2021 D&AD Awards

May 28, 2021 May. 28, 2021

Earlier this week, the D&AD Awards revealed their pencil winners, celebrating creative and craft excellence in design and advertising.

We want to congratulate all of our clients who were recognized!

 

Pencil Winners + Shortlist

You Love Me 

Yellow Pencil: Film / Social Commercials Over 30 Seconds, Writing for Advertising / Film + Cinematography / Film

Graphite Pencil: Direction / Film + Entertainment / Scripted Short Form

Wood Pencil: Sound Design & Use of Music / Original Composition, Film / TV/VOD Commercials Under 60 Seconds + Impact / Advertising / Brands

Shortlist: Digital / Use of Talent & Influencers + Direction / Scripted Entertainment

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sean Coleman
  • Director: Melina Matsoukas
  • DP: Malik Sayeed
  • Editor: Robert Duffy
  • Agency: Translation/Brooklyn
  • Production Company: Prettybird

 

Starr Park

Yellow Pencil: Production Design / Film + Entertainment / Scripted Long Form

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sofie Borup
  • Director: Steve Rogers
  • DP: Simon Duggan
  • Editor: Kirk Baxter
  • Agency: Wieden + Kennedy
  • Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks LA + Revolver

 

Shot on iPhone by Damien Chazelle – Vertical Cinema 

Yellow Pencil: Digital / Social

Wood Pencil: Film / Social Commercial Campaigns + Art Direction / Film

Shortlist: Media / Mobile, Film / Innovation + Entertainment / Scripted Long Form

Credits

  • Colorist: Natasha Leonnet 
  • Director: Damien Chazelle
  • DP: Linus Sandgren
  • Editor: Shane Reid

 

Our House is on Fire

Yellow Pencil: Visual Effects / Low Budget

Credits

  • Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • Director: Andrew Bruntel
  • DP: Pat Scola
  • Editor: Kyle Brown
  • Agency: Fred & Farod
  • Production Company: Ways & Means

Chief & NWHM Glass Ceiling Breaker

Graphite Pencil: Press & Outdoor / Tactical Poster Adverts + PR / Events & Stunts

Wood Pencil: Illustration / Environmental

Shortlist: Art Direction / Experiential + Experiential / Public Spaces

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sofie Borup
  • Director: Mike Woods
  • DP: Tyler W. Davis
  • Editor: Jim Schwartz
  • Agency: BBH New York
  • Production Company: M ss ng P eces

 

The Parents

Graphite Pencil: Direction / Film + Cinematography / Film

Shortlist: Editing / Film

Credits

  • Colorist: Sofie Borup
  • Director: Niclas Larsson
  • DP: Linus Sandgren
  • Editor: Carla Luffe
  • Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
  • Production Company: New Land

 

Upstream

Graphite Pencil: Art Direction / Film

Shortlist: Visual Effects / Compositing

Credits

  • Colorist: Jill Bogdanowicz
  • Director: Tarsem
  • DP: Paul Meyers
  • Editor: Joe Guest at Final Cut
  • Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi + Dentsu
  • Production Company: Radical Media
  • VFX: Framestore

 

The Look

Wood Pencil: Film / TV/VOD Commercials 61 – 120 Seconds

Shortlist: Film / Cinema Commercials 61 – 120 Seconds

Credits

  • Colorist: Sofie Borup
  • Director: Anthony Mandler
  • DP: Malik Sayeed
  • Editor: Sam Ostrove
  • Agency: Saturday Morning
  • Production Company: Stink Films

 

The Show Must Go On

Wood Pencil: Casting / Performance

Credits

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Melina Matsoukas
  • DP: Rina Yang
  • Editor: Andrew Morris
  • Agency: Lucky Generals
  • Production Company: Prettybird

Connections

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sofie Borup
  • Director: Gary Lee Koepke 
  • DP: Wyatt Garfield 
  • Editor: Max Koepke 
  • Agency: Seyhan Lee
  • Production Company: Seyhan Lee

 

Dance 10.000

Shortlist: Sound Design & Use of Music / Adapted Music + Entertainment / Scripted Long Form

Credits

  • Colorist:  Tom Poole
  • Director: Filip Nilsson
  • DP: Mattias Rudh
  • Editor: Andreas Arvidsson
  • Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
  • Production Company: The Producers Sweden

 

ScissorHandsFree

Shortlist: Direction / Film

Credits

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: David Shane
  • DP: Jeff Cronenweth
  • Editor: Gavin Cutler at MackCut
  • Agency: Leo Burnett
  • Production Company: O Positive Films

 

I Love New York

Shortlist: Editing / Entertainment

Credits

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Bardia Zeinali
  • DP: Chayse Irvin
  • Editor: William Town
  • Production Company: One Thirty-Eight Productions

 

Born In Quarantine

Shortlist: Editing / Film, Cinematography / Film + Film / Social Commercials Over 30 Seconds

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Martin De Thurah
  • DP: Kasper Tuxen
  • Editor: Mikkel EG Nielsen
  • Agency: Droga5
  • Production Company: Epoch Films

 

No Way Norway

Shortlist: Impact / Advertising / Brands

Credits

  • Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • Director: Jake Szymanski
  • DP: Kramer Morgenthau
  • Editor: Adam Pertofsky at Rock Paper Scissors
  • Agency: McCann
  • Production Company: Gifted Youth

 

Karen

Shortlist: Film / Social Commercials Under 30 Seconds

Credits

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Matt Aselton
  • DP: Malik Sayeed
  • Editor: Ian MacKenzie
  • Agency: BBDO NY
  • Production Company: Arts & Sciences

 

See the full list of winners + shortlisted projects: here