icons in Papaya Film’s cinematic and subtly comedic campaign for the online gambling platform.
Bodily fluids are the Swedish homeware retailer’s latest marketing strategy in this disgustingly honest trio of spots.
The bed manufacturer partners with American football team Los Angeles Rams to launch an inspiring short film sharing its co-captain and safety Jordan Fuller’s road to recovery.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
In a beautifully-crafted campaign highlighting the impact of deforestation, the eco-friendly toilet paper brand has launched a heartbreaking, first-of-its-kind reimagining of the iconic 1926 children’s book Winnie-The-Pooh. We talk to the brand's co-founder, Danny Alexander, about the creative process, challenges, and outcomes of recreating a childhood classic.
A coalition of the country’s most well-known brands have swapped out key scenes in their commercials to include people with disabilities. We talk to the creatives at Special Group to find out more about orchestrating this mammoth campaign, working with a diverse cast, and how all brands can improve the disability representation in their advertising.
shots speaks to Love Song's Abteen Bagheri about how his extraordinary 16mm promo for the US rapper introduced us to the music world's best animatronic buddy.
When a spot exposing how Big Oil companies use influencers for greenwashing was banned on LinkedIn, the makers swiftly fashioned a smart response that was even more effective. shots spoke to the team behind the campaign – creatives Lara Baxter and Alice Goodrich– and James Turner, founder of creative collective Glimpse, about the making of Save the Planet, Unfollow a Greenwasher.
We get under the bonnet of CrossCountry's recent campaign that took in a time-sensitive shoot, a potentially hostile crowd and a first-time actor as the agency, director and DoP take us behind the scenes of the emotive spot.
With an expansive and diverse body of work spanning commercials, music videos, comedy, and narrative films, Line joins Uppercut for US representation.
With years of experience shooting commercials, films and music videos in Ukraine and Georgia, shelter.film has recently opened an office in Belgium to bring their skillset more locally to Europe.
Kohl’s ability to tell thought-provoking stories with a unique visual identity makes her directorial eye an invaluable asset to any campaign or creative project.
Tusk has worked with an impressive roster of high profile clients such as Google, Sony, Casetify and the Met Gala.
Owner and Managing Director Leslie Harro of Havoc Content launches new music video division with Director Santiago Salviche as Partner.
Founded in 2017, Cabin offers a boutique approach to client collaboration that has resulted in long-standing and award-winning relationships with directors, agencies, and brands.
With an expansive and diverse body of work spanning commercials, music videos, comedy, and narrative films, Line joins Uppercut for US representation.
With years of experience shooting commercials, films and music videos in Ukraine and Georgia, shelter.film has recently opened an office in Belgium to bring their skillset more locally to Europe.
Kohl’s ability to tell thought-provoking stories with a unique visual identity makes her directorial eye an invaluable asset to any campaign or creative project.
Tusk has worked with an impressive roster of high profile clients such as Google, Sony, Casetify and the Met Gala.
Owner and Managing Director Leslie Harro of Havoc Content launches new music video division with Director Santiago Salviche as Partner.
Founded in 2017, Cabin offers a boutique approach to client collaboration that has resulted in long-standing and award-winning relationships with directors, agencies, and brands.
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Request a demoFrom the 60-second Steadicam shot on the set of The Shining which started it all, to a Super Bowl spot for Google, Knucklehead director Siri Bunford has helmed some of the most iconic ads of the past 15 years and blazed a trail for female directors in the commercials world. Whether it’s #FoodDancing or pigeon fancying, the secret to Bunford’s success is simple: finding the humanity at the heart of every story – and a ‘just keep going’ mentality.
Having started out agency side before becoming a director, Kate McMullen, a winner at this year's Young Director Award, reveals to Tim Cumming how her award-winning short film work informs her branded stories, and how, as an advertiser, her goal is to capture an audience.
Canadian director Rosanna Peng picked up a Gold in the YDA Dreampitch: Short Film category with her pitch for Bowling Bao. Here, she chats to Izzy Ashton about bowling teams from the 1980's, women taking up space in male-dominated arenas, and future projects.
Sam Katz, Executive Producer at DOGEATDOG, professes his love for a giant IKEA shopping bag, admits that he's a salesperson's dream, and asks that you please don't request a joke when you next meet him, as he reveals what's on his creative radar.
From Fleabag to Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Final Cut Editor Patrick Colman talks us through a varied selection of work from the versatile creatives who inspire him, and explains why Anne V. Coates could be considered the best editor of all time.
JOJX director Ben Tricklebank talks about hunting scorpions, relying on trust, and why a certain dystopian sci-fi film, while seemingly bleak, offers a definite glimmer of hope.
As we kick off this month's animation focus, Ric Comline, Creative Director at Blind Pig, and champion of the versatile motion designer, poses a question; are all animators are born equal? Maybe, he says. But, also, maybe not.
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