RSA Films, Smuggler top production companies with 4 wins each; W+K leads agency derby with 6 honors
The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the American Commercial premiered tonight at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, AT&T’s “Close To Home” topped the AICP Show’s Advertising Excellence/Single Commercial category, making that digital short the Best in Show for the competition. The nearly four-minute piece–directed by Frederic Planchon of Anonymous Content for BBDO New York–serves as a poignant reminder of the devastating impact that engaging in smartphone social media activities while driving can have on human lives. “Close To Home” shows us how one seemingly incidental glance at a smartphone can yield deadly consequences.
Advertising Excellence/Single Commercial is the only category with a lone honoree. All the other AICP Show categories can have up to three winners.
The most honored production companies in this year’s AICP Awards were RSA Films and Smuggler, with four wins each. Garnering three honors each were: Anonymous Content, Biscuit Filmworks, Bob Industries, MJZ, RESET Content, and Stink USA.
Among directors, John Hillcoat of Stink USA and Trish Sie and Damian Kulash of Bob Industries each earned three honors. Coming in with two honors were: Lance Acord of Park Pictures; Estaban Crespo of Garlic TV; Martin de Thurah of Epoch Films; Limbert Fabian of Moonbot Studios; Andrew Jane of Rival School Pictures; Danielle Levitt of Persuade Content, Sophie Mueller of Wondros; Terence Neale of RSA Films; Wally Pfister of RESET Content; Planchon of Anonymous Content; and Steve Rogers of Biscuit Filmworks.
On the agency front, various offices of Wieden+Kennedy topped the list with six honors, followed by Deutsch and R/GA with five honors each. Droga5 received four honors, followed by BBDO, Leo Burnett, McCann, TBWAMedia Arts Lab, and Tutkovbudkov, with three honors apiece.
Two thousand members of the advertising, marketing and production industries attended the debut of the AICP Show, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Serving as chairperson of this year’s Show was Jules Daly, president of RSA Films. Following its premiere at MoMA, the Show will tour museums and cultural institutions around the country and abroad. This year’s winners – along with the entire AICP Show and AICP Next Awards archive – are available for viewing at www.aicpawards.com. Each year, the honored work becomes a part of the archives of the Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art. The collection now numbers over 1,800 pieces of advertising in the motion image.
This evening’s AICP Show closed out AICP Week, a celebration of advertising in the motion image, which also included the earlier debut of the AICP Next Awards at The Tishman Auditorium at the New School earlier in the week, and the AICP Week Base Camp.
As earlier reported, at the AICP Next Awards the Most Next honor (Best in Show) went to The New York Times virtual reality piece “The Displaced.” The experience gives users a birds-eye view of what is like to be a refugee of a war-torn country. It was directed by Imraan Ismail and Ben C. Solomon, and produced by VRSE.works for The New York Times. The winner of the Most Next honor directs a $5,000 grant from the AICP Foundation to an educational institution of their choosing. This year’s grant went to Ashoka, an incubator for social entrepreneurs who are using their companies as a platform for good.
The Art & Technique of the American Commercial has a bifurcated judging system, which begins with a series of judging panels featuring over 400 judges from across the country and around the world, with experts in various fields judging work across the 22 categories. The process culminates in the meeting of the Curatorial Committee, which is the final arbiter in the disposition of the Show, confirming eligibility and appropriateness to category.
Here’s a full category-by-category rundown of AICP Show winners:
Production
S7 Airlines/OKGO “Upside Down & Inside Out” 3:20
Production Company: Bob Industries
Directors: Trish Sie, Damian Kulash
Executive Producers: T.K. Knowles, John O’Grady, Chuck Ryant
Producer: Melissa Murphy
Advertising Agency: Tutkovbudkov
Agency Creative Director: Dmitry Tutkov
Agency Producer: Oleg Barinboim
Editor: Meg Ramsay, Therapy Studios
Target “Target Creates First Ever Live Music Video With Gwen Stefani” 4:00
Production Company: Wondros
Director: Sophie Muller
Executive Creative Director: Anne-Marie Mackay
Executive Producers: Jeremy Barrett, Catherine Finkenstaedt
Producer: Grant Jue
Production Designer: Annie Sperling
Advertising Agency: Deutsch
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Pete Favat
Agency Creative Director: Karen Costello
Agency Producers: Mary Ellen Duggan, Vic Palumbo, Tessa Banks, Geoff Tarr
Agency Music Director: Dave Rocco
Editors: Brandon Porter, Barney Miller, Whitehouse Post
Visual Style
Apple Music “History of Sound” 1:40
Production Company: Stink USA
Director: John Hillcoat
Director of Photography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Executive Producer: Jeff Baron
Producer: Kathy Rhodes
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Advertising Agency: TBWAMedia Arts Lab
Chief Creative Officer: Duncan Milner
Executive Creative Director: Steve Turner
Creative Director: Zach Watkins
Agency Global Director of Content Production: Eric Voegele
Agency Senior Art Director: Danny Duran
Agency Senior Copywriter: Greg Shadwick
Agency Executive Producer: Mike Refuerzo
Agency Senior Producer: Christiana Ladki
Editor: Conor O’Neill, EXILE
Prada “The Battlefield” 1:45
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Autumn de Wilde
Executive Producer: Eric Stern
Production Designer: Adam Siegel
Advertising Agency: Prada Films
Editor: Miky Wolf, Big Sky Edit
Direction
Nike Golf “Ripple”
Production Companies: Biscuit Filmworks, Revolver
Director: Steve Rogers
Director of Photography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Executive Producers: Shawn Lacy, Holly Vega
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Portland
Agency Creative Directors: Chris Groom, Stuart Brown
Agency Copywriter: Brock Kirby
Agency Art Director: Derrick Ho
Editor: Peter Wiedensmith, Joint Editorial
AT&T “Close To Home” 3:50
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Frederic Planchon
Director of Photography: Jody Lee Lipes
Executive Producer: Eric Stern
Producer: Paul Ure
Head Of Production/Line Producer: Sean Costelloe, Nirad ‘Bugs’ Russell
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide: David Lubars
Agency Chief Creative Officer, BBDO New York: Greg Hahn
Agency Executive Creative Director: Matt MacDonald
Agency Director of Integrated Production: David Rolfe
Agency Senior Creative Directors: Erik Fahrenkopf, LP Tremblay
Agency Creative Directors: Grant Mason, Kevin Mulroy
Agency Executive Producers: Julie Collins, Dan Blaney
Editor: Rich Orrick, Work Editorial
Cinematography
Under Armour “Gymnastics” 1:30
Production Company: Epoch Films
Director: Martin de Thurah
Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen
Executive Producer: Melissa Culligan
Producer: Michaela Johnson
Advertising Agency: Droga5
Agency Creative Directors: Alexander Nowak, Felix Richter
Agency Head of Broadcast Production: Ben Davies
Agency Executive Producer: Adam Perloff
Sound Design Companies: String and Tins, Q Department
Post Production Company: Blacksmith
Editor: Leo Scott, Stitch, Cartel
Apple Music “History of Sound” 1:40
Production Company: Stink USA
Director: John Hillcoat
Director of Photography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Executive Producer: Jeff Baron
Producer: Kathy Rhodes
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Advertising Agency: TBWAMedia Arts Lab
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Duncan Milner
Agency Executive Creative Director: Steve Turner
Agency Creative Director: Zach Watkins
Agency Global Director of Content Production: Eric Voegele
Agency Senior Art Director: Danny Duran
Agency Senior Copywriter: Greg Shadwick
Agency Executive Producer: Mike Refuerzo
Agency Senior Producer: Christiana Ladki
Editor: Conor O’Neill, EXILE
Production Design
Apple Music “History of Sound” 1:40
Production Company: Stink USA
Director: John Hillcoat
Director of Photography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Executive Producer: Jeff Baron
Producer: Kathy Rhodes
Production Designer: Jess Gonchor
Advertising Agency: TBWAMedia Arts Lab
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Duncan Milner
Agency Executive Creative Director: Steve Turner
Agency Creative Director: Zach Watkins
Agency Global Director of Content Production: Eric Voegele
Agency Senior Art Director: Danny Duran
Agency Senior Copywriter: Greg Shadwick
Agency Executive Producer: Mike Refuerzo
Agency Senior Producer: Christiana Ladki
Editor: Conor O’Neill, EXILE
Red Bull “Kaleidoscope” 5:00
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Ben Scott
Executive Producer: Kai-Lu Hsiung
Agency Creative Director/Lead Designer: Ben Scott
Editor: Matthew Felstead, Big Chop
Animation
Honda “Paper” 2:00
Production Company: RESET Content
Director: PES
Executive Producers: Jen Beitler, Jeff McDougall
Advertising Agency: RPA
Agency Executive VP/Chief Creative Officer: Joe Baratelli
Agency Senior VP/Executive Creative Director: Jason Sperling
Agency VP/Creative Directors: Chuck Blackwell, Ken Pappanduros
Agency Copywriters: Chris Bradford, Joshua Hepburn
Agency Art Director: Laura Crigler
Lead Animator: Eileen Kohlhepp, RESET Content
VFX Supervisor: Kirk Shintani, a52
Editor: Stewart Reeves, Rock Paper Scissors
Bleacher Report “#SportsAlphabet” 2:10
Production Company: Gentleman Scholar
Directors: William Campbell, Will Johnson
Executive Producer: Jo Arghiris
Head of Production: Rachel Kaminek
Producer: Nikki Maniolas
Advertising Agency: barrettSF
Agency Creative Directors: Pete Harvey, Jamie Barrett, Brad Kayal
Lead Animator: John-Patrick Rooney, Gentleman Scholar
Designers/Animators: Jordan Lyle, Chris Finn, Sarah Beth Hulver, Macauley Johnson; Gentleman Scholar
Designers: Trevor Conrad, Hana Eunjin Yean, Gentleman Scholar
Animators: Tim Hayward, Mike Tavarez, Gentleman Scholar
Design
Nike “Photosynthesis” :30
Production Company: Dirty Robber
Director: Nick Frew
Executive Producers: Jason Puris, Chris Uetwiller
Producer: Rik Michul
Lead Designer: Ryan Thompson, Coyote Post, Giantsteps
VFX Supervisor/Editor: Nick Frew, Coyote Post
Post Supervisor: Julie Hansen, Coyote Post
New York-Presbyterian “Unmasking a Killer” 1:50
Production Company: Dutch Uncle
Director: Noma Bar
Executive Producer: Helen Cowley
Advertising Agency: Seiden Advertising
Agency Executive Creative Director/Copywriter: Stephen Feinberg
Agency Creative Director/Art Director: Eric Houseknecht
Agency Junior Art Director: Tim Hurley
Lead Animator: Ale Accini, Ale Pixel Studio
Lead Designer: Noma Bar, Dutch Uncle
Editor: Jonathan Edwards
Visual Effects
Game of War “Rooftop Alliance” 1:00
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Fredrik Bond
Executive Producer: Kate Leahy
Advertising Agency: Untitled Worldwide
Agency Creative Directors: Scott Ginsberg, January Vernon
Lead Animator: Blake Guest, The Mill
Senior VFX Producer: Erin Hicke, The Mill
VFX Supervisors: David Lawson, Becky Porter, The Mil
2D Lead Artist: Becky Porter, The Mill
3D Lead Artists: David Lawson, Krystal Sae Eua, The Mill
Lighting Leads: Sean Durnan, Carl Harders, Milton Ramirez, The Mill
Editor: Patric Ryan, Marshall Street Editors
Under Armour “Rule Yourself” 1:00
Production Company: RESET Content
Director/Director of Photography: Wally Pfister
Executive Producer: Jeff McDougall
Producer: James Graves
Production Designer: Krista Gall
Advertising Agency: Droga5
Agency Creative Directors: Alexander Nowak, Felix Richter
Agency Producer: Bill Berg
VFX Supervisors: Gavin Wellsman, Nathan Kane, Wyatt Savarese, Hitesh Patel, The Mill
Editors: Andy McGraw, Leo Scott, STITCH
Microsoft Xbox “Halo: The Hunt Begins” 1:30
Production Company: Furlined
Director: Henry Hobson
Executive Producer: Robert Herman
Advertising Agency: twofifteenmccann
Agency Creative Director: Neil Bruce
Lead Animator: Chris Perkowitz, Method Studios
Animation Supervisor: Keith Roberts, Method Studios
VFX Supervisor: Benjamin Walsh, Method Studios
CG Supervisor: Brian Burke, Method Studios
Compositing Supervisor: Brian Delmonico, Method Studios
2D Lead: Ian Holland, Method Studios
Editor: Stewart Reeves, Rock Paper Scissors
Editorial
Converse “Made By You” 2:00
Production Company: ICONOCLAST
Director: We Are From LA
Executive Producer: Charles-Marie Anthonioz
Advertising Agency: Anomaly
Agency Creative Directors: Fabian Berglund, Ida Gronblom
Agency Producer: Kennedy Davey
Agency Art Director: Ben Dean
Agency Copywriter: Jane Cronk
Sound Mixer: Tom Goldblatt, audioEngine
Colorist: Mikey Rossiter, The Mill
Editor: Sam Ostrove, Cut + Run
Flame Artist: Joseph Grosso, Cut + Run
AT&T “It Can Wait” 6:00
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Miles Jay
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody, Allison Kunzman
Head of Production: Andrew Colón
Producer: Erin Wile
Advertising Agency: ESPN CreativeWorks
Agency Creative Director: Jay Marrotte
Agency Producer: Ata Movassaghi
Editorial Producer: Sari Resnick, Work Editorial
Editors: Ben Jordan, Adam Witten, Work Editorial
Under Armour “Gymnastics” 1:00
Production Company: Epoch Films
Director: Martin de Thurah
Executive Producers: Melissa Culligan, Mindy Goldberg
Advertising Agency: Droga5
Agency Creative Chairman and Founder: David Droga
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Ted Royer
Agency Creative Directors: Alexander Nowak, Felix Richter
Agency Art Directors: Toby Treyer-Evans, Laurie Howell
Editor: Leo Scott, Stitch, Cartel
Humor
Old Spice “Whale” 1:00
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks
Director: Steve Rogers
Executive Producers: Shawn Lacy, Holly Vega
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Portland
Agency Creative Directors: Craig Allen, Jason Bagley
Agency Art Director: Matt Sorrell
Agency Copywriter: Nick Morrissey
Agency Senior Producer: Lindsey Reed
Agency Producer: Monica Ranes
Editor: Gavin Cutler, Mackcut
Join.Me “Frantic” :30
Production Company: RadicalMedia
Director: Peter Darley Miller
Executive Producers: Gregg Carlesimo, Frank Scherma
Advertising Agency: MMB
Agency Creative Directors: Fred Bertino, George Goetz, Chris Poulin
Editor: Michael Reuter, Editbar
Performance/Dialogue
Barbie “Imagine The Possibilities” 1:55
Production Company: Slim Pictures
Director: Karen Cunningham
Executive Producer: Tom Weissferdt
Producer: Suzie Tedesco
Advertising Agency: BBDO San Francisco
Agency Creative Directors: Matt Miller, Steve Rutter
Agency Producers: Patti Bott, Lisa Christman
“Paleontologist”: Jordan Rivera
“Business Woman”: Izzie Coffey
“Lecturer”: Gwyneth Glover
“Vet”: Brooklyn Silzer
Editor: Andrea MacArthuer, NO6
Hershey’s “My Dad” 2:15
Production Company: The Corner Shop
Director: Peter Thwaites
Executive Producer: Anna Hashmi
Advertising Agency: Arnold NY
Agency Creative Directors: Mathew Jerrett, Tim Flood
“Daughter”: Beatrice Kitsos
Editor: Stewart Reeves, Rock Paper Scissors
Copywriting
Samsung “Texts From Mom” 1:00
Production Company: Caviar Content
Director: Jonathan Zames
Executive Producer: Darren Foldes
Advertising Agency: R/GA
Agency Group Executive Creative Directors: Albert Patton, Trevor Eld
Agency Creative Directors: Qian Qian, Tristan Kincaid
Agency Senior Copywriter: Ben Peppernell
Agency Art Directors/Designers: Aryanti Ingenillem, Kyungwan Kang
Agency Group Director: Kat Friis
Agency Content Producers: Diego de la Maza, Ashlye Vaughn
Agency Managing Director: Helder Santo
Agency Producers: Chris McClave, Karl Lunan
Brand Creative Team: Jamie Davies, John T Field, Kyle Lazarus, Samsung
Editor: Val Thrasher, Nomad NY
Delta Airlines “Take Off” 1:00
Production Company: Smuggler
Directors: Adam Berg, Joost Van Gelder
Executive Producer: Shannon Jones
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy New York
Agency Creative Directors: Erik Norin, Eric Helin, Sean McLaughlin, John Parker
Agency Copywriters: Eric Dennis, Molly Jamison
Music Company: Sonic Union
Sound Designer: Steven Rosen
Editor: Mark Potter, Cosmo Street
Agency Art Direction
adidas Originals “Your Future Is Not Mine” 1:15
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Terence Neale
Executive Producers: Tracie Norfleet, Jules Daly
Advertising Agency: Johannes Leonardo
Agency Chief Creative Officers: Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico
Agency Creative Directors: Fernando Verderi, Wesley Phelan, Matthew Edwards
Agency Head of Production: Cedric Gairard
Agency Producers: Justin Lane, Tina Diep
Agency Copywriter: Alex Schwartz
Editors: Shane Reid, Nate Gross, EXILE, MPC
Target “Target Creates First Ever Live Music Video With Gwen Stefani” 4:00
Production Company: Wondros
Director: Sophie Muller
Executive Producers: Jeremy Barrett, Catherine Finkenstaedt
Producer: Grant Jue
Advertising Agency: Deutsch
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Pete Favat
Agency Creative Director: Karen Costello
Agency Art Directors: Chris MacNeil, Brynn Malek
Agency Producers: Vic Palumbo, Mary Ellen Duggan, Tessa Banks, Geoff Tarr
Agency Creative Team: Brynn Malek, William Sawyer
Music Director: Dave Rocco
Editors: Brandon Porter, Barney Miller, Whitehouse Post
Original Music
19 Crimes “The Banished” 3:40
Production Company: Furlined
Director: Nick Ball
Executive Producer: Robert Herman
Advertising Agency: Kayser&Co.
Agency Creative Directors: Joe Kayser, Eric Boyd
Composer: David Winer, stimmüng
Editor: Nathan Petty, Little Moving Pictures
adidas Originals “Your Future Is Not Mine” 1:15
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Terence Neale
Executive Producers: Tracie Norfleet, Jules Daly
Advertising Agency: Johannes Leonardo
Agency Chief Creative Officers: Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico
Agency Creative Directors: Fernando Verderi, Wesley Phelan, Matthew Edwards
Agency Head of Production: Cedric Gairard
Agency Producers: Justin Lane, Tina, Diep
Agency Copywriter: Alex Schwartz
Composer: Justin Hori, Squeak E Clean Productions
Editors: Shane Reid, Nate Gross, EXILE, MPC
Sound Design
EA Battlefield “Heist” 2:15
Production Company: MJZ
Director Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producer: Emma Wilcockson
Advertising Agency: FCB
Agency Creative Director: Colin McRae
Composer: Ian Hultquist, stimmüng
Sound Designer: Gus Koven, stimmüng
Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen, EXILE
Advocacy For The Deaf “Can You Read My Lips?” 4:20
Production Company: Little Moving Pictures
Director: David Terry Fine
Executive Producer: Jeremy Summer
Sound Designer/Editor: Nathan Petty, Little Moving Pictures
Sound Mixer: Joaby Deal, One Union Recording
Licensed Soundtrack or Arrangement
Nike “Last” 1:00
Production Company: Park Pictures
Director: Lance Acord
Executive Producers: Mary Ann Marino, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy
Agency Creative Directors: Alberto Ponte, Ryan O’Rourke
Agency Creative Team: Patty Orlando, Heather Ryder, Darcie Burrell
Agency Producers: Matt Hunnicutt, Shelly Eisner, Julie Gursha
Music Companies: Walker Music, Barking Owl
Music: “Every Little Bit Hurts” by Aretha Franklin
Editor: Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
HP “Jane” 1:00
Production Company: Park Pictures
Director: Lance Acord
Executive Producers: Caroline Kousidonis, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Advertising Agency: 180LA
Agency Creative Directors: Zac Ryder, Adam Groves
Arranger: Dawn Sutter Madell, Agoraphone
Music: “The Logical Song” by Roger Hodgson
Editor: Kirk Baxter, EXILE
Student Commercial
Johnnie Walker “Dear Brother” 1:30
Directors: Dorian Lebherz, Daniel Titz
Executive Producer: Thomas Schadt
Producers: Madlen Folk, Johann Valentinitsch
Director of Photography: Jan David Günther
School: Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg
Course: Commercial Directing
Instructor: Bernd Hoefflin
Composer: Renée Abe
Sound Design: Marvin Keil
Costume: Kathrin Radtke
First AC: Adrian Huber
Editor: Raquel Caro Nunez
Agent Provocateur “The Revolution” 1:32
Director: Nico Kreis
Producer: Philip Töpfer
Director of Photography: Roland Stuprich
School: Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg
Course: Advertising Film Department
Instructors: Martin Schmid, Zoran Bihac, Florian Sigl, Bernd T. Hoefflin
Visual Effects Supervisor: Patrick Altmaier
Composer: Stephan Schelens
Sound Design: Denis Elmaci
Editor: Oliver Don
Public Service Announcement
States United To Prevent Gun Violence “Guns With History” 3:30
Production Company: Rival School Pictures
Director: Andrew Lane
Producer: James Blom
Advertising Agency: Grey New York
Agency Executive Creative Directors: Stephen Krauss, Ari Halper
Agency Creative Director/Art Director: Joao Couthino
Agency Creative Director/Copywriter: Marco Pupo
Agency Producer: Floyd Russ
Editors: Steve Hafner, Dominick Martimucci, Vision
Elder Heart “The War At Home” 2:20
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Tristan Patterson
Executive Producers: Brian Carmody, Lisa Tauscher, Carole Hughes
Advertising Agency: CP+B
Agency Vice President/Creative Director: Gustavo Sarkis
Agency Associate Creative Director/Copywriter: Matthew Davis
Agency Associate Creative Director/Art Director: Daniel Pradilla
Agency Executive Director of Content Production: Rupert Samuel
Agency Producers: Aymi Beltramo, Autumn Hines
Editor: Nate Gross, EXILE
WATERisLIFE “The Art Heist For Good” 2:15
Production Company/Advertising Agency: Deutsch
Directors: Sam Shepherd, Frank Cartagena, Menno Kluin
Executive Producer: Joe Pernice
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Kerry Keenan
Agency Executive Creative Director: Neil DaCosta
Agency Creative Director: Menno Kluin
Agency Director of Integrated Production: Joe Calabrese
Agency Copywriters/Art Directors: Kevin Meagher, Katrina Mustakas, Brittany Rivera
Editor: Pete Slife, Steelhead
Low Budget
BelVita “British Businessman” :40
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Michael Clowater
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody, Drew Santarsiero
Head of Production: Andrew Colón
Advertising Agency: Droga5
Agency Creative Chairman: David Droga
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Ted Royer
Agency Creative Directors: Kevin Brady, Devon Hong, Tara Lawell
Agency Junior Creatives: Kathryn Kvas, Vignesh Seshadri
Editor: Eddie Ringer, Wildchild Editorial
Necco “The 55th Valentine” 2:10
Production Company: Firstman
Director: Bruce Gibbs
Executive Producer: Erik Mygrant
Advertising Agency: Hill Holiday
Agency Chief Creative Officer: Lance Jensen
Agency Creative Directors: Bob Gates, Rick McHugh
Editor: Bruce Gibbs, Cabin46
Advertising Excellence/International
Loterias y Apuestas del Estado “Justino” 3:40
Production Company: Passion Pictures
Director: Against All Odds
Executive Producer: Mario Fornies
Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett
Agency General Creative Director: Juan Garcia-Escudero
Agency Executive Creative Director: Jesus Lada
Editor: x, Blur
Rekorderlig “Silver Skaters” 1:00
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks
Director: Andreas Nilsson
Executive Producers: Shawn Lacy, Holly Vega
Advertising Agency: The Corner
Agency Creative Directors: Adam Chiappe, Daniel Rutherford
Agency Producer: Josh Sanders
Editor: Ben Campbell, Cut + Run
John Lewis “The Man On The Moon” 2:00
Production Company: Somesuch
Director: Kim Gehrig
Executive Producer: Tim Nash
Advertising Agency: adam&eveDDB
Agency Creative Directors: Ben Priest, Richard Brim
Editor: Tim Lindsay, Trim Editing
Advertising Excellence/Single Commercial
AT&T “Close To Home” 3:50
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Frederic Planchon
Director of Photography: Jody Lee Lipes
Executive Producer: Eric Stern
Producer: Paul Ure
Head Of Production/Line Producer: Sean Costelloe, Nirad ‘Bugs’ Russell
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide: David Lubars
Agency Chief Creative Officer, BBDO New York: Greg Hahn
Agency Executive Creative Director: Matt MacDonald
Agency Director of Integrated Production: David Rolfe
Agency Senior Creative Directors: Erik Fahrenkopf, LP Tremblay
Agency Executive Producers: Julie Collins, Dan Blaney
Agency Creative Directors: Grant Mason, Kevin Mulroy
Agency Copywriter: Kevin Mulroy
VFX Supervisor: Gavin Wellsman, The Mill
Sound Designer: Brian Emrich
Composer: Rob Simonsen, Grooveworx
Editor: Rich Orrick, WORK Editorial
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More