shots Awards: The Americas 2021 Winners

June 17, 2021 Jun. 17, 2021

The winners for the shots Awards, The Americas 2021 were recently announced. It’s great to see so many brilliant campaigns highlighted this year. We want to congratulate all of our clients recognized!

 

Winners

Snickers ‘First Visitors’

Direction – Up to and including 60-seconds (Silver)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Jess Coulter
  • DP: Brian Lannin
  • Editor: Mike Leuis at Mackcut
  • Agency: BBDO New York
  • Production Company: O Positive

 

Root Insurance ‘Bubba Wallace – Progress Owes No Apology’

Cinematography – Up to and including two minutes (Bronze)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Joseph Bicknell
  • Director: Wesley Walker
  • DP: Max Goldman
  • Editor: Emma Backman at Cabin Editing Company
  • Agency: Client Direct
  • Production Company: Tool of North America

 

Beats by Dre ‘You Love Me’

Direction – From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc (Gold)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sean Coleman
  • Director: Melina Matsoukas
  • DP: Malik Sayeed
  • Editor: Robert Duffy at Spot Welders
  • Agency: Translation
  • Production Company: PRETTYBIRD

 

Facebook ‘Born in Quarantine’

Direction – From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc (Silver)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Martin De Thurah
  • DP: Kasper Tuxen
  • Editor: Mikkel EG Nielsen at Rock Paper Scissors
  • Agency:  Droga5
  • Production Company: Bacon

 

Diet Coke ‘Drink What Your Mama Gave Ya’

Production & Styling (Gold)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Dave Hussey
  • Director: Los Perez
  • DP: Sergi Vilanova
  • Editor: Jamie Foord at Rock Paper Scissors
  • Agency:  Anomaly
  • Production Company: Caviar

 

Apple ‘Meet iPhone 12’

Editing – Up to and including two minutes (Gold)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Vania&Muggia
  • Editor: Terence (Biff) Butler at Work Editorial
  • Agency:  In-house
  • Production Company: Iconoclast
  • VFX: Method Studios

 

Friday’s For Future ‘Our House Is On Fire’

Concept: Up to and including two minutes (Bronze)
VFX (Gold)

Credits:

  • Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • Director: Andrew Bruntel
  • DP: Pat Scola
  • Editor: Kyle Brown at Exile
  • Agency:  Fred & Farid
  • Production Company: Ways & Means
  • VFX: Method Studios

 

Shortlist

Hyundai ‘Smaht Pahk’

Direction: Up to and including 60-seconds, Concept: Up to and including two minutes + Copywrighting

Credits:

  • Colorist: Dave Hussey
  • Director: Bryan Buckley
  • DP: Par Ekberg
  • Editor: Chan Hatcher at Cabin Editing Company
  • Agency: Innocean Worldwide
  • Production Company: Hungry Man

 

Mountain Dew ‘Here’s Mountain Dew’

Direction: Up to and including 60-seconds + Production & Styling

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Tom Kuntz
  • DP: Hoyte van Hoytema
  • Editor: Jason MacDonald at NO6
  • Agency: TBWA Chiat Day
  • Production Company: MJZ

 

Squarespace ‘Welcome to Winona’ (Full Film)

Direction: From 61-seconds to three minutes, Concept: Above two minutes + Use of Music

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Tim Godsall
  • DP: Tim Hudson
  • Editor: Geoff Hounsell at Arcade Edit
  • Agency: Squarespace
  • Production Company: Anonymous Content

Dick’s Sporting Goods ‘Co-op Tennis’

Direction – From 61-seconds to three-minutes inc

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Savanah Leaf
  • DP: Jody Lee Lipes
  • Editor: Jeff Ferruzzo at Arcade Edit
  • Agency: Anomaly
  • Production Company: Park Pictures

 

Illinois Lottery ‘Claude’

Concept – up to 2 minutes

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tim Masick
  • Director: Matt Smukler
  • Editor: Jon Grover at Cut+Run
  • Agency: O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul
  • Production Company: Rakish
  • VFX: Framestore

 

New York Life ‘Love Takes Action’

Cinematography: Up to and including two minutes

Credits:

  • Colorist: Tom Poole
  • Director: Cole Webley
  • DP: Pat Scola
  • Editor: Ted Guard at Rock Paper Scissors
  • Agency: Anomaly
  • Production Company: Sanctuary Content

 

NFL ‘NFL 100 Extended’

Editing: Above two minutes

Credits:

  • Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
  • Director: Max Malkin
  • DP: Max Malkin
  • Editor: Terence (Biff) Butler at Work Editorial
  • Agency: 72 and Sunny
  • Production Company: Prettybird

 

Microsoft ‘Lucid Odyssey’

VFX

Credits:

  • Colorist: Sean Coleman
  • Director: Taika Waititi
  • DP: Matthew Libatique
  • Editor: Steve Gandolfi at Cut+Run
  • Agency: 215 McCann
  • Production Company: Hungry Man

 

Coldwell Banker ‘Guiding You Home’

Use of Music

Credits:

  • Colorist: Dave Hussey
  • Director: Timothy Kendall
  • DP: Sam Chase
  • Editor: Donald Andrews
  • Agency: Siltanen & Partners/El Segundo
  • Production Company: Idea Factory Films

 

See the full shortlist: here