Joseph Kahn of HSI directed this piece featuring international soccer stars Didier Drogba and Lionel Messi who are in race to find the most epic food on the planet. Their globe-trotting culinary appetites are facilitated by Turkish Airlines which takes them everywhere as their competition escalates.
Titled “Drogba vs. Messi Epic Food,” the film seeks to engage viewers further with EpicFoodMap.com. Soon Turkish Airlines will be launching a competition to upload your own epic food travel photo to win a trip to the locations in the commercial. Drogba and Messi will be kicking it off on November 18 with their favorite foods. The aim is to create the world’s most adventurous food map, which inspires people to travel to new destinations.
Agency is CP+B London.
Credits
Client Turkish Airlines Agency CP+B London Matt Gooden, Ben Walker, executive creative directors; Ben Carey, Henrik Delehag, creative directors; Emmy Penz, copywriter; Philip Sinclair, art director; Rob Steiner, producer; Nimi Raja, planner. Production HSI Joseph Kahn, director; Nicola Kenney, producer. U La La James Stewart, producer. Music Title of Music–“Jakil”; Lank & Tank, music artists; Banks Music Publishing; Pitch & Sync, music executive producer. Postproduction Finalize
The Ad Council, partnering with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and AdoptUSKids, launched a public service campaign, created pro bono by Edelman, which aims to inspire prospective parents to consider adopting a teen from foster care.
This centerpiece PSA titled “The Rewards”--directed by The Hudson Dusters (Michael Kuhn and Niles Roth) via Greenpoint Pictures--spotlights real adoptive families who have personally experienced the mutual benefits of adoption. This longer form PSA (and cutdown versions) begins with a touching display of openness and vulnerability as adoptive parents reflect on their adoption journeys and their initial questions and hesitations about adopting a teen. Then, in a deeply emotional turn, the adoptive parents witness their children recounting the profound rewards of adoption in their lives. The teens speak of the love they share with their parents and how the decision to become a family is reciprocal. The campaign directs viewers to the AdoptUSKids website to learn more about adopting a teen from foster care.
