Some Big Wins
The Shots Awards and Ciclopes Festival ran last week and London International Awards results have just been announced. Massive congratulations to Frederic Planchon on winning TWO Grand Prix - at the LIA for SSE ‘Maya’ and at Ciclopes for AT&T.
Net A Porter, Written and Directed by Us
Us’s latest gives a sneak peek behind the scenes of the magical Net A Porter and Mr Porter world for the run up to Christmas.
Canon ‘Skijoring’ directed by Marcus Söderlund
Canon continue the ‘Come & See‘ campaign with the unusual winter sport of Skijoring. Marcus Soderlund shoots world champion Franco Maro doing what he does best.
SSE ‘Pier’ by Frederic Planchon
Fred has just directed the follow up to last years ‘Maya’ film for SSE. In ‘Pier’ the orang-utan explores Blackpool’s main tourist attraction set once again to the soothing tones of Nat King Cole’s ‘When I Fall In Love’.
Channel 4 by Jonathan Glazer
At 9pm last night Channel 4 unveiled a new look for its flagship channel; idents written and directed by Jonathan Glazer that deconstruct the iconic 4 logo.
Ben Tricklebank joins Academy and A+
Ben is truly multidisciplinary, directing commercials, interactive films, virtual reality, installations and digital experiences.
Cadbury Puddles directed by Us
Chris & Luke’s new Cadbury film stars Duckie, a stuffed toy fastened to the front of a long haul lorry.
Canon directed by Niall O’Brien
Niall has just directed this piece showing urban climbers Vadim and Vitaliy scaling the JW Marriot building in Dubai.
Daniel Warwick Joins Academy
Acclaimed comedy director Daniel Warwick has joined Academy and A+ for commercial representation.
Tribeca Success for Jeppe Ronde
Jeppe’s latest feature, ‘Bridgend' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last week and won 3 of the key awards
Frederic Planchon directs for Mumsnet
Frederic has directed this simple yet powerful piece of work for parent group, Mumsnet.
Award Success
Congratulations to Us, Frederic, Seb and Si&Ad for scooping 6 Golds and 4 Silvers between them in last night’s Creative Circle Awards.
Frederic Planchon directs for DfT
The Department for Transport has launched a new film directed by Frederic Planchon highlighting the police force’s new powers to convict drug drivers.
British Arrows Nominations
6 Academy directors have a total of 9 nominations on this year’s British Arrows shortlist.
The Prince’s Trust directed by Seb Edwards
Seb has shot a powerful film for the Princes Trust through CHI. ‘Learn the Hard Way’ urges employers to look with fresh eyes at young people from troubled backgrounds and acknowledge the skills they have to offer.
BAFTA & Oscar Nominations
Jonathan Glazer’s Under The Skin and David Finchers Gone Girl have notched up a total of 4 BAFTA and Oscar nominations between them.
Seb Edwards Directs for the Army
What appear to be intense situations of high drama are revealed to be nothing more than the everyday in this latest film from Seb
St John Ambulance directed by Si&Ad
Si & Ad have put together an ensemble cast for St John Ambulance’s latest film.
Kuoni directed by Marcus Soderlund & Thinkbox by Us
Marcus and Us had work released during the Christmas Break.
Campaign’s Production Company of the Year
Campaign this week capped a fantastic 12 months for Academy by naming us Production Company of the Year.
Canon directed by Jonathan Glazer
The next instalment of Canon’s ‘Come and See’ campaign has just aired, showing the deer of Epping Forest foraging in the unnatural habitat of a suburban Essex street.
An Arrow for Us
Congratulations to Chris & Luke, (Us) for winning Best New Director at the British Arrows Craft Awards.
Welcome, Molly Manners!
We’re very pleased to announce the arrival of Molly Manners to Academy Films and A+.
Peter Cattaneo directs for KFC
'Peter’s most recent film aired at the weekend, made for KFC through BBH.'
Volvo, directed by Marcus Soderlund
Marcus has just completed this piece of work for Volvo through Grey, London.
Canon directed by Jonathan Glazer
Behold, Gladiator Football; a 400 year-old slug fest that takes place in the centre of Florence each year.
Destiny ‘Legend’, directed by Joe Kosinksi
Joe has just shot this powerhouse trailer for the much anticipated console game, Destiny.
Academy Directors Win 5 Crystals at the APA
It was another successful year at the APA Collection, with Crystals for Jonathan Glazer, Us, Si & Ad, Marcus Soderlund and Seb Edwards.