shots Awards EMEA 2022 shortlist announced

The first round of judging for the shots Awards EMEA has been completed, the voted have been counted and the shortlists can now be announced. 

With the cream of creative advertising work being entered by agencies, production companies, VFX and editing houses from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the initial judging has been a spectacular effort by our collection of juries.

Watch the full shortlist here. 

The shortlist deliberations are happening right now, from which the gold, silver and bronze winners will be chosen. 

You can find out which entries will be awarded with a shiny shots Award trophy by attending this year's event, which will be held on November 24th at 8 Northumberland London. 

Congratulations to everyone involved in the shortlisted work and good luck to our judges in making the final decisions. 

More information about, and tickets for, the Awards show can be found here.

Ad of the Year: Animation (2D)

Barbour, Please Look After This Bear
Fashion Revolution, Good Clothes Fair Pay
Old Speckled Hen, Fox of The World
Weetabix, Three Little Pigs

View all the Animation (2D) shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Animation (3D)

Aldi, A Christmas Carrot: A Tale by Charles Chickens
Amazon Prime, An Unlikely Friendship
Samsung, The Spider and The Window
Techland, Dying Light 2; Stay Human
Ubisoft, Far Cry 6; Chicharron Run
WWF, Can't Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice

View all the Animation (3D) shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Casting

Bahlsen, Wonderful Chaos
Bitpanda, To The Moon
Dove, Toxic Influence
eBay, Second Chance
Frontline19, One Crisis Has Caused Another
No Place to Hide, Uninvited
Sony PlayStation, Why Be One Thing, When You Can Be Anything?
TENA, #LastLonelyMenopause
The National Lottery, The Chase
Uber Eats, Bring It
UNHCR, Uprooted
What3words, Neighbours

View all the Casting shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Charity

30 Millions d'Amis, The Cry
Allianz & Women's Aid, The World's Strongest Women
Alzheimer's Society, It's Not Called Getting Old, It's Called Getting Ill
BikeStormz, This is Freedom Road
CALM, The Last Photo
Forza Football, Cards of Qatar
Frontline19, One Crisis Has Caused Another
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Click
No Place to Hide, Uninvited
Prostate Cancer UK, Ode to Dads

View all the Charity shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Cinematography (Up to and including two minutes)

Allianz, Prepared for Life
Amazon Prime, An Unlikely Friendship
Canal+, The Keymaker
Cornet, The Taste of Oaked
Electrolux, Break the Pattern
LG, Light Up Your World
Lydia, The World of Trading Opens Up to You
Storytel, 2022 Sounds Like 1984

View all the Cinematography shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Cinematography (Above two minutes)

30 Millions d'Amis, The Cry
AXA, Birders
Burberry, Open Spaces
eBay, Second Chance
Mercedes-Benz, Immortal Love
Nike ACG x Dazed, Elementary
Zara, Dry

View all the Cinematography shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Concept (Up to and including two minutes)

Distance, Outlaw Runners
The North Face x Gucci presented by Highsnobiety, Summer Ascent Service
Hitachi, Racing to Zero
ITV, Breakthrough
Ladbrokes, Rocky
Renault, Use It Wisely
Storytel, 2022 Sounds Like 1984
Vibram, When Did We Separate From Nature?

View Concept (Up to & inc. 2 mins) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Concept (Above two minutes)

Burberry, Open Spaces
Dove, Toxic Influence
Röyksopp, Profound Mysteries
UNHCR, Uprooted
Zara, Dry

View all the Concept (Above 2 minutes) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Copywriting

Brewdog, Lost Lager
Dove, Toxic Influence
eBay, Second Chance
H&M, Wear That Feeling
Sony PlayStation, Why Be One Thing, When You Can Be Anything?
Storytel, 2022 Sounds Like 1984
UNHCR, Uprooted
Zara, Dry

View all the Copywriting shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (Up to and including 60-seconds)

Allianz & Women's Aid, The World's Strongest Women
Amazon, Prom
Amazon, That Reading Feeling Awaits
Canal+, The Punishment
H&M, Wear That Feeling
Saint Gobain, Saint Gobain
Storytel, 2022 Sounds Like 1984
TK Maxx, tkmaxx.com
Tre, Say You, Say 3
Tre, Flamenco
Uber Eats, Bring It
Virgin Media x O2, Supercharge Your World
Wagamama, Vegamama
White Claw, Storm | Bring the Wave

View Direction (61-secs & above) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (61-seconds to 3 minutes)

Amazon Prime, An Unlikely Friendship
B&Q, Flip
Bodyform, #Periodsomnia
Burberry, Open Spaces
Burger King, Confusing Times
Equal Pay Day / Zijkant, The Umbilical Cord
G-Star RAW, The Rhythm of Denim
ITV, Breakthrough
Ladbrokes, Rocky
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Click
Nike ACG x Dazed, Elementary
Samsung, The Spider and The Window
TENA, #LastLonelyMenopause
WhatsApp, Just Send It

View Direction (61-secs & above) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Direction (Above 3 minutes)

eBay, Second Chance
Samsung, The Awesome Product Adventure
The Norwegian Postal Service, When Harry Met Santa
The Swedish Cancer Society, Hold Me Close
Zara, Dry

View Direction (61-secs & above) work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Editing (Up to and including two minutes)

Audika, Love Your Ears
BBC, This Is Our BBC
Bumble, Fall in Love with Dating
Canal+, The Keymaker
EE, Not Her Problem
Galeries Lafayette, A Quoi Je Rêve
Intersport, You Never Run Alone
The National Lottery, The Chase
Sports Direct, School Starts Here
Toyota, That GR Feeling
Vashi, Made with Love

View all the Editing shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Editing (Above two minutes)

Bodyform, #Periodsomnia
Burberry, Open Spaces
John Lewis & Partners, Unexpected Guest
Mercedes Benz, Immortal Love
Penny, The Wish
WhatsApp, One

View all the Editing shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Production and Styling

B&Q, Flip
Barclays, Dream Home
Bitpanda, To The Moon
Burberry, Open Spaces
Coca-Cola, The Conductor
Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, In Our Hands
Garena, BEATz Go Boom
Just Eat, Did Somebody Say
Mercedes-Benz, Immortal Love
orange, Together Season
Revolut, Your Way In
Sony PlayStation, Why Be One Thing, When You Can Be Anything?
Suzuki, Good Different
UNHCR, Uprooted

View Production and Styling shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Sound Design

Allianz, Spark Confidence
Amazon, That Reading Feeling Awaits
Audika, Love Your Ears
EA Sports, Fifa 22 - Hypermotion
EE, Not Her Problem
Garena, BEATz Go Boom
Samsung, The Awesome Product Adventure
TG4, Eyes Wide
Ubisoft, Far Cry 6; Chicharrón Run
Whiteclaw, Storm / Bring the Wave

View all the Sound Design shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: Use of Music

B&Q, Later Means Never
CALM, The Last Photo
PSA Flim, Motociclista
Equal Pay Day / Zijkant, The Umbilical Cord
G-Star RAW, The Rhythm of Denim
Johnnie Walker, The Anthem
Lexus, Feel More in Every Moment
Macmillan Cancer, Whatever You Need
Mercedes-Benz, Immortal Love
Mercedes-Benz, Magical Garage - EQE
Numéro, Torres Blancas
Pampers, #PampersForPreemies
The Anne Frank House, The Bookcase for Tolerance
UNHCR, Uprooted

View all the Use of Music shortlisted work & credits here.

Ad of the Year: VFX

Amazon, That Reading Feeling Awaits
B&Q, Flip
Barilla, Pasta is Born Again
Bodyform, #Periodsomnia
Carlsberg, World of Flavours
Cisco Systems, Breaking Paris 2024 for Paris 2024 Olympics
Disney+, House of Disney
Ladbrokes, Rocky
Region of Attica and the Association of Municipalities of Attica (EDSNA), The Monster
Sainsbury's, Savour Every Moment
Samsung, The Spider and The Window
Ubisoft, Riders Republic - The Finish Line

View all the VFX shortlisted work & credits here.

Music Video of the Year

Adele, Oh My God
Angèle, Libre
Ed Sheeran Ft. Lil Baby, 2Step
Michael Kiwanuka, Beautiful Life
MorMor, Far Apart
Orelsan feat. Skread, ENSEMBLE
Orelsan, The Quest
Pharrell, Cash In Cash Out
Radiohead, Follow Me Around
Rone x (LA)HORDE, Ghosts
Stromae, Fils de Joie
The Smile, Skrting Under the Surface

View Music Video of the Year shortlisted work & credits here.

New Director of the Year

Alex Orma, Czar Belgium
Charlie Watts, Rogue
Christian Schilling, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Christoph Amort, soup.filmproduktion GmbH
Enea Colombi
Freddie Powell, Drool
Jack Howard, OB Management
Mario Dahl, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg / Czar
Nathalie Lamb, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Rodrigo Inada Partizan
Theo James Krekis, Knucklehead
Vincent Catel, Diplomats
Wukda, Anonymous Content

View the New Director of the Year work & credits here.