Tombola’s bingo bop
A joyfully deadpan protagonist serenades players with a silly song about all the places they could enjoy a quick bingo break.
Xumo takes the simple approach
Streaming service Xumo pokes fun at the time we spend making TV viewing choices in its new campaign.
The Novelry gets animated about authorship
Online writing school The Novelry's new campaign uses clever animation to highlight its writing courses.
Kasper Häggström’s special delivery for Posten
The Bacon director celebrates the mundane in a sublimely subtle spot for the Norwegian mail service.
B&Q's trade secrets
In its first brand campaign for five years, B&Q Tradepoint enlists genuine tradespeople to showcase the breadth of their knowledge.
Microsoft's shhhhhhockingly silent room
Director Josh Goldsmith takes us on a charming tour of one of the quietest rooms on Earth, deep inside Microsoft's Hardware Lab.
Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz's ICE cold drama
This brilliant, agonising drama from the OB42 duo exposes the inhuman practices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, through the tale of a family torn apart by an unjust system.
AXA looks to the future
A young girl envisions a life full of exciting opportunities in Publicis Conseil's cinematic campaign for the insurance company.
Tombola’s bingo bop
A joyfully deadpan protagonist serenades players with a silly song about all the places they could enjoy a quick bingo break.
Xumo takes the simple approach
Streaming service Xumo pokes fun at the time we spend making TV viewing choices in its new campaign.
The Novelry gets animated about authorship
Online writing school The Novelry's new campaign uses clever animation to highlight its writing courses.
Kasper Häggström’s special delivery for Posten
The Bacon director celebrates the mundane in a sublimely subtle spot for the Norwegian mail service.
B&Q's trade secrets
In its first brand campaign for five years, B&Q Tradepoint enlists genuine tradespeople to showcase the breadth of their knowledge.
Microsoft's shhhhhhockingly silent room
Director Josh Goldsmith takes us on a charming tour of one of the quietest rooms on Earth, deep inside Microsoft's Hardware Lab.
Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz's ICE cold drama
This brilliant, agonising drama from the OB42 duo exposes the inhuman practices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, through the tale of a family torn apart by an unjust system.
AXA looks to the future
A young girl envisions a life full of exciting opportunities in Publicis Conseil's cinematic campaign for the insurance company.
Q&As and behind-the-scenes info on the latest and greatest commercials, shorts and music videos.
HowSignature'sTikTokcampaignisasignofthetimes
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.
How Raman Djafari animated a love story for the ages
We catch up with BLINKINK’s Raman Djafari to find out how he orchestrated a global team of animators to create a mixed-media masterpiece for Coldplay’s feelslikeimfallinginlove, seamlessly blending 2D, 3D & digital techniques into a mesmerising continuous narrative of two souls falling in love.
How Nexus Studios brought the BBC's Olympic love story to life
From its traditional animation techniques to subtle stylistic choices, Nexus Studios' director FX Goby delves deeper into the details of their passionate Parisian Olympic offering.
AnalogFolk asks; would 'Jane' Hegarty have been allowed to zag?
AnalogFolk has launched a provocative new campaign that aims to transform leadership within advertising by reimagining some of the industry's most lauded male leaders as women.
Conero Film + ADV 2024 winners revealed
Conero Film + ADV honours excellence in sustainable cinema and advertising.
Gravy Films welcomes director Tomas Jonsgården
Able to tell well-crafted visual stories with grounded performances, Jonsgården is as masterful at directing highly stylised films as he is at capturing raw emotionality.
Object & Animal signs director Daniel Warwick
Object & Animal signs award-winning director Daniel Warwick for exclusiverepresentation in the US, UK, and Netherlands.
PS260 promotes editor Matt Posey to partner
As part of PS260’s leadership team, Posey will work closely with executive producers at each of PS260’s outposts.
Sevasti Buford heads to JOJX
JOJX welcomes Sevasti Buford as new EP and partner to elevate creative vision and bolster representation on the roster.
Work Editorial signs editor Chris Murphy
Based in Toronto, Murphy is one of the founders of Outsider Editorial in Canada. He is signed with Work Editorial for representation in the US.
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- Tom Ford’s tribute to vibrant Shanghai
- Welcome to Walmart's fame academy
- Backup Backup with Progressive
Conero Film + ADV 2024 winners revealed
Conero Film + ADV honours excellence in sustainable cinema and advertising.
Gravy Films welcomes director Tomas Jonsgården
Able to tell well-crafted visual stories with grounded performances, Jonsgården is as masterful at directing highly stylised films as he is at capturing raw emotionality.
Object & Animal signs director Daniel Warwick
Object & Animal signs award-winning director Daniel Warwick for exclusiverepresentation in the US, UK, and Netherlands.
PS260 promotes editor Matt Posey to partner
As part of PS260’s leadership team, Posey will work closely with executive producers at each of PS260’s outposts.
Sevasti Buford heads to JOJX
JOJX welcomes Sevasti Buford as new EP and partner to elevate creative vision and bolster representation on the roster.
Work Editorial signs editor Chris Murphy
Based in Toronto, Murphy is one of the founders of Outsider Editorial in Canada. He is signed with Work Editorial for representation in the US.
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Flying through the glass ceiling with Nicolas Ivan Bori
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How Stink Films cares for directors who care
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A YDA delivery for Vanessa Stachel
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On My Radar: Elliott Lester
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