Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
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]
Hornbach “It Seems Impossible. Until You Do It” by Tom Kuntz and Untold
The VFX crew at Untold in London, who brought you this fire-sneezing dragon and this very calm bull, pack the digital muscle onto the latest comedy epic for European DIY chain Hornbach, directed by Tom Kuntz thru Heimat Berlin. [Watch]
PlayStation 5 “Play Has No Limits” by Dan DiFelice
London VFX force Time Based Arts adds impressive visual muscle to the global launch spot for PlayStation 5 – touting its DualSense wireless controller and 3D audio – directed by Biscuit’s Dan DiFelice through adam&eveDDB. [Watch]
Jeff Han Drains “The Swamp” for HBO
Elastic creative director Jeff Han is on a roll. Following breakout title work earlier this year for the Amazon series “Hunters” and CNN’s “John Lewis: Good Trouble” doc, Han opens “The Swamp” on HBO with this eerie CG sequence. [Watch]
