2018 Winner
Dairy Farmers of Canada
A Glass for Santa
DDB Canada, Toronto
SilverCraft - Animation
SilverCraft - Art Direction
Stop-motion animation is a staple of holiday advertising fare. So, to get in the spirit, the Dairy Farmers of Canada created their own felt-based stop-motion puppets. The one-minute video tells the story of Santa visiting kids on Christmas Eve. But he’s not drinking the milk they put out (the only item that isn’t made of felt), rather he’s loading it up onto his sleigh. By the end of the evening, instead of a gift-free sleigh you’d expect to see, Santa’s reindeer-powered transport is weighed down by all the milk he’s storing. It all becomes clear when he gets back to the North Pole and shares the milk with all his helper elves.
Executive Creative Director: Paul Wallace
Creative Director: Allan Topol
Creative Director: Craig Ferguson
Agency Producer: Lorrie Zwer
Account Team: Jenni Cowdy (Group Account Director), Heather Moffat (Account Director), Cassia Napier (Account Executive)
Director of Strategy: Brett McDonald
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Production Company: Bent Image Lab
Director: Rob Shaw
Executive Producer: Anthony Greene
Producer: Brianna Vitale
Art Director: Greg Arden
Production Designer: Ean Mcnamara
Director Of Photography: Mark Eiffert
Character Designer: Jesse Mcmanus
Storyboards: Kamela Heyward
Production Coordinator: Dani Turner
Lighting / Camera: Jim Birkett
Armaturist/ Animator: Javan Ivey
Animator: Tina Hsu
Addl Animator: Adam Taylor
Character Fabricators: Jayme Hansen, Sara Moen, Lebrie Rich, Emily Myers
Model Makers: Aspen Farer, Chris Landon
Set Fabrication: Matt Lask
Art Dept Pas: Kyle Wallace, Kelsey Curtis, Cary Sigler
Compositor: Cameron Carson
Editor: Brent Heise
Color Correct: Mission Control (Jalal Jemison)
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Agency: DDB PR
PR Director: Gabrielle Totesau
MEDIA:
Media Agency: Initiative
Primary Contact: Helen Galanis (President)
Creative Director: Allan Topol
Creative Director: Craig Ferguson
Agency Producer: Lorrie Zwer
Account Team: Jenni Cowdy (Group Account Director), Heather Moffat (Account Director), Cassia Napier (Account Executive)
Director of Strategy: Brett McDonald
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
Production Company: Bent Image Lab
Director: Rob Shaw
Executive Producer: Anthony Greene
Producer: Brianna Vitale
Art Director: Greg Arden
Production Designer: Ean Mcnamara
Director Of Photography: Mark Eiffert
Character Designer: Jesse Mcmanus
Storyboards: Kamela Heyward
Production Coordinator: Dani Turner
Lighting / Camera: Jim Birkett
Armaturist/ Animator: Javan Ivey
Animator: Tina Hsu
Addl Animator: Adam Taylor
Character Fabricators: Jayme Hansen, Sara Moen, Lebrie Rich, Emily Myers
Model Makers: Aspen Farer, Chris Landon
Set Fabrication: Matt Lask
Art Dept Pas: Kyle Wallace, Kelsey Curtis, Cary Sigler
Compositor: Cameron Carson
Editor: Brent Heise
Color Correct: Mission Control (Jalal Jemison)
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
Agency: DDB PR
PR Director: Gabrielle Totesau
MEDIA:
Media Agency: Initiative
Primary Contact: Helen Galanis (President)