Commercials – Best Of August 2025

The immersive one-take film takes viewers on a dynamic tour through the actual school,
highlighting talent from science experiments to live music performances by the school
band ‘Unjust Detention’. With a child launched from a cannon and bike stunts in the
playground, completely trusting in the energy and creativity of
young people.

Hornbach presents a theatrical spin on a woman tackling a bathroom renovation.

The punchy campaign positions Bournville as the antithesis of bitter hard-to-enjoy dark chocolate. At the heart of the campaign is a comic film that follows two puffed-up dark chocolate aficionados locked in a game of escalating one-upmanship - trading obscure cacao origins and elaborate tasting notes. While they spar over complex tasting notes of their artisanal bars, a Bournville fan quietly enjoys a chunk of smooth, simple dark chocolate – entirely unimpressed.

The trailer - centred around "an aBakening" - reimagines the creation of the universe as an entirely baked paradise, where life itself rises from flour, sugar and butter. Audiences are taken on a cinematic journey through a miniature world built from cake, brought to life by a team of bakers and animators who used delicate 2D piped icing and intricate stop-motion animation to make something truly magical.

It's your world to understand. Your day. Your place. Your life. See how The Times helps you understand it all.

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The Internet’s New Punching Bag: Fiverr Unveils Garry, the Unhinged AI Character Taking on Internet Culture

The films star legendary actor Steve Buscemi, as an evil intergalactic emperor intent on taking over Australia through elaborate hi-tech scams. Despite their best efforts, the Zalunians are constantly foiled by Telstra’s mighty network.

Be The Problem signals a powerful new voice for the brand that will launch first in European football, finding a new place for the brand’s DNA in the modern game. Just as today’s best players create problems on the pitch for the opposition, Under Armour’s position in the category reflects the same mindset.

At the heart of the campaign is a hero film titled “Sorry”, which taps into the uniquely British habit to apologise – often and for everything.

A powerful idea is inspired-by and features Emily; and the true story of the rejections she and her family faced due to her learning disability.

This is about reframing strength not just as brawn, but as bravery, individuality and guts: “This is flying too close to the sun, with ginger hair, in a heat wave”, as the ad's main character eulogises. It is about strength of character and the courage to be different. The line that once stood for iron in the veins now speaks to something more maverick, more human, and more emotionally resonant — all while keeping that edgy IRN-BRU humour intact.

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In a Sea of AI Slop, invideo Debuts Artfully Made AI-Generated Brand Anthem: A Human Story, Told with AI Tools

Virgin Media unveils ‘Trunk Trucker’, the fourth chapter of its award-winning ‘To Better and Beyond’ platform, created by VCCP.