FCB New York topped The One Show 2023 with 11 Gold Pencils, it was announced in advance of tomorrow night’s special 50th anniversary awards ceremony at Hammerstein Ballroom during Creative Week in New York, where Best of Show, Best of Discipline, special awards, and “of the Year” honors will be unveiled.
FCB New York was awarded 10 One Show Gold Pencils for “McEnroe vs McEnroe” on behalf of AB InBev/Michelob ULTRA–three in Branded Entertainment, two each in Creative Use of Data and Interactive, Online & Mobile, and one each in Experiential & Immersive, Integrated, and Out of Home. “McEnroe vs McEnroe” was the piece of work to win the most Golds this year.
FCB New York also won a Gold working with Wave Studios for Spotify Advertising’s “A Song For Every CMO–Mastercard” in Radio & Audio. Overall, the agency received 11 Gold Pencils, seven Silver, five Bronze, and 24 Merits.
BBDO Canada Toronto, all working with TA2 Sound & Music Toronto, picked up nine Gold Pencils for Muskrat Magazine’s “Missing Matoaka”–two each in Branded Entertainment and Experiential & Immersive, and one each in Cultural Driver, Interactive & Mobile Craft, Music & Sound Craft, Public Relations, and Radio & Audio. The work also won two Silver Pencils, three Bronze, and two Merits in the ADC Awards.
BETC Paris was awarded eight Gold Pencils. Three of the Golds were for Women in Games’ “Gender Swap” (one each in Branded Entertainment, Direct Marketing, and Public Relations), two each were for Canal+’s “The Secret of Wakany” (with Gum Paris and Partizan Paris, both in Film & Video) and Duolingo’s “The Tattoo Duo Over” (with Voir Pictures Paris, both in Social Media), and one was for Lacoste’s “Unexpected Encounters” in Out of Home.
Virtue Copenhagen received seven Gold Pencils, all for “Backup Ukraine” on behalf of Polycam, Unesco and Blue Shield. Three of the Golds were in Interactive & Mobile Craft, two in Public Relations, and one each in Creative Use of Data and Direct Marketing.
Tied with six One Show Golds Pencils each were Area 23 New York, Ogilvy Group Thailand Bangkok, and We Believers New York. Five Golds each went to adam&eveDDB London, Apple London, Duolingo Pittsburgh, Rethink in Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver, and VMLY&R New York.
The showcase of all One Show 2023 Pencil winners can be viewed here, and the online listing of all winners can be viewed here.
A total of 20,166 pieces from 69 countries and regions were entered in The One Show 2023. Agencies, studios, brands, production companies and designers in 54 countries and regions were awarded 210 Gold Pencils, 200 Silver, 238 Bronze, and 1,172 Merits.
The One Show 2023 Global Creative Rankings will be announced on May 24, 2023.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More