Last month I visited the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis where they were showcasing the 2018 British Arrows Awards, celebrating the UK’s most innovative and best moving image advertising.
The commercials are all impressive, some funny, some deeply moving, and some were basically short films. I love the extra effort that goes into Super Bowl ads here in the U.S. so this was a lot of fun.
I’ve been thinking about it ever since, so I collected all of the commercials here. They’re worth checking out.
Here’s what won Commercial of the Year: an ad about normalizing periods. It’s well done!
#Bloodnormal
Essity, Libresse/Bodyform for AMVBBDO by Somesuch, directed by Daniel Wolfe
And then the rest. Here’s a YouTube playlist of the commercials that won Bronze, Silver, and Gold (except for the Instagram ad A day on planet Stories which you can view on Vimeo). See below for each ad’s individual link and details.
I think my favorites might be Viewers, What Girls Are Made Of, Differences, Timeless, and The Gene Project.
Bronze
Best Friends
Mars Petcare, Dreamies Deli-Catz for adam&eveDDB by Caviar, directed by Keith Schofield
A day on planet Stories
Instagram, Instagram Stories for Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam by Caviar, directed by Dent De Cuir
Comic Relief Safety Video
British Airways, Comic Relief for BBH by 2AM, directed by Becky Martin
The Small Prices
TK Maxx, Spring Summer for Wieden+Kennedy London by Bold, directed by Adam & Dave
Viewers
Google, YouTube for AMVBBDO by Pulse Films, directed by ThirtyTwo
Mo Farah--Smile
Nike, Nike Running for Wieden+Kennedy London by Rogue, directed by Mark Zibert
Rummager
VISA, Holiday Money for Saatchi & Saatchi by Somesuch, directed by Sam Hibbard
Kovonation Street Opening
CompareTheMarket.com for VCCP Blue by Passion Animation Studios, directed by Dave Scanlon
Fall Fashion
H&M for adam&eveDDB by Caviar, directed by Karim Huu Do
We Are All One
On, on-running.com for TheBay 13 Institute by Hungry Man, directed by Richard Bullock
E.ON x Gorillaz: A Solar Collaboration
E.ON, Solar PV Batteries for WCRS by Blinkink at Blink, directed by Noah Harris
Silver
It’s perfectly normal. Until it’s kwiffed. Caught Glas
Kwiff for Droga5 London by Biscuit Filmworks, directed by Jeff Low
Women’s Euros 2017
Channel 4, made by 4creative, directed by Alex Boutell
Barbers
Apple, iPhone 7 Plus for Apple by Furlined, directed by Dougal Wilson
Snowed In
Waitrose for adam&eveDDB by Academy Films, directed by Martin De Thurah
Born Confident
Volkswagen, T-Roc for adam&eveDDB by Somesuch, directed by Nick Gordon
London Needs You Alive
Mayor of London, Greater London, Knife Crime for AMVBBDO by Academy Films, by Novemba
Epic Lift
MoneySuperMarket, MoneySuperMarket.com for Mother by Blink Productions, The Bobbsey Twins from Homicide
Anthony Joshua
Lucozada, Lucozada Sport for Grey London by Smuggler, directed by Christopher Hewitt
I Love Doing Dishes
Finish, Dishwater Tablets for Wieden+Kennedy London by FRIEND, directed by Ian Pons Jewell
What Girls Are Made Of
Nike for Wieden+Kennedy London by Riff Raff, directed by David Wilson
Atlas
Squarespace, Build A Website for Media Sages by Biscuit Filmworks, directed by Andreas Nilsson
Mother and Daughter
Sky, Sky Cinema for WCRS by StrangeLove, directed by Ben Liam Jones
It’s perfectly normal. Until it’s kwiffed. Father & Son
Kwiff for Droga5 London by Biscuit Filmworks, directed by Jeff Low
140 Years
Wimbledon for McCann London by Friends Electric and Craft/McCann, directed by Lucas Zanotto
Gold
The Supporting Act
BBC, BBC One for BBC Creative by Blinkink at Blink, directed by Elliot Dear
Clowns
Audi for BBH by Rattling Stick, directed by Ringan Ledwidge
More Than A Game
EA Sports, FIFA 18 for adam&eveDDB by Smuggler, directed by Adam Berg
Differences
BBC, CBeebies for Karmarama by Smuggler, directed by Joshua Neale
Delivering Awesome
Virgin Media, Fibre Broadband for BBH by Rogue, directed by Sam Brown
Fanfare, White Cliffs, Football
Channel 4, Channel 4 Idents 2017 for 4creative by Blink Productions, directed by Dougal Wilson
Boundaries
Canon, Cameras for VCCP by Riff Raff, directed by Megaforce
Dream Makers
Honda, FIlm on Four for Wieden+Kennedy London by Time Based Arts, directed by James Allen and Mike Skrgatic
The Great British Bake Off
Channel 4 for 4creative by Blinkink at Blink, directed by Parabella
Alive
Bose, Bose Headphones for Grey London by Smuggler, directed by Miles Jay
The Faith of a Few
Mini, John Cooper Works for Jung von Matt by ANORAK x Somesuch, directed by Daniel Wolfe
Pride and Breadjudice
Warburtons, Seeded Batch for SCRS by Another Film Company, directed by Declan Lowney
The Button
Volkswagen, Golf GTE for adam&eveDDB by Independent Films, directed by Gary Freedman
Timeless
Lacoste for BETC Paris by Academy Films and Wanda, directed by Seb Edwards
The Heist No One Is Talking About
Oxfam for Don’t Panic by Stink Films, directed by Tom Green
* Disturbing content warning for this one
Youth Can Do It
Prince’s Trust for The&Partnership London by Park Pictures, directed by Andrea Arnold
Ostrich
Samsung, Samsung Gear VR for Leo Burnett Chicago by MJZ London, directed by Matthijs van Heijningen
The Gene Project
Unilever, Marmite for adam&eveDDB by Outsider, directed by James Rouse
Commercial of the Year
#Bloodnormal
Essity, Libresse/Bodyform for AMVBBDO by Somesuch, directed by Daniel Wolfe