Cannes Contenders: Advertising for Good
With everything that’s going in the world this year, it’s tempting to pick ads with entertainment at their core, says Kerry Smart, MD/EP at 1stAve Machine, and who can blame us for wanting to blot out reality for a couple of minutes? But, just as worthy of celebration are the ads that confront reality head on, forcing us to take a long, hard look at our world, because that’s the sort of advertising that inspires people to do better.
Reporters Without Borders The First Speech
2024 is a massive year for democracy, with 80 countries set to hold presidential elections. So, this campaign by Innocean Berlin, for Reporters Without Borders Germany, is a timely reminder that freedom of the press is more important than ever. It’s chilling to hear the victory speeches of Putin [below], Erdoğan, and Maduro as they passionately promise to safeguard freedom, democracy and human rights… because we all know what happened next. Beautifully crafted, cinematic, and with a stark message at its heart: trust independent media, not the pretty words of politicians.
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- Production Company Stink/Germany
- Director Giordano Maestrelli
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- Production Company Stink/Germany
- Director Giordano Maestrelli
- Production Company #2 Studio Funk Berlin
- Music & Sound Design Satellite
- Music & Sound Design. Studio Funk Berlin
- Chief Creative Officer Gabriel Mattar
- Executive Creative Director Ricardo Wolff
- Head of Art Maso Heck
- Associate Design Director Will Cega
- Art Director Leon Celay
- Copywriter Juan Andres Kebork
- Motion Designer Carlos Carlucho Suarez
- Producer / Head of Production Fabian Barz
- Managing Director Justin Stiebel
- Executive Producer Moritz Merkel
- Executive Producer. Uta Wittchen
- DP Konrad Losch
- Editor Simon Klinkertz
- Post Production Producer Jan Scholz
- Colour Grading Joseph Bicknell
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powered by- Agency Innocean Worldwide/Berlin
- Production Company Stink/Germany
- Director Giordano Maestrelli
- Production Company #2 Studio Funk Berlin
- Music & Sound Design Satellite
- Music & Sound Design. Studio Funk Berlin
- Chief Creative Officer Gabriel Mattar
- Executive Creative Director Ricardo Wolff
- Head of Art Maso Heck
- Associate Design Director Will Cega
- Art Director Leon Celay
- Copywriter Juan Andres Kebork
- Motion Designer Carlos Carlucho Suarez
- Producer / Head of Production Fabian Barz
- Managing Director Justin Stiebel
- Executive Producer Moritz Merkel
- Executive Producer. Uta Wittchen
- DP Konrad Losch
- Editor Simon Klinkertz
- Post Production Producer Jan Scholz
- Colour Grading Joseph Bicknell
Greenpeace Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Not just one for Fleetwood Mac fans (the campaign soundtrack reworks the classic track), this is a long watch, but it’s worth every minute. A rowdy party spinning seriously out of control is a none-too-subtle metaphor for big corporations who are acting like there’s no tomorrow, and driving the climate crisis solely for their own profit. But, beyond the bleak subject matter, there’s a message of hope to young people who feel they’ve been shafted by older generations and handed a world in ruins: they still have the power to change it.
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- Production Company Lammas Park
- Director Samona Olanipekun
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- Production Company Lammas Park
- Director Samona Olanipekun
- Music Supervision and Consultancy Ed Bailie
- Editor Jack Williams
- Producer Phoebe Armstrong Beaver
- Sound Designer Jack Sedgwick
- Colorist George K
- Music Supervision and Consultancy Sebastian Whyte
- Executive Producer Steve McQueen
- Executive Producer Bona Orakwue
- Executive Producer Anna Smith Tenser
- Producer George Telfer
- Production Manager Chanel Parkinson
- DP Annika Summerson
- Production Designer Jade Adeyemi
- Producer Suzy MacGregor
- VFX Mark Stannard
- VFX Jade Denne
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powered by- Agency Mother/London
- Production Company Lammas Park
- Director Samona Olanipekun
- Music Supervision and Consultancy Ed Bailie
- Editor Jack Williams
- Producer Phoebe Armstrong Beaver
- Sound Designer Jack Sedgwick
- Colorist George K
- Music Supervision and Consultancy Sebastian Whyte
- Executive Producer Steve McQueen
- Executive Producer Bona Orakwue
- Executive Producer Anna Smith Tenser
- Producer George Telfer
- Production Manager Chanel Parkinson
- DP Annika Summerson
- Production Designer Jade Adeyemi
- Producer Suzy MacGregor
- VFX Mark Stannard
- VFX Jade Denne
Thomas Heatherwick Humanise: UnLandmarks
If you feel like London’s skyline is getting increasingly bland, with identikit buildings popping up like mushrooms, each one uglier than the last, then you’re not alone. This clever campaign from Uncommon, for architecture firm Heatherwick calls out the creeping trend for soulless buildings (which, by the way, are more than just crap to look at, they’re actually proven to be harmful to mental health) by using AI to reimagine iconic landmarks in modernist styles. Buckingham Palace, Edinburgh Castle, the Tower of London, Royal Liver Building, the Palace of Westminster and Hovis Hill all get the bland treatment and the results are, frankly, dystopian. A brilliant use of AI for good.
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- Creative Founder Nils Leonard
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- Creative Founder Nils Leonard
Who Gives a Crap Winnie the Pooh: The Deforested Edition
From Noddy to The Twits, lots of classic childhood books are being rewritten for a politically correct era, but the latest one to be reimagined, A. A. Milne’s 1926 classic Winnie-the-Pooh, goes a bit further. The new edition, created by TBWA\Melbourne for toilet paper brand Who Gives a Crap, highlights the devastating effects of deforestation around the globe in a shockingly effective way - reducing the Hundred Acre Wood - where Pooh, Piglet, Tigger et al hang out - to a series of sad stumps. Not the bedtime story that we might want to read our children… but perhaps the one we should.
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- Ad Agency TBWA/Adelaide
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- Ad Agency TBWA/Adelaide