The AICP Awards today released the Shortlists for the 2022 editions of its three competitions: The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards. The Shortlists are the results of a bifurcated judging system that began earlier this year with a series of panels with … Continue reading “Droga5, BBDO, Chiat, SMUGGLER lead AICP Shortlists”
On Saturday, September 19, Sandy Hook Promise, Smuggler Productions, and BBDO New York were honored with the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial of 2019 for “Back-to-School Essentials,” the short film that gives voices to students’ fears that school shootings have become the new normal. The Television Academy of Arts and Sciences selected this PSA over … Continue reading “BBDO, Smuggler win Emmy for ‘Back to School Essentials’”
SMUGGLER has announced the signing of New-York born Allie Avital. Avital’s work has a reputation for being both visually arresting and conceptually bold and original. She is an ambitious and exciting film maker that the company believes will bring a clear voice and an assured and definite talent to their roster. SMUGGLER has always been … Continue reading “Music video auteur Allie Avital signs with SMUGGLER”
VMLY&R New York and MullenLowe US New York had stellar nights at the ADC 102nd Annual Awards ceremony, held this evening at Terminal 5 in New York during Creative Week 2023. The esteemed global jury awarded this year’s coveted ADC Black Cube for Best of Show to VMLY&R New York for “I Will Always Be Me” on behalf of Dell Technologies and Intel. The work also … Continue reading “VMLY&R, MullenLowe big winners at 102nd ADC Awards”
The AICP Awards released the Shortlists for the 2023 editions of its three competitions: The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards. The Shortlists are the results of a bifurcated judging system that began earlier this year with a series of panels with experts … Continue reading “AICP announces shortlists for Show, Next and Post”
Late last month, Behr, along with creative partner TBWA\Chiat\Day released the first spot in a new campaign titled, “Should’ve Used Behr.” The campaign expertly tapped into real, relatable anxieties around home decor and exaggerated them with humor. The insight being reflected is one that is seen across social media: “housebarassment” – our homes are a … Continue reading “Behr is back with the Domino Effect”
Have you ever been uncomfortable when someone pops by your house and the walls are in need of some tlc? Does that voice we all hate in our heads start chipping away? Yeah. We’ve all been there. And Behr expertly taps into that insecurity in a humorous improv-based ad called, “Should’ve Used Behr” from TBWA\Chiat\Day … Continue reading “New Behr ad looks at “housebarrassment””
No one has a to-do list quite as endless as a small business owner, and when it comes to the incessant tasks, there’s one that can seem especially daunting and time-consuming: shopping for insurance. Progressive and creative agency Arnold Worldwide bring small business owners’ monster to-do lists to life in a new campaign released today. … Continue reading “Progressive helps small businesses fight monster to-do lists”
AICP will kick off 2023 with new faces in leadership roles at two of its largest chapters, as the Association reports on the membership of its National and Regional Boards. With results of its recent leadership elections finalized, the makeup of the National Board remains the same. Yvette Cobarrubias of Cosmo Street, Gloria Pitagorsky of … Continue reading “AICP reveals election results for National, Regional Boards”
American Family Insurance has just released the latest commercials in its long-running “Insure Carefully. Dream Fearlessly” campaign. The campaign, which has been on air since 2015, demonstrates how any dream is possible with the right support. The two new spots, “Champions” and “Marching Band,” tell the stories of two young girls – each with their … Continue reading “American Family Insurance’ s end of year spots”
From the advent of electricity and automobiles to mobile phones and computers, humanity has always pushed forward when it recognizes some entrenched facet of life is now obsolete. The latest campaign from the world’s work marketplace, Upwork, and lead creative agency Alto New York address what is arguably the biggest change in how we work since the … Continue reading “Upwork tells us the old ways of working are dead”
On Saturday, The Television Academy presented the first of its two 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies honoring outstanding artistic and technical achievements in television at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. In what looked more like the VMAs or the Grammys, the ceremony, which kicked off the 74th Emmys, awarded many talented artists … Continue reading “Emmys: Beatles and Sandy Hook win big on Night One of Creative Arts Awards”
When you change the iconic color of your bottle like Sprite, you hire the best colorist. I know this because I just worked with Apache on my short film, Storage. They are wonderful. Shout out to Jennifer Gaida! Anyway, I digress. For this Reel Ad of the Week, Apache’s Quinn Alvarez worked on the new … Continue reading “Sprite delivers a slam dunk with Apache”
This morning, the 74th Emmy nominations were announced during a live virtual ceremony was hosted by JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) along with Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. Succession holds this year’s top spot with 25 Emmy nominations followed by Ted Lasso and The White Lotus (20), Hacks … Continue reading “Succession, Ted Lasso, Euphoria lead 74th Emmy noms”
Boston’s EDITBAR has announced the representation of three new editors whose work encompasses many genres with story at the heart of each collaboration. Jacks Genega, Louie Cohen and Jon Daniel bring their signature talent to the creative editorial company’s roster of Britt Bellamy – who made waves with her recent contribution to PUMA’s global campaign … Continue reading “Creativity abounds as EDITBAR makes moves”
In the final Awards Show of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the following Lions were presented live on stage: Film Lions, Glass: The Lion for Change, Sustainable Development Goals Lions, Titanium Lions. Special awards were also announced. Simon Cook, CEO, LIONS commented: “Cannes Lions is a global platform, and it’s been an incredible week, as … Continue reading “Cannes Lions: DDB, FCB, Dentsu, Burger King win”
Cannes Lions announced its second day of winners in a live Awards Show in Cannes, France. Winners in the Industry Craft Lions, Digital Craft Lions, Film Craft Lions, Design Lions, Entertainment Lions, Entertainment Lions For Music and Entertainment Lions for Sport were all announced. The Film Craft Lions, celebrating onscreen artistry, received 1,711 entries. The jury … Continue reading “Cannes Lions: Day Two Winners Announced”
Winners for the 2022 AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards premiered earlier in the week at AICP Week’s Base Camp venue at the Angelika Theatre. The top prizes in each competition – the AICP Show’s Advertising Excellence and Advertising Excellence/Campaign winners, the Next … Continue reading “Droga5, BBDO, Burnett, Mill among AICP winners”
Tamika Lamison, Executive Director of the Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP), today announced the five Fellows who have each been awarded $25,000.00 stipends to produce spec spots during the Program’s 2022 cycle. The Fellows are: MG ‘Grace’ Evangelista, Alexander Gilbert, Rhym Guisse’, LJ Johnsn and Andrew Rhee. According to Lamison, almost 700 Directors applied to … Continue reading “CDDP announces finalists and 5 new fellows”
The workforce, and workplace, have changed forever. Long commutes and inflexible work hours look like remnants from an ancient past. Monster’s latest brand campaign, created by our friends at Arnold Worldwide, taps into the sentiment that the old ways of working are relics from the Dark Ages and a new era of job search has … Continue reading “Monster leaves old ways of working behind”
