Santa Claus gets svelte and stylish as we see him upgrade everything from his suit to his sleigh in this epic year-long transformation for the 2019 Audi RS 5 Sportback.
Capturing the makeover is this online holiday short, New Santa, directed by Craig Gillespie of MJZ for agency M/H VCCP (formerly MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER).
Client Audi Agency M/H VCCP John Matejczyk, chief creative officer, co-founder; Joel Kaplan, executive creative director, associate partner; Allen Yu, Peter Neils, Eduardo Quadra, associate creative director; Michael Gallagher, sr. copywriter; Kinda Loughran, copywriter; Miranda Lee, art director; Tanya LeSieur, head of production, associate partner; Nicole Van Dawark, sr. integrated producer; Lexi Alaga, associate producer; Matt Hofherr, chief strategy officer/North America, co-founder. Production MJZ Craig Gillespie, director; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Debbie Tietjen, line producer. Bohemian Pictures Sherry Baumgart, exec producer; Daniela Bazgova, production manager; Lucie Vaskova, production coordinator. Editorial Final Cut LA Joe Guest, editor; Dillon Stoneburner, assistant editor; Suzy Ramirez, exec producer; Tamara Treu, producer. Music Squeak E. Clean Amy Crilly, head of production; Amanda Patterson, exec producer; Rob Barbato, creative director, composer; Drew Fischer, sound designer. Track title: “Making Progress” Audio Post One Union, Eben Carr, Matt Wood, sr. engineers. Color Company 3 Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist; Gabriel Wakeman, producer; Ashley McKim, exec producer. VFX Eight VFX Shira Boardman, exec producer; Ryan Dahlman, producer; Jean-Marc Demmer, creative director; Julien Aucouturier, lead Flame artist; Joe Chiao, Philip Ineno, Flame artists; Alex Taylor, Shaun Tsou, Samuel Jorgensen, Marcelo Pasqualino, Nuke artists; Jaguar Lee, Yann Mallard, designers; Edwin Schapp, animator; Thomas Lopez, rigger; Yu Fuji, Houdini FX; Jarrod Avalos, motion tracker; Leticia Saldana, modeler; Ross Denner, lighter.
Following World AIDS Day, which was celebrated on December 1, co-production companies Central Films and Freelance For track one man’s existential, and potentially career-altering, decision to “come out” as living with HIV in Spain in this public service spot titled “The HInVisible Celebrity.”
Out of agency Señora Rushmore for ViiV Healthcare Spain, in collaboration with GESIDA, SEISIDA, and Apoyo Positivo, the PSA--directed by Rodrigo García Sáiz via Central Films Spain--addresses the stigma against publicly living with HIV in Spanish society. In the more than 40 years since the first case of HIV appeared in Spain, no public figure in Spain has claimed to have HIV. Viiv Healthcare Spain asks, if there are 150,000 people with HIV in Spain (or approximately 1 in 300), why don’t we know anyone with HIV?
The central character, who dons a mask of television-pixelated anonymity, gives himself an introspective pep-talk ahead of announcing his status to the Spanish public. Along the way, he wonders what will become of his career, and reputation in general, even as he recognizes that his declaration could change Spain’s cultural landscape for the better and for all of those in Spain who live with HIV every day. As no public figure in Spain has ever announced living with HIV--due to fear of public rejection--this character realizes that such a role model could change that.
The character has already begun building social media awareness with his Instagram profile, @famosoinvihsible, which began cataloging his life as a public figure earlier this fall. Still, though, the figure either leaves himself out of the picture, faces away from the camera, or dons the pixelated mask associated with anonymous admission. “The HInVisible... Read More
