Bronze
Production & Post-Production
CGI Animation
| Entrant: | Alt.vfx, Brisbane |
| Brand: | Telstra |
| Title: | "Hello Christmas" |
| Corporate Name of Client: | Telstra Group Limited |
| Client Company: | Telstra |
| Chief Marketing Officer: | Brent Smart |
| Client Head of Brand Marketing: | Alita McMenamin |
| Agency: | The Monkeys, Part of Accenture Song, Sydney |
| Agency Chief Executive Officer: | Mark Green |
| Chief Creative Officer: | Ant Keogh |
| Creative Directors: | Hugh Gurney/Connor Beaver |
| Creative Director - Art: | Emmalie Narathipakorn |
| Agency Head of Design: | Stephen Leupen |
| Agency Heads of Production: | Romanca Mundrea/Penny Brown |
| Agency Managing Director: | Matt Michael |
| Production Company: | Exit Films, Sydney |
| Director: | Glendyn Ivin |
| Executive Producer: | Leah Churchill Brown |
| Producer: | Alice Grant |
| Director of Photography: | Germaine McMicking |
| VFX Company: | Alt.vfx, Brisbane |
| VFX Supervisor: | Dave Edwards |
| VFX Producer: | Martina Joison |
| Flame Artist: | Ant Newton |
| Animators: | Brendan Jacquin/Chris Rentoul/Sean Harper |
| Edit Facility: | The Editors, Sydney |
| Editor: | Shannon Michaelas |
| Editorial Producers: | Nicoletta Rousianos/Charlotte Griffiths |
Description:
A tucked away town decorated in festive strings of tinsel, wooden cut outs of Santa, and Snowmen placed on dusty lawns exudes the spirit of Christmas in the most uniquely Australia way.
Dasher is led to the home of Cassie, a little girl who realises the reindeer is lost and sets out to help her find her way home to Santa via the help of her local Telstra payphone.
The story's purpose illustrates Christmas as an important time of year, where many young children across the world still believe in Santa.
Each year, telecoms provider Telstra puts on a hotline, where any child in the country can call 'Santa' and have a chat about what they would like for Christmas. This spots celebrates the magic of that Christmas spirit, and keeping the dream of kindness and hope alive.