London-based agency BBH has won a Grand Prix prize at the Cannes Lions advertising festival for its Axe Excite spot Even Angels Will Fall, while the Young Directors Award has announced its shortlist.
The Location Guide will be at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from June 17th and we’re looking forward to meeting up with friends old and new. It also offers great chances both to see the year’s most acclaimed work and to gauge new talent.
The Location Guide is hosting a Soirée at Cannes Lions 2012. In partnership with Fresco Film, the APA, Pure Scandinavia, the Sevilla Film Office, Finland Film Commission and Orange Films, our evening of drinks and networking will take place on Cannes’ Majestic Beach pier on June 20th.
Paris-based production company Henry de Czar has filmed a new insurance spot in Austria. The French AXA insurance piece shows a skier calling the company a little late – in the midst of a dramatic tumble down a slope – to see what his coverage options are.
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) in the US has clashed with the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) over the issue of filming incentives in states like New York. In a white paper, the ANA has stated that rebate payments should be the sole property of advertisers.
Katherine began her career answering phones for the Boys Own Picture Company more than 20 years ago. Taking advice from producer, she made a conscious decision to progress in the world of commercials on the spot since then she’s remained faithful to the very fickle business.
Lucila has a degree in Audiovisual Communication and worked as a freelance Producer and Location Scout on all manner of media for nine years until 2009. She then became head of the Uruguay Film Commission & Promotion Office, which was created in May 2009.
Lobbying from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has helped extend New York State’s commercial location filming tax credit. The credit has produced a net 3% increase in commercial production since 2007 and in 2009 more than USD100 million was spent in-state.
MJZ has chosen Buenos Aires for a new action-packed spot for Axe deodorant. Unleash the Chaos shows a city devastated by crazy accidents triggered as a young man and woman accidentally push a flowerpot from a rooftop cafe. Vehicles overturn and clowns combust.