The Work
The best new commercials, music videos and short films,
curated by the shots editorial team.
Uber's countdown to coupling
MJZ’s Michael Spiccia directs a love story told through fleeting taxi countdowns in this charming campaign from Mother New York.
GOT BAG's not kidding around
In this joyful mockumentary from Scholz & Friends and director Peter Haueis, Albania’s new style icons have to be seen but not herd.
Olga Basha’s not-so fancy pants
A young woman remains besotted with a new love interest despite his disgusting habits in this hilarious and slightly off-putting spot from the New York denim brand.
Fredrik Bond's new spot for Citroën is a dream
A moustachioed man struggles to rise from his slumber in this fantastical spot from BETC Paris and Very Content x Stink.
DoorDash Canada brings it in
Created in partnership with Broken Heart Love Affair, this thumping, rousing campaign unites the brand's sponsorship of three professional women’s sports leagues: WNBA, NSL, and PWHL.
Love is off the menu for Nadia Loren
Surreal, spot-the-difference scenes unfold in a fish and chip shop in Relta’s bold and cleverly directed promo for the pop artist’s track Sad But True.
CR Fashion Book spies on Nadia Lee Cohen
In a witty and irreverent spot for the fashion mag, Daniel Sachon paints a mysterious portrait of artist Nadia Lee Cohen through the prying eyes of her paranoid neighbours.
Billy Boyd Cape give voice to Gaza's healthcare crisis
Don’t Panic and Academy Films collaborate on I Know, a stark, single-take film for Medical Aid for Palestinians, conveying the daily challenges faced by healthcare workers under siege.
Médecins du Monde's cry for help
This powerful and affecting new spot for the international humanitarian organisation doesn't pull any punches around the need to protect those attempting to help other people.
Petro Canada's special delivery
When a young girl loses her precious soft toy it's thought to be gone forever, but one truck driver makes it his mission to reunite the item with its owner in this beautifully sweet spot.
Nicolás Pérez Veiga has a Thing for Cheetos
Wednesday Addams' faithful disembodied appendage has a hankering for crunchy snacks in this delicious tie-in from Isla Ciudad de México and Primo.
Henry Scholfield's proves everything is possible with clever camerawork
Canadian lifestyle brand President's Choice shows its integration into everyday lives in a wonderfully flowing journey from the Spy Films director.
Stanley Steemer’s nightmare on grime street
The pro home cleaning service releases a comic slasher-themed spot with a twist.
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Crayola’s colourful act of kindness
An altruistic young artist’s drawing inspires a worldwide wave of creative collaboration in an uplifting initiative from the art supplies brand.
Gwilym Evans pictures Belfast’s troubled past
In the director’s poetic short film, stories of division, resistance and resilience unfold through the murals that illustrate the Northern Irish city’s streets.
A few of our favourite short films from the past few weeks.
Backmask; the sound of short film success
After individual successes in the advertising arena, and critical praise working together in the comic book industry, the creative partnership of Chris Baker and Matt Fitch joined forces with producer Charlie Woodall to take on the film world. Now, as their award-winning short Backmask premieres on shots, they explain why features are next on their to-do list.
David Gray sticks the knife to treatments
In a witty deconstruction of the commercial production process, the Supply&Demand director has a surgeon give the concept a cutting explanation.
J Marlow cuts a long backstory short
In the director’s hilarious sketch based on relatable British observations, a market stall holder relays the history of local legend Dicky Peg Dave.
Stefan Hunt and Vanessa Marian give the boys a chance to dance
The husband and wife filmmaking duo's expressive short, soundtracked by The Avalanches and shot through Exit Films, is a cheeky yet poetic exploration of masculinity.
Andrew Laurich makes camping bearable
The director's hilarious short, A Bear In The Woods, sees a couple's romantic trip ruined by a grizzly encounter.
Matt Berry and Jemaine Clement sound funny
In a brilliantly anarchic product demo/ad for Telepathic Instruments, the pair of funnimen put the new Orchid synth through its paces.
Whitelands looks heartbreak in the eye
BAFTA Rising Star David Jonsson and Honor Swinton Byrne capture the pain of a breakup in Cameron Perry’s emotive promo for the shoegaze band’s track, Glance.
Gridiron to Green Room: Beats gets athletes acting
Launching Powerbeats Fit, an evolution of its Beats Fit Pro earbuds, the audio brand recruits Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson and Jayden Daniels in a droll campaign.
Six Flags' sharp, shocking short
The theme park chain continues its run of seasonal scares with Come Out and Play, a horrifying mini-movie that introduces the devilish Smiley to the pantheon of pant-wetting monsters.
DUFF slings Aussie clichés on the barbie
Fair dinkum! As this cracking commercial explains, you don’t have to be down with the 'down unders' to attend The Down Under Film Festival in Denmark.