Monday 14 July 2008

Cannes Lions 2008 Silver Awards : Integrated Film : CAVA FREIXENET CARTA NEVADA RESERVA CHAMPAGNE : THE KEY TO RESERVA

Anuncio Freixenet Navidad 2007. Key To Reserva
El Spot Key To Reserva, Anuncio de Freixenet dirigido por Martin Scorsese.



Type Of Entry: Other Film Content
Category: Integrated Film
Title: THE KEY TO RESERVA
Advertiser: FREIXENET
Product/Service: CAVA FREIXENET CARTA NEVADA RESERVA CHAMPAGNE
Entrant Company, City: JWT SPAIN, Barcelona
Country: SPAIN
Advertising Agency, City: JWT SPAIN, Barcelona
Country: SPAIN
Executive Creative Director: Alex Martínez
Creative Director: Rory Lambert & Carles Puig
Agency Producer: Benet Solans & Diana Belmonte
Account Supervisor: Jordi Iglesias
Advertiser's Supervisor: Pedro Bonet
Production Company, City: RSA FILMS, New York
Country: USA
2nd Production Company, City: OVIDEO , Barcelona
Country: SPAIN
Director: Martin Scorsese
D.O.P/Lighting Cameraman: Harris Savides
Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker
Music - Artist/Title: Bernard Herrmann



Synopsis
Every Christmas in Spain, Freixenet Carta Nevada runs its only TV spot for the year. Highly anticipated, it's more of an event than a spot, not least because each year it features a different A-list celebrity. In 2007, and after 30 years of a campaign which along the way has starred Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Demi Moore etc. a changed was needed. It was decided to switch the emphasis from image, though keeping the glamour, to product. To create a piece of cinema felt like the answer. But this time, we'd shift the spotlight from in front of the camera to behind it, from actor to director. Martin Scorsese was the first choice. The communication objectives were an upgrading of the brand image, maintaining and increasing the audience expectation and putting Freixenet at the front of mind again by creating a piece of branded entertainment that the audience would want to spend time with. We also wanted to create a space for audience interaction in the film making process. The 'making of' nature encourages that, especially when guided by Scorsese. But, also, it's up to the audience to decide who directs next year's spot. We premiered the film on the web and screened it 516,043 times in 150 cinemas. Within one month one million visits had been made to the site and YouTube, and 22 television stations had asked to air the film for free as content.