Ogilvy & Mather lands controversial Film Grand Prix

CANNES - The Unilever 'Evolution' campaign (pictured), which first launched as a viral video before moving on air as a TV spot, was awarded the Film Grand Prix at Cannes after judges, in a controversial move, shifted the entry out of fund raising into a category eligible for a Grand Prix.

The Ogilvy & Mather Toronto campaign was strongly supported by judges, including jury chairman Bob Scarpelli, who described it as a “simple yet powerful idea”.

Winners from Asia included Publicis Thailand’s Gecko campaign (silver), Creative Juice G1’s Bangkok Life Assurance (silver), Hakuhodo’s Oxyride Battery campaign (bronze), JEH United’s Smooth E (bronze), the Eye Bank Association of India campaign by production company Code Red Films (bronze) and McCann Erickson’s Happy Dent Palace spot (bronze).

Full Cannes coverage in Media’s 29 June issue.