1: Gillette Venus, Grey NY, Director Sacha Beeley, BANG Are Back Pushing Pubic Positivity
Client Procter & Gamble/Gillette Venus Agency Grey New York Javier Bonilla, global executive creative director; Rebecca Flinn, creative director, art; Bevan Mahaney, creative director, copy; Lauren Otis, associate creative director, copy; Sophia Moore, sr. art director; Claire Wyatt, sr. writer. Production Agency Townhouse James McPherson, chief production officer; Keira Rosenthal, VP, executive integrated producer; Jasmine Reyes, associate integrated producer; Kurt Steinke, director of music production; Beliansh Assefa, associate music producer. Production Company Strange Beast Sacha Beeley, director; Zoe Muslim, exec producer; Louise Simpson, Nefeli Petika, producers; Nelly Michenaud, Harriet Gillian, Matt Lloyd, Matt Partridge, Ana Garcia Sebastia, animators; Eloise Garlick, Zohar Dvir, Lydia Reid, Daisy Mojave Holland, Laura Jayne Hodkin, animation assistants; Linus Kraemer, compositor. Postproduction GPS Ned Martin, executive post producer; Devon Edwards, post producer; Andrea Podaski, head of edit assist; Brandon Cotter, assistant editor. Music & Audio Post BANG Brian Jones, composer; Alec Setten, exec producer; Karen Lloyd, lead singer. Music Princess Nokia, co-writer & featured artist.
2: Top Spot of the Week: Droga5 London, Director Tom Noakes Get “That Reading Feeling”ย For Amazon Books
Client Amazon Books Agency Droga5 London Shelley Smoler, chief creative officer; Matt Hubbard, creative director; Chris Russell, Ahmed Ellabib, creatives; Chris Chapman, head of design; Sophie Paton, Caroline Angell, Rob Steiner, producers; Olly West, assistant producer; Pete Heskett, strategy director; Clemency Beale-Collins, communications strategy director; Sara Barqawi, strategist. Production PRETTYBIRD UK Tom Noakes, director; Juliette Larthe, exec producer; Fiona Bamford-Phillips, head of production; Ted Thornton, exec producer; Cindy Burnay, producer; Tom Manaton, treatment creative direction; Benji Landman, stop motion/puppetry production; Lottie Lindsay-Beaven, stop motion/puppetry production assistant. Virtual Films Scott Horan, managing director/exec producer; Joan Garcia, sr. producer; Dani Ojeda, producer; Dani Gonzalez, production manager; Olga Airas, production coordinator; Maria Puig, production designer. Black Kite Studios Thomas Mangham, color; Hannah Ruddleston, VFX producer; Guillaume Weiss, VFX supervisor 2D; Fin Crowther, VFX supervisor 3D; Jonny Freeman, James Adamson, George Brunt, Andrew Curtis, Jack Stone, Venu Prasath, 2D VFX team; Andrew Bartholomew, Pawel Luszczak, Marcel Ruegenberg, James Hansell, Tsvetelin Krastev, 3D VFX team; Tito Fernandes, Jonny Freeman, VFX on-set supervisor. Future Power Station Yibi Hu, animation director; Daryl Graham, lead animator; Janet Smith, animation producer; Adam Relf, character design; Krystian Piotr Garstkowiak, Alejandra Anguita, Daisy Evans, Husain Untoro, Hannah Privett, 2D animation/clean up/FX; Oian Tian, designer; Kevin O’Seha, previs. Jimmy Grimes Puppetry Jimmy Grimes, Andy Bruskill, puppeteers; Laura Carrion Del Pozo, 1st assistant director; Chris Clarke, DP; Nick Roberts, SFX/prop standby; Jonny Freeman, VFX supervisor. Isabel Garrett/StopMo Isabel Garrett, animation director; Daniel Morgan, DP; Nelly Michenaud, character design; Sculpt Double, puppets; Oliver Arnell Argles, set build; Anita Bruvere, Rachael Olga Lloyd, Daisy Colingridge, Lisa Ott, art dept. David McShane, Anita Bruvere, animators; Robin Jackson, rigger. Studio AKA Marcus Armitage, director; Nikki Kefford-White producer; Nic Gill, editor; Marcus Armitage, animation & artworking; Darcy Woodbridge, animation. Music & Sound String & Tins Joe Wilkinson, Culum Simpson, Lawerence Kendrick, sound design & mix; Ioana Selaru, music composition; Olivia Endersby, audio producer.
3: TBWAChiatDay LA, Director Dave Meyers “Fuel Tomorrow” By Going Back To Childhoodย For Gatorade
Client Gatorade Agency TBWAChiatDay LA Caleb Jensen, executive creative director; Mark Peters, group creative director; Dan Hales, sr. art director; Stew Tribe, sr. copywriter; Bruno Regalo, chief design officer; Thiago Matsunaga, associate digital design director; Guia Iacomin, director of production; Claire Allman, content producer; Karly DeWees, art producer; Linnea Goodman, associate producer; Scott MacMaster, executive strategy director; Martin Ramos, strategy director; David Heiser, integrated strategy director; Sheida Karami, sr. brand strategist; Tres Jones, jr. strategist. Production RadicalMedia Dave Meyers, director; Jim Bouvet, SVP/head of commercials; Frank Scherma, exec producer; Cathy Dunn, head of production; Dave Bernstein, Colin Moran, line producers; Kristi Fiore, production supervisor; Scott Cunningham, DP; Mark Snelgrove, production designer; Courtney Stern, stylist. Editorial Cabin Nathan Rodgers, editor; George Romo, assistant editor; Carr Schilling, managing partner; Adam Becht, exec producer; Katy Lester, sr. post producer. Color Company 3 Stefan Sonnenfeld, sr. colorist; Blake Rice, sr. producer, color. Sound Design/Mix Beacon Street Studios Rommel Molina, sr. mix/sound designer; Kerri Shak, mix assistant; Kate Vadnais, EP of mix/sound design producer. VFX/Finishing Shape + Light Aaron Neitz, VFX supervisor/lead Flame; Rob Trent, managing partner/creative director; Scott Boyajan, executive production; Arielle Weir, sr. VFX producer. Footage Research Stalkr Colleen Cavanaugh Anthony, exec producer; Randall Collett, project manager; Alexis Everhart, producer; Jeffrey Harland, Chelsea Zerbe, Craig Phillips, Mike Kho, Aaron Sharper, Spring McCoy, researchers.
4: David&Goliath, Director Philippe Andrรฉ Reach The Clouds In Kia Telluride X-Pro SUV
Client Kia Agency David&Goliath David Angelo, founder & creative chairman; Ben Purcell chief creative officer; Frauke Tiemann, executive creative director/art director; Mark Monteiro, executive creative director/copywriter; Chris Davis, associate creative director/copywriter; Evan Bross, associate creative director/art director; Paul Albanese, managing director of broadcast production; Christopher Coleman, group executive producer; Karena Dacker, sr. freelance producer; Peter Bassett, managing director, integrated production & technology services; Cara Nieto, executive art producer; Bruno Cunha, group strategy director; Kelly Slater, associate strategy director. Production REVERIE Content Philippe Andrรฉ, director; Adam Frisch, DP; Cathleen O’Conor Stern, Rich Pring, partners/exec producers; JD Davison, Bernard Rahill, line producers; Hayley Diaz, staff production manager; Payton Dunham, Michelle Del Mese, production supervisors; Jeff Yeats, 2nd unit director. Editorial Spinach Adam Bright, managing director/editor; Jonathan Carpio, exec producer; Christy Torres, sr. post producer; Jared Deaver, assistant editor. VFX Yours Truly KEVIN Tim Davies, executive creative director/partner; Mike Dalzell, head of CG; Matt Longwell, CG supervisor; Sue Troyan, sr. exec producer/partner; Jami Schakel, sr. producer; Connor Van Der Linde, VFX coordinator; Ben Smith, Dag Ivarsov, Rob Winfield, Robert Murdock, 2D artists; Carl Harders, Kathryn Dougan, Kerry Graham, Nico Sugleris, 3D artists. Color The Mill Daniel Devue, colorist; Jackson Winkler, Alex Zhao, color producers; Baptiste Carrara, Frederick Agyemang, color assist. Audio Margarita Mix Nathan Dubin, audio mixer/sound designer; Whitney Morris, Paula Arnett, exec producers. Music Mophonics Shelley Altman, head of production/partner; Steph Altman, ECD/partner; Colette Huemer, exec producer; Roberto Murgia, composer.
5: Top Spot of the Week: W+K Portland, Director Jim Jenkins “Work Happy”ย For HP
Client HP Agency Wieden+Kennedy Portland, Ore. Ana Balarin, Hermeti Balarin, John “JP” Petty III, executive creative directors; Christen Brestrup, Bertie Scrase, creative directors; Alex Nassour, art director; Alex Maleski, copywriter; Orlee Tatarka, director of production; Mauricio Granado, sr. producer lead; Charleston Chambers, associate producer. Christina Kim, Mimi Munoz, Sabrina Reddy, creative operations; Lis Moran, design producer; David Chathas, Jason Scheuermann, designers. Production Company O Positive Jim Jenkins, director; Thaddeus McCants, director (of the "After School" spot in the campaign); Ralph Laucella, exec producer; Marc Grill, line producer; Trent Opaloch, DP; Jason Edmonds, production design/art direction; Greg McCollum, 1st AD. Editorial Arcade Geoff Hounsell, editor; Fernando Raigoza, assistant editor; Megan Dahlman, post producer; Crissy DeSimone, post exec producer. VFX KEVIN Tim Davies, executive creative director/partner; Steve Gibbons, 2D lead artist; Ben Smith, Dag Ivarsoy, Clarke Rives, Gavin Camp, Rob Winfield, Steve Cokonis, Susanne Scharping, 2D artists; Miguel Delcan, designer; Andrew Cowderoy, VFX producer; Sue Troyan, sr. exec producer/partner; Pete Smith, shoot supervisor. Color Company 3 NY Tom Poole, colorist; Alexandra Lubrano, sr. color producer. Music Walker Music Sara Matarazzo, Stephanie Pigott, exec producers; Danielle Soury, producer. ABKCO Music & Records, Inc,, publisher; ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., label. Track: “Fascinum” by Selvio Cipriani, artist/writer. Sound Design/Mix Field Day Sound Morgan Johnson, sound design; Noah Woodburn, mix; Leslie Carthy, exec producer.
6: Alex Feil Directs “Downpour”ย For Kia, David&Goliath
Client Kia Agency David&Goliath David Angelo, founder & creative chairman; Yumi Prentice, president; Ben Purcell, chief creative officer; Mark Koelfgen, executive creative director/copywriter; Frauke Tiemann, executive creative director/art director; Tiffany Smith, group creative director/copywriter; Rick Standley, group creative director/art director; Paul Albanese, managing director of broadcast production; Christopher Coleman, group executive producer; Curt O’Brien, executive producer; Brandon Kusher, sr. producer; Peter Bassett, managing director, integrated production & technology services; Cara Nieto, executive art producer; Bruno Cunha, group strategy director; Kelly Slater, associate strategy director. Production Believe Media Alex Feil, director; Liz Silver, Marc Bernardout, exec producers; Vitaly Koshman, head of production; John Gomez, producer. Editorial Spinach Adam Bright, editor; Jonathan Carpio, exec producer; Patricia Gushikuma, producer. VFX JAMM Visual Effects Asher Edwards, exec producer; Anna Dood, producer; Jake Montgomery, VFX supervisor/lead compositor; Ryland Bowen-Johnson, Graziella Gandolfi, Lisa Kim, Marcus Wood, Flame artists; Patrick Manning, Jaguar Lee, CG artists. Color The Mill Mark Gethin, colorist; Nate Seymour, color assist; Meghan Lang Bice, sr. exec producer, U.S. color; Jessica Amburgery, color producer; Alex Zhao, associate color producer. Audio Post Margarita Mix Nathan Dubin, mixer; Brian Frank, operations manager; Music (Original: “Everything Is A Dream”) Barking Owl, Kelly Bayett, creative director; KC Dossett, sr. producer; Will Rosati, composer/arranger; Gus Koven, sound designer
7: The Best Work You May Never See: Director Sam Coleman, Ogilvy Johannesburg “Canโt Resist”ย For KFC South Africa
Client KFC South Africa Agency Ogilvy Johannesburg Kabelo Moshapaio, chief creative officer; Peter Little, executive creative director; Safaraaz Sindhi, creative partner; Chantelle Dos Santos, creative director; Rob Hart, sr. art director; Naledi Manama, art director; Andre Vrodoljak, Abas Rashid, sr. copywriters; Tsakane Mogale, sr. TV producer; Natalie Choate, production manager. Production Company Patriot Films, Cape Town Sam Coleman, director; Zayd Halim, exec producer; Tess Tambourlas, sr. producer; Kelly Ryan, production manager; Tania Onyems, production coordinator; Pierre De Villiers, DP; Carey Lagoe, 1st AD; Keenan McAdam, art director; Marilyn Shorten, food stylist; Sam Mdluli, KFC chef; Catherine De Reuck, wardrobe stylist; Carla Fourie, hair & makeup. Postproduction Priest Matthew Swanepoel, editor. Color/Online Refinery Cape Town Kyle Stroebel, colorist; Nathan Anderson, online. Sound Sterling Sound Lorens Persson, engineer. Music Cover track: “I Put a Spell on You” by Adona Andrews. Marc Algranti Music, music clearance
8: BBDO NY, Director Matt Spicer Team On “Bloody Nightmare”ย For American Red Cross
Client American Red Cross Agency BBDO New York Luiz Sanches, North America chief creative officer; Matt MacDonald, NY chief creative officer; Roberto Danino, SVP, creative director; Victor Roa, Ricky Anolik, Paul Elicker, creative directors; Alex Gianni, EVP, director of content production; Chance Bassett, executive producer; Melanie Cornish, sr. producer; Julia Millison, sr. music producer. Mahima Santhanam, EVP, group strategy director; Ray McGale, sr. production artist; Philip Savage, digital producer. Production Division7 Matt Spicer, director; Kamila Prokop, David Richards, managing directors; Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, founders; Alex Hughes, head of production; Gillian Altman, bidding producer; Giovanna Giangregorio, line producer; Brodie Johnson, production supervisor; Kiki Hallebo, production coordinator; Todd Kaufman, 1st AD; Caleb Heymann, DP; Peter Benson, production designer; Thom Murray, wardrobe stylist; Vivan Maxwell, makeup & hair; Ed Flores, casting director. Editorial/Conform & Finish Cosmo Street Tom Scherma, editor; Maura Woodward, exec producer; Joshua Berger, assistant editor; Mikel Monelon, lead Flame artist; Luiza Naritomi, head of production; Hannah Smith, postproduction coordinator; Will Hoshida, finishing producer. Telecine Fotokem Alastor Arnold, telecine artist; Alison Kravitz, exec producer. Music Duotone Audio Group Peter Nashel, creative director/founder; Ross Hopman, exec producer; Gio Lobato, producer. Audio Post Duotone Audio Post Andy Green, sound designer/mixer; Greg Tiefenbru, exec producer, audio post.
9: Top Spot of the Week: Johannes Leonardo, RESET Director Adam Hashemi Work Under Pressureย For VW
Client Volkswagen Group of America Agency Johannes Leonardo, New York Jan Jacobs, Leo Premutico, co-founders & co-creative chairmen; Julia Neumann, chief creative officer; Jonathan Santana, group creative director; Carolyn Davis, creative director/art director; Matthew Page, creative director/copywriter; Charles Watlington, design director; Olga Vladova, associate design director; Maria Perez, head of production; Rebecca O’Neill, group executive producer; Victoria Bennett, executive producer; Grace Kenney, producer; Mary Bakarich, group strategy director; Cooper Lemon, communications strategy director; Brendan Chareoncharutkun, Matthew Choi, sr. strategists. Production Company RESET Content Adam Hashemi, director; Dave Morrison, managing director; Jen Beitler, exec producer. Production Services Company, U.K. Arts & Sciences, UK Ewen Brown, line producer; Eigil Bryld, DP; Christian Friedland, production designer; Mr Gammon, costume designer. Editorial Exile Edit Jacob Schulsinger, lead editor; Anchor Mak, assistant editor; Sasha Hirschfeld, managing partner; Grace Hammerstein, producer. Finish/VFX/Color Grade Blacksmith Tom Bussell, VFX supervisor; Kshitij Khanna, lead compositor; Yebin Ahn, Robert Bruce, Jacob Slutsky, compositors; Olivier Varteressian, Tuna Unalan, CG leads; Jackie Liao, Kushal Das, Michael Marsek, Wei-Ting Duo, Nick Owoyemi, Cathy Phan, Rik Walia, Sung Joon Kim, CG team; Mikey Pehanich, colorist; Sam Howells, color assistant; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Ashley Goodwin, producer. Audio Post Sonic Union Steve Rosen, Rob DiFondi, mix engineers; Justine Cortale, audio post studio director; Joey Glick, mix assistant. Sound Design Trinitite Inc. Brian Emrich, sound designer & mix engineer. Music Leland Music Ed Bailie, managing director/music supervisor; Toby Williams, director/music supervisor; Dan Deacon, composer. Licensed music: “Weeping Birch”
10: The Best Work You May Never See: Leo Burnett UK, Director Max Weiland Capture Rewarding McDonald’s Moments For A Trucker Heading Home
Client McDonald’s UK Agency Leo Burnett UK Chaka Sobhani, chief creative officer; Mark Elwood, executive creative director; James Millers, Andrew Long, creative directors; Joe Miller, creative; Hamish Cameron, strategy director. Production Company Somesuch Max Weiland, director; Scott O’Donnell, exec producer; Tom Gardner, producer; Stephane Fontaine, DP. Editorial Trim Thomas Grove Carter, offline editor. Audio Wave Parv Thind, sound engineer. Postproduction Black Kite George K, colorist; Amy Richardson, post producer. Music Sharpa Films