When advertising regulators tried to stop the ad, it's real journey began. Greenpeace and the agency Mother created this animated ad about conservation for Iceland Foods, set to air the powerful piece this holiday season: The ad is uncompromising in its efforts to convey the emotional punch of the effects of using palm oil in our products. Manifesting the tragedy in a child-like Orangutang looking for a new home with a little girl, we see a pledge to take care of the innocent things we harm by another innocent being. Given recent updates about how soon and how devastating our effects on the environment are (yikes), this ad seems increasingly pertinent. Yet, the Iceland foods spot was 'banned' by Clearcast for not quite complying with the British Communications Act of 2003, here are more details on that story from the USA Today. But in this day and age, it's harder to control media and messaging, especially when the message packs a punch like this one. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 13 November, 2018