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Five Star Work
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Burberry
"The Quilt" |
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1 min 49s
10 Oct 2024 |
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One of seven, count 'em, seven Burberry films directed by Rubberband (Jason Sondock and Simon Davis), 'The Quilt' stars Olivia Colman as she drives through the countryside on a crisp autumn day. It's not Burberry on her brain, however—it’s blackberries.
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RFSU
"Just Give a Fuck" |
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70s
10 Oct 2024 |
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If Alan Cumming ever runs for president, his slogan should be: "A new movement is Cumming." It's a headline in this Swedish Association for Sexuality Education commercial, which makes a hell of racket, nudge nudge. For starters, the soundtrack is a cross between Léo Delibes's 'The Flower Duet' (think British Airways) and the diner scene from 'When Harry Met Sally'.
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Refuge
"Billie Piper" |
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2 mins 06s
9 Oct 2024 |
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Piper plays numerous women in this 90" film, all survivors of domestic abuse and sexual harassment in real life. Viewers never lose track of who Piper is (the different ways she wears her cardigan for each character is just one of many fine details), and her desire to do each story justice is palpable.
Her multi-layered performance draws to a close as the charity say "violence against women shows up in many ways". Refuge aim to shut it down at all costs.
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Apple iPhone
"Captured" |
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60s
8 Oct 2024 |
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Is that Hollywood in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me? By "Hollywood in your pocket", Apple mean the iPhone 16 Pro. The fruit of Cupertino, California’s latest commercial is directed by Aoife McArdle, who just so happened to direct three episodes of 'Severance' on Apple TV+. No wonder the brand kept her on file.
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EA Sports FC
"For the Club" |
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2 mins 08s
7 Oct 2024 |
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With the FIFA licence still up for grabs, as far as we can tell, it's hard to look past 'EA Sports FC' for a kickabout. 'Sociable Soccer' by Jon Hare has its charms, while Konami's much-maligned 'eFootball' just sort of exists on the periphery. It’s a healthy lead to defend, but the brand still want to make as much noise about 'EA Sports FC 25' as possible.
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Kwik-Fit
"Drive Away Happy" |
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60s
7 Oct 2024 |
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Kwik-Fit roll back onto our screens with an off-kilter spot that likes to keep it horizontal. The protagonist uses a car creeper for much of this 60" commercial, like a man who, er, lies down for what he believes in. He and his colleagues—one of whom is crammed inside a tyre— believe in service that makes customers drive away happy every time.
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Marks & Spencer
"Leaves" |
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30s
7 Oct 2024 |
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More big autumn energy from Marks & Spencer as the brand shift focus to menswear. DJ Snake may not like it when 'Turn Down for What' is played at the Democratic National Convention, but he's more than happy to let M&S pump up the volume. Who knows, maybe he appreciates a good rake as much as the next man.
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Chicken Licken
"Quiz Show" |
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60s
4 Oct 2024 |
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Anyone who watches Mastermind, Only Connect, and University Challenge back-to-back will appreciate this Chicken Licken commercial from South Africa. The brand know how good it feels to get a question right—if they were in charge, armchair contestants like the protagonist would get a cut of the prize fund.
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Riyadh Season
"Call of the Kings" |
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5 mins 19s
3 Oct 2024 |
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With fifty-three Grand Slam titles between them, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, and Holger Rune are the current kings of tennis (though Sinner may have an asterisk next to his name soon enough). Saudi Arabia reckon they have a tournament fit for a king or six.
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Levi's
"Launderette" |
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30s
30 Sep 2024 |
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When, on Beyoncé's most recent album 'Cowboy Carter', she unveiled the track 'Levii's Jeans', it was perhaps inevitable that an enterprising ad agency would forgive her the extra 'i' and take advantage of her tribute to an iconic brand. And so it is that we now have a tribute by the world's biggest music artist to one of the greatest commercials of all time.
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Yoto
"Rabbit Ears" |
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60s
2 Oct 2024 |
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Kids have to be so patient growing up. For years, they have to listen to parents say, "You're not old enough to do this" and "You're not old enough to do that". Yoto, a company that makes screen-free audio players, think children deserve a little more credit.
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Stroke Association
"The Visit" |
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90s
1 Oct 2024 |
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A stroke changes people. It changes how they live, communicate, and so much more. Hours, minutes, even seconds later, friends and family must pick up the pieces and somehow make sense of it all—this Stroke Association commercial acknowledges just how difficult the aftermath can be.
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Dr Pepper
"Try More Weird" |
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62s
30 Sep 2024 |
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Pablo London's weird era continues with three spots for Dr Pepper—"just a fizzy drink," you understand, "not a real doctor." That's a pity for the NHS, who need all the help they can get before cold and flu season. The man with a can for a head wants to cure boredom, and his methods are unorthodox, to say the least.
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Action Canada
"Ashley & Maggie" |
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1 min 50s
29 Sep 2024 |
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This sensitive Canadian film contains an interesting role reversal as a daughter summons the will to speak to her mother about the latter's online activity. Action Canada has made this film in response to the increasing problem of socially conservative radicalisation as Trumpian bigotry is exported across the border from the United States.
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Action Canada
"Dave & Greg" |
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1 min 40s
29 Sep 2024 |
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In this powerful film for Action Canada, there is a brief conversation between a father and child, as the former decides to tackle his brother about something he has posted online. The subsequent greeting on the doorstep and initial conversation between the two men is cordial, but there is an obvious tension.
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Burger King
"Bundles of Joy" |
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75s
29 Sep 2024 |
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According to this film for Burger King, more babies are born on 26 September than any other day and, upon this flimsy premise, the fast food supplier has created a piece of communication that has more than a kernel of truth... and that makes it terrific. It's also stoked up a bit of controversy as the middle-class authoritarians determined to police child birth and early motherhood have weighed in with their 'health advice' and that only makes DAVID like this more.
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Ligue 1
"We Will Show You" |
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2 mins 31s
26 Sep 2024 |
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‘Football. But French’ is the official line from Ligue 1, and this ad for the league features ‘The Frenchies’ showing a cynical British football fan that there’s more to their version of the beautiful game than he’s initially willing to believe. Directing duo Adrien & Roman have crafted an epic French odyssey (and DAVID takes no responsibility for arguments in the comments).
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Woolmark
"Wear Wool, Not Waste" |
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60s
26 Sep 2024 |
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Taking an apocalyptic approach is one way to draw attention to the fashion industry’s impact, and in this instance, it’s a stunningly effective one. As zombie-like, humanless clothes stampede through a city, a super reads ‘every synthetic garment ever made still exists in some form, haunting our planet’. And with that, the case for natural fibres is made.
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AXA
"Anna" |
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4 mins 24s
26 Sep 2024 |
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This enchanting film for AXA depicts the hopes of young Anna, who envisages many futures for herself and is fortunate enough to see her dreams through. It’s beautifully crafted, with director Janssen Powers’ eye for unearthing emotional depth, and it’s also nice to see the vast range of careers being suggested that a young girl genuinely sees herself doing.
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Telstra
"Wherever We Go" |
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60s
23 Sep 2024 |
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Smith and Foulkes have directed a whimsical tale of connection for Australian tel-co Telstra. The directing duo’s latest animated work follows a cheery human and their trusty animal sidekick, a friendly shapeshifting bird, as they journey through life side by side, to a whistled reimagining of the 80s classic ‘Islands in the Stream’.
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KitchenAid
"Love the Racks (Official KitchenAid Music Video)" |
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2 mins
23 Sep 2024 |
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They’re the most unlikely of record labels, but the World of Whirlpool creatives have dreamt up a certified banger. This ‘official music video’ (ad) for KitchenAid stars X Ambassadors frontman, Sam Nelson Harris, singing a 2000s-inspired R&B instant hit, and all of the song’s dishwasher-loving lyrics have been taken from a real 5 star product review.
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WA Police
"People Like You" |
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1 min 45s
23 Sep 2024 |
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The Western Australia Police have recruited a Scoundrel to direct their latest campaign. Their new recruitment film positions people at the heart of policing, with the voiceover listing various attributes and interests that the Force need in the people who join them, which director Ariel Martin depicts with moments of both levity and gravitas.
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Flytoget
"210 KM/H" |
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60s
23 Sep 2024 |
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Everyone wants to start their holiday on a high, so why not a thrilling adrenaline high. This literal roller coaster of an ad, features a family who board a log flume in the centre of Oslo that takes them all the way to the airport at 210 km/h. Coincidentally, that’s also the exact speed that the Flytoget airport express train travels at.
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Dove
"Most Likely To" |
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2 mins 13s
23 Sep 2024 |
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Dove have set themselves the incredibly simple task of increasing self-confidence in teenage girls. Shot as a continuous camera move, this film walks through a high school on photo day, the camera stopping in front of different girls and as a flash freezes the frame, their personal (and poignant) stories appear under the super ‘most likely to’.
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TIAA
"The Promise" |
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2 mins 57s
22 Sep 2024 |
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This is really interesting exploration of the concept of 'promises', especially as it asserts that the commitment of a promise can still have meaning even if it isn't kept. Director Karim Huu Do deploys a lot of skill to ensure the audience is firmly focused on the words spoken by a teacher as she expounds this idea.
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