2021 D&AD Awards
May 28, 2021 May. 28, 2021Earlier 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
