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So Here We Are. 18 Years On.
EE partners with Bloc Party to release the new campaign film ‘Freedom’ as the official music video for the band’s iconic 2005 track, ‘So Here We Are’. The film portrays the lives of young people living in modern Britain as they make their way home from school.
The campaign was created by Saatchi & Saatchi London and Publicis and directed by Elliott Power via Love Song.
Pale Shadows & Ghostly Dreams
Puerto Rican rapper and singer, Bad Bunny, has premiered his new music video called ‘Baticano’ captured by elusive Miami-based filmmaker and photographer, STILLZ.
The clips sees the rapper pay tribute to horror classics and German expressionism. Notably appearing as Nosferatu, with Steve Buscemi appearing as Victor von Frankenstein.
From the recently released album, ‘Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow’.
Kill The Lights
Federico Mazzarisi directs ‘The Protégé’ as the new campaign film for the G70 BMW. The film combines a number of camera techniques lensed by Denis Guth with an impressive VFX display created by Bangkok’s Bloom Film Design team.
Produced as a co-production between MOD Shanghai and Tapeless Film in Italy with TBWA and Juice Network working across the creative.
48 Hour AI Spin
The results are in for Runway’s first-ever 48-hour film competition, GEN:48, dedicated to short films made with the assistance of AI. Filmmakers had just two days to ideate and execute a 1 to 4-minute film using Runway’s text-to-video tools such as Gen-1 and Gen-2. Dan Hammill and Jeff Wood took home the top prize for their humorous and post-apocalyptic entry, ‘2026’.
The 65 shortlisted finalists chosen from over 600 entries can be viewed on gen48.runwayml.com
Seymour's Spooky Subway
‘Halloween Underground’ is the culmination of twenty years of work by German photographer Seymour Licht capturing people dressed up in fantastical, outlandish costumes against the backdrop of the gritty New York subway — many captured are on their way to the famous Halloween parade in Greenwich Village or participating in the Mexican Day of the Dead.
“The subway is a liminal space, and Halloween is a liminal time.”
The new best-selling photobook ‘Halloween Underground: New York Subway Portraits’ is now available and marks the 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade.
