Piraeus and Visa’s winning formula
This enjoyably bonkers spot conflates two disparate experiences – a supermarket trolly dash and Formula One racing.
Chicken Licken celebrates life’s small pleasures
A charming trio of spots, directed by Greg Gray for the fried chicken chain, portray how the little things can bring us the most joy.
Six Flags isn't clowning around this Halloween
Coulrophobes beware; the theme park chain's new horror short sees a malevolent merrymaker stalk a houseful of season ticket holders...
Wayne’s world view
This short doc made in collaboration with director Tom Sweetland, Café Art and the MYLONDON project focuses on Wayne Chin, a homeless man whose life has been turned around by photography.
Squarespace wants to Change Your World
Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia put together a trio of spots in which simple keystrokes have room-altering consequences.
M87 ditches MVs for TVCs
A young woman can’t get the French rap brand’s new track out of her head in an unusual TV commercial teasing the song's launch.
Arsenal swaps gooners for crooners
In a gloriously po-faced choral tribute to the London team, the London City Voices and a host of players and fans pay their tributes whilst decked out in the latest Arsenal x Aries collab clobber.
AI finds its place in space
Sensor.Graphics' intriguing animation, created with Oxford Internet Institute researchers Laura Herman and Maggie Mustaklem, speculates on AI's understanding of the world around it.
Piraeus and Visa’s winning formula
This enjoyably bonkers spot conflates two disparate experiences – a supermarket trolly dash and Formula One racing.
Chicken Licken celebrates life’s small pleasures
A charming trio of spots, directed by Greg Gray for the fried chicken chain, portray how the little things can bring us the most joy.
Six Flags isn't clowning around this Halloween
Coulrophobes beware; the theme park chain's new horror short sees a malevolent merrymaker stalk a houseful of season ticket holders...
Wayne’s world view
This short doc made in collaboration with director Tom Sweetland, Café Art and the MYLONDON project focuses on Wayne Chin, a homeless man whose life has been turned around by photography.
Squarespace wants to Change Your World
Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia put together a trio of spots in which simple keystrokes have room-altering consequences.
M87 ditches MVs for TVCs
A young woman can’t get the French rap brand’s new track out of her head in an unusual TV commercial teasing the song's launch.
Arsenal swaps gooners for crooners
In a gloriously po-faced choral tribute to the London team, the London City Voices and a host of players and fans pay their tributes whilst decked out in the latest Arsenal x Aries collab clobber.
AI finds its place in space
Sensor.Graphics' intriguing animation, created with Oxford Internet Institute researchers Laura Herman and Maggie Mustaklem, speculates on AI's understanding of the world around it.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
HowSmith&FoulkestookTelstratravelling
Earlier this week Telstra released a beautiful new spot, directed by Smith & Foulkes. Here, the duo and their collaborators from Black Kite Studios explain how they created a film of 'epic simplicity'.
CALM offers hope amid the storm
Campaign Against Living Miserably has released a new film highlighting the work the suicide prevention charity undertakes. Soundtracked by a song from New Order, who are CALM Ambassadors, the film is a powerful and compelling look at the important help offered to those who need it.
How Adrien & Roman hit the Big ligue
Filling the frame with a non-stop barrage of references, gags, and flourishes, Big Productions directors Adrien & Roman film for LIGUE 1 makes no qualms about loving the French side of football. Here, shots speaks to the directors about how they scored so many shots in a mere three days.
How Signature's TikTok campaign is a sign of the times
A recent campaign for Signature, a British Sign Language charity, features a series of TikTok dance tutorials teaching viewers how to sign, countering the wave of incorrect sign language that has been spreading on social platforms. Sam Arnold, a deaf filmmaker and first time commercial director, helmed the campaign and he and producer Theo Youngstein tell us all about it.
How Bodyform rewrote 300 millenniums of menstrual myths
Creative agency AMV BBDO and SMUGGLER director Lucy Forbes take us behind the scenes of Bodyform's revolutionary new campaign, Never Just a Period, which blends live-action, stop-motion, animation, and a healthy dash of humour to highlight centuries of misinformation around periods, menopause, and reproductive health.
Coffee & TV expands to New York
The new studio will be led by Jaz Rongokea [middle] as managing director and Robert Bruce [left] as VFX supervisor [pictured with CEO Derek Moore].
D&AD names Kwame Taylor-Hayford as President
D&AD has appointed its first ever US-based President, the Co-Founder of Kin, Kwame Taylor-Hayford.
magna studios welcomes Ben Dean
Australian director Ben Dean has joined magna studios' roster for commercial representation in both the UK and North America.
GUT expands with Singapore office
Managing Director Jessica Davey, Chief Creative Officer Carlos Camacho, and Head of Strategy Belynda Sim-Mak will lead the agency's tenth office.
- VOXI Mobile launch campaign encouraging Gen Z to turn off phones at the cinema
- Move the game forward with Oakley X NFL
- Not To Scale introduce the ismybillfair-ometer
- Time for an eye test with Specsavers
- Taco Bell is bridging the chicken divide
- THank god 4 me says ScHoolboy Q
- Sibling Rivalry rebrands Philo
- Princess & the Pea-tition: A modern fairy tale championing democracy
- Invisible North oversee the Ready / Sui // Play → campaign for Sui
- New Toyota campaign stands out in every sense
Coffee & TV expands to New York
The new studio will be led by Jaz Rongokea [middle] as managing director and Robert Bruce [left] as VFX supervisor [pictured with CEO Derek Moore].
D&AD names Kwame Taylor-Hayford as President
D&AD has appointed its first ever US-based President, the Co-Founder of Kin, Kwame Taylor-Hayford.
magna studios welcomes Ben Dean
Australian director Ben Dean has joined magna studios' roster for commercial representation in both the UK and North America.
GUT expands with Singapore office
Managing Director Jessica Davey, Chief Creative Officer Carlos Camacho, and Head of Strategy Belynda Sim-Mak will lead the agency's tenth office.
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Chief creative officer at 180 Amsterdam Kika Douglas discusses the power of getting noticed, the secrets to leading and inspiring your clients as well as your team, and the expansion of female creatives across the industry
shots Unsigned: Jason Osborne
For our latest installment of shots Unsigned we talk with British director Jason Osborne. Here, we talk about his Netflix documentary Love Languages, finding the right barbers, selecting the right team for the shoot, and barbershop culture.
Flying through the glass ceiling with Nicolas Ivan Bori
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On My Radar: Jonathan Santana
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