Steve Rogers of Wanda directed this spot for Canal+ in which midget clowns follow a man who’s oblivious to their presence. They shadow him at work, when he’s in his car, on the bus, even as he’s taking his significant other to a nightclub–to which the clowns don’t gain entry.
At one point, the clowns are on a scaffold perched along the side of a high-rise building as they try to connect with the man who’s in a business meeting.
We then learn that six months earlier the man was telling the clowns about the climax of a series storyline when he was summoned away by a phone call.
Their appetites whetted by the story, the clowns have been following him ever since to see what happened.
A super appears on screen which reads, “Discover the power of great series,” followed by the Canal+ channel logo. The spot is the centerpiece of a campaign launching Canal+ Series, a channel fully dedicated to series.
Agency is BETC Paris.
Fernanda Torres’ Oscar Nomination Has Made Her Brazil’s Carnival Muse
Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn't one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It's Fernanda Torres, who's competing for the best actress Oscar on Sunday.
The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival, Brazil's largest celebration, which runs through Tuesday. During the five-day revelry, the rest of the universe usually fades into the background as Brazilians cut loose and indulge.
Not this year, and the keen focus on the Oscars speaks to Brazil's pride for its culture and desire to be recognized on the global stage.
"Just imagine, her winning the Oscar on Carnival Sunday. It'll be a double celebration," Clarissa Salles, 33, told The Associated Press while buying a replica Oscar statuette in Sao Paulo for her costume.
Torres is nominated for her performance as the lead in the Walter Salles-directed "I'm Still Here," which is also nominated for best picture and best international feature. Excitement around the awards has prompted TV Globo, Brazil's largest network, to resume live coverage of the ceremony after a five-year hiatus. It will forgo the nationwide airing of high-ratings Carnival parades, instead broadcasting the Oscars everywhere except Rio.
Bars and nightclubs across Brazil are organizing Oscar watch parties and results will even be shown on a big screen to the tens of thousands of spectators gathered at Rio's Sambadrome for the parades.
"Today, all of Brazil only thinks about this," President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on his social media channels. "Everybody is cheering for 'I'm Still Here' and Fernanda Torres at the Oscars."
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