Ad of the Day | ASDA: The Gnome of Christmas

9.0

Media Type:

TV TV

Brand

brand

Agency

agency

Country:

United Kingdom

Industry:

Retail Services

With the countdown to the festive season officially on, Asda has today (Sunday 3rd November) unveiled its new brand campaign for Christmas – a delightful adventure that follows an animated team of gnomes who rise up from the snow to save Christmas – with five iconic new characters stealing the show.

Credits

Advertising Agency:

Havas London

Chief Creative Officer:

Vicki Maguire

Executive Creative Director:

Dan Cole, Andy Garnett

Senior creative:

Alex Jones, Emily Camacho

Junior creative:

Oscar Frost, Muskaan Razdan

Chief Executive Officer:

James Fox

Managing Partner:

Dave Owen

Senior Account Director:

Perla Perlini

Senior Account Manager:

Peter Churchward

Account Executive:

Thando May-Mtindi

Head of Social:

Shelley Portet

Head of Film:

Louise Bonnar

Production Lead:

Sarah Cowen

Senior Producer:

Adam Henderson

Producer:

Sian O’Halloran

Assistant Agency Producer:

Hilary-Nyce Aremu, Kezia Claydon, Ella Myerscough-McClymont

Business Affairs:

Simon Sole, Marta Kisluk, Claire Lillis

Creative Production Director:

Hannah Levy

Creative Producers:

Dean Trendler, Andrew Stevenson

Strategy Partner:

Lee Barber

Strategy Director:

Jack Lewis-Barclay

Strategist:

Francesca Johnston

Chief Design Officer:

Lorenzo Fruzza

Senior Designer:

Sam Kallen, Luke Remon, Miles Niblett, Sarni Strachan

Junior Designer:

Sam Adams

Media agency:

Spark Foundry

Managing Partner:

Kat Broomhead

Client Partner:

Louise Davies

Account Director:

Clare Miles

Account Manager:

Maria O’Hanrahan

Production Company:

Hungry Man

Director:

Bryan Buckley

Managing Partner:

Matt Buels

Executive Producer:

Matt Lefebvre

Producer:

Camilla Cullen

DoP:

Hoyte Van Hoytema

Production Designer:

David Skinner

1st AD:

Joe Carter

Editing:

Cabin Editing Company

Editor:

Chan Hatcher

Edit Assistants:

Magda Plugowska, Craig Griffiths, Victoria Man

Senior Producer:

Caylee Banz

Executive Producer:

Kayt Hall, Ruth Minkley

Post Production:

Rascal

ECD/VFX Supervisor:

Andrew Barnsley Wood

2D Lead:

Chris Tobin

3D Lead:

Dan Newlands, Phil Maddock

Animation Director:

Jimmy Kiddel

Lead Animator:

Remy Herisse

Colourist:

James Bamford

Head of Production:

James Beck

Executive Producer:

Colin Oaten

VFX Producer:

Ellie Thwaites

Character Design:

Legacy Effects

Co-Founder:

Alan Scott

Character Designer:

Bodin Sterba

Sound:

750mph

Mix:

Sam Ashwell

Sound Design:

Sam Ashwell, Mark Hellaby

Head of Production:

Olivia Ray

Music House:

Music House

PR and Activation:

Cow PR

Social:

Born Social

Content:

Shoot The Moon

Date:

November, 2024

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