Danish butter brand Lurpak® is launching a sumptuously shot brand campaign to encourage people across the globe to take up their spatulas and cook good food from scratch.
The campaign from Wieden+Kennedy London reminds us that every moment in the kitchen is an opportunity to make a difference, and a cook’s impact on the world can be greater than we think. Indeed “Where There Are Cooks, There Is Hope.”
Centerpiece of this campaign is this playful 60 second TV commercial, directed by Kim Gehrig of production house Somesuch.
Featuring a masterful voiceover from Lurpak’s new “Food God” Mikael Persbrandt, cooks are implored to turn waste into wonder, embrace the unwanted and process their own food.
The spirited film will run across markets including the U.K., Australia, Greece and Scandinavia, and is supported by print, digital and social advertising.
CreditsClient Aria Foods/Lurpak Agency Wieden+Kennedy London Sophie Bodoh, Scott Dungate, Laura Sampedro, Carlos Alija, creative directors; Tom Bender, Tom Corcoran, creatives; Joe Bruce, creative support; Tony Davidson, Iain Tait, executive creative directors; Michelle Brough, TV producer; Sammy Watts Stanfield, TV production assistant. Production Somesuch, London Kim Gehrig, director; Seth Wilson, exec producer/managing director; James Waters, producer; Joe Thornber, production manager; Lasse Frank, DP; Stephen Keith Roach, additional photography; Marie Lanna, production designer; April Napier, costume designer. Editorial Trim, London Elise Butt, editor. VFX Framestore, London Sophie Harrison, VFX producer; Andy Salter, Ben Cronin, VFX supervisors; Simon Bourne, colorist. Audio Factory, London Anthony Moore, sound designer. Music Mr. Pape, London. John Connon, music supervisor/producer; Rohan De Livera, composer.
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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