Director Roman Veiga Joins Troublemakers’ Roster
April 18, 2024
Twitter’s Perfect Christmas Ad by Roxane Campoy and Passion Paris
Way back in primary school, UK Twitter user @DanannMcAleer penned a darkly comic John Lewis holiday spot. Fast forward 26 years, he tweets his original pitch, and the social platform turns it into a Christmas ad of their own. [Watch]
John Lewis “Unexpected Guest” by Mark Molloy and nineteentwenty
UK retailer John Lewis maintains their place atop the holiday ad ecosystem with another note-perfect tear-fest – this year’s edition arriving courtesy of Smuggler director Mark Molloy and London VFX and post house nineteentwenty. [Watch]
King + Country Take Home Main Title Design Emmy for “The Good Lord Bird”
From the release: The Television Academy presented King + Country with the 2021 Creative Arts Emmy® Award for Outstanding Main Title Design for The Good Lord Bird, an American historical dramatic miniseries, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. [Watch]
Famous Lungs and the Real Cost of Teenage Smoking
Director Peter Sluszka and the Hornet team wrangle stop-motion celebrity lungs (including Terry Crews, Tony Hawk, and rapper/actress Sky Katz) into a weirdly engaging campaign to curb teen smoking for the FDA thru FCB New York [Watch]
Waitrose & John Lewis “Give A Little Love”
Following on from their wonderful 2019 Christmas spot, UK retailers John Lewis and Waitrose lift spirits once more with this multi-technique ode to kindness and charity by Pulse director Oscar Hudson and eight artist/animators. [Watch]
Childline “Nobody is Normal” by Catherine Prowse
Aimed at teens struggling with body image, gender identity, and mental health issues, this disarming spot by Rowdy Films director Catherine Prowse and stop-motion veterans Tim Allen and Tobias Fouracre assures kids that “Nobody is Normal”. [Watch]
