Here’s a category-by-category rundown of honorees at the 17th annual AICP Show, which debuted at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on June 3. Full credits are attached to each honored piece of work.
Production
The Coca-Cola Company “It’s Mine” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producers: Marcia Deliberto, Eric Stern, David Zander
Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Portland
Agency Creative Directors: Hal Curtis, Sheena Brady
Senior Agency Producer: Matt Hunnicutt
Post Production/Visual Effects/Animation: The Mill
Editor: Russell Icke, the Whitehouse Los Angeles
Farmers Insurance “Drowned Circus” :30Production Company: MJZ
Director: Dante Ariola
Executive Producers: David Zander, Jeff Scruton
Production Designer: Chris Gorak
Advertising Agency: Campbell-Ewald Los Angeles
Agency Creative Director: Debbie Karnowsky
Agency Art Director: Chip Kettering
Agency Copywriters: John Dolab, Andy Stern
Agency Producer: John Haggerty
Editor: Rick Russell, Final Cut Los Angeles
Production Design
Microsoft XBOX “Diorama” :90
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
Executive Producers: David Zander, Lisa Rich, Marcia Deliberto
Production Designers: James Chinlund, Matthew Gratzner
Advertising Agencies: McCann Worldgroup San Francisco & T.A.G.
Agency Creative Directors: Scott Duchon, Geoff Edwards, John Patroulis
Agency Art Directors: Nate Able, Tim Stier
Agency Copywriter: Mat Bunnell
Agency Producer: Hannah Murray
Editor: Andrea MacArthur, Rock Paper Scissors
Microsoft Zune “Ballad of Tina Pink” :60
Production Company: The Directors Bureau
Director: Patrick Daughters
Production Designer: K.K. Barrett
Executive Producer: Melissa Culligan
Advertising Agency: T.A.G.
Agency Creative Directors: Scott Duchon, Geoff Edwards
Agency Art Director: Ben Wolan
Agency Copywriter: Rick Herrera
Agency Producer: Ben Latimer
Editor: Andrea MacArthur, Rock Paper Scissors
Mini International “Pinball” :30
Production Company: SMUGGLER
Directors: Happy
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody
Production Designer/Art Director: Ondrej Nekvasil
Advertising Agency: Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners
Agency Creative Directors: John Butler, Steve Mapp
Agency Art Director: Mike Hughes
Agency Producer: Alex Lind
Head of Broadcast Production: Adrienne Cummins
Editor: Ian MacKenzie, MacKenzie Cutler
Visual Style
Monster.com “Legs” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
Executive Producers: Eric Stern, David Zander
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Director: Jerome Marucci
Agency Copywriter: Steve McElligott
Executive Producers: Justin Lane, Angela Bowen, MassMarket
Producer: Nancy Nina Hwang, MassMarket
Visual Effects Artists: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, David Chontos, Chris Staves, Sarah Eim, MassMarket
Editor: Bill Smedley, Spot Welders
JCPenney “Magic” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producer: David Zander
Director of Photography: Robert Ellswitt
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New York
Agency Creative Directors: Kerry Keenan, Michael Long, Tony Granger
Agency Art Directors: Lea Ladera, Menno Kluin
Agency Copywriters: Icaro Doria, Sara Rose
Agency Producer: Colin Pearsall
Editor: Ian MacKenzie, MacKenzie Cutler
Motorola RAZR2 “Experience” :60
Production Company: Partizan
Director: Michel Gondry
Executive Producer: Sheila Stepanek
Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras
Advertising Agency: Cutwater
Agency Creative Director: Chuck McBride
Agency Producer: Jennifer Golub
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jean-Francois Talbot, Fly Studio, Montreal
Editor: Matt Goldman, Ajak Pictures
Visual Effects
The Coca-Cola Company “It’s Mine” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producers: Marcia Deliberto, Eric Stern, David Zander
Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Portland
Agency Creative Directors: Hal Curtis, Sheena Brady
Senior Agency Producer: Matt Hunnicutt
Creative Director: Angus Kneale, The Mill
Senior CG Artist: Ben Smith, The Mill
Lead Flame Artist: Dan Williams, The Mill
Editor: Russell Icke, the Whitehouse Los Angeles
Monster.com “Legs” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
Executive Producers: Eric Stern, David Zander
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Director: Jerome Marucci
Agency Copywriter: Steve McElligott
Executive Producers: Justin Lane, Angela Bowen, MassMarket
Producer: Nancy Nina Hwang, MassMarket
Visual Effects Artists: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, David Chontos, Chris Staves, Sarah Eim, MassMarket
Editor: Bill Smedley, Spot Welders
Monster.com “Slots” :60
Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises
Director: Frank Budgen
Executive Producers: Paul Rothwell, Cassie Hulen
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Directors: Richard Ardito, Jerome Marucci
Agency Copywriter: Grant Smith
Agency Senior Producers: Ed Zazzera, Jeff Beverly
Visual Effects Supervisors: Patrick Murphy, Andrew Hall, A52
Visual Effects Producer: Scott Boyajan, A52
Composers: Chemical Brothers
Editor: Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Cinematography
Nike “How I Fight” :60
Production Company: Park Pictures
Director/Director of Photography: Joaquin Baca-Asay
Executive Producer: Jacqueline Kelman Bisbee
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam
Agency Creative Director: Sue Anderson
Editor: Sam Gunn, the Whitehouse
Monster.com “Slots” :60
Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises
Director: Frank Budgen
Directors of Photography: John Mathieson, Frank Budgen
Executive Producers: Paul Rothwell, Cassie Hulen
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Directors: Richard Ardito, Jerome Marucci
Agency Copywriter: Grant Smith
Agency Senior Producers: Ed Zazzera, Jeff Beverly
Agency Music Producer: Rani Vaz
Editor: Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Humor
Tide-to-Go “Interview” :30
Production Company: Dab Hand Media
Director: Calle Astrand
Executive Producer: Luke Beauchamp
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New York
Agency Creative Directors: Tony Granger, Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico, Audrey Huffenreuter
Agency Art Director: Dan Lucey
Agency Copywriters: Nathan Frank, Peter Albores
Agency Producer: Dani Stoller
Editor: Dan Maloney, the Whitehouse
Bud Light “Swear Jar” :60
Production Company: Hungry Man
Director: David Shane
Executive Producer: Dan Duffy
Advertising Agency: DDB Chicago
Agency Managing Director, Creative: Paul Tilley
Agency Group Creative Director: Mark Gross
Agency Art Director: Galen Graham
Agency Copywriter: Jason Karley
Agency Executive Producer: Will St. Clair
Agency Associate Producer: Maureen Lynch
Agency Production Business Manager: Ellen O’Donnell
Editor: Matthew Wood, the Whitehouse
Performance/Dialogue
Starburst “Bus Station” :30
Production Company: SMUGGLER
Director: Randy Krallman
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody
Advertising Agency: TBWAChiatDay New York
Agency Creative Directors: Gerry Graf, Ian Reichenthal, Scott Vitrone
Agency Art Director: Phil Covitz
Agency Copywriter: Brandon Davis
Agency Producer: Winslow Dennis
Agency Director of Broadcast Production: Ozzie Spenningsby
Editor: Gavin Cutler, MacKenzie Cutler
“Lad”: Jack Ferver
“Guy 1”: Ulysses Cuadra
“Guy 2”: Bryan Becker
JCPenney “Aviator” :120
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Fredrik Bond
Executive Producers: David Zander, Lisa Margulis
Director of Photography: Alwin Kuchler
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New York
Agency Creative Directors: Tony Granger, Kerry Keenan, Michael Long
Agency Art Director: Lea Ladera
Agency Copywriter: Sara Rose
Agency Producer: Bruce Andreini
Editor: Russell Icke, the Whitehouse
“Janis”: Amanda Gryniewski
Skittles “Touch” :45
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Tom Kuntz
Executive Producers: Jeff Scruton, David Zander
Line Producer: Scott Kaplan
Advertising Agency: TBWAChiatDay
Agency Creative Directors: Gerry Graf, Ian Reichenthal, Scott Vitrone
Agency Art Director: Craig Allen
Agency Copywriter: Eric Kallman
Agency Producer: Nathy Aviram
Editor: Gavin Cutler, Mackenzie Cutler
“Tim”: David Jean Thomas
“Joel”: Arturo Arcos
“Co-worker”: Stephanie Courtney
Animation
Microsoft Zune/Zune Arts “Masks” :120
Production Company: Panda Panther, New York
Directors: Jonathan Garin, Naomi Nishimura
Executive Producer: Lydia Holness
Advertising Agency: 72andSunny
Agency Creative Director: Glenn Cole
Agency Art Director: Jeff Beberman
Agency Copywriter: Charlie Stephenson
Agency Producer: Elisa Orsburn
Animators: Panda Panther, New York
Editors: Jonathan Garin, Naomi Nishimura, Panda Panther, New York
Beringer Vineyards “Vineyard” :45
Production Company: Paranoid U.S.
Director/Visual Effects Lead Artist: Olivier Gondry
Executive Producers: Phillip Detchmendy, Claude Letessier
Advertising Agency: Publicis & Hal Riney
Agency Creative Director: Roger Camp
Agency Art Director: Rich North
Agency Copywriter: Adam Koppel
Agency Producer: Sara Krider
Agency Director of Integrated Production: David Verhoef
Animators: Len Burge, Mike Mayfield, Ben Zelkowitz, Sam Winkler, Emile Gondry, Paranoid U.S.
Paper Artist: Su Blackwell
Editor: Olivier Gondry, Paranoid U.S.
The Coca-Cola Company “It’s Mine” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producers: Marcia Deliberto, Eric Stern, David Zander
Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Portland
Agency Creative Directors: Hal Curtis, Sheena Brady
Senior Agency Producer: Matt Hunnicutt
Creative Director: Angus Kneale, The Mill
Animator/Senior CG Artist: Ben Smith, The Mill
Lead Flame Artist: Dan Williams, The Mill
Editor: Russell Icke, the Whitehouse Los Angeles
Editorial
Jordan Brand Air Jordan XXII “Takeover” :60
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Mark Romanek
Executive Producer: Dave Morrison
Director of Photography: Sal Totino
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy New York
Agency Executive Creative Directors: Todd Waterbury, Kevin Proudfoot
Agency Art Director: Bekah Sirrine
Agency Copywriter: Scott Hayes
Agency Head of Production: Gary Krieg
Editor: Robert Duffy, Spot Welders
Saturn “Numbers” :60
Production Company: The Directors Bureau
Director: Mike Mills
Executive Producer: Cayce Cole
Advertising Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Agency Creative Directors: Guy Seese, Chris Ford, Jeff Goodby
Agency Art Director: Stefan Copiz
Agency Copywriter: Tony Stern
Agency Producers: Ashley Sferro, David Yost
Executive Producer Editorial: Carol Lynn Weaver, Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Angus Wall, Rock Paper Scissors
Graphic Design
Guinness AI “Dot” :60
Production Companies: Psyop, Stink
Director: Eben Mears
Executive Producers: Justin Booth-Clibborn, Blake Powell
Directors of Photography: Igor Jadue Lillo, Steve Koster
Advertising Agency: IIBBDO, Dublin
Agency Creative Director: Mal Stevenson
Agency Copywriter: Rory Hamilton
Agency Producer: Onagh Carolan
Graphic Designer/Art Director: Haejin Cho, Psyop
Editor: Cass Vanini, Psyop
Target “Art Connects” :45
Production Company: Superfad
Directors/Graphic Designers: Will Johnson, William Campbell
Creative Director: Justin Leibow
Executive Producer: Kevin Batten
Advertising Agency: Catalyst
Agency Creative Director: Shannon Pettini
Animators: Will Johnson, William Campbell, Andy Kim, Bryan Cox, John Cherniack
Editor: Charles Jensen, Superfad
Sony PlayStation “Universe of Entertainment” :60
Production Company: Superfad
Director/Art Director: Kevin Lau
Executive Producer: Kevin Batten
Advertising Agency: TBWAChiatDay
Agency Creative Directors: Brett Craig, Nick Davidge
Graphic Designers: Kevin Lau, Andy Kim, William Campbell, Will Johnson
Animators: Kevin Lau, Will Johnson, William Campbell, Andy Kim
Glenn Suhy, Ian Mankowski, Dylan Spears, Todd Erickson,
Robert Vaindiner, Matt Lavoy, Erik Lee
Editor: Charles Jensen, Superfad
Original Music
Live Earth “SOS” :70
Production Companies: Gorgeous Enterprises, Anonymous Content
Director: Frank Budgen
Executive Producers: Paul Rothwell, Cassie Hulen
Line Producer: Alicia Bernard
Advertising Agency: Y&R Chicago
Agency Creative Director: Mark Figliulo
Agency Art Director: Jon Wyville
Agency Copywriter: Dave Loew
Agency Producers: Matt Bijarchi, David Fisher
Editors: Angus Wall, Brad Waskewich, Rock Paper Scissors
Composers: Human
Monster.com “Daybreak” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Executive Producer: David Zander
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Director: Chuck Tso
Agency Copywriter: Adam Kanzer
Agency Senior Producers: Anthony Curti, Ed Zazzera
Agency Music Producer: Loren Parkins
Composers: Rebecca Cherry, Terressa Tate, Cherry Tate Music
Editor: Rick Russell, Final Cut
Gatorade “Thief ” :45
Production Company: Epoch Films
Director: Stacy Wall
Executive Producer: Jerry Solomon
Director of Photography: Paul Cameron
Advertising Agency: Element 79 Partners
Agency Creative Directors: Craig Jelniker, Jon Flannery
Agency Art Director: Max Stinson
Agency Copywriter: Jim Paul
Composer: Dave Winer, Stimmüng
Sound Designer: Gus Koven, Stimmüng
Editor: André Betz, Bug Editorial
Sound Design
Audi TT “Moments” :30
Production Company: Outsider
Director: Jorn Threlfall
Executive Producer: Jonathon Ker
Advertising Agency: Venables Bell & Partners
Agency Creative Directors: Greg Bell, Paul Venables
Agency Art Director: Jonathan Byrne
Agency Copywriter: James Robinson
Agency Producer: Craig Allen
Sound Designers: Human
Editor: Adam Pertofsky, Rock Paper Scissors
Jordan Brand Melo M4 Sneaker “Engine” :60
Production Company: Rattling Stick
Director: Daniel Kleinman
Executive Producer: Johnnie Frankel
Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy New York
Agency Executive Creative Directors: Todd Waterbury, Kevin Proudfoot
Agency Creative Director: Keith Cartwright
Agency Copywriters: Eric Steele, Scott Hayes
Agency Head of Production: Gary Krieg
Agency Producer: Dan Blaney
Sound Designer: Bill Chesley, Amber Music
Editor: Steve Gandolfi, Cut + Run
Musical Arrangement
LifeSavers “We Are Sweet” :60
Production Company: Furlined
Director: Ted Pauly
Executive Producer: Dave Thorne
Advertising Agency: Energy BBDO
Agency Creative Director: Juan Perez
Agency Executive Producer: Brigette Whisnant
Agency Art Director: Chip McDonald
Agency Copywriter: John Fiebke
Agency Producer: Liz Wzorek
Musical Arranger: Mat Morse, Spank! Music & Sound Design
Editor: Matthew Wood, the Whitehouse
GE Corporate Jet Engines “Duet/Jet Engine” :45
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rocky Morton
Executive Producer: Jeff Scruton
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Creative Director: Don Schneider
Agency Music Producer: Melissa Chester
Musical Arrangers: David Horowitz, Ed Walsh, David Horowitz Music Associates
Set Music Coach: Ben Zebelman
Editor: Dick Gordon, Spot Welders
Low Budget
Ray-Ban Wayfarer “Sunglass Catch” :90
Production Company: Benzo-matic Photographic
Director: Benzo Theodore
Executive Producer: Steve Hanft
Advertising Agency: Cutwater
Agency Creative Directors: Chuck McBride, Travis Britton
Agency Producer: Jennifer Golub
Editor: Benzo Theodore, Benzo-matic Photographic
Smith Micro Software Inc. StuffIt Deluxe “Pregnancy” :10
Production Company: HSI Productions
Director: Simon Green
Executive Producer: Maddi Carlton
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi New York
Agency Creative Directors: Tony Granger, Kerry Keenan
Agency Art Directors: Michael Schachtner, Menno Kluin
Agency Copywriters: Julia Neumann, Brian Ahern
Editor: Steve Bell, Cosmo Street Editorial
Suzuki Automotive “Honkin’ Bastard” :30
Production Company: The Joneses
Director/Director of Photography: Pondu Krek
Executive Producer: Mel Gradigo
Advertising Agency: Dentsu Next
Agency Creative Director: Carmen Dorr
Agency Art Director: Doug Finelli
Agency Copywriter: Charlie Tercek
Editor: Gavin Halm, ATTENTIONSPAN
Spec Spot
Microsoft Zune “Music is Life” :36
Production Company: Über Content
Director: Stewart Hendler
Executive Producers: Phyllis Koenig, Preston Lee
Composers: Human
Sound Designer: Colbert S. Davis IV, Ground Floor Studios
Editor: Stewart Hendler
Hershey’s PayDay “Time Machine”:30
Production Company: @radical.media
Director: Rosey
Executive Producer: Frank Scherma
Copywriter: Josh DiMarcantonio
Editor: Rick Lobo, Cake
Student Commercial
Red Bull “Sync” :30
Director/Director of Photography: Espen Bjørshol Solberg
1st Assistant Director: Moses Venegas
School: Art Center College of Design
Course: Portfolio
Instructors: Steven Berkman, Jay Chapman
Composer: Dennis McCarthy, Fire Lake Music
Editor: Aaron Warzynsky
Swimmers: Southern California Unsyncables
Public Service Announcement
Peace on the Streets “Kill the Gun” :60
Production Company: Anonymous Content
Director: Malcolm Venville
Executive Producer: Dave Morrison
Advertising Agency: Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO
Agency Creative Director: Yvonne Chalkley
Editor: David Webb, Final Cut UK
Agency Art Direction
Microsoft XBOX “Diorama” :90
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
Executive Producers: David Zander, Lisa Rich, Marcia Deliberto
Advertising Agencies: McCann Worldgroup San Francisco & T.A.G.
Agency Creative Directors: Scott Duchon, Geoff Edwards, John Patroulis
Agency Art Directors: Nate Able, Tim Stier
Agency Copywriter: Mat Bunnell
Agency Producer: Hannah Murray
Editor: Andrea MacArthur, Rock Paper Scissors
Heineken Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man” :30
Production Company: @radical.media
Director: Steve Miller
Executive Producer: Donna Portaro
Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG Worldwide
Agency Executive Creative Director: Jeff Kling
Agency Creative Directors: Anthony Sperdutti, Nick Cohen
Agency Art Director: Karl Lieberman
Agency Copywriter: Brandon Henderson
Agency Executive Producer: Joe Guyt
Agency Producer: Daniel Fried
Editor: Jeff Ferruzzo, Outside Editorial NYC
Copywriting
HBO “Surprise” :70
Production Company: RSA Films
Director: Sam Mendes
Executive Producer: Marjie Abrahams
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officers: David Lubars, Bill Bruce
Agency Executive Creative Director: Don Schneider
Agency Art Director: Matt Vescovo
Agency Copywriter: Colin Nissan
Agency Producer: Rachel Seitel
Agency Music Producer: Loren Parkins
Editor: Rick Russell, Final Cut
Skittles “Touch” :45
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Tom Kuntz
Executive Producers: Jeff Scruton, David Zander
Line Producer: Scott Kaplan
Advertising Agency: TBWAChiatDay
Agency Creative Directors: Gerry Graf, Ian Reichenthal, Scott Vitrone
Agency Art Director: Craig Allen
Agency Copywriter: Eric Kallman
Agency Producer: Nathy Aviram
Flame Artist: Angus Kneale, The Mill
Editor: Gavin Cutler, MacKenzie Cutler
Kohler “Existential Dilemma” :30
Production Company: Moxie Pictures
Director: Frank Todaro
Executive Producer: Robert Fernandez
Line Producer: Matthew B. O’Shea
Advertising Agency: GSD&M
Agency Creative Director: David Crawford
Agency Art Director: Mark Peters
Agency Copywriters: Michael Buss, Mark Peters
Agency Producer: Arrow Kruse
Editor: Sam Selis, Charlie Uniform Tango
Advertising Excellence/International
Sony Bravia “Playdoh” :90
Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises
Director: Frank Budgen
Executive Producer: Paul Rothwell
Advertising Agency: Fallon
Agency Creative Director: Juan Cabral
Agency Producer: Nicky Barnes
Animators: Passion Pictures
Editor: Ted Guard, The Quarry
Epuron/German Ministry for the Environment “Power Of Wind” :120
Production Company: Paranoid
Directors/Art Directors/Copywriters: The Vikings
Executive Producers: Claude Letessier, Phillip Detchmendy, Nicolas Leclercq
Producers: Virginie Dinh, Melanie Robert-Kaminka
Advertising Agency: Nordpol + Hamburg
Agency Creative Director: Lars Ruehmann
Composer: Dominique Rossi, Pigalle Productions
Editor: Basile Belkhiri, Mikros Image
Advertising Excellence/Next
HBO “Voyeur”
Production Company: RSA/Big Spaceship
Director: Jake Scott
Executive Producers: Jules Daly, Fran McGivern, David Mitchell
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officers: David Lubars, Bill Bruce
Agency Executive Creative Director: Greg Hahn
Agency Senior Creative Directors: Mike Smith, David Carter
Agency Director of Integrated Production: Brian DiLorenzo
Editor: David Henegar, Butcher Editorial
adidas “Impossible Is Nothing – Where Sport Meets Art”
Production Company: Passion Pictures, London
Directors: Sean Thompson, Dean Maryon
Executive Producer: Michael Adamo
Advertising Agency: 180 Amsterdam (180 BWA)
Agency Creative Directors: Sean Thompson, Dean Maryon
Editors: Jamie Foord, Peter Haddon, Passion Pictures, London
Burger King “Whopper Freakout”
Production Company: Smuggler
Director: Henry-Alex Rubin
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody
Advertising Agency: Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Agency Creative Directors: Alex Bogusky, Rob Reilly, Bill Wright, Ryan Kutscher
Agency Art Directors: Paul Caiozzo, Andy Minisman
Agency Copywriters: Omid Farhand, Nathan Dills
Agency VP Director of Integrated Production: David Rolfe
Agency Executive Producer: Chris Kyriakos
Editors: Adam Pertofsky, Chan Hatcher, Rock Paper Scissors
Advertising Excellence/ Campaign
Monster.com “Daybreak” :60
Monster.com “Legs” :60
Monster.com “Stork” :60
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig “Daybreak”, Rupert Sanders “Legs”
Executive Producers: David Zander, Eric Stern
Production Company: Rattling Stick “Stork”
Director: Daniel Kleinman
Executive Producer: Johnnie Frankel
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York
Agency Chief Creative Officer: David Lubars
Agency Executive Creative Director: Eric Silver
Agency Art Directors: Chuck Tso, Jerome Marucci, Gerard Caputo
Agency Copywriters: Adam Kanzer, Steve McElligott, Reuben Hower
Agency Senior Producers: Anthony Curti, Ed Zazzera
Agency Music Producer: Loren Parkins
Editors: Rick Russell, Final Cut “Daybreak”
Bill Smedley Spot Welders “Legs”
Steve Gandolfi, Cut & Run, “Stork”
Advertising Excellence/ Single Commercial
Microsoft XBOX “Diorama” :90
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rupert Sanders
Executive Producers: David Zander, Lisa Rich, Marcia Deliberto
Production Designers: James Chinlund, Matthew Gratzner
Advertising Agencies: McCann Worldgroup San Francisco & T.A.G.
Agency Creative Directors: Scott Duchon, Geoff Edwards, John Patroulis
Agency Art Directors: Nate Able, Tim Stier
Agency Copywriter: Mat Bunnell
Agency Producer: Hannah Murray
Editor: Andrea MacArthur, Rock Paper Scissors
Steve McQueen Shows Wartime London Through A Child’s Eyes In “Blitz”
It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make "Blitz." As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. Reminders of it are everywhere. But the spark of inspiration came from an image of a small boy on a train platform with a large suitcase. Stories inspired by the evacuation are not rare, but this child was Black. Who was he, McQueen wondered, and what was his story? The film, in theaters Friday and streaming on Apple TV+ on Nov. 22, tells the tale of George, a 9-year-old biracial child in East London whose life with his mother, Rita ( Saoirse Ronan ), and grandfather is upended by the war. Like many children at the time, he's put on a train to the countryside for his safety. But he hops off and starts a long, dangerous journey back to his mom, encountering all sorts of people and situations that paint a revelatory and emotional picture of that moment. SEARCHING FOR GEORGE AND FINDING A STAR When McQueen finished the screenplay, he thought to himself: "Not bad." Then he started to worry: Does George exist? Is there a person out there who can play this role? Through an open casting call they found Elliott Heffernan, a 9-year-old living just outside of London whose only experience was a school play. He was the genie in "Aladdin." "There was a stillness about him, a real silent movie star quality," McQueen said. "You wanted to know what he was thinking, and you leant in. That's a movie star quality: A presence in his absence." Elliott is now 11. When he was cast, he'd not yet heard about the evacuation and imagined that a film set would be made up of "about 100 people." But he soon found his footing, cycling in and out of... Read More