The News
Signings, industry moves, award show updates
and breaking campaigns.
Directing duo Garra joins Armoury
Led by Iris Vallés and Alex Olten, Garra is the creative union of two boundary-pushing talents whose backgrounds span photography, video, fashion, and art direction.
Cannes Lions 2025: Entertainment, Sport, Music, and Gaming winners
With a quartet of Grand Prix that merged music with gaming, sport with gaming, gaming with furniture, and... cars with aliens, the Entertainment winners prove that collab is key.
Cannes Lions 2025: Film Craft, Digital Craft, Industry Craft, and Design winners
One much-needed project picking up two of four Grand Prix, flanked by cutesy critters and medical know-how, marks the top of this year's crafty categories.
The Garage expands leadership team
The Garage welcomes new Managing Director Robert Mulligan and Senior Executive Producer Blake Rice to the team.
Future Lions 2025 announces winners
Future Lions 2025 celebrates bold thinking and visionary talent. AKQA and The Wall Street Journal honour the winning ideas shaping the future of creativity at Cannes Lions.
Yarns announces filmmakers selected for 2025
Stitch Editing's Yarns has revealed the unsigned filmmakers selected to bring their visions to life under this year’s bold theme: Disinfo.
Matt Hunnicutt and Sandra Nam to lead Psyop Media Group
The former W+K Portland, Squarespace and Tribeca leaders bring an innovation-forward and brand partnership approach as the global studio group enters its next phase of creative evolution.
Covert promotes Ben Dubois
Dubois joins as Executive Producer and Head Of Client Partnerships.
Magna Studios launches
Pulse Films co-founder Marisa Clifford and former Global President Davud Karbassioun launch Magna Studios, a new, multi-format studio backed by marquee talent, flagship projects, and strategic capital from Lumina, the global media venture founded by Pulse’s co-founder Thomas Benski.
Director Diane Russo Cheng joins Not Just Any
Originally from New Jersey, Cheng draws on her Italian American heritage and queer identity to craft powerful, socially conscious narratives.
Apple Watch shows us Suzuki-san’s heart story
New Apple Watch campaign in Japan features a real heart health story from TBWA\Media Arts Lab, Tokyo.
Biffy Clyro give us a little love
In A Little Love, Riff Raff director Piers Dennis crafts a powerful meditation on the emotional labour of connection.
Candice Lo joins Park Village for UK representation
Park Village’s signing of Lo reflects their continued investment in storytellers who bring a fresh, emotionally intelligent perspective to both narrative and branded filmmaking.
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Henry DaCosta joins RSA and Black Dog Films
New York-based director DaCosta has signed to RSA and Black Dog Films for UK representation.
First Horizon Bank takes a fantastical journey
Directed by Ivan Grbovic of The Corner Shop, the film takes us into a fantastical, Wonka-inspired factory hidden behind the screen of a user’s phone.
All of the updates from our global awards events.
First wave of 2025 shots Awards APAC judges announced
With the early bird entry period nearly up, we announce a batch of the creative heroes from the Asia Pacific region who will be casting a critical eye on your entered work.
shots Awards Asia Pacific 2025 head judges announced
Entries for the shots Awards Asia Pacific are now open and we can also reveal the head judges who will be leading the categories this year.
shots Awards The Americas 2025 winners announced
Find out the winners from the shots Awards The Americas 2025 show, along with photos from the sold-out night's festivities.
Final sessions announced for Out of the Box LA
If you ever wanted access to some top-level agency producers to whom you could ask... well... anything, then you're in luck. Plus, how will Generation Alpha's gamified existence and tech-first approach to life challenge traditional marketing systems? Check out the full line-up for next week's event here.
Out of the Box's latest sessions are OK to Go live
OK Go frontman and Park Pictures director Damian Kulash sits down for an in-person In Conversation with Jason Kreher, plus Mother LA’s Biz Anderson and Jed Cohen break down the brand strategies behind sating stoners munchies - the two latest sessions announced for our LA Out of the Box event.
The 90s are back with Instacart
The spot 90s Are Back is rich in small, relatable moments, blending humor and heart in a way only Shelmerdine can.
Anyone can be super
LA-based production company JOJX collaborates with Amazon Ads and DC Studios to create heartwarming spot showing how a child's simple acts of kindness can inspire a world of good
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts launch a new brand platform
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts launch a new brand platform, tagline and campaign with emphasis on making travel possible for all from Havas New York.
shots in Cannes 2025
The sun, the sea, the scent of rosé... it can only be Cannes. Once again, the industry decamps to the south of France to celebrate the recent past and the amazing work produced from all around the globe. And shots is here to help with those celebrations and also to shine a light on some of that amazing work. Here’s a guide to everything we’re up to across the week and how you can get involved too.
Sidney Van Wichelen joins Pulse Films
The Cannes Lions Grand Prix winner signs for UK commercial representation, bringing a cinematic approach to storytelling across global campaigns.
