2018 Winner

YWCA

Six-Second Ambush Advisories

Rethink

GoldPublic Service - Online Film Campaign

Newscasts provide warnings of disturbing or inappropriate content. But what about scenes of vulgarity and misogyny found in videos on YouTube? The YWCA wanted to warn audiences of the content they consume online. So it used unskippable six-second ads to tackle sexualisation in music videos. The organization rolled out orange warning labels (akin to TV advisories) highlighting issues like “overt sexualisation,” “abusive behaviour” or “chauvinistic content.” The video warnings encouraged people to think critically about the messages being presented in popular content.

Creative Director: Ian Grais, Chris Staples, Aaron Starkman, Mike Dubrick
Strategist: Darren Yada
Writer: Jordon Lawson, Max May
Art Director: Pamela Rounis
Producer: Megan O’Connor
Amplification Strategist: Aliz Tennant, Gordon Zhang, Rose Koo
Account Services: Rachael Sawer, Chelsea Stoelting