CLIENT
RO*TEL.
PRODUCTION CO.
Live action by Maxx Productions, Toronto. Robert Padovan, director; Harve Sherman, DP/ executive producer. Animation by TOPIX/Mad Dog, Toronto. Robert Padovan, director of animation; Chris Johnson and Richard Rosenman, animators; Anne Deslauriers, producer.
AGENCY
Fogarty Klein & Partners, Houston. Nancy Self, senior VP/ creative director; Mark Self, art director; Jeffry Jones, copywriter; Teri Howerton, producer.
EDITORIAL
Stealing Time Editing, Toronto. Alex Eaton, editor.
POST
POV, Houston. Joey Goubeaud, online editor/colorist.
VISUAL EFFECTS
TOPIX/Mad Dog. Marco Polsinelli, Flint/Inferno artist.
AUDIO POST
POV. Brent Marshall, engineer/ mixer.
SOUND DESIGN
Pfeifer Music Partners, Los Angeles. Grady Sellards, sound designer; Brad Colerick, executive producer.
THE SPOT
The :30 "Lose the Bland" illustrates how the addition of RO*TEL diced tomatoes and green chilies can turn plain, ordinary food into something delicious and extraordinary. A RO*TEL can dances to a salsa beat as a meat loaf is shown before and after it’s given some RO*TEL zing. After improving the meat loaf, the can similarly works it’s tasty magic on cheese dip, a bowl of macaroni and a plate of chicken.
Spot broke in December.
“Memoir of a Snail” Takes Top Prize At London Film Festival
The Official Competition jury said: “Our jury was incredibly moved by Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail, which is a singular achievement in filmmaking. Emotionally resonant and constantly surprising, Memoir tackles pertinent issues such as bullying, loneliness and grief head-on, creating a crucial and universal dialogue in a way that only animation can. The jury is delighted to recognize an animated film alongside its live-action peers.”
Rounding out the winners of this year’s films screening In Competition are:
- Winner of the Sutherland Award in the First Feature Competition – On Falling (Dir. Laura Carreira)
- Winner of the Grierson Award in the Documentary Competition – Mother Vera (Dirs. Cécile Embleton, Alys Tomlinson)
- Winner of the Short Film Award in the Short Film Competition – Vibrations from Gaza (Dir. Rehab Nazzal)