Solidar "Your Rights First" Ad Campaign

The Rome based Latte Creative Ad Agency recently created a 2 minute PSA promo spot for Solidar entitled "Rights First".

Solidar is a European network of NGOs working to advance social justice in Europe and worldwide. The 59 member organisations in 25 countries which include national NGOs in Europe, as well as some non-EU and EU-wide organisations, brought together by its shared values of solidarity, equality and participation.

SOLIDAR voices the concerns of its member organisations to the EU and international institutions by carrying out active lobbying, project management and coordination, policy monitoring and awareness-raising across its different policy areas.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Latte Creative, Rome
Brand: Solidar
Advertising Agency: Latte Creative, Rome, Italy
Creative Director / Copywriter: Eugenio Orsi
Illustrator: Camilla Falsini
Animator: Emanuele Colombo

What If Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Degas Had ShutterStock?

What if Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh and Edgard Degas would have known about shutterstock. Their masterpieces would just might have looked different. A new print ad campaign for the European market with a strong visual impact promoting the richness and variety of the Shutterstock image library.

Tagline: "From Scratch To Masterpiece. Shutterstock"

Credits:
Ad Agency: plan.net
Country: France
Client: Shutterstock
Creative Director: Peter De Meurichy
Art Director: Evelyne Erviti
Copywriter: Nicolas RICHARD

Party Training with Ron Allen for Björn Borg

Swedish fashion brand Björn Borg teamed up with online party and training enthusiast Ron Allen to launch their AW12 apparel collection with a hilarious spot, "Party Training."

Ron Allen launches a new revolutionary exercise program
http://www.bjornborgpt.com

Did you ever think about how hard it is to party and train at the same time? I did, and one day, I said to myself: Ron, what if you just remove the "or" between party or training? And WHAM! There it was: Partytraining. I'm your new PT -- your PARTYTRAINER!
See you on the dance floor!
Chaka chaka...Ron

Credits:
The campaign is a collaboration between Björn Borg, Ron Allen, new innovative iOS app Loopcam (which most easily can be described as an Instagram for gifs), Swedish ad agency Made to Order and the digital agency Britny.

Mind Reader Blows People Away In Viral Video For Safe Internet Banking

A man pretending to be a mind reader shocks people with specific personal details and knowledge of them only to reveal that everything he knew was simply grabbed from the internet. It's a scary video reminding us all just how vulnerable we can be if we aren't vigilant about internet security. The viral video was created for safeinternetbanking.be.

Credits:
Created by the ad agency: Duval Guillaume Modem for Safe Internet Banking.

How Many Truckers Fit In The New Volvo FH

How many elephants fit in a car? This question inspired choreographer Christian Vilppola from Cirkus Cirkör to squeeze a lot of truckers into the new Volvo FH.

Putting a new twist on this timeless question, the film was created to show the spacious cab in the new Volvo FH -- now one cubic metre bigger than before.

Credits:
Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
Client: Volvo Trucks
Art Director: Anders Eklind, Sophia Lindholm
Copywriter: Martin Ringqvist, Björn Engström
Account Supervisor: Olle Victorin
Account Manager: Cilla Glenberg, Alison Arnold, Jenny Edvardsson
Agency Producer: Alexander Blidner
Designer: Jerry Wass
Planner: Tobias Nordström
Director: Patrik Gyllström
DoP: Christian Haag
Production Company: B-reel
Choreographer: Christian Vilppola
Sound Design: Plan8

"Hands" for the New Peugeot 208

Beautiful ad for the New Peugeot 208 entitled "Hands" is the work of ad agency BETC Euro RSCG. 

The commercial music features a nice cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan done by the group Neimo (Matthew Joly, Vincent Girault, Camille Troillard & Bruno Alexandre).

Midttrafik "The Bus" - The Coolest Commercial You'll Ever Watch

Taking the bus has never been cooler than in this funny Danish TV commercial for Midttrafik. The idea behind the campaign by Danish agency M2Film was to make public transportation more attractive, fun and exciting.
We think they did an excellent job, not only is this coolest bus ever but this could very be the greatest commercial ever created.
English subtitles added for educational and entertainment purposes.

Credits:
Created by the ad agency M2Film
Kudos to the Copyranter for finding this gem.

Coca-Coca Wants Us To Eat Together at The Happiness Table

A Coca-Cola delivery truck is transformed into a happiness table in a small square in Naples, Italy. Famous chef Simone Rugiati is on a mission asking people to eat together delivering "doses" of happiness through a magic food cloche.

Credits:
Agency: Naked Communications Copenhagen
Client: Coca-Cola
Director: Tobias Granström
Production Company: Acne Production

Grandpa's Magic Trick for Wideroe Airlines

McCann Oslo has created a magical TV ad for Widerøe Airlines, perfectly soundtracked by the song 'Youth' by English duo Daughter.

Press:

McCann Oslo continues its award-winning work for Norway's first airline, Widerøe Airlines, with the launch of a cross-media campaign, introducing a new creative concept and tagline for the brand.

The new tagline “Hele Norge. Hele tiden” - which roughly translates as “All over Norway. All the time” - has been devised by McCann Oslo to celebrate and support Widerøe Airlines' frequent flights to small towns in every corner of Norway.

The TV ad leading the campaign is set in the middle of the Norwegian countryside, with mountains in the background and a traditional farmhouse and church in the fore, where an inquisitive young boy begs his grandad to show him a magic trick again and again. The grandad steadily refuses until, with his ears pricked, he prepares to perform the trick again, using his hands to seemingly magic out of thin air one of the small planes Widerøe is known for, much to the boy's amazement. The song 'Youth' by English duo Daughter plays as the Widerøe plane soars across the sky.

The work follows on from McCann Oslo's popular branded content campaign “A Summer Without Rain” in which two students were challenged to travel around the country without encountering a single drop of rain, and promotional campaign “Change Flight and Airline”, in which Widerøe accepted tickets for other airlines on Widerøe frequent flights, as long as a seat was available.

Credits:
Agency: McCann Oslo
Client: Widerøe Airlines
Copywriter: Stein Simonsen
Art director: Torstein Greni
Agency producer: Beril Holte Rasmussen
Account director: Janne Espevalen
Project manager: Camilla von Borcke
Planner: Svein Sælid
Production Company: 4 ½
Director: Marius Holst
Director of Photography: John Andreas Andersen
Producer: Magnus Castracane
Editing and Post Production Company: Storyline
Music: Daughter

A Man Gives Birth for Oxfam

Do you really notice 0.05%? Clearly not. However, what the financial world will do in order to avoid paying the 0.05% financial transaction tax is horrendous. Although small, this tiny tax could do so much good. With the support of famous German actress Heike Makatsch, Oxfam Germany underlines the importance of the tax and the stinginess of the bankers through M&C Saatchi, Berlin.

Credits:
Agency: M&C Saatchi Berlin
Director: Maximilian Erlenwein
Executive Creative Director: bjoern bremer
Art Director: Franziska Ersil
Copywriter: Philipp Siegert
Production company: Czar Films
Executive Producer: Jan Fincke
Client Team Director: Gesa Lueddeke

Volvo FH Trucks The Ballerina Stunt Tight Rope Walker

Totally insane stunt to promote the new Volvo FH truck. Set on an closed highway in Vrgorac, Croatia Faith Dickey (world-record holding tight rope walker) walks across a line between two speeding Volvo FH rigs that just happen to be headed straight for two separate tunnels.

World record-holding highliner Faith Dickey battles in the wind to cross the line between two speeding trucks. Will she make it before the trucks reach the tunnel that lies behind the next bend? Please like, share and comment!

The stunt was set up to show the precise handling of the new Volvo FH. Filmed on an unopened highway in Croatia in cooperation with Hollywood stunt director Peter Pedrero (James Bond, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean.) Directed by Academy Award nominee Henry Alex Rubin.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors.

Adidas’ Ajax Experience Prank

The Adidas Ajax Experience prank might not go over so well here in North America but in Amsterdam, Adidas and the ad agency Iris pulled off an epic prank.

Imagine: The new home shirt of your favorite football/soccer team has arrived. You go to the fan shop to try one on and Adidas pulls this on you with the help of the entire Ajax soccer team.

A series of fake fitting rooms were installed inside the Ajax Experience, Amsterdam. Inside one room, one of the walls was fake with a two-way mirror. When fans entered the room and started trying on their jersey, the mirror/wall suddenly opened. And there were Ajax players Vurnon Anita, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Daley Blind, Jasper Cillessen, team captain Siem de Jong and women's team players and Leonne Stentler Babiche Roof to cheer them on.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Iris, Amsterdam.

Funny Dutch One Liner for McDonald's McFlurry TV Spot

This new 10 second TV commercial from Amsterdam for the McDonald's McFlurry Magnum White is just another TV spot for the Dutch, but for this English speaking Canadian the first seconds of the voice over are absolutely priceless.


Credits:
Produced by Caramel Pictures Amsterdam
Director / DP: Ronald Koetzier
Executive Producer: Peter Zeven

VIGORPLANT "Life of a Plant" English Version uncut TV Spot

A nudist and several plants....the makings for one rather disturbing commercial for VigorPlant, "Life of a Plant".

Credits:
Ad Agency: ARMANDO TESTA
 SpA, Italy
Creative Directors: Vincenzo Celli, Peppe Cirillo
Soundtrack: "Open My Eyes" by THEMUSICBANK
Copy: Stefano Castagnone, Federica Saraniti Lana
Art: Laura Sironi
Director: Jonathan Gurvit
Actor: Fernando "Tuco" Richat
Production Co.: Mercurio Cinematografica

Alzheimer Foundation "Pocket Money" Commercial

The Alzheimer Foundation needs funding and this commercial by mortierbrigade Brussels reminds people of that.

Credits:
Title: Alzheimer Foundation: Pocket money
Client: Alzheimerliga
Agency: mortierbrigade
CD: Jens Mortier, Joost Berends, Philippe Deceuster
AD: Sebastien De Valck
Copy: Arnaud Pitz
Producer: Patricia Van De Kerckhove
Production company: Ristretto
Director: Kris Debuscher
Producer: Lies Bronselaer
Media: tv

From England with Love Part 1 Featuring Kenny Pavey & Millwall

Kenny Pavey and a group of Millwall supporters breaks down the ins and outs of being a passionate football supporter in this new advert for Ladbrokes.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: The Pistöl Agency, Stockholm, Sweden
Creative Director: Zeke Tastas
Producer: Carlan Snygg
Art Director: Andrea Gezelius
Copywriter: Elsa Lindblad
Graphic Designer: Marcus Lundquist

Mercedes-Benz Actros Taxi takes on Volvo and MAN

Mercedes-Benz faces its competitors, on a test-drive, that has not been seen yet.

And in the end it's the all new Mercedes-Benz Actros that really convinces the competition.
The idea: We teamed up with a taxi service to collect people from the MAN and Volvo headquarters, with Mercedes-Benz Actros Taxi.

Credits:
Advertised brand: Mercedes-Benz Actros
Advert title: Actros-Taxi
Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Neckar, Stuttgart, Germany
CCO: Armin Jochum
Creative Director: Holger Oehrlich, Philipp Barth, Michael Zoelch
Art Director: Sven Kratzsch, Marisa Brüser
Head of Marketing: Sascha Thieme

Don't Watch Big Brother this Feb. 19th on TV11

I'm not sure what's going on here in this ad for TV11 from Sweden, but it would seem that they don't want us to watch Big Brother on TV11.

Credits:
Title: Reaction Big Brother
Client (Brand)/Artist: TV11 (TV4 Group)
Agency / Record Company: Fireplace AB
City & Country: Stockholm, Sweden
Creative Director: Fredrik Östergren
Copywriter: Ulf Svedlund
Art Director: Victoria Lamppa
Director: Fredrik Thelander – Notre Dame Film AB
Production Co & City: Fireplace AB - Stockholm
Producer: John Hichens
Director of Photography: David Grehn
Post Production & City: The Chimney Pot/Fireplace AB - Stockholm
Editor & Company: Fredrik Thelander - Notre Dame Film AB
Music & Music Publisher: Free at last - Epedemic Sound
Motion designer: Björn Svensson
Project manager Fireplace AB: Helena Tonelli
Project manager TV4 AB: Jessica Abril
Production manager Fireplace AB: Carina Cederholm

New Fiat Panda - This is the Italy we like

A passionate new commercial for the Fiat Panda.
Questa è l'Italia che piace.
Arte. Inventiva. Talento costruttivo. Grandi imprese industriali.
Le cose che costruiamo ci rendono ciò che siamo.

Translation: New Fiat Panda. This is the Italy we like. Art, passion, hard work. The things we make, make us.

IKEA "The Sofa Player" Advert

IKEA ad, The Sofa Player. Sit down, sit back, close your eyes, lie down, stretch out. Feel. Then stand up again, take three steps back and just watch. A film to tell the Swedish people about IKEA's wide selection of sofas, did it work?

Credits:
Advertised brand: IKEA
Advert title: The Sofa Player
Advertising Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
Creative Director: Filip Nilsson
Art Director: Adam Ulvegärde, Staffan Lamm
Copywriter: Filip Nilsson
Production company: Aspekt/Kokokaka