More Than Just a New Tool in the Toolkit: VFX Executives Take Stock of AI’s Impact With the promise to speed up cumbersome processes, AI technology still demands the skill, taste and experience of trained artists to reach its full potential....
Woman-Owned Production Company FIN Studios Debuts Its First Talent Roster Emmy-nominated, award-winning production company FIN Studios has debuted its first talent roster of visionary directors, editors, and AI-enhanced artists who work in concert with its collective of producers, sound designers, colorists, finishers and developers. Its studio offerings and powerhouse talent slate serve the ever-increasing needs of modern agencies and brands....
Humanaut Launches First National Advertising Campaign for Trü Frü Frozen Treat Brand Humanaut, an independent creative agency and production company, announces the launch of its first national advertising campaign for Trü Frü, the fast-growing frozen fruit and chocolate treat brand fueled by love-at-first-bite fan-generated content on social media. Humanaut is the first creative agency partner for Trü Frü. Titled “What You See...
The /Together Coalition and M+C Saatchi Launch New National Conversation Campaign The /Together Coalition and M+C Saatchi Group UK have launched a new advertising campaign for the National Conversation, a major UK-wide listening exercise run by the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion. Leading with a powerful film written by Dear England playwright James Graham OBE, accompanied by out-of-home and...
Better Half and Polymarket Insist Questions Are Everything Polymarket introduces "Questions Are Everything," its global campaign created by the brand’s Creative Director, Daf Orlovsky, in partnership with New York-based creative agencies Better Half and Four Four Entertainment. The new brand campaign brings Polymarket's core product language into culture for the first time: a...
Translation Taps Real Stories for the Ad Council's Firearm Injury Prevention Campaign The Ad Council is launching a new phase of the award-winning “Agree to Agree” youth firearm injury prevention initiative, including new PSAs from Translation that spotlight the lifesaving work of community violence intervention (CVI). As gun violence continues to be one of the most devastating issues affecting children and teens...
BURN Studio and Giraffe Sisters Trap Circle in 'The Bored Room' What happens when you lock five fictional employees in a boardroom and make them wait eight hours for a single payment to clear? Over 1.3 million people tuned in to find out. Circle, one of the world’s leading financial platform companies, worked with BURN Studio and directors Giraffe...
Lucas Shannon Directs DoorDash Campaign Out of Stein DoorDash Ads integrate seamlessly, like invited guests, in this slice-of-life campaign, produced by LANDIA US. Shot with rhythm and affection for the characters, the four spots, , were helmed by award-winning director Lucas Shannon out of agency Stein. Elevated with humor, while remaining grounded in reality, they feature the small impulses,...
CANADA LA's Esteban Directs PSA Created By Standard Practice for Albertsons Companies Foundation Hunger remains a barrier that prevents millions of children from growing, learning and reaching their full potential. To help address this urgent local and national challenge, Albertsons Companies Foundation has partnered with independent agency Standard Practice and more than 250 nonprofit organizations to launch “Nourish the American Dream,” a first-of-its-kind...
CASEY Directors Cokau Create “Liquid Desire” for Old Parr Whisky CASEY, the New York-based production company, announces the completion of it’s latest commercial project “Liquid Desire,” a :15 brand film for Diageo’s Grand Old Parr Scotch Whisky, directed by Cokau. Conceived by agency GALE and produced by CASEY in conjunction with Wright Film, the campaign launches in Brazil...
Cut+Run Adds Editor Stephen Dunne Cut+Run announces that multi-award-winning editor Stephen Dunne has joined its roster. As a celebrated editor known for his instinctive storytelling and dynamic pacing, Stephen’s career spans everything from high-end commercial campaigns, films and TV to music videos. Stephen is drawn to projects that blend emotional depth and visual...
Léo Brunel Brings Absurdist Animated Comedy to Hornet Leading creative studio Hornet has signed French animation director Léo Brunel to its director roster for US representation. Léo Brunel’s magic lies in taking the everyday and making it extraordinarily funny. His animated stories are united by a sharp sense of comic timing, blending reality with the absurd, and...
Crafting a Cute, Unsettling World with DROOL’s Freddie Powell and NOT TO SCALE’s Luca&Sinem for OLIPOP Recently, creative agency Callen recruited the likes of DROOL director Freddie Powell and NOT TO SCALE animating duo Luca&Sinem to capture a lively, thoroughly choreographed and perhaps slightly uncomfortable world of prebiotic creatures for OLIPOP’s “A Good Start” campaign. The spot asks a bold question: “Could a...
Union Edits New Walmart World Cup Series Featuring Luis Suárez Union Editorial’s Merritt Duff edited the first two episodes, airing now....