Whisker, a New Zealand short film about a man trying to win a beard-growing contest, has won the Future Filmmaker Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
DDB eyes consumer products revenue stream
DDB Group has launched an in-house innovation lab, with a brief to solve real human problems and create new revenue streams.
Google’s Cube project taps Kiwi directors
The Sweet Shop NZ directors Steve Ayson and Damien Shatford have partnered with Semi-Permanent and Google Creative Lab Sydney to create an interactive movie experience for Google Creative Lab’s experimental platform for interactive storytelling, the Cube.
Radio network begets a TV channel
MediaWorks radio network The Edge launches its television channel at 4pm today on Freeview channel 11 and Sky channel 114.
FCB’s domestic bliss for Air NZ
FCB has shot a new TVC for Air New Zealand to market the airline’s four types of domestic flight tickets.
Madrid extends its deadline
“We have already received a good number of entries from New Zealand,” writes Elisa Noli, advising that the deadline for the 2014 Global Alliance COMM PRIX Awards has been extended to this Monday, (June 30).
Arrivals & Departures
Fairfax Media comms manager Amber McEwen’s six month contract has come to an end, and the company is in the process of recruiting a replacement.
Cannes insight of the week
“This is a big planet. I know, I’m facing 30 hours of travel to get home. So I think we live in a place where the Kanyes and Bonos both have a job to do.
Hegarty: Cannes is losing focus
Legendary adman Sir John Hegarty says the Cannes Lions is “losing focus”, because it’s not a true reflection of advertising that builds brands and businesses.
‘Creative blunderbuss’ now a Thief
Wildly popular music video director duo Thunderlips (Auckland-based Kiwis Sean Wallace & Jordan Dodson) have joined Thick as Thieves.
