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    D&AD Awards Bestow 5 Black Pencils–2 Upon “We’re the Superhumans”

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    A scene from U.K. Channel 4/Paralympics' "We're the Superhumans"

    Five Black Pencils were given out at the D&AD Awards this evening (4/27) in London. Two of those high honors were bestowed upon U.K. Channel 4/Paralympics’ “We’re the Superhumans”–one going to 4 Creative for Film Advertising; the other to Blink for Film Advertising Craft.

    The three other Black Pencils were awarded to:

    • “Meet Graham” by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for Transport Accident Commission Victoria (PR) – Australia
    • “The Swedish Number” by INGO Stockholm for The Swedish Tourist Association (Direct) – Sweden
    • “DOT. The first Braille Smartwatch” by Serviceplan/Serviceplan Korea for Dot Incorporation (Digital Design) – Germany 

    In total, 732 Pencils were awarded at this year’s D&AD. 

    The number of Pencils awarded by level are as follows:  

    • Black Pencil – 5 Pencils
    • Yellow Pencil – 62 Pencils
    • Graphite Pencil – 180 Pencils 
    • Wood Pencil – 485 Pencils

    D&AD CEO Tim Lindsay commented: “What an outstanding year for creativity. Five Black Pencils, all hugely deserving of the Award. What unites them is a clear desire to create a better world, whether it’s promoting diversity, safety or inclusivity but what is really fantastic is that they win this coveted award for their craft. Proof that creativity as a force for good lives outside of a single category but has become an all-encompassing theme.

    “For the first time ever, the United States is the country taking home the most number of Pencils. In fact, the top of the country rankings is comprised of countries from across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, reminding us that D&AD is a truly global organization, encouraging and awarding talent from around the world.” 

    Most awarded 
    Clemenger BBDO Melbourne was crowned the Most Awarded Advertising Agency of 2017, winning 16 Pencils overall, including 10 Pencils for its Meet Graham campaign – one of which was Black. Finishing second among agencies was adam&eveDDB followed by Dentsu.

    Studio Sutherl& was the Most Awarded Design Agency this year, winning eight Pencils overall, including two Yellow – one for their work creating limited edition Agatha Christie stamps for Royal Mail and another for their work with Somos Brasil. Second place went to The New York Times Magazine, with Landor Paris finishing third.

    Blink won the production company deby, followed by MJZ and Somesuch x Anonymous.

    Topping the client tally was Nike. Channel 4 came in second and Apple third.

    Results by country 
    For the first time ever, the United States has topped the country rankings – with the United Kingdom coming in second. 

    • 1st: United States – 182 Pencils
    •         2nd: United Kingdom – 164 Pencils
    •         3rd: Australia – 54 Pencils 

    President’s Award
    This year the President’s Award winner was Michael Johnson, creative director at Johnson Banks, ex-president of D&AD and Black Pencil winner.

    D&AD president Bruce Duckworth commented:  “Michael’s reputation for creative excellence is massive, he represents so much of what I respect about great design and great designers. He manages to distill complicated issues and simplifies them into solutions that you can’t argue with. They’re just right. He does the kind work that you can’t help but notice, the kind of work that I look at and wish I’d done myself. For this reason and for so many others, I am giving this Award to him.”

    For a rundown and info on all the winners, click here.

     

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    Martin Scorsese On “The Saints,” Faith In Filmmaking and His Next Movie

    Thursday, November 14, 2024

    When Martin Scorsese was a child growing up in New York's Little Italy, he would gaze up at the figures he saw around St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. "Who are these people? What is a saint?" Scorsese recalls. "The minute I walk out the door of the cathedral and I don't see any saints. I saw people trying to behave well within a world that was very primal and oppressed by organized crime. As a child, you wonder about the saints: Are they human?" For decades, Scorsese has pondered a project dedicated to the saints. Now, he's finally realized it in "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints," an eight-part docudrama series debuting Sunday on Fox Nation, the streaming service from Fox News Media. The one-hour episodes, written by Kent Jones and directed by Elizabeth Chomko, each chronicle a saint: Joan of Arc, Francis of Assisi, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene, Moses the Black, Sebastian and Maximillian Kolbe. Joan of Arc kicks off the series on Sunday, with three weekly installments to follow; the last four will stream closer to Easter next year. In naturalistic reenactments followed by brief Scorsese-led discussions with experts, "The Saints" emphasizes that, yes, the saints were very human. They were flawed, imperfect people, which, to Scorsese, only heightens their great sacrifices and gestures of compassion. The Polish priest Kolbe, for example, helped spread antisemitism before, during WWII, sheltering Jews and, ultimately, volunteering to die in the place of a man who had been condemned at Auschwitz. Scorsese, who turns 82 on Sunday, recently met for an interview not long after returning from a trip to his grandfather's hometown in Sicily. He was made an honorary citizen and the experience was still lingering in his mind. Remarks have... Read More

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